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What Matters Most On Sunday, March 30, 2025

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting, March 30, 2025 (screenshot/GPO)

Israel 'will take care of general security in Gaza' post-Hamas

PM: Cabinet voted for more IDF pressure on Hamas; Israel to run Gaza security when Hamas gone

By Lazar Berman

Netanyahu insists that increased pressure is the only way to free hostages, says Israel is willing to negotiate ‘final stage’ of deal, would allow Hamas leaders to leave the Strip

Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr prayer in the central Gaza Strip's Deir al-Balah, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Some 20 people said killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as Palestinians mark Eid

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel confirms it received new Gaza truce proposal from mediators, made counteroffer

By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies

Archaeologists excavating at Megiddo in northern Israel in 2022. (Courtesy: The Megiddo Expedition)

Saga documented in 2 Kings and Book of Chronicles

Archaeologists find first evidence of epic biblical battle at ‘Armageddon’

By Rossella Tercatin

Pottery excavated at Megiddo in northern Israel suggests a military presence, possibly confirms the battle between King Josiah and Pharaoh Necho, and hints at Gog and Magog narrative

Gazan man murdered by Hamas after joining protests against terror group, family says

Relatives say Oday Nasser Al Rabay was kidnapped, tortured and executed for demonstrating, body left at family doorstep; dozens seen at funeral chanting ‘Hamas out’

Oday Nasser Al Rabay, who was tortured and executed in late March after participating in protests against the Hamas terror group, according to his family. (Screen capture: Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

An Israeli Navy boat sails off Gaza City in the Mediterranean Sea as civilians walk in a seashore alley, on March 28, 2025 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

IDF expands ground op in southern Gaza, pushing further into Rafah

By Emanuel Fabian

Left to right: Illustrative: A handcuffed man in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi /FLASH90); Demonstrators wave the Islamic State terror group's flags in Mosul, Iraq, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo, File)

Teen arrested on suspicion of planning terror attack after swearing loyalty to ISIS

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

Promoted ArticleATTO

The SHABBATTO: Mobility Meets Halacha

A mobility scooter on Shabbat? Yes, really. With SHABBATTO, independence, halacha, and religious life go hand in hand.

Yarden Bibas is interviewed on CBS's 60 Minutes, March 30, 2025 (CBS 60 Minutes)

Live updates (closed)

March 30: PM said set to name his pick for new Shin Bet chief in coming days

In TV interview, Yarden Bibas urges Trump to end Gaza war: ‘I’m only here because of you’ * Hostage families demand meeting with Dermer, accuse him of leaving them in the dark

11:02 pm

Trump voices anger at Putin for comments about Ukraine's Zelensky, threatens sanctions
8:02 pm

PM speaks with parents of hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana
7:53 pm

Lebanese authorities arrest suspects over recent rocket fire on northern Israel

Demonstrators raise placards and light flares during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages, Tel Aviv on March 29, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

'Put an end to this nightmare that began 540 days ago'

Desperate for hostage deal, furious at PM, masses take to the streets in protest

By Noam Lehmann, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

Israel is ‘held captive by Netanyahu,’ hostage’s mother fumes; two arrested in clashes with police; Tel Aviv mayor vows to shut down country if High Court rulings ignored

Palestinians buy clothes in a shop next to a destroyed apartment building in preparation for Eid al-Fitr celebrations at Al-Rimal neighborhood in the center of Gaza City, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Mar. 30: Day 541 – Israel adds pressure on Hamas to advance ceasefire talks

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman

Israeli hostage Elkana Bohbot speaks in a Hamas propaganda video issued on March 29, 2025. (Screenshot: Telegram)

In disturbing Hamas video, distraught hostage Elkana Bohbot shouts and begs for release

Bar Godard, the daughter of murdered hostage Meny Godard, speaks at a rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, March 29, 2025 (Video screenshot)

Murdered hostage’s daughter says IDF tried and failed to recover his body in Gaza op

By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Bar Godard recounts army officer bringing her the news, pans PM who ‘has not taken responsibility for anything’ and who won’t ‘look us in the eyes’

Hostages Evyatar David (left) and Guy Gilboa-Dalal speak in a Hamas propaganda video filmed at the site and time of the release ceremony in Gaza for three other captives, February 22, 2025. (Screenshot: Telegram)

Hostages Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal chained, starved, kept in dark – report

By Michael Horovitz

Ariel and Kfir Bibas (Hostage Family Forum)

Hospital receives toys donated to murdered kids of freed hostage Yarden Bibas

By Michael Horovitz and Jessica Steinberg

Woman hurt falling in ditch while seeking shelter

Houthi missile triggers sirens in central Israel, is downed en route

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Iran-backed rebel group says it clashed with US aircraft carrier 3 times in past day, as round of airstrikes said to target rebel-held districts in western Yemen

Supporters of Yemen's Houthi rebels attend a rally marking the annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Sanaa on March 28, 2025 (Mohammed Huwais / AFP)

People watch Hezbollah's newly named leader Naim Qassem delivering a televised speech, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, October 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Hezbollah chief threatens response to continued Israeli ‘aggression’ in Lebanon

By Nurit Yohanan and Agencies

Syrian interim President Ahmed Sharaa speaks in Damascus, Syria, March 29, 2025. (Syrian Presidency/AFP)

Syria swears in new transitional government four months after ousting Assad

By GHAITH ALSAYED and BASSEM MROUE

Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar speaks during a meeting in Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Document underlines the extent to which Hamas duped Israel

