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What Matters Most On Saturday, April 4, 2026

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Security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran at Israel caused damage in Ramat Gan, April 4, 2026 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Cluster bomb warheads caused impacts at over a dozen sites

6 wounded as Iran cluster bombs smash homes in central Israel; IDF hits Iran infrastructure

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Israeli jets hit petrochemical facility; strikes also reported at cement plant and on perimeter of Bushehr nuclear power plant; US races to find downed pilot as Iran offers people reward to turn him in

A bridge struck by US airstrikes is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, April 3, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Regional effort to broker ceasefire between US and Iran reportedly hits dead end

By ToI Staff and Agencies

US President Donald Trump pauses after delivering a televised address on the conflict in the Middle East, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 1, 2026. (Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP)

Trump: ‘With a little more time’ the US ‘can easily’ reopen Strait of Hormuz

The scene of an impact in Ramat Gan following an Iranian missile attack, April 4, 2026 (Courtesy)

Live updates (closed)

April 4: Home Front Command extends wartime restrictions to Monday night as Iranian missile fire continues

IDF believes Iran still has over 1,000 ballistic missiles, intel officer says * Anti-war activists say police stopped them from sheltering during missile attack

9:02 pm

Police deny accusation they prevented detained protesters from sheltering amid missile siren
8:48 pm

IDF issues evacuation warning for Lebanese village located north of Zahrani River
8:45 pm

Top Sephardic rabbi brands High Court as 'enemy of Judaism' for issuing order on Shabbat

Illustrative: A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft takes off for a mission during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (US Air Force)

Iran shoots down US jet; 1 pilot rescued, US races against Iran to find the second

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

Israeli official says IAF postponed strikes in area to allow for search; Iran offers bounty for missing crew member; in separate incident, A-10 Warthog crashes near Strait of Hormuz; pilot rescued

A US Air Force F-15EX Eagle II aircraft taxis ahead of a flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 9, 2026. (US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

ExplainerHow does a fighter pilot survive being shot down in enemy territory?

By Ulysse Bellier

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends an anti-Israel Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, March 13, 2026. (Via X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Iran leaders join crowds on Tehran’s streets in show of defiance

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Boys stand on a launcher of an Iranian domestically built missile during an annual rally marking the 1979 Islamic Revolution at Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran said restoring bombed missile bunkers within hours after being struck

By ToI Staff and Agencies

US intelligence said to believe Iran retains notable number of missiles and launchers, casts doubt on how close Washington is to goal of destroying Tehran’s ballistic capabilities

Protesters display a banner calling for a halt to executions in Iran during a rally in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2026, in support of the Iran protests. (John MacDougall / AFP)

Iran executes two members of banned opposition group

By AFP

A screenshot of a video purporting to show an Iranian child recruit to the IRGC's Basij militia wearing a military uniform and carrying a rifle, seen in Shariati Square, Mashhad, Iran, March 30, 2026. (Telegram / used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

‘War crime’: Amnesty slams Iran’s recruitment of children as young as 12 to Basij militia

By Ethan Rubinson and AP

A home in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona is damaged following a Hezbollah rocket attack, April 1, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)

Hezbollah attacks damage homes in north; IDF said to destroy east Lebanon bridge

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Lebanese media says bridge linking two towns struck after IDF said it would hit it to block Hezbollah reinforcements; military says airstrikes targeted Hezbollah sites in Beirut

A vehicle of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) moves along a street in Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre on March 18, 2026. (Kawnat HAJU / AFP)

3 UNIFIL peacekeepers hurt in south Lebanon blast; IDF blames Hezbollah rocket

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

People walk past the main gate to the campus of the American University of Beirut (AUB) in the center of Beirut on January 13, 2022. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

US embassy in Beirut warns that Iran, terror groups may target Lebanese universities

By Agencies and ToI Staff

IDF reservists of the 55th Paratroopers Brigade operate in southern Syria, in an image published on November 21, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF extends time reservists must serve this year, amid Iran and Hezbollah wars

By Emanuel Fabian

Reservists to be called up for nine weeks, instead of six weeks in 2026, as military faces mounting manpower shortage

