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What Matters Most On Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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US Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters after his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 28, 2026. (Matt Rourke/Pool/AFP)

Trump on PM: 'If I tell him to do something, he does it'

Vance: Iran deal a ‘home run for the American people,’ whether Israel likes it or not

Main US goal is to prevent a nuclear Iran, VP says; Trump says ‘we’re in the final throes’ of peace talks, insists Netanyahu didn’t defy him in responding to renewed Iranian attacks

Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Netanyahu called off major Iran strike after Trump warned Israel would be on its own — reports

By Nava Freiberg

Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing June 9 – Between a rocket and a hard place: PM faces Trumpian dilemma

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

Israeli soldiers man a roadblock along the Ramim Ridge area in northern Israel following suspected terror infiltration incident along the Israel-Lebanon border. June 09, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/FLASH90)

Four said killed in IDF strikes in Nabatieh area

Gunman in military uniform shot dead at Lebanon border after firing on troops

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

Attacker infiltrates Israeli territory, doesn’t cross into civilian area; none wounded, residents of border communities told to stay inside; IDF warns Tyre residents to flee ahead of deadly strikes

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

Lebanon’s Aoun urges Israel to pursue talks, not war; says he won’t meet Netanyahu until deal signed

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Live updates (closed)

June 9: Security officials said to undercut Katz’s warning that IDF will hit Beirut if Hezbollah attacks

Iran FM says Tehran ‘prefers’ diplomacy, but signals readiness to fight * IDF chief: Israel planned ‘much more significant and severe blow’ to Iranian regime * Israel said to move Gaza hospital chief Hussam Abu Safiya, a Hamas officer, to solitary confinement

8:57 pm

Lebanon reports 3 more killed from Israeli strike near Tyre
8:53 pm

UK leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbing
8:38 pm

Trump, who vowed response to Iran's downing of US helicopter, also said it 'wasn't a big deal'

From Our SponsorThe Jaffa Institute

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The Jaffa Institute launches an urgent campaign to provide a safe haven for hundreds of traumatized youth this summer.

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers and settlers gather in the village of Edna, north of the West Bank city of Hebron, during the olive harvesting season, on October 12, 2025. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

Inside story'You have a soldier who's a settler serving in own backyard'

Empowered after Oct. 7, IDF settler units are terrorizing Palestinians, critics say

By Stav Levaton

Staffed by locals, including extremists, Israel’s West Bank regional defense reserve units are accused of exploiting the IDF’s authority as they compound rampant violence and harassment

Shoppers in Souq Faisal in the town of Mazra'a, on the edge of Nahariya, on June 8, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'Kids are home from school. They need food!'

How do Israelis in the north feel about renewed fighting with Iran? Check out the supermarket

By Diana Bletter

After Iran fired a volley of missiles at northern Israel, and the region appeared back to the edge of all-out war, people went shopping for food, almost as usual

A combo of satellite images captured by the European Commission's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, appearing to show damage to a hangar at the Ramat David airbase in northern Israel following an Iranian ballistic missile attack, June 8, 2026. (Screengrab / Copernicus Sentinel-2 via Soar)

Satellite images appear to indicate damage at IAF base following Iranian missile attacks

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AFP

Low-res pictures taken Monday seem to show damaged hangar at Ramat David airbase, IDF did not report impact in area; Iran says 2 of its air defense soldiers killed in IDF strike

MK Tally Gotliv (right) and MK Ofir Katz (center) at a Knesset House committee meeting, Jerusalem, June 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The Knesset at war

Firebrand Likud MK accuses security forces of ‘treason’ in Knesset amid Iran attacks

By Ariela Karmel

Tally Gotliv, seeking immunity from prosecution after exposing Shin Bet agent, airs conspiracy theories; Haredi MKs demand Basic Law for Torah study to shield draft evaders; committee chair berates female staffer

Israel needs a deal with Iran, not another war

After years of escalation, military gains have reached their limits. A US-Iran agreement can freeze Tehran’s nuclear program and open the door to disarming Hezbollah

Jaclyn S. Clark

Dave Matthews answered me from the stage. Now comes the hard part

The rocker read a message about antisemitism to 20,000 people. It wasn’t perfect, but those calling it a fraud are missing the point of why any of us write anything at all.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir taunts detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Screenshot/Ben Gvir's X account)

Italy investigating Ben Gvir for alleged torture, kidnapping over Gaza flotilla video

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Judicial source confirms probe, which Italian news agency says has been underway for several weeks; far-right minister says he’s ‘undeterred’ by ‘lying terror supporters’

