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What Matters Most On Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) meets first responders from Shomrim North West London during a visit to Golders Green, northwest London, April 30, 2026, following a terror attack on April 29 in which two Jewish men were stabbed and seriously hurt. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)

Victims stable in hospital; PM: Iran seeking to harm UK Jews

Starmer booed at site of Golders Green terror; promises to tackle antisemitism, extremism

Protesters chant ‘Keir Starmer, Jew Harmer’; UK raises terror alert to ‘severe’ as anti-terror chief says attacks on Jews are ‘biggest national security emergency,’ $33M allocated for security

CCTV footage shows a terrorist stabbing attack on two Jewish people in Golders Green, London, April 29, 2026. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Two Jewish men badly wounded in terrorist stabbing attack in London’s Golders Green; assailant arrested

By ToI Staff and Stav Levaton

Supporters of Palestine Action stage a protest outside the Royal Court of Justice in London, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Palestine Action ban is risk to free speech, watchdog says, as UK gov’t appeals to bar group

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Sgt. Liem Ben Hamo, 19.

Soldier killed, 15 injured in Hezbollah drone attacks; IDF strikes in Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Terror group targets artillery position in northern Israel, forces stationed inside Lebanese villages; Lebanon says 9 killed by strikes, including 2 children

IDF reservists of the 226th Paratroopers Brigade operate in southern Lebanon, in a handout photo issued on April 29, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF chief says there’s ‘no ceasefire’ in south Lebanon amid continued fighting with Hezbollah

By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies

Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Bikfaya, Lebanon, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s ex-president Amin Gemayel says time is right for direct talks with Israel

By Kareem Chehayeb

Footage shows the Israeli Navy intercepting vessels taking part in a Gaza flotilla hundreds of miles from the Strip, April 29, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Navy intercepts 21 of 58 vessels in Gaza flotilla hundreds of miles from the Strip

By Emanuel Fabian

Tracking data shows boats near Crete as they are confronted by Israeli forces; 175 activists detained; other vessels told to turn back or proceed to Ashdod if carrying humanitarian aid

Illustrative: IDF troops operate in the southern Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued on April 26, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

New maps provided to aid groups show expanded zone of IDF control in Gaza

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CENTCOM chief to brief Trump on new plans for military action against Iran — report

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Adm. Brad Cooper to present options for ‘short and powerful’ strikes, seizing parts of Strait of Hormuz, and special forces action to capture enriched uranium, Axios says

CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper speaks to members of the media during a press briefing with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, at the Pentagon, in Washington, April 16, 2026. (Kevin Wolf/AP)

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing. (ToI)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Apr. 30 – Siege warfare? Who’ll blink first in tense Iran blockade

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman

US President Donald Trump meets with NASA's Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen in the Oval Office of the White House, April 29, 2026, in Washington, DC. (AP/Matt Rourke)

After rejecting Iran’s proposal to open Hormuz, Trump says talks ongoing over the phone

By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff

This grab from black and white CCTV footage shows members on flotilla boat with hands in air as Israeli forces intercepted activists who set sail earlier this month from Barcelona attempting to break Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza, near the southern Greek island of Crete, April 30, 2026. (Global Sumud Flotilla via AP)

Live updates (closed)

April 30: Trump’s Board of Peace condemns Gaza flotilla as ‘love boat activism’

Pezeshkian says US blockade ‘extension of military operations’ amid ceasefire * Report: IDF Central Command chief warns ‘Jewish terrorism’ could spark Palestinian uprising

8:40 pm

Palestinian soccer federation head refuses to shake hands with Israeli VP at FIFA congress
8:28 pm

Iranian media says air defenses shooting at drones over Tehran
8:23 pm

US pushes Lebanese president to meet with Netanyahu, suggesting sit-down could lead to IDF withdrawal

Two Jews were stabbed – where is our government?

In the wake of murders, stabbings, and arson – UK leaders needs to do more than express ’concern’ for British Jews to feel safe again

Aron Schoenfeld

The worst pro-Israel influencer ever

In this info war, when the other side is shameless about making things up, I find I must brave the trolls – and my own kids’ mockery – to respond with facts

My love for Israel is eternal – but it’s getting harder

I know the arguments against speaking out: We aren’t on the front lines, Israel has enough enemies…but I don’t want my silence taken as acquiescence

All symbolism, no substance: The failure of BDS

The anti-Israel boycott movement grabbed headlines after October 7, but it didn’t make a dent in the country’s economy

Security officers sweep an area at Bondi Beach in Sydney, December 21, 2025, ahead of a ceremony to mark the National Day of Reflection for victims and survivors from the terror attack targering a Hanukkah event on December 14. (AP/Mark Baker)

PM Albanese vows to 'implement all recommendations' in report

Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’

Despite warning, royal commission investigating the terror shooting says Australian police didn’t send officers to protect Hanukkah celebration, instead having mobile patrols ‘check in’

Rabbi Yossi Friedman speaks to people gathering at a flower memorial by the Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach, December 16, 2025, following Sunday's antisemitic terror attack in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

First personBondi Beach Hanukkah terror attack teaches valuable lessons to volunteer medics

ToI podcast

Haviv Rettig Gur: Political footballs and politicians’ fumbles

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Haviv Rettig Gur

In this Israeli election year, ToI’s senior analyst gives the play-by-play on the newly announced joint party of two former prime ministers and flags broadening societal schisms

