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What Matters Most On Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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Syria's security forces enter the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on July 15, 2025, following clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters. (Sam HARIRI / AFP)

Attacks described as 'exceptionally large-scale'

IDF strikes Syrian forces moving in on Druze city at center of deadly clashes

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

PM says strikes in line with demilitarization policy, pledge to protect Druze; Damascus says truce reached with factions controlling Sweida, where sectarian violence has killed scores

Protesters burn tires, wave Druze flags, and block traffic on Route 6 in northern Israel. (Israel Police)

Israeli Druze block roads, rally for Syrian community as regime advances on Sweida

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

A burning tank in the Mazraa area, near Sweida, Syria, on July 14, 2025. (Bakr ALkasem / AFP)

IDF strikes several tanks in south Syria as regime forces, Bedouin clash with Druze

By Emanuel Fabian, AP and ToI Staff

Live updates (closed)

July 15: Israel said to have warned Syria’s Sharaa not to attack Druze before strikes

Edelstein says ‘compromise not possible’ on sanctions against Haredi draft dodgers * Shas reportedly set to follow UTJ and quit government later this week

8:31 pm

Death toll from south Syria violence rises to 203, war monitor says
8:25 pm

Israel said to agree to US request to halt strikes on Syrian forces
6:42 pm

EU officials say Israel not out of woods yet on sanctions from the bloc

United Torah Judaism quits gov’t to protest new proposal on army enlistment exemptions

Haredi party’s Degel Hatorah faction claims coalition ‘repeatedly violated commitments to care for status of yeshiva students’; Edelstein said refusing further concessions on bill

Members of the United Torah Judaism party's Degel Hatorah faction write letters of resignation in Knesset Finance Committee chairman Moshe Gafni's office, July 14, 2025. (Courtesy)

A group of female Torah scholars petitions the High Court of Justice to be allowed to take the rabbinical tests administered by the Chief Rabbinate in an image from 2019. (Courtesy, ITIM)

Chief Rabbinate must open rabbinical tests to women, High Court rules

By Rossella Tercatin

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L-R: Staff Sgt. Shoham Menahem, Sgt. Shlomo Yakir Shrem and Sgt. Yuliy Faktor, who were killed during fighting in northern Gaza on July 14, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Military intercepts pair of rockets fired from central Strip

Three IDF troops killed, officer seriously wounded in northern Gaza tank blast

By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan

After initially suspecting tank was hit by Hamas RPG fire, army increasingly believes deadly explosion was caused by a malfunctioning shell that detonated inside turret

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar arrives for the EU-Southern Neighbourhood ministerial meeting at the EU Council building in Brussels, on July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU foreign ministers set to weigh sanctions against Israel over Gaza war

By AFP and Nava Freiberg

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (right) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) and members of the IDF General Staff forum attend a Jewish New Year's greeting at the military headquarters in Tel Aviv, September 14, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

In English-language video, Netanyahu absolves himself of any blame for Oct. 7 attack

By Nava Freiberg

Facing coalition turmoil and growing criticism over Gaza conflict, PM hails his wartime actions, repeats claims that intel officials dismissed Hamas threat and kept him in the dark

IDF's probes into Oct. 7Army struggled to respond as Hamas gained control of Mopdarom base on Oct. 7 — probe

By Stav Levaton

Motion to expel Arab party head Odeh from Knesset fails; coalition MKs heckle him

In raucous session, only 73 of the required 90 lawmakers back motion to boot Hadash-Ta’al chairman Ayman Odeh, who vows to ‘stand strong against fascism’ and ‘fight for democracy’

MK Ayman Odeh in the assembly hall of the Knesset ahead of a failed vote on his proposed expulsion, July 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ra'am party head MK Mansour Abbas leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on February 10, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Justice Ministry says NGO linked to Ra’am party gave funds to terror-supporting groups

UN commissioners Chris Sidoti, left, Navi Pillay, center, and Miloon Kothari, right, discuss their probe into Israel and the Palestinians at the United Nations in New York, October 27, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

All three members of UN commission investigating Israel resign amid Trump crackdown

Resignations, including of former UN rights chief, come as the US imposes sanctions on international anti-Israel investigators

Kathryn Grody (left) and Mandy Patinkin attend the "Seasoned" premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios on June 8, 2025, in New York City. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

Mandy Patinkin draws fire for saying Israel doing to Gaza what was once done to Jews

By Grace Gilson

This screenshot from the trailer for 'Gaza: How to Survive A War Zone' shows narrator Abdullah Al-Yazouri, whose father is a Hamas deputy minister. (YouTube screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)

BBC: Gaza documentary breached rules by not disclosing narrator was Hamas official’s son

By Reuters and ToI Staff

A female moth lays eggs on a leaf. (Dana Ment, Volcani Institute)

'A vast, unexplored field... waiting to be discovered'

Insects listen in on plants ‘talking,’ groundbreaking Israeli study is first to show

Tel Aviv University researchers find moths deciding where to lay eggs based on high frequency clicks emitted by plants, avoiding those that let out noisy distress signals

Singer-songwriter Matti Caspi in campaign to raise funds for additional cancer treatment (Courtesy Lehosheet Yad)

Battling cancer, singer Matti Caspi asks public to help fund innovative treatments

By Jessica Steinberg

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ POOL/ File)

Explainer

The government’s bid to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara: What happens next?

