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What Matters Most On Saturday, June 6, 2026

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Haredi men protest the arrest of draft dodgers on June 5, 2026, at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Hundreds of Haredi rioters try to break into Jerusalem police station, attack cops in Beit Shemesh

Riots on Shabbat, the day of rest, come days after ultra-Orthodox extremists attacked deputy chief justice’s home and held other anti-police protests over arrest of draft dodgers

Fahd Abou Haikal, 41, shows a picture of his slain 7-month-old son Sam, at a hospital in Hebron on June 6, 2026, a day after the baby boy was shot dead by the IDF in the southern West Bank city. The IDF expressed 'deep sorrow' over the incident. (AP Photo/ Mahmoud Illean)

IDF soldier fires at vehicle in Hebron, killing 7-month-old baby and wounding his parents

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Military expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over deadly shooting of Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, launches investigation of incident; father says vehicle came to stop as ordered, soldier ‘saw my wife and kids’

An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beat two Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 6, 2026. (X)

9 Palestinians wounded in settler rampage in Huwara; IDF soldier seen beating man

By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Dozens of assailants damage property, steal livestock and set fire to auto repair shop amid clashes across West Bank; army launches investigation

A woman holds up an Iranian flag in front of a banner showing a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a street festival celebrating the Muslim Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, in Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran says release of frozen funds is main sticking point

US, Iran trade fire in Gulf as Trump team consults experts for nuclear talks

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US hits Iranian radar sites after drone attacks, Iran fires missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait; Trump says deal is stuck because Iran has to make tough decisions, says Tehran retains about 22% of missile arsenal

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi at a rally in Tehran, 2009 (photo credit: CC BY-Hamed Saber/Wikimedia Commons)

Iran’s reformist ex-PM hospitalized after 15 years under house arrest, aide says

By AFP

Iran's players stand behind the flag of Iran for photographers before the start of an international friendly soccer match between Iran and Gambia, in Antalya, southern Turkey, on May 29, 2026, as part of the team's preparation for the upcoming football World Cup. (Oner San/AFP)

Iran slams US ‘discriminatory treatment’ over World Cup visa refusals

A man waves an Iranian flag during a street festival celebrating the Muslim Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, the anniversary Prophet Muhammad naming his successor, Ali, who is revered as the first Shiite Imam, in Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Live updates (closed)

June 6: Iran calls overnight US attack on radar site ‘flagrant’ violation of truce

Two IDF soldiers killed in separate incidents in southern Lebanon * IDF strike in Gaza City kills at least 7, including 2 women, health officials report

8:40 pm

Police probing possible hate crime after window of Toronto synagogue smashed
7:56 pm

Hezbollah drone hits near Israeli troops in south Lebanon; no injuries caused
7:51 pm

Iranian regime could still fall, but we stopped in the middle of the operation, former Mossad senior official says

A photo published by the Lebanese Armed Forces shows a military vehicle that the army says was targeted by an Israeli strike that killed a general, a captain and a third soldier, on a road between Kfar Tebnit and Khardali in south Lebanon on June 6, 2026. (Lebanese Armed Forces via X)

Five Lebanese said killed in strike late Friday

Israeli strike kills Lebanese army general, two soldiers; IDF says incident under review

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

Military says vehicle entered active combat zone without coordination; Israel orders evacuation of south Lebanon villages as Hezbollah drone attacks continue despite renewed ceasefire

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun speaks during a press conference after the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026. (AP/Petros Karadjias)

Lebanese president says Iran using his country as ‘bargaining chip’ in talks with US

By ToI Staff and Agencies

FILE - Sunni Muslims hold a portrait of imprisoned Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir, center right, during a protest against the clause in a proposed amnesty law that would exclude some prisoners, including the cleric, from being eligible for amnesty, after Friday prayers in Beirut, Lebanon, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanon considers its largest amnesty in 35 years but some are protesting

By BASSEM MROUE

Paz Beniamini receives his Blavatnik Young Scientists Award, June 2, 2026. (Eran Be'eri)

Interview'Earth is such a tiny place, we should make the most of it'

Bucking boycotts, prizewinning Israeli astrophysicist finds ‘Zen-like’ perspective in space

