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What Matters Most On Friday, May 1, 2026

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A photo believed to be of Essa Suleiman, charged with attempted murder in the April 29, 2026, terror stabbing of two Jews in London. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

London assailant charged with attempted murder over terror stabbing of two Jews

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Essa Suleiman also charged with attempted murder in an unrelated incident on the same day; report reveals he was imprisoned in 2008 for stabbing a police officer and his dog

Protesters gather near Downing Street during a “national emergency” rally organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism following a knife attack in Golders Green, in London, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Scared and angry UK Jews demand government do more to address antisemitic violence

People walk past the gated entrance to the road housing the Israeli embassy in London on June 15, 2025. (Justin Tallis/AFP)

Man convicted of attempting terror attack at Israeli embassy in London

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, May 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Live updates (closed)

May 1: Trump tells Congress that deadline to approve Iran war doesn’t apply as hostilities ‘terminated’

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Shin Bet chief said ignoring AG’s instruction not to carry out requests from PM that could impact his graft trial * US cautions Americans in UK to be alert after terror threat level raised to ‘severe’

9:00 pm

Rocket sirens activated in Kiryat Shmona and neighboring Lebanon border towns
8:59 pm

Trump: We won't leave Iran early 'and then have the problem arise' again
8:52 pm

Drone infiltration sirens sound in Galilee Panhandle and Golan Heights

Top general in West Bank warns ‘Jewish terrorism’ could spark Palestinian uprising — report

By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

Central Command chief Avi Bluth reportedly cautions that Palestinians ‘won’t remain indifferent forever’ to settler violence, which he laments is ‘causing unfathomable damage to Israel’

IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth watches as Palestinians pass through the Qalandia checkpoint on their way to attend Ramadan prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, February 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Mourners carry the body of 16-year-old Palestinian Ibrahim Abdel Fattah Al-Khayyat a day after he was killed by IDF gunfire in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on April 30, 2026. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

Palestinian man and teen shot dead in separate IDF altercations, as West Bank roils

By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon and Nurit Yohanan

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US President Donald Trump speaks after signing several executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Israel said bracing for Iran fighting to resume soon, as Trump briefed on military options

By Stav Levaton and Agencies

Amid preparations for renewed fighting, CENTCOM reportedly requests hypersonic missile be sent to Mideast for potential use; Iranian president decries ‘intolerable’ US naval blockade

A woman holds up a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a state-organized rally, in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

‘Khamenei’ statement: Only place for US in Persian Gulf ‘is at the bottom of its waters’

By AP and ToI Staff

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington on February 24, 2026. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

AnalysisDeadline approaches for Trump to secure Congressional approval for Iran war

By Patricia Zengerle

Participants in a Gaza-bound flotilla are seen on an Israeli vessel after the Navy intercepted the activist mission near crete, in a photo released on May 1, 2026. (Foreign Ministry)

2 Gaza flotilla activists to be questioned in Israel as remainder released in Greece

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Foreign Ministry says one organizer, Saif Abu Keshek is ‘suspected of affiliation with a terrorist organization,’ and the other, Thiago Ávila, is suspected of ‘illegal activity’

People stage a protest after Israel detained activists from a Gaza-bound anti-Israel flotilla, in Rome, Italy, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Detained Gaza-bound flotilla members will be transferred to Greece, Sa’ar says

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

Displaced Palestinians gather to collect water from a truck at a makeshift tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children and spreading disease

By Reuters, Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan

Analysis

Malignant non-disclosure: PM’s belated cancer revelation subverts public’s right to know

Vague details released by Netanyahu and doctors regarding prostate tumor raise more questions than answers, including possibility he was being treated for malignant tumor during Iran war

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends an officers course graduation ceremony at an IDF officer school, on February 19, 2026. Photo by Tsafrir Abayov/FLASH90

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Director General of the Central Elections Committee Orly Adas attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Veteran election czar Orly Adas resigns, throwing committee into turmoil

By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol

US urges Lebanese president to meet Netanyahu, suggests sit-down could lead to IDF pullout

By Jacob Magid and Agencies

US embassy in Lebanon says direct engagement with Israel ‘can mark the beginning of a national revival,’ as political leaders in Beirut remain at odds over the talks with Jerusalem

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Collage/AP)

A giant poster of Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, under which reads "Coexistence between Muslims and Christians is a valuable treasure that must be preserved," hangs on a building at the entrance of Beirut's southern suburbs Hadath neighborhood on April 14, 2026. (Joseph EID / AFP)

Lebanon’s internal splits over talks with Israel trip up Saudi mediation efforts

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Men arguing in Beit Shemesh, October 2013. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash 90)

Real estate IsraelIsrael's 1.45 million Haredi Jews are 14% of the population

Separate cities or shared space? Ministries at odds over huge Negev housing plan for Haredim

As the ultra-Orthodox population surges, plans for three major new cities in the south highlight a growing divide over integration, economics and the future of Haredi life

Housing snapshot April 2026: Home prices continue slide, bringing yearly drop to 1.7%

What a White House state dinner taught me about Shabbat

The festive meal allows people to build relationships and create civilization, but it takes Friday night to spark a metaphysical discussion about horseradish

Who needs city rabbis? No one.