Haviv Rettig Gur (courtesy) / Green Bay Packers quarterback Taylor Elgersma (19) throws during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, August 16, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Analysis

Asaf Elia-Shalev

Israel just quintupled its PR budget to $730 million; experts say it won’t work

Skeptic say that country’s image after Oct. 7 has become so tarnished by government policy and dereliction that even with vast public relations funds, it’s too late for a face lift

Protesters with the anti-Israel organization Jewish Voice for Peace block traffic during a demonstration outside the New York office of US Sen. Chuck Schumer, calling for an end to the US-Israel war with Iran and opposing US weapons support, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, speaks during an interview at UN headquarters, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

UN nuclear chief: Much of Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely still buried at Isfahan site

By Edith M. Lederer

IAEA’s Grossi says inspectors need access to nuclear facilities at Isfahan, Fordo and Natanz; says US-Iran talks very different from those of 2015 due to Iran’s nuclear progress

US President Donald Trump (left) greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a summit on Gaza in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)

Inside story

US says PA continuing to pay security prisoners despite reformed welfare criteria

Citing information from Israeli government and groups critical of the Palestinian Authority, State Department informs Congress that Ramallah not meeting benchmarks for lifting sanctions

Illustrative: View of the Haifa port, March 15, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Ship Ukraine says carries stolen grain will not offload in Israel after diplomatic row

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov speaks to the media at the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv, on March 3, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90)

Senior diplomat meets Russian envoy, spurns EU rep amid stolen Ukraine grain fight

By Lazar Berman

Analysis

Charlie Summers

Sudden focus on teen violence underscores neglect of record bloodletting in Arab society

As government jumps into action following pair of deadly stabbings in Jewish cities, Arabs ask what it will take for leaders to finally deal with crime wave plaguing their communities for years

A mural in memory of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka is seen in Ashdod, reading "Justice has no color," on April 28, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)

A view of Kiryat Shmona, February 12, 2026 (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)

Reporter's notebookHome prices in Kiryat Shmona are down 5-15% since 2023

‘The city is dead’: Israel’s north struggles to recover as war leaves uneven economic scars

In Kiryat Shmona and across the Galilee, shuttered businesses, slow returns and shifting demand for homes indicate a patchy recovery after more than two years of conflict

Knesset panel advances measure lowering bar to compensate workers furloughed by Iran war

By Sharon Wrobel

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett is interviewed on Channel 12, on April 29, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)

In interview blitz, Bennett vows to fire politicized officials if elected PM

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

Former premier says he’s seen ‘crazy things’ in ‘political’ Israel Police; urges Eisenkot to ‘display leadership’ and join his union with Lapid; warns Haredi draft evasion ‘killing our soldiers’

Haredi politicians accuse AG of 'war on Torah world'

Haredi yeshivas with draft dodgers will no longer receive tax-exempt donations, AG says

By Jeremy Sharon

Baharav-Miara determines that tax exemption indirectly finances yeshivas with draft dodgers and ‘encourages evasion,’ but says implementation will take time

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block a road at the entrance of Jerusalem during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, April 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Haredi extremists protesting the arrest of a draft evader break into the backyard of the house of Military Police chief Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, April 28, 2026. (Israel Police)

Rioters who broke into IDF police chief’s home charged with assault, trespassing

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block a road and clash with police at the entrance to Jerusalem during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who evaded the draft, April 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Haredi anti-draft protesters block entrance to Jerusalem, are dispersed after 2 hours

Light arrives

First orangutan born at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

Cayaha, a name that means ‘light’ in Indonesian, born as part of European zoo breeding program, as critically endangered wild populations continue to dwindle

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A group of female soldiers take part in a training exercise in the tank commanders' course, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)

Religious Zionist rabbis say students will not enlist in Armored Corps with women

By Rossella Tercatin and Emanuel Fabian

Bruising on the face of a nun following an assault in Jerusalem, April 29, 2026. (Israel Police)

Police arrest man for attacking French nun at Jerusalem biblical site, release video of vicious assault

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the courtroom at the Tel Aviv District Court before the start of his testimony in his criminal trial, May 27, 2025. (Reuven Kastro/POOL)

Netanyahu trial cross-examination interrupted as he leaves for urgent security meeting

By ToI Staff and Stav Levaton

Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on August 7, 2023. (AP/Chris Pizzello, File)

Man pleads guilty to plotting jihadist attack on 2024 Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

By Julia ZAPPEI

People demonstrate on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Italy from Nazi Germany and the Fascist regime, in Rome, Italy, on April 25, 2026. (Riccardo De Luca / Anadolu via Reuters)

Jewish man in Rome arrested for allegedly shooting left-wing protesters with airgun

By Rossella Tercatin

The mugshot of Adnan Abboud Hilweh, an Assad-era general who was arrested by Syria for allegedly being behind chemical attacks against civilians, after his arrest on April 29, 2026. (Syrian Interior Ministry / SANA)

Syria arrests former Assad-era general accused of 2013 chemical attack involvement

By AFP

Hasan Piker (L) and Candace Owens (R) are the subjects of a new bipartisan House resolution condemning antisemitism introduced by Reps. Mike Lawler and Josh Gottheimer. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images and Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images / JTA)

US house to consider resolution condemning Hasan Piker, Candace Owens for antisemitism

By Andrew Lapin

Artist Yair Garbuz on July 17, 2023. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

ObituaryArtist, left-wing activist and writer Yair Garbuz dies at 80

By Jessica Steinberg

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