ICC chief prosecutor suspended after probe finds he committed serious sexual misconduct

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Diplomatic source tells Reuters that International Criminal Court’s governing body has recommended Karim Khan be removed from his post, with the decision now up to member states

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks before convening the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)

Analysis

Charles E. Savenor

A story larger than ourselves

On the 250th anniversary of US independence, we need a ’Seder’: Gathering to ask questions, tell stories, and ponder what freedom demands of us today

IDF strikes said to kill 6 in Gaza; Israel briefly closes crossings amid Iran fighting

By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff

8-year-old boy reportedly among dead in Jabalia; IDF says 3 top Islamic Jihad operatives killed in weekend strike; Cairo talks between mediators, Palestinian factions continue

A child walks amid rubble and landfill in Gaza City, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A drone launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen is intercepted above the southern Israeli city of Eilat, shortly after midnight on June 9, 2026. (Screenshot via social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IDF downs drone over Eilat launched by Yemen’s Houthis

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

No injuries or damage in attack by Iran-backed rebel group shortly after midnight; incident follows firing of ballistic missiles by Houthis earlier, during escalation with Iran

Houthis chant religious slogans as they celebrate Eid al-Ghadir, the day on which they believe Islam was completed as a religion by the appointment of Ali as Prophet Muhammad's successor, in Sanaa, Yemen, June 4, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)

ExplainerWhy the Houthis threatening Red Sea shipping could be worse for the oil market this time

By Reuters and ToI Staff

US President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US Army helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz; Trump says two pilots ‘fine’

Medical staff relocate NICU babies to an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, after missile fire from Iran, June 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

A tenuous pause

‘Third time within a year’: Israelis weather yet another wartime flare-up under Iranian fire

Hospitals shift wards underground, schools close on short notice as conflict-seasoned locals fall back to routines they know all too well

Singer Omer Adam performs at a memorial event in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2025. (Alon Gilboa/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)

Concerts postponed, sports stadiums left empty following renewed conflict with Iran

Haim Sirotkin at a hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on April 7, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Driver who hit protesters in 2024 gets year in prison for reckless endangerment

Haim Sirotkin, a 52-year-old soccer coach, plowed into demonstrators as they were leaving an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv, leaving a woman with a head injury and broken ribs

Haifa University researchers spot two rare sperm whales off southern coast

Surprise sighting cut short after monitoring team forced to evacuate to shore due to Iranian missile alert

The tail of one of two sperm whales spotted off Israel's southern coast on June 8, 2026. (Maya Elasar, Delphis)

Babka & Krantz, a Berlin Jewish bakery, closed citing harassment as well as economic pressure, as seen in June 2026. (Toby Axelrod via JTA)

Celebrated Berlin Jewish bakery closes, citing antisemitic harassment since Oct. 7

By Toby Axelrod

Babka & Krantz owners shutter original store after closing second location months ago, saying they have been ‘subjected to constant verbal abuse’ since the Hamas invasion of Israel

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A view of 'Drifting With Magritte: Castles in the Air,' the Israel Museum's new exhibit offering an in-depth look at the iconic Surrealist work, through October 2022 (Courtesy Zohar Shemesh)

Surrealism in 3DMagritte masterpiece at Israel Museum being repaired after pinecone puncture

By Jessica Steinberg

In this photo provided by the Department of Defense, the US, Navy technical research ship USS Liberty AGTR-5 makes a turn during an attack on it by Israeli torpedo boats, June 8, 1967. (AP Photo/US Navy)

Anti-Israel Massie calls for USS Liberty probe, elevating conspiracy to US House floor

By Grace Gilson

Dave Matthews performs during the 40th Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)

Dave Matthews says his criticism of Israel shouldn’t be ‘twisted’ into antisemitism

By Grace Gilson

Fans for team Iran wave as players arrive for the World Cup soccer tournament in Tijuana, Mexico, June 7, 2026. (Gregory Bull/AP)

Iran accuses US of revoking soccer World Cup ticket allocation for supporters

By AFP

Lizzy Savetsky, left, appears in New York City on May 5, 2026. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Ari Ackerman); Elon Gold appears at the Tribeca Festival, June 4, 2026. (Rob Kim/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

Tribeca Festival slams pro-Israel celebrities’ red-carpet jokes about Israeli dog rape allegations

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Kosha Dillz in his video "Parade." (Screenshot via YouTube)

Go New York goJewish rapper’s song celebrates Knicks mania in NYC

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