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What Matters Most On Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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Ismael Haniyeh, head of the Hamas terror group (center, in white shirt), surrounded by lawmakers, flashes the victory sign during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Iranian president, at the parliament in Tehran on July 30, 2024, hours before he was killed. (AFP)

Iran's president: Terrorist occupiers will regret cowardly act

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran strike

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Terror group confirms death, blames it on ‘Zionist strike’ on residence in Iranian capital, declares ‘severe escalation’ will not go unpunished; PA’s Abbas condemns act; Israel mum

Members of the Tehran University Council chant slogans condemning the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, shown in the picture, at the University, in Tehran, Iran, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Haniyeh assassination shrouded in mystery as to how, and from where

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh arrives in Tehran for the inauguration of the new Iranian president at the parliament in Tehran, hours before being assassinated, July 30, 2024. (AFP)

AnalysisHaniyeh hit shows depth of Israel’s reach in Iran: ‘Something we have all long known’

By Stuart Williams and Delphine Touitou

Iran's newly sworn-in president Masoud Pezeshkian, right, meets Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Hamas: Assassination takes war with Israel to 'new levels'

Blaming Israel, Iran’s leaders vow to make it ‘regret’ killing Haniyeh in Tehran

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Khamenei promises to avenge Hamas leader; newly installed President Pezeshkian says country will defend ‘territorial integrity, honor’; Russia, Turkey also condemn killing

Newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, takes his oath, as Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi listens during a ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s new president sworn in at parliament as heads of Hamas, Islamic Jihad look on

By AFP and ToI Staff

Iranian protesters hold a poster of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an anti-Israel placard in a demonstration to condemn the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, at Felestin (Palestine) Square in Tehran, Iran, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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July 31: Iranian adviser was also killed in strike on Hezbollah commander, says regime mouthpiece

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Lebanese terror organization confirms Fuad Shukr was killed in Beirut by IDF * Netanyahu: ‘Challenging days ahead,’ Israel will ‘exact heavy price for any aggression’

8:41 pm

Thousands attend pro-Hamas march in Istanbul to protest killing of Haniyeh
8:19 pm

US says it will take every measure to protect personnel and interests in Middle East
8:16 pm

Iranian adviser was also killed in Beirut strike on Hezbollah commander, says regime mouthpiece

Op-ed: Day 299 of the war

With two strikes in enemy capitals, the war enters uncharted territory

This Editor’s Note was sent out earlier Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these Editor’s Notes as they’re released, join the ToI Community here. With the killings of two terror chiefs in the capital cities of two enemy nations in the past few hours, the existential... Continue Reading

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left) meets with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, June 22, 2023. (Salampix/ ABACAPRESS.COM, via Reuters)

‘No more mercy’: Ministers celebrate Haniyeh’s killing though Israel officially mum

Cabinet ministers celebrated the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on social media Wednesday morning, despite Hebrew media reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered his ministers to remain silent on the overnight assassination in the Iranian capital. “This is the right way to purge the world... Continue Reading

Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, speaks to journalists after his meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Ismael Haniyeh, leader of the terrorist group Hamas, surrounded by lawmakers flashes the victory sign during the swearing-in ceremony for the new Iranian president, at the parliament in Tehran on July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

ProfileFrom Gaza student activist to leader, terror chief Haniyeh was Hamas’s tough face abroad

By Reuters and ToI Staff

People gather near a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, July 30, 2024.; inset: Top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an undated photo (AP Photo/Hussein Malla; Hezbollah media office)

IDF: We aren't looking to go to war, but we are ready for it

IDF kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut in response to deadly Majdal Shams attack

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Fuad Shukr considered by Israel to be terror group’s most senior military officer, ‘right-hand man’ to chief Hassan Nasrallah, was also wanted by US for role in 1983 barracks bombing

A man stands near a damaged gate after a Hezbollah rocket strike on a soccer field that killed 12 children in Majdal Shams on July 28, 2024 (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

Experts say all evidence shows Hezbollah behind Majdal Shams strike that killed 12

By AP

Men walk past debris after the top floors of a building were destroyed in an IDF strike in a Beirut's southern suburb, on July 30, 2024. (AFP)

‘Dangerous escalation’: Members of Iran-backed axis bash Israel over Beirut strike

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing July 31: Day 299 – Vows of vengeance after killing of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the two assassinations of terror groups’ leaders and how they may play out in the region

File: Yahya Sinwar, right, the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza city on March 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)

Egypt, Qatar: Strikes in Beirut and Tehran harm hostage talks; Blinken: Ceasefire vital

By Lazar Berman

Jerusalem doesn’t claim to know how Hamas might respond to the killing of Haniyeh in Iran; US defense secretary pledges to help defend Israel but aims to ‘take the temperature down’

Police guard a military court at the Beit Lid base in central Israel, amid a protest against the detention of Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of abusing a Palestinian detainee, July 30, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

IDF court extends arrest of 8 soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian detainee

By Emanuel Fabian

Two suspects freed after new information emerges in high-profile investigation; reservists are suspected of aggravated sodomy, other serious crimes

Far-right activists protest against the detention of nine Israeli reserve soldiers suspected of abusing a Hamas terror suspect, at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheba, July 29, 2024. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)

IDF indicts reservist for severely beating Palestinian detainees, filming acts

By Emanuel Fabian

Hamas terrorists who were caught during the October 7th massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

UN report says Palestinian detainees in Israel subjected to torture, mistreatment