A position built to lead communities to spiritual heights now survives as a political prize few residents even notice

Only 22% of Israeli 9th graders met English requirements in latest tests, sparking alarm

Only 9% of 9th-graders at Arabic-speaking schools met English standards, compared to 27% in Hebrew-speaking system; English taught less overall, with schools facing teacher shortage

Illustrative photo of Israeli high school students taking an exam, in Tel Aviv on June 29, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Illustrative: Shoppers at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, November 13, 2025. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

Israel has higher cost of living than wealthier European nations, study shows

By Sharon Wrobel

Environment reporter Sue Surkes joins host Gabriella Jacobs on today's Daily Briefing. (ToI)

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing May 1 – Mediterranean meltdown: Energy policy in hot water

By Gabriella Jacobs and Sue Surkes

Reporter Sue Surkes discusses an unusual Syrian bride, how Israel’s lack of sustainable energy is a security risk and her recent visit to a new baby orangutan at the Jerusalem Zoo

The IDF’s first operational Iron Beam high-power laser air defense system, displayed during a handover ceremony at a Rafael Advanced Defense Systems facility, December 28, 2025. (Defense Minister's Office)

Israel sent laser system to UAE to help intercept Iranian missiles and drones — report

Sources say Jerusalem also sent a surveillance system and other weapons to the Gulf state, marking a major development in security cooperation with the Abraham Accords ally

Exposing themselves to the danger of unexploded ordnance, shepherd boys inspect an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, March 4, 2026. (AP/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Once plagued by civil war, Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid Iran conflict

High school competitors at the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education's annual robotics competition, in New York City, April 29, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebookMainstream robotics competitions are often held on Saturdays

214 robots take the field at US national competition for Jewish schools

Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education hosts annual tournament in New York, highlighting the growing importance and challenges for STEM programs in Jewish education

New Hampshire GOP state Rep. Matt Sabourin dit Choinière (center) testifies before a state committee on his proposed amendment to add a Holocaust denier to the state's Holocaust education commission, January 14, 2026. He is flanked by a stack of Holocaust-denial books. (Screenshot via JTA)

NH lawmaker faces little pushback after Holocaust deniers testify to education commission

By Andrew Lapin

Reports emerge of Rep. Matt Sabourin dit Choinière’s efforts to insert Holocaust denial into the state’s public education guidelines, which took place publicly in January

New Hampshire GOP state Rep. Travis Corcoran (center) walks out of his own disciplinary hearing for tweeting a "final solution" reference at a Jewish colleague, April 27, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)

New Hampshire lawmaker reprimanded for ‘final solution’ joke at Jewish colleague

By Andrew Lapin

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine, speaks at a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine, October 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Anti-Israel oysterman in Maine poised to become Democratic nominee for US Senate

By Andrew Lapin

Palestinian soccer chief refuses to shake hands with Israel federation VP at FIFA event

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Jibril Rajoub accuses FIFA president of failing to understand ‘deep suffering’ of Palestinian people after Infantino urged the two to ‘give hope to the children’; Israel’s rep had said, ‘We are proud of their squads and our squads’

FIFA President Gianni Infantino shakes hands with Basim Sheikh Suliman (left), vice president of the Israeli Football Association, as Jibril Rajoub (right), president of the Palestine Football Association, leaves the stage at the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30, 2026. (Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

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A Jewish man, whose figure is blurred, is assaulted behind the Adas Israel synagogue in Los Angeles, California, on April 27, 2026. (Screen capture: Los Angeles Scoop via X)

LA police investigating attack on Jewish teacher outside synagogue as hate crime

By Grace Gilson

Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova stands next to her 'Origami Deer' sculpture on the loading area of a transport vehicle in Prague on March 12, 2026 during a stopover in the Czech capital on its way to the Venice Biennale. (Michal Cizek / AFP)

Venice Biennale jury resigns after demanding, in vain, that Israel and Russia be excluded

Reservists of the 205th "Iron Fist" Armored Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo issued by the military on April 14, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF major allegedly smuggled $2.3m of contraband into Gaza, charged with aiding enemy

By Emanuel Fabian

Illustrative: A Lufthansa aircraft approaches the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, April 28, 2026. (Michael Probst/AP)

Lufthansa airline group extends cancellation of Israel flights through June

By Sharon Wrobel

Rabbi Mikę Uram has been tapped to become the ninth chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, seen at rear. (Courtesy JTS; background JTA)

JTS ‘breaks mold,’ names campus innovator Rabbi Mike Uram as next chancellor

By Andrew Silow-Carroll

Business executive Sheryl Sandberg attends the 2022 Women's Media Awards at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, November 17, 2022, in New York. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Sheryl Sandberg announces scholarship fund for Camp Ramah in honor of late husband

By Grace Gilson

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