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What Matters Most On Friday, July 5, 2024

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Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech at a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on July 5, 2024. (AP/Kin Cheung)

Jeremy Corbyn wins seat as an independent; Galloway ousted

UK’s Labour wins landslide election victory; incoming PM Starmer: Change begins now

By Shira Silkoff and Agencies

Conservatives projected to suffer historic losses; incumbent Rishi Sunak concedes; right-wing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wins seat at 7th attempt

Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer greets supporters during an election campaign stop at a pub near Milton Keynes, England, July 1, 2024. (AP/Kin Cheung)

ProfileIncoming UK PM Starmer, ‘a man of moderation’ who purged Corbyn, tackled antisemitism

By Peter HUTCHISON

Pro-Palestinian protester holds a megaphone ahead of a march in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, in London, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Despite huge UK win, Labour party struggled against some pro-Palestinian candidates

Britain's Labour Party Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive in Downing Street and greet supporters in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. Labour leader Stammer won the general election on July 4, and was appointed Prime Minster by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, after the party won a landslide victory. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Herzog, Netanyahu congratulate Starmer, pledge to further UK-Israel friendship

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Israeli Labor head Yair Golan welcomes ‘sister party’ chief as next UK PM, while former party leader Michaeli says Israel should ‘also make the necessary change’ at home

AnalysisHow UK’s Starmer shook off predecessor Corbyn’s far-left legacy — and unpopularity

By Robert Philpot

Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks to the media during an election campaign stop near Milton Keynes, England, on July 1, 2024. (AP/Kin Cheung)

What will the UK’s foreign policy look like under a Labour government?

Left: Mossad director David Barnea speaks during the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) World Summit in the central coastal city of Herzliya on September 10, 2023. Right: Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Doha on January 7, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen, Karim Jaafar/AFP/collage)

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July 5: Israel to dispatch team next week to build off Mossad chief’s meet with Qatari PM

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Two-thirds of public back hostage deal over continuing war in Gaza, poll shows * Hezbollah official after talks with Hamas: We’ll cease fire immediately upon Gaza truce

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Biden says nobody 'more qualified' to win election than him
11:20 pm

Biden calls debate 'bad episode' in ABC News interview
10:54 pm

IDF says sirens sounded in community near Gaza due to false alarm

Activist hold a protest calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 4, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Israeli negotiator: New proposal a 'significant breakthrough'

Israel sends delegation to renewed hostage-truce talks in Doha on Hamas proposal

By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Biden tells Netanyahu he welcomes ‘effort to close out the deal’; Mossad chief David Barnea heading up team for talks in Doha Friday; Gallant tells families deal ‘closer than ever’

IDF troops seen operating in the Gaza Strip in this handout image released for publication on July 4, 2024. (IDF)

IDF soldier killed in Gaza City as troops battle Hamas throughout the Strip

By Emanuel Fabian

Demonstrators call for the release of Hamas hostages outside Tel Aviv's Defense Ministry compound on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 5: Day 273 – With hostage deal back on table, PM talks to Biden

Analysis

Biden’s debate flop raises more questions about his often perplexing Gaza policy

During his State of the Union address in March, US President Joe Biden announced an ambitious American initiative to get more aid into the Gaza Strip – a $230 million floating pier off the coast of the war-torn territory. With more than 32 million Americans watching, Biden explained that the Joint Logistics Over The Shore... Continue Reading

US President Joe Biden adjusts his sunglasses as he arrives on Air Force One at Boston-Logan International Airport, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in East Boston, Mass. (AP/Alex Brandon)

President Joe Biden speaks to active-duty military service members and their families during a Fourth of July celebration and barbecue on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Biden set to record make-or-break TV interview as he defies calls to exit the race

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Lidia Katliarski, right, with her husband and collaborator, Igor Katliarski, in front of one of their painted bomb shelters in Nahariya, spring 2024. (Lidia Katliarski)

'We want to lift spirits, but we know what shelters are for'

After fleeing Ukraine war, wife-husband artist duo paint bomb shelters near Lebanon

By Diana Bletter

Six miles from the Lebanese border, new immigrants Lidia and Igor Katliarski bring life to concrete havens by covering them with murals, giving locals a momentary respite from war

Ezekiel 33:6: 'If the watchman sees the sword is coming...'

‘The sword is coming’: Biblical IDF email warned of Hamas plans days before Oct.7

A Non-Commissioned Officer in the Israel Defense Force's Military Intelligence Unit 8200 attempted to warn her superiors in the days prior to October 7 that Hamas had a clear plan in place to attack Israel, and urged all parties to begin working to minimize the damage that... Continue Reading

Soldiers of an IDF Military Intelligence Directorate team for the Golani Infantry Brigade are seen working at computers, in a handout photo published November 12, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli security seen next to burnt cars at the entrance to the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Be'eri, October 9, 2023. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Three arrested on suspicion of killing a Palestinian during Oct. 7 Hamas invasion

This video grab shows Mohammed Abu Selmia, former director of Shifa Hospital, who was detained by Israeli forces in November, sitting with his family after his release, along with other detainees, at a hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

Released Gaza detainees allege torture in Israeli facilities

By Agencies and ToI Staff

View of houses in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, south of Jerusalem. October 25, 2021. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Israel recognizes 3 illegal West Bank outposts, advances construction of 5,295 homes

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Move comes one day after government announced largest appropriation of land since Oslo Accords; five illegal outposts were recognized last week