By Diana Bletter

Open University’s first Blavatnik Award laureate, Paz Beniamini, studies cosmic bursts and neutron stars; says science must ‘be done on international level’ regardless of politics

Op-ed

Shalom Yerushalmi

The violent ultra-Orthodox fight against the draft is an ostensible holy war against the state

The shocking attack on Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home underlines that extremists view the enlistment battle as a religious crusade, in which there can and will be no compromise

Ultra-Orthodox men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg in the settlement of Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut. in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

Ex-chief justice warns Israel sliding to ‘anarchy’ after Haredi riot at judge’s home

Pentagon raises threat assessment of Israeli spying on US to ‘critical’ level — report

Trump envoy Witkoff among key officials being spied on, NYT says; original NBC report vehemently denied by White House, Israeli embassy says story ‘completely false’

US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim on August 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

85 House Dems urge Trump to back up anti-annexation rhetoric with action against E1 settlements

Why Peter Beinart doesn’t care about Israelis

Our conversation revealed a progressive imperialism that puts politics above people

Canada, remember your vows

Prime Minister Carney acknowledged this week that Canada’s covenant with its Jewish citizens is broken. Will the country do what’s needed to repair it?

Fire damage at Montreal's Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom synagogue seen on June 5, 2026, after an arson attack. (CTV youtube screenshot)

Suspect arrested for arson at Montreal synagogue, amid surging antisemitism in Canada

Window smashed, minor burn damage caused to Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, which was targeted last year with swastika graffiti. ‘We are unfortunately not surprised,’ says rabbi

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Economic Club in New York on May 28, 2026. (Angela Weiss/AFP)

Canadian Jews divided by PM Carney’s new council tasked with addressing antisemitism

By Shira Li Bartov

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces his endorsement of Darializa Avila Chevalier, right, during an appearance on MS NOW's "The Briefing with Jen Psaki," May 28, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)

Mamdani-backed Congress candidate defends joining Oct. 8 rally celebrating Hamas atrocities

Darializa Avila Chevalier says participation in event that feted Israeli deaths was part of her longstanding advocacy for the ‘human rights of Palestinians’

Marwan Barghouti, center, raises his handcuffed hands in the air on the opening day of his trial in Tel Aviv, Aug. 14, 2002. (AP/Brennan Linsley, File)

Activists try to erect statue of terror convict Marwan Barghouti at UK parliament

Police intercept pro-Palestinian activists, though no arrests reported; in separate incident, London hotel probes ‘Free Palestine’ messages on TV screens in rooms of two Jewish guests

Screen capture from video of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati, 2023. (YouTube)

Two convicted over London stabbing of Iranian dissident journalist

By Agencies and ToI Staff

This week's The Reel Schmooze podcast tackles Netalie Braun's 2025 Israeli film 'Oxygen.' (courtesy)

The Reel Schmooze podcast

‘Oxygen’: An Israeli mother sacrifices all to keep soldier son breathing

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor welcome their first guest, Isaac Zablocki, ahead of his 14th Annual Israel Film Center Festival, and discuss two Israeli titles from the lineup

Members of the Global Sumud Flotilla headed for Gaza and arrested and deported by Israel pose outside a terminal following their arrival at Istanbul Airport on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

France opens ‘war crime’ probe over Israel’s treatment of flotilla activists

By AFP

Investigation launched at government’s request; two of more than 30 French activists aboard flotilla said to still be hospitalized; Israel denies abuse allegations

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) is seen at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026. (Jamal Awad/Flash90); National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tours the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ireland bans Smotrich, Ben Gvir for anti-Palestinian remarks, flotilla actions

By AFP and ToI Staff

Ferencvaros' head coach Robbie Keane ahead of the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Ferencvaros in Nottingham, England, January 29, 2026. (AP/Morgan Harlow)

Celtic soccer fans protest tapping of Robbie Keane as coach over stint in Tel Aviv

By AFP and ToI Staff

Tucker Carlson attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump and oil executives in the East Room of the White House, January 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

'Being anti-Israel in today’s GOP is not a path to success'

Some Jewish Republicans think Carlson threat is fading; others worry he’ll run for president

By Joseph Strauss

Antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in party spark debate at RJC gala as Rep. Randy Fine says biggest threat now comes from the left; watchdogs fear toxic rhetoric still being normalized

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