Israelis protest against the war in Jerusalem during the war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah on March 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Times of Israel)

After High Court appeal, anti-war protests to be permitted under strict limitations

The Association for Civil Rights requested an urgent hearing, saying the right to protest was being violated; Supreme Court head Isaac Amit says war does not negate the right to protest

An Israeli flag flies at the entrance to the headquarters of the Christians for Israel group in the Dutch town of Nijkerk, June 5, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)

Explosion hits Christian pro-Israel center in the Netherlands

By Agencies and ToI Staff

No one was hurt in the blast as a wave of explosions targeting Jewish and Israel-related institutions has hit Europe in recent weeks

Gabriel Strenger

AI, Pharaoh, and the fight for the human soul

The rise of AI doesn’t threaten our existence, it challenges us to rediscover what makes us more than machines

Sherwin Pomerantz

AOC’s absurd red line: Not even defensive aid for Israel

What happens when ideology collides with the realities of missiles and shelters — and what if the question of survival applied to her own district?

Analysis

Could Paramount acquisition of CNN shift coverage of Israel?

Ellison-led firm could put two leading US news companies under the same umbrella, part of an expanding media empire

Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the US Capitol in Washington on February 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

This image released by Bahrain's Interior Ministry shows firefighters extinguishing flames after an Iranian projectile struck an industrial area in Ma'ameer, Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (Bahrain Interior Ministry via AP, File)

Bahrain cracks down on dissent as Iran war reignites Sunni-Shiite unrest in kingdom

By AP

Relatives of man who died in detention during Iran war says his body showed signs of torture, as Sunni-led Gulf state seeks to maintain control over Shiite-majority population

A family who fled following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sits inside the van they are using as shelter in Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

In Lebanon, displaced Shiites feared over potential Hezbollah ties amid IDF strikes

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A plane departs from Ben Gurion Airport, March 16, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Israel planning to allow up to 90 passengers on departing flights starting Sunday

By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff

Move would moderately expand outbound travel as wartime restrictions keep Israel’s airspace largely closed; framework is dependent on security assessments and government decisions

Kanye West plays to packed LA stadium as he launches comeback from antisemitism controversies

By Ryan Pearson

Artist known as Ye gives first major US concert in 5 years — 11 months after releasing a song titled ‘Heil Hitler,’ and just two months after publishing apology for his antisemitism

Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy/AFP)

Fairfield College Preparatory Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut, as captured in 2018. (Google Maps)

Connecticut school punishes students for antisemitic posts against hockey rivals

By JTA

This handout photo taken on September 4, 2025, and released by the Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV (right) and President Isaac Herzog exchanging gifts during a private audience in the Vatican. (Handout/Vatican Media/AFP)

In call, Pope urges Herzog to pursue ‘all paths of dialogue’ to end Iran war

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Pontiff stresses protection of civilians and respect for international law in conversation to mark Passover and Easter, as regional fighting intensifies

Catholic clergymen attend a Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christians mark subdued Good Friday in Jerusalem, wider region amid Iran war

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Palestinian residents of Ras Ein al-Auja village in the West Bank pack up their belongings and prepare to leave their homes after deciding to flee mounting settler violence, January 11, 2026. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)

Far-right Israeli influencer banned from TikTok for breaking harassment rules

Roi Star, who can be seen harassing and pepper-spraying left-wing activists in the West Bank in his videos, has his account removed after being flagged by the Guardian

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)

The whole world

Artemis II crew captures Earth’s blue beauty as they rocket to moon

NASA crew takes pictures of home through capsule window; by Friday afternoon, they were more than 110,000 miles from Earth, and are set to pass moon by Monday

From 'David,' the new animated film that reached Israeli theaters on February 26, 2026 (Courtesy)

Film reviewIsraelites portrayed as a people rising to their own defense

Angel Studio’s new animated ‘David’ will feel familiar to Israelis – and Christians, too

By Jessica Steinberg

Musical retelling of the shepherd boy turned king of the Israelites now playing in Israeli theaters in Hebrew, with dubbing featuring Sasson Shaulov, Miri Mesika and Shahar Tavoch

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