If newly formed ministerial committee, set to meet a second time on Thursday, recommends she be dismissed, cabinet will take a final vote. But High Court could then step in

Israelis protest in support of Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara outside the courthouse in Tel Aviv, July 14, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 15: Day 648 – Dramatic day at Knesset leaves democracy intact – for now

By Amanda Borschel-Dan, Tal Schneider and Sam Sokol

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (center) at the scene of a terror attack at Gush Etzion Junction in the West Bank, July 10, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

'Not convinced it corresponds with the goals of the war'

IDF chief said to call Gaza humanitarian city plan ‘unworkable’ at security meeting

Report says Eyal Zamir pushing back on controversial idea, telling PM, Katz that ‘it has more holes than cheese’; Netanyahu said to be ‘determined’ that it go ahead

A composite image shows Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman (L), Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (C), and Blue and White - National Unity chairman Benny Gantz (R), at their respective faction meetings at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2025. (All photos Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Lapid leads opposition pushback to ‘crazy’ plan for ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza

By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff

Children queue with pots to receive meals from a charity kitchen in Gaza City on July 14, 2025. (BASHAR TALEB / AFP)

1 in 10 Gazan children tested in UNRWA clinics malnourished, agency says

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Israel has eased stance on IDF pullback in Gaza, but not enough for Hamas — diplomat

New maps still envision 2 km buffer zone around Rafah, where Israel is planning controversial ‘humanitarian city’ that terror group aims to thwart; Trump still bullish a deal can be reached

Encampments sheltering Palestinians displaced by conflict are pitched near the Sheikh Radwan wastewater collection pond, which is nearing its filling capacity, in Gaza City on July 14, 2025. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)

Who’s the colonialist?

The rhetoric fueling Zohran Mamdani’s position on Israel erases the continuity of Jewish presence and the legacy of medieval Arab imperial expansion

Why the Elmo hack hurts so bad

Those who hijacked the Sesame Street character’s X account to spew vile, antisemitic hate trampled an oasis of tolerance

Footage posted to social media showing cars that were allegedly set ablaze by Israeli settlers, on the outskirts of the West Bank Palestinian village of Burqa, July 14, 2025. (X: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

CNN team allegedly ambushed by West Bank settlers amid spiraling extremist violence

By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan

Foreign Press Association says daylight attacks have gone unpunished; settlers also said to torch cars outside village overnight, beat man in front yard of home on Monday morning

Palestinian women carry their belongings as Israeli soldiers enforce an evacuation order on a house in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank on July 8, 2025. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

UN says mass displacement of West Bank Palestinians at highest levels since 1967

By AFP and ToI Staff

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (L), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (2nd-R), and Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Nourhan Manougian (R) stand together during a visit by the head clergymen of several Christian denominations to the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in West Bank on July 14, 2025, days after an arson attack on the site reportedly committed by Israeli settlers. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Top church leaders accuse Israeli authorities of abetting settler attacks in Taybeh

By Jeremy Sharon

Illustrative: Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the center of Tehran's Valiasr Square, on July 13, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran: ‘No specific date’ for nuclear talks with US, but ‘window for diplomacy’ open

By AFP and ToI Staff

Foreign ministry spokesman says Iran entered talks with US in ‘good faith,’ Israel’s ‘aggression’ derailed them; President Pezeshkian says Tehran supports ‘constructive engagement’

People hold placards and wave flags as they attend a march against antisemitism, in London, December 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

UK Jews’ wellbeing, way of life ‘increasingly challenged, undermined’ by antisemitism – report

By Stuart Winer

British Board of Deputies identifies rising antisemitism in civil society, including national health service, unions, and professional bodies, leaving Jews ‘nowhere they can turn’

Following Israel’s military operation against Iran on June 13, the Tel Aviv-based Cyabra found a pattern of disinformation bots that went dark, only to re-emerge with anti-Israel and anti-Western messages. (Cyabra via JTA)

Report claims to expose Iran-backed bots targeting UK that went dark during war

By Deborah Danan

An EasyJet plane on its final approach before landing at Gatwick airport near London, on December 21, 2018. (John Stillwell/PA via AP)

EasyJet closes Israel routes until spring 2026 as some foreign carriers return

By Sharon Wrobel

Low-cost airline nixes flights, while Israel prepares Ben Gurion Airport to meet increased passenger traffic in coming months

NYC mayor feuds with comptroller over Israel bonds investments

Eric Adams accuses Brad Lander of divesting from Israel in line with BDS policies; comptroller says decision was apolitical, city has hundreds of millions in other Israeli assets

Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, center, speaks to supporters gathered to watch the voting results of the Democratic party primary, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)

Cuomo throws hat back in ring for NYC mayor after primary loss to Mamdani

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE

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American and Canadian flags fly on top of a hill while a US soldier stands guard, overlooking part of the invasion fleet, as troops rush supplies and ammunition ashore during the occupation of Kiska Island, Alaska on October 12, 1943. (AP Photo)

Brook no fascistsAlaska’s Nazi Creek given less offensive name after 2-year campaign

By Grace Gilson

Footage shared to social media purports to show plumes of smoke following Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, on July 15, 2025. (Screen captures via Rula El Halibi on X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

12 said killed as Israel hits elite Hezbollah force deep inside Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian

L: Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); R: US pundit Tucker Carlson attends the second inauguration of US President Donald Trump, in Washington, on January 20, 2025. (Pool/Getty Images North America/AFP)

Ex-PM Bennett calls claims Jeffrey Epstein worked for Mossad ‘totally false’

By ToI Staff and Agencies

"Yehoram Gaon – The Exhibition," opened at the Tower of David Museum on July 11 and will be on display until December 25, 2025 (GIl Volfson)

Golden oldieTower of David exhibit tunes in to cultural icon Yehoram Gaon

By Jessica Steinberg

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