Anat Lelior competes during the first round of the women's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2021, at Tsurigasaki Beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/ Francisco Seco/ File)

Interview'I’m prouder than ever to be Israeli'

Tel Aviv to Tahiti: Surfer Anat Lelior aims to ride Olympic waves to new heights

Unlike the rest of Israel’s delegation to the 2024 Games in Paris, the two-time Olympian will be heading to French Polynesia, hoping to improve on her performance in Tokyo

Analysis

Amir Bar Shalom

The IED threat: Terrorism in the West Bank is fast becoming more sophisticated, deadly

In barely a week, the Israel Defense Forces has lost two fighters to powerful roadside bombs in the West Bank. Cpt. Alon Sacgiu, 22, a sniper team commander in the Kfir Brigade’s Haruv reconnaissance unit, was killed in an explosion in the Jenin refugee camp on June 27; Sgt. First Class (res.) Yehuda Geto,... Continue Reading

Israeli security forces operate in the West Bank city of Jenin, June 6, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

An Israeli military vehicle is seen outside a building on fire during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on July 5, 2024. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

IDF: 7 Palestinian gunmen killed, including cell behind roadside bomb, in Jenin raid

By Emanuel Fabian

ToI podcast

What Matters Now to Rachel Gur: Lowering the cost of living for the little guy

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Deputy CEO of Lobby 99, lawyer Rachel Gur. (Inbal Marmari)

48 years after Entebbe, miraculous rescues are not always possible

Or why Israel’s principled stand against negotiating with terrorists is set aside when our people are held hostage

The Houthis are everybody else’s problem

The anemic international response to the Houthi attacks have taught the Iranian proxy to keep escalating as long as so little harm comes to themselves

Combination of photos showing Iranian presidential election candidates Masoud Pezeshkian, left, and Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former senior nuclear negotiator, during their campaigns, in Tehran, Iran. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Polls open in Iran’s presidential run-off election, amid widespread voter apathy

By Agencies and ToI Staff

First round saw lowest voter turnout since revolution in 1979; next president will be closely involved in selecting successor to supreme leader, the ultimate authority in Iran

Zaniar Matapour appears in court in Oslo, Norway, March 12, 2024. (Lise Åserud/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)

Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty of terror attack at Oslo LGBTQ festival

By JAN M. OLSEN

Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus speaks in an interview after being released from Iranian captivity, July 3, 2024. (Screen capture: X/Dagens Nyheter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

‘Johan, you’re a hostage’: Swedish diplomat recounts bleak captivity in Iran

By Etienne Fontaine

Two pedestrians walk past election posters of the left-wing "Nouveau Front Populaire" (New Popular Front - NFP) in Paris, on July 3, 2024, ahead of the second round of France's legislative elections. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)

Marine Le Pen’s far right, Macron’s centrists make final push ahead of decisive vote

By Stuart Williams and Dave Clark

Left-wing and centrist parties have coordinated to withdraw some 200 candidates in effort to prevent National Rally from achieving an outright parliamentary majority in runoff vote

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Higher VAT hurts poor and fuels inequality, Treasury report shows ahead of tax hike

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People shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in central Jerusalem on July 7, 2023 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Illustrative: Products on shelves at a Carrefour Israel supermarket. (Courtesy)

Ministers approve reform to cut bureaucratic red tape surrounding imported goods

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative: Haredi students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva, in Jerusalem, August 22, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

IDF requests work history of Haredi men in apparent bid to target recruits

By Jeremy Sharon

In its effort to identify which yeshiva students to draft, the military may be looking for men who work illegally despite their army service exemptions for Torah study

An Israeli flag flutters next to a fire burning in an area near the border with Lebanon, in Safed, June 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

'Every launch is a real threat,' says Israeli fire official

Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border

By AP and ToI Staff

Hezbollah attacks have torched 21,500 acres in northern Israel, and IDF strikes have burned 10,000 acres in Lebanon; security concerns often hamper crucial firefighting efforts

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A view of the city Nazareth northern Israel, March 25, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Man killed, 2 seriously wounded in Nazareth as Arab crime wave continues to grow

Police arrest the sister of an Arab citizen who carried out a stabbing attack, near the scene of the attack, at a shopping center in Karmiel, northern Israel, July 3, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Court extends remand of family of stabber who killed soldier in Karmiel mall

Illustrative: Bikers at the Hefer Lake park, near Kibbutz Ein HaHoresh, January 23, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Drunk driver who killed top cyclist charged with homicide in Beersheba court

Illustrative: A Greek flag waves at Alimos beach, in southern Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greek police arrest 7 over attacks in May on Israeli hotel and synagogue

By Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis

Palestine's Mohammed Rashid (3) and Qatar's Abdel Aziz Hatim compete for the ball during the Asian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Qatar and Palestine at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Monday, January 29, 2024. (AP/Aijaz Rahi)

Palestinian national soccer team aims to host World Cup qualifier games in West Bank

By JOHN DUERDEN

United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni chairs a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, July 2, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)

Lawmakers aim to give parents greater control over their children’s savings plans

Israel's Ashkenazi former chief rabbi David Lau, right, and Israel's Sephardi former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef attend an event at a ceremony in Jerusalem, June 30, 2023. (The Chief Rabbinate of Israel)

Israel’s chief rabbis leave their posts with no successors lined up to replace them

People use their smartphones near the Olympic rings that are displayed on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, June 7, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

Insurers fret over possible terror attacks, AI hacks at upcoming Paris Olympics

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