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What Matters Most On Saturday, December 6, 2025

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A man holds a photo of Ran Gvili, who was killed while fighting Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and whose body has been held in Gaza since, during a rally calling for his return in Tel Aviv, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP/Oded Balilty)

Israel tells mediators that Gaza terror groups can reach body of last hostage — report

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Hostage point man said to demand action for return of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili’s remains; Muslim-majority countries worried Israel aims to transfer Gazans to Egypt with opening of Rafah crossing

Shira Gvili, sister of Ran Gvili, whose body is still held hostage in Gaza, speaks at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on December 5, 2025. (Lior Rotstein/ Hostages Forum/ File)

Major Saturday night events transition from hostage rallies to anti-government protests

By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff

At Friday evening event to welcome Shabbat, family of last remaining hostage Ran Gvili demands that Israel refuse to move to ‘phase two’ of Trump’s Gaza deal until he is returned

Leah Goldin (L) and Simcha Goldin, the parents of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in 2014 in Gaza, look on at his funeral in a military cemetery in Kfar Saba on November 11, 2025. (Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP)

Simcha Goldin: Oct. 7 could have been averted had Israel taken Hadar’s fate seriously

Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai agricultural worker who was murdered by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023, and whose body was taken hostage to Gaza and returned to Israel on December 3, 2025. (Courtesy)

Family of murdered hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak awaits return of his remains to Thailand

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman Al Thani attends a session on the opening day of the Doha Forum, an annual diplomatic conference, in Doha, December 6, 2025. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)

Last hostage's family demands his body before phase 2 of truce

Qatari PM: Gaza truce can’t be considered ceasefire until Israel leaves the Strip

Also speaking at Doha Forum, Turkish foreign minister says disarmament of Hamas should only come after deployment of international force, which Egypt urges ‘as soon as possible’

Anti-government protesters demand the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, December 6, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Dec. 6: Mom of soldier slain in captivity to Herzog: ‘Don’t you dare cancel Netanyahu’s trial’

1,000 attend protest calling for state probe into Oct. 7 in Tel Aviv * Ra’am leader says party will cut ties with religious council, form separate institutions * Katz slams IDF chief’s conduct, insists he won’t approve his promotions

9:42 pm

Road in and out of Eilat opened after nine hours
9:07 pm

IDF says uninvolved Palestinian shot dead at scene of car-ramming in West Bank
8:55 pm

Hamas says it will only hand over weapons to Palestinian state at end of 'occupation'

Inside story

Rossella Tercatin

With Gaza a rallying cry in Italy, a growing number justify hostility against its Jews

Despite the ceasefire, workers’ unions and political parties are leveraging the Palestinian cause to gain influence. What’s increasingly noteworthy is when their efforts backfire

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese (2ndL), Swedish activist of Global Sumud Flotilla, Greta Thunberg (C) and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila (R) march during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstration as part of the nationwide general strike, in Genoa on November 28, 2025 (Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)

JJ from Austria stands on the stage with the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 18, 2025. (Martin Meissner/AP)

Anti-Israel boycotts might hurt Eurovision budget but not the show, Austrian host says

By Reuters and Amy Spiro

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Ms. Rachel, Israeli children deserve your voice

When a public figure speaks about protecting children, and the only children consistently absent from her compassion are ours

Pamela S. Nadell

The blood libel never went away. In Washington, DC, it went viral.

A ’Friendsgiving’ protest featuring ’Gaza’s Spilled Blood’ echoed a slander that has sparked violence against Jews for centuries

CENTCOM head says Syria recently blocked several arms shipments to Hezbollah

US and regional partners have interest in disarming Lebanese terror group, says Adm. Brad Cooper, as Syrians mark one year since offensive that toppled Hezbollah ally Assad

A member of the Syrian security forces stands guard from a position overlooking crowds during celebrations marking one year since a lightning Islamist-led offensive that eventually toppled the country's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, in central Hama on December 5, 2025. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter delivers a prerecorded message published by English-language Lebanese outlet This is Beirut, December 5, 2025. (Screenshot: Youtube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

In message sent via Lebanese outlet, Israeli envoy to US calls for peace with Beirut

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives to attend a cabinet session to discuss an army plan to disarm Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, on September 5, 2025. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

Lebanese PM tells UN team his country will need back-up force once UNIFIL’s term ends

By AP and ToI Staff

Analysis

Nava Freiberg and Joshua Schultheis

Hosting friendly German leader, Israel looks to put war-battered ties back on track

Arriving days after major Israeli defense sale, German chancellor hopes to restore influence, but unsolved problems in Gaza, West Bank loom large over relationship

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets Germany's then-opposition leader, now Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, February 12, 2024. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a statement at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, after a hotly contested pensions bill passed Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, on December 5, 2025. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Shortly before heading to Israel, Merz pushes Abbas on Palestinian Authority reforms

By AFP and ToI Staff

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a military conference, October 27, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Zamir urges ‘external’ probe into Oct. 7, criticizes attempt to ‘buy off Hamas with money’

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

IDF chief says military ‘has taken responsibility and investigated itself, but the incident is not the army’s alone’; avoids directly calling for state commission

