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What Matters Most On Thursday, April 3, 2025

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a video statement on April 2, 2025. (Screen capture)

Shin Bet denies PM's claim that Bar was a guest at World Cup

Netanyahu says Qatar not an enemy state, denies aide has access to classified intel

By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon

Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein said to give contradicting testimony, leading cops to hold joint interrogation; Jerusalem Post editor released to house arrest, businessman grilled

ExplainerQatargate: Explaining the suspicions and possible criminal acts roiling the PM’s office

By Jeremy Sharon

Abandoned vehicles on Route 232 following the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival near Re'im on October 7, 2023. (South First Responders)

Live updates (closed)

April 3: Nova festival organizers say IDF probe shows ‘the magnitude of the failure’

Iran said pulling forces out of Yemen amid US airstrikes on Houthis * In Budapest, Netanyahu hails Orban for withdrawing from ICC * JPost editor freed from house arrest in Qatargate probe

8:55 pm

Trump says Netanyahu may visit US next week
8:48 pm

US Senate overwhelmingly votes down Sanders motions to block weapons transfers to Israel
8:32 pm

Report: Iran pulling forces out of Yemen amid intensive US airstrikes on Houthis

Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs, including 17% US import duty on Israeli goods

By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Manufacturers Association calls move ‘worrying step’ that diminishes trade between countries, warns it could impact job market; penalties come despite Israel cancelling all tariffs on US goods

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled 'Make America Wealthy Again,' at the White House in Washington, on April 2, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Manischewitz wine. (Screen capture of 'Manischewitz - Such a Deal!' on YouTube)

Manischewitz caught in US trade-war crossfire as Canadian Jews prepare for Passover

By Ed White and Leah Douglas

A broadcast screen of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, depicts news of US President Donald Trump unveiling sweeping new trade tariffs. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

US trading partners baffled by Trump’s tariffs, but little appetite for trade war

Promoted WebinarJPPI

Can Israel Overcome Division?

Yossi Klein Halevi – renowned author and Senior Fellow at the Hartman Institute – unpacks Israel’s journey from deep division to fleeting unity in the wake of October 7.

IDF troops operate in Rafah's Tel Sultan neighborhood in the southern Gaza Strip on April 2, 2025. (Israel Defense Force)

Three IDF divisions now deployed across Gaza

Netanyahu says IDF carving new corridor across Gaza to cut off Rafah, pressure Hamas

By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

IDF chief vows that ‘the only thing that can stop us from advancing is the release of our hostages,’ as troops launch new offensive, accompanied by heavy airstrikes

This aerial view shows Palestinians gathered at a makeshift market set up in the midst of a war devastated neighborhood in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on April 2, 2025. (Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Palestinians say dozens killed in IDF strikes across Gaza; IDF again probing deaths of medics

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Hamas terrorists stand in formation ahead of a ceremony to hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025. (AP Photo/ Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Inside story

Hamas ready to free all hostages at once for end to war — Palestinian official

Official tells ToI that terror group also open to releasing some captives as part of revived truce deal, despite previous refusal to do so, indicating military pressure is taking toll

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at the Israeli embassy after his meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, April 3, 2025, in Paris. (AP/Nicolas Garriga)

Sa’ar: Israel could end Gaza war ‘tomorrow’ if Hamas frees hostages, exits Strip

By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff

Palestinians entering an UNRWA warehouse in Gaza City, taking sacks of flour, on April 2, 2025. (Telegram, used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)

Second Gaza clan accuses Hamas of killing a relative, during fight at food warehouse

By Nurit Yohanan

Killing of Saadi Hassanein allegedly took place in UNRWA facility seized by Hamas, as food supplies dwindle; family’s direct accusation against Hamas is highly unusual

Palestinians attend an anti-Hamas rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on April 2, 2025. (X; used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law).