Report: A June 2023 Defense Ministry document proposed near-sovereignty for Hamas in Gaza

Written by head of COGAT, top-secret paper recommended an Egyptian proposal for long-term truce; IDF chief advised advancing it; Israeli team was in Cairo days before Oct. 7 attack

Dr. Tomer Itkin of Tel Aviv University (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)

In breakthrough, Israeli-led team activates dormant bone marrow cells for transplants

By Diana Bletter

Using mRNA model made famous by COVID vaccine, researchers from Israel, US and Canada find protein to ‘awaken’ adult stem cells in mice; could significantly improve bone marrow transplant success rates

‘October 8’ and the corruption of righteousness

The new film spotlights the acts of horror that the same people who campaigned for a safer, better world have been ignoring since that day after

Diagnosis: A positive look at life from the edge

I am not thrilled about the pain my rare Parkinson’s-related disease will likely bring, but I am content with what life has given me

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian during the annual address to the nation for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Tehran on March 20, 2025. (Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Iran’s president officially rejects Trump demand for direct talks on nuclear program

By AP

Masoud Pezeshkian leaves door open for ‘indirect negotiations,’ a method that has failed over the past few years to revive curbs on Tehran’s nuclear program

An Iranian woman without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, flashes a victory sign as she walks at the old main bazaar of Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iranian police disperse weeks-long pro-hijab protest outside parliament in Tehran

Cornell’s new Jewish president says he’s ‘very comfortable’ with where university is currently

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Days after being permanently appointed to the interim position he’s held since July 2024, Mike Kotlikoff weighs in on campus Jewish life, visa revocations, and academic freedom

Illustrative: A Cornell University student walks along the campus in Ithaca, NY, on Dec. 16, 2021, with luggage in tow. (AP/Heather Ainsworth)

The Jewish Onliner home page. (Screenshot via JTA)

InterviewAn inside look at Jewish Onliner, the anonymous website that got a Yale scholar suspended

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Heavy construction equipment is used to find people trapped in the rubble at the site of an under-construction building collapse as the sun sets in Bangkok on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

Israel to send search and rescue delegation to Thailand after deadly earthquake

By Emanuel Fabian and AFP

Team of 22 set to depart Saturday night to help build ‘intelligence picture’ for search and rescue efforts

Israel’s Heven Drones says its hydrogen-fueled flying robots are a military game-changer

By Sharon Wrobel

Partnering with a US manufacturer to eliminate reliance on Chinese exports, the Israeli startup says its models set new standards for heavy lifting and prolonged airtime

Heven Drones’ H100 heavy-lift drone has a payload capacity of up to about 30 kg and flight time of between 22 to 55 minutes. (Courtesy/Heven)

This handout photograph taken and released by the Republican People's Party (CHP) press office on March 29, 2025, shows an aerial view of a large crowd gathering during a rally called by the CHP, Turkey's main opposition party, in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor Ekrem Imanoglu in Maltepe, on the outskirts of Istanbul. (HANDOUT / Republican People's Party (CHP) Press Service / AFP)

Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, gather at Istanbul rally to protest against Erdogan

By Fulya Ozerkan and Anne CHAON

After controversial arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, week of unrest culminates in giant demonstration in Turkey’s largest city, with some estimates putting crowd size in the millions

Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, calls relatives a day after his release from a Syrian prison in the city of Qamishli on February 22, 2015. (Massoud Mohammed/AFP)

Turkey says Swedish journalist nabbed on terror-related charges, insulting president

By AFP

Harel Kopelman shows off a traditional Albanian motif at the entrance to his Albanian Night exhibit in Tirana. (Larry Luxner/ JTA)

'It's like the Wild West, it's an untapped market'

Once-isolated Albania hopes for Israeli tourist boom with launch of El Al direct flights

By Larry Luxner

Beautiful landscapes, delicious local fare and excellent value beckon tourists to the country, called one of the safest destinations by Israel’s National Security Council

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Zvi Kogan, a Chabad rabbi who was murdered in the UAE in November 2024. (Screenshot: @DUDIKEPLER via Reuters)

UAE reportedly sentences 3 Uzbek nationals to death over killing of Chabad rabbi

Nigerian soldiers beat a woman during an International Quds Day anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration held by the Iran-linked Islamic Movement of Nigeria, in the capital Abuja, March 28, 2025. (Screen capture: X/Amnesty International)

12 killed in clash between Nigerian troops and anti-Israel Quds Day protesters

By AFP

Yom Kippur War veteran Eyal Yaffe arrives for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, March 29, 2025, after he was arrested on suspicion of harassing a border policewoman during a protest in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Protester remanded in custody on suspicion of ‘indecent act’ against female cop

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supporters hold banners as USAID workers retrieve their personal belongings from the USAID's headquarters in Washington, February 27, 2025. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Washington formalizes plans to shutter USAID, dramatically cut foreign aid spending

"Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy" (Tate Britain)

UK’s Tate Britain gallery to return Nazi-looted painting to heirs of Jewish collector

By LAURIE CHURCHMAN

Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (lunopark/Shutterstock.com)

Well-known personal trainer detained on suspicion of raping client in her home

Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, March 24, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Elon Musk says he sold his social media company X to his xAI company

This photograph shows a partial solar eclipse seen from Nantes on March 29, 2025 (Loic VENANCE / AFP)

Skygazers across broad swath of Northern Hemisphere see partial solar eclipse

By Bénédicte Rey

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