Archaeologist Thomas Levy with his new memoir 'The Boomer Archaeologist,' in Jerusalem in September 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)

Interview'I hope people find their story in my story'

New graphic memoir traces how archaeology – and US academia – evolved over 50 years

By Rossella Tercatin

In ‘The Boomer Archaeologist,’ UC San Diego Prof. Thomas Levy presents the story of his American dream, passion for research and love for Israel, while digging across the world

FILE - Architect Frank Gehry describes his concert hall design at the Colburn School during an unveiling in downtown Los Angeles on March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Obituary

Frank Gehry, the most acclaimed architect of his era, dies at 96

Gehry, known for his imaginative building designs, was born Ephraim Owen Goldberg before changing his name at suggestion of first wife, who said antisemitism might be holding back his career

Architect Frank Gehry poses with a model of the The Foundation Louis Vuitton building at the 'Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation' (Fondation Louis Vuitton pour la Création) art exhibition in Hong Kong on May 21, 2009. (Mike CLARKE / AFP)

Photo EssayGroundbreaking architect Frank Gehry’s ‘refreshingly original’ buildings, in photos

By AP

An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 23, 2025. (Eric Lee/Getty Images via JTA); Shalom Baranes, inset, has been chosen to lead the reconstruction. (Shalom Baranes Associates)

Trump taps pro-refugee Jewish immigrant as new White House ballroom architect

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Scarlett Johansson, left, and June Squibb appear at the photo call for the film 'Eleanor the Great' at the 78th international film festival, in Cannes, France on May 21, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

ToI podcast

The Reel Schmooze: Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Eleanor the Great’ lives up to its name

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

This week, ToI’s film reviewer Jordan Hoffman and host Amanda Borschel-Dan on the popular Jewish actor’s directorial debut in a film starring June Squibb, plus an independent documentary

Members of the government discuss the 2026 budget, December 5, 2025. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Cabinet approves 2026 state budget, overcoming defense spending rifts

By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Ariela Karmel

Lapid says budget benefits ‘crooks and draft dodgers,’ as bill moves onto first plenary reading; PM says government ‘will live out its days,’ no early election

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (left) drives against Detroit Pistons forward Duncan Robinson during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, December 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Hoops star

Deni Avdija now Israel’s all-time leading NBA scorer

By Ethan Rubinson and ToI Staff

Passing Omri Casspi for the record, the 24-year-old Portland forward has emerged as one of the best players in the world, and is on pace to be Israel’s first-ever NBA All Star

Illustrative: New York State Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference announcing actions to combat hate crimes, at her office in New York City on November 22, 2022. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

NY governor says Mamdani can’t actually arrest Netanyahu

Hochul distances herself from some of incoming mayor’s anti-Israel policies, after endorsing him during campaign

File: Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang waits prior to the first appearance of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charge of crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown on narcotics, in The Hague on March 14, 2025 (Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP)

Acting ICC prosecutor says ‘conceivable’ to hold in-abstentia hearing against Netanyahu

By AFP and ToI Staff

Owais Hamam (X screenshot)

From hospital, severely hurt Palestinian, 18, describes beating by settlers near Ramallah

By Noam Lehmann

Owais Hamam says group of Israelis kidnapped him from West Bank village after assaulting him; no immediate comment from IDF as he accuses troops of also beating him

An assailant, wearing tzitzit, is seen filming a bus driver who was hospitalized with a broken arm after being attacked by two people in Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood on December 5, 2025. (Screen capture: Israel Police)

Two teens accused of assaulting two Arab public workers in Jerusalem

By Charlie Summers

Joey Borgen shows his injuries after being beat by a pro-Palestinian mob in the streets of New York. (video screenshot)

Antisemitic attacker sentenced to 2 years in prison for 2021 beating in Times Square

Salem Seleiman pleads guilty to hate crime for violent attack on Joey Borgen, a Jewish man attending a pro-Israel rally

A combo image from screenshots of social media videos showing hundreds of unveiled women running at the Kish island marathon in Iran, December 5, 2025. (X)

Iran files charges against marathon organizers after women runners flout hijab law

By AFP and ToI Staff

Hundreds of women seen without veil running at Kish island’s race as Tehran tries to crack down on increasingly ignored modesty laws; prosecutor: event ‘violated public decency’

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US President Donald Trump, left, is presented with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize by FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, December 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FIFA chief awards ally Trump the body’s inaugural peace prize after Nobel miss

By Seung Min Kim

Students drag a toppled statue of late president Hafez al-Assad on the street during a rally near the campus of the Damascus University in the Syrian capital on December 15, 2024. (Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

Assad’s exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia

By Feras Dalatey and Timour Azhari

Netflix's headquarters are pictured in Hollywood, California, on December 5, 2025. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Netflix to buy Warner Bros’ film and streaming businesses for $72 billion

By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski

A view of the containment vessel that protects the remains of reactor number four at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant and built to contain radiation, after a drone attack, Ukraine, February 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Chernobyl’s protective shield, damaged in strike, no longer performs main safety functions

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