Hamas threatens protesters, as new mass rallies against terror group held in Gaza

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are greeted by a military honor guard on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Avi Ohayon / GPO)

Hungary announces withdrawal from ICC as Netanyahu arrives for state visit

By Lazar Berman, Reuters and ToI Staff

Hungarian PM invited Netanyahu day after court issued warrant for his arrest; Budapest says while it ratified statute that formed body, it ‘was never made part of Hungarian law’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara board Wing of Zion for their trip to Hungary, April 2, 2025. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

Defying ICC, Netanyahu flies to Hungary, which is expected to quit court during visit

By Lazar Berman

ToI podcast

What Matters Now to author Dara Horn: Why Jews are the eternal scapegoat

By Amanda Borschel-Dan

The writer and scholar has just published her first book for young readers, a graphic novel for Passover called, ‘One Little Goat.’ It’s funny and wise, but not cute and cuddly

An antenna lies amidst debris at the scene of an Israeli strike in Syria's southern Hama governorate, on April 3, 2025. (Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP)

IDF says several gunmen ‘eliminated’ after firing on troops in southern Syria

By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff

Military says troops completed task of confiscating weapons, destroying terror infrastructure; Syrian local government says 9 civilians killed

Israeli soldiers on the border between Syria and northern Israel, March 14, 2025. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Apr. 3: Day 545 – IDF conducts deepest ground op into Syria to date

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian

File: Seized Syrian Air Force planes are seen in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of the Hama military airport on December 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

IDF strikes hit ‘remaining military capacities’ at Syrian airbases

By Emanuel Fabian and Stav Levaton

Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and IDF Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin (right) are seen at the IDF's Margaliot Defender military post in southern Lebanon, on the outskirts of Markaba, April 2, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

Interview

In Lebanon, Katz says troops to stay ‘without time limit’ to defend border communities

By Emanuel Fabian

During visit to IDF post across from Margaliot, defense minister says ‘as long as threat exists, we are here to provide protection’; moshav chairman calls on residents to return

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 2, 2025. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

France says military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal

By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau

European nations scrambling to find a solution with original nuclear deal set to expire in October and the US and Israel threatening to hit Iran’s atomic sites

United States CENTCOM chief Gen. Michael Kurilla and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir hold an assessment, April 3, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Top US general in Israel for talks amid massive American military buildup in region

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

People assess the damage following reported overnight US strikes that Houthi rebels said hit the Water Management building in Mansouriya in Yemen's Hodeida governorate, on April 2, 2025. (AFP)

Houthis say at least 4 killed in fresh suspected US airstrikes in Yemen

By Jon Gambrell

Hezi Mena spots the first blossom on a kiwi tree in his orchard on Margaliot, northern Israel, on March 26, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

'The war caused havoc on the ecosystem'

As north recovers from fighting, farmers bring war-ravaged fields back to life

By Diana Bletter

Growers uprooted by months of rocket attacks and others who dug in despite the danger are salvaging their lands, but some fear a tense truce with Hezbollah won’t hold for long

Government amends Water Law to cut price for farmers

People attend the last Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, March 28, 2025. (Jamal Awad/ Flash90)

Security forces report 80% drop in Ramadan terror attacks, after West Bank crackdown

By Stav Levaton

IDF and Shin Bet credit Operation Iron Wall for decline in Palestinian terrorism; only 3 attacks reported this year compared to last year’s 27

IDF soldiers operate in the West Bank, in a photo cleared for publication on April 3, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Troops kill Palestinian, injure 2 others who threw explosives at force in West Bank

By Stav Levaton

Bereaved families, friends and soldiers at the site of the Supernova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israel-Gaza border, May 13, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90/ File)

‘Lies’: Bereaved families lash out, shouting, as IDF presents probe into Nova massacre

By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

Chaos erupts at Expo Tel Aviv as military presents investigation into Oct. 7 attack on rave — where 364 were killed and 40 abducted — to angry parents, who yell: ‘Where were you?’

The perfect storm of funding cuts crippling Arab society

Drastic policy changes in the US and Israel, along with shrinking philanthropy, are leaving the country’s poorest citizens behind

How I make my chocolate seder memorable: 5 tips that work

What is the flavor of freedom? Might it be dark chocolate caramel? Peppermint bark? Treats can engage your guests in the profound themes of the holiday

Sylvie and Yinon Tsuriely join a march in Jerusalem demanding universal enlistment in the IDF promoted by bereaved families and leading reservist organizations on April 2, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)

Reporter's Notebook

Thousands at Jerusalem rally demand all Israelis share burden of military service

By Rossella Tercatin

‘Sanctify God’s name,’ says activist and bereaved mother in appeal to ultra-Orthodox; demonstrator holds up sign quoting Moses: ‘Are your brothers to go to war while you stay here?’