By AP and Jeremy Sharon

Reporter's notebook

As protesters back troops accused of abuse, a debate erupts on military morality in war

On a hot afternoon outside the military tribunals of the Beit Lid army base near Netanya, dozens of protesters gathered Tuesday to voice their opposition to the arrest of nine Israeli soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian prisoner. As protesters and relatives of suspects gathered outside the Beit Lid military court to hear whether the... Continue Reading

Demonstrators, one holding a poster that reads, "Our heroic soldiers should be released," protest against the detention of military reservists suspected of severely abusing a Palestinian terror suspect, in front of a military court in Beit Lid army base near Kfar Yona on July 30, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Israeli soldiers and police clash with right wing protesters, after they broke into the Beit Lid army base on July 29, 2024 in Kfar Yona. (Oren Ziv / AFP)

‘Brink of the abyss’: Coalition turns on itself following mob attacks on IDF bases

PM compares rampages to anti-government protests; MKs urge leaders ‘to stop tearing us apart from the inside’ after far-right politicians join mob break-ins at Sde Teiman, Beit Lid

IDF Advocate General Brig. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi speaks at the Israel Bar Association annual conference of attorneys in Eilat in southern Israel, on May 27, 2024.(Flash 90)

IDF to step up security for Military Advocate General in face of far-right fury

Protesters call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October 7, outside the IDF's Kirya base in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

After complex rescue ops in Gaza, IDF assesses some hostages may never be found

By Emanuel Fabian

As time goes on, likelihood of obtaining intelligence on hostages increases, but their chances of survival wanes; 98th Division wraps up Khan Younis raid

Then-commander of the 99th Division Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram in southern Israel on October 11, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF commander who oversaw Oct. 7 battle in Be’eri apologizes to bereaved residents

A public bomb shelter where Israelis were murdered during the October 7 massacre, on a road near Kibbutz Re'im, southern Israel, January 17, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Horrific scenes in October 7 ‘bunker of death’ massacre heard in audio recordings

Elkana Bar Eitan

Ismail Haniyeh: Pragmatic politician or terror chief?

When global media glorify this man as a legitimate, even righteous leader, they endanger Israel, the US, and the entire free world

When 12 of your kids are killed on the soccer field

The 3 principles that guide the Druze community make it that much harder to bear Hezbollah’s attack, but they also keep us going

Eran Shamir-Borer

Israel must investigate claims of detainee abuse

The politicians who oppose the investigation undermine the IDF’s moral values and the rule of law, and put soldiers at risk of legal proceedings overseas

Jonathan A. Greenblatt

Fallen soldier Yonatan Greenblatt and I have more in common than our name

I did not know Yonatan personally, but I mourn his death as I would mourn the passing of a member of my family

ToI Original Video

Reporter’s notebook: Massacre at Majdal Shams

Times of Israel reporter Canaan Lidor recounts his experience covering a mass tragedy that killed 12 children and left a town in mourning

Israel's players react after being defeated by Japan at the end of their men's group D soccer match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the La Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes on July 30, 2024. (ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

2024 Paris Olympics

Israel knocked out of soccer tourney, solidifies spots in windsurfing at Paris Games

Swimmers set new Israeli record in men’s 4×200m, qualify for final; Sharon Kantor in 2nd place after 7 iQFoil races; judoka Sagi Muki says he’s ‘proud of myself’ at his 3rd Olympics

Trump shooter posted antisemitic, anti-immigrant content online, FBI official says

By Allende Miglietta, David Morgan and Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have posted violent antisemitic and anti-immigration content online as a teenager, a senior FBI official told a US Senate hearing on Tuesday. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate at the hearing revealed the... Continue Reading

Republican US presidential candidate former president Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event after apparently being shot in his ear, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jew, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’

By AP and ToI Staff

Supports hold up signs backing US Vice President Kamala Harris as she campaigns for resident as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wisconsin. (Kayla Wolf/Ap)

About 8 in 10 Democrats say they’d be satisfied with Harris as presidential nominee

By Seung Min Kim and Linley Sanders

"Love Music Now" by singer Dikla with an accompanying dance by Yasmin Godder will be performed September 2024 at the Israel Festival (Courtesy Tamar Lem)

Negev artists to take part in Israel Festival, with performances in Jerusalem and south

By Jessica Steinberg

This year’s annual cultural event is more reflection than celebration, using art in a process of healing and recovery from tragedies of October 7

Dr. Ariel Tankus conducts an experiment with a patient, who, his mouth closed, imagines saying a syllable, and the laptop 'says' it for him. (Courtesy, Tel Aviv University)

Using AI, Tel Aviv University researcher hopes to turn patients’ thoughts into speech

By Diana Bletter

Dr. Ariel Tankus says brain-computer interface could help paralyzed people communicate via the brain’s electron signals, offering optimism for those who lose speech capability

More Headlines

The Washington Post front page on July 29, 2024. (Courtesy)

Washington Post admits front page on Majdal Shams attack lacked ‘adequate context’

Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

Yair Netanyahu flew to Israel on Wing of Zion, hid in PM’s section — report

IDF troops at the scene of a terror attack in the southern West Bank on July 31, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)

Israeli man seriously wounded in West Bank shooting and stabbing attack

By Emanuel Fabian

Radical Islamic cleric Anjem Choudary is seen leaving a probation hostel in London on October 19, 2018, following his release from prison. (Daniel Leal/AFP)

Radical UK Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for life for heading terror group

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