10,000 draft orders sent out, only 205 recipients enlisted

With only 2% of Haredim heeding IDF draft orders, Liberman urges action against leaders

Opposition MK accuses senior ultra-Orthodox Rabbis Dov Lando and Yitzhak Yosef of promoting evasion during wartime, a crime punishable by 15 years in prison

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman (left) leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on March 31, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90); Rabbi Dov Lando seen during a meeting to discuss the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews, in Bnei Brak, April 5, 2024. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)

People shop at the BIG Fashion Mall in Glilot, central Israel, March 4, 2025 (Tal Gal/Flash90)

Tel Aviv suburb says it’ll defy order to shut new mall on Shabbat amid Haredi threats

By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff

Rose Modlin, left, with HaOgen volunteer Tal Breuer. (Hadas Kuznits)

ToI original video'Everyone wants to help reservists, but what about families?'

As massive IDF call-ups leave families adrift, volunteers step in to act as lifesavers

By Hadas Kuznits

Founded by former deputy Jerusalem mayor Rachel Azaria, HaOgen helps families of reservists with cooking, child care and more, but recipients especially value the emotional support

Detail of a Byzantine mosaic from an archaeological site in Jabaliyah (Gaza Strip). The artifact is on display in the “Rescued Treasures of Gaza: 5000 Years of History” exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, from April 3 to November 2, 2025. (J.B. Humbert)

'Gaza deserves to have its history told'

New Gaza archaeology exhibit opens in Paris, as most sites in enclave severely damaged

By Rossella Tercatin

Artifacts on display include findings from Franco-Palestinian excavations initiated in Gaza in 1995, as well as items from the collection of Gazan real estate magnate Jawdat Khoudary

Major archaeological conference canceled after interference by far-right minister

By Rossella Tercatin

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A man hoists a sign reading "No to displacement" at a demonstration against US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza, on the Egyptian side of the Strip's Rafah Border Crossing, January 31, 2025. (Kerolos Salah / AFP)

Study finds Egyptian state media overwhelmingly anti-Israel, antisemitic

ExclusiveUS spiritual hot springs retreat discriminated against Jewish musician, lawsuit says

Founders of US-Israeli cyber unicorn Wiz from left to right: VP Product Yinon Costica, CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, and VP R&D Roy Reznik. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)

Sabra riches41 Israelis make Forbes billionaires club; Wiz founders double fortunes

By Sharon Wrobel

US Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, speaks on the Senate floor, April 1, 2025. (Senate Television via AP)

Fast and slowBooker’s 25-hour speech draws Yom Kippur jokes, LA rabbi’s praise

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at the New York City District Council of Carpenters while campaigning for mayor of New York City, March 2, 2025. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

With Yiddish insult, synagogue speech, NYC mayoral candidates spar over antisemitism

Protesters target Hillel at Baruch College, part of the CUNY system, in New York City, June 6, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Hillel CEO expresses concerns over anti-Israel US campus deportations, urges due process

By Grace Gilson

Illustrative: A pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel student protest at the University of California, Berkeley's Sather Gate October 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke)

Lawsuit accusing UC Berkeley of tolerating antisemitism can proceed, US judge rules

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Blair Hall at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, 2006. (Alfred Hutter via Wikimedia Commons/JTA)

Jewish Princeton student cleared of assault at anti-Israel protest last year

By JTA and ToI Staff

Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with US President Donald Trump at the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship, on March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump tells close advisers that Elon Musk will soon leave White House role — report

By Susan Heavey and Akash Sriram

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attend a Knesset vote on the state budget, February 7, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Smotrich reverses resignation as PM helps patch rift among his far-right partners

A three-wheeled motorcycle drives past collapsed and damaged buildings in Mandalay, after the March 28 earthquake struck central Myanmar, April 3, 2025. (AFP/ Sai Aung MAIN)

Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,000 as more bodies found

By AP

An El Al flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 31, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

El Al to resume Moscow flights in May after three month pause

By Steven Scheer

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