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What Matters Most On Friday, July 3, 2026

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Iranian religious leaders and other mourners walk past the coffins of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family during a viewing ceremony ahead of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Khamenei lies in state in Tehran as Iran begins week of mass funeral ceremonies

By Parisa Hafezi and Jana Choukeir

Despite official proclamations of national unity in run-up to funeral of supreme leader, killed in Israel-US airstrikes on first day of war, Islamic Republic has rarely been so internally fractured

A commuter walks past a billboard bearing pictures of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along a street in Baghdad on July 2, 2026, ahead of his funeral in Tehran. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

‘Extravagant ceremony for a dictator’: Some Iranians will avoid Khamenei’s funeral

By AFP

The coffins of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, center top, and members of his family are displayed ahead of the days-long funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Flowers and ‘vengeance’: Tehran’s Grand Mosalla receives Khamenei’s body ahead of funeral

Screen capture from video of US President Donald Trump during an interview withe CNBC broadcast on July 2, 2026. (CNBC Television)

'This is not a war per se. This is the denuking of Iran'

Trump claims ‘spoiled child’ Iran has agreed to most US demands in negotiations

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

US president asserts Iran defeated militarily, now has ‘more rational’ leadership, ponders how American Jews can vote for Democrats when he is ‘best president in history of Israel’

Israeli soldiers drive in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Live updates (closed)July 3: Lebanon’s Aoun defends trilateral agremeent, says it ‘does not legitimize’ IDF presence

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, 2nd from left, with the Delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP)

US indirectly warned Iran during talks that Israel might try to kill its top negotiators — NYT

A cadet holds a U.S flag during the medal ceremony of the Men's Individual Taekwondo Poomsae at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Saturday, July 27, 2019 (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

250 years of American Independence

Quiz: America by the numbers

Test your knowledge of American politics, culture, sports, geography and history. Have fun!

‘To bigotry no sanction’: At 250, America has defied the history of Jewish exile

The US is no guarantee against hate, but it also isn’t a manifestation of the latest oppressive empire. America’s DNA is simply diﬀerent

Yohanan Plesner

Happy 250th, America! With love, from your sister democracy

Our alliance rests on more than shared interests. It also depends on Israel finally completing the constitutional framework its founders left unfinished

Protesters including former hostages and families of hostages demanding a state commission of inquiry march to Tel Aviv's Hostages Square during events marking the 1,000th day since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, massacre, July 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Ex-hostage: 'I went through 1,000 lifetimes in 1,000 days'

‘We won’t give up’: Crowd marking 1,000 days since Oct. 7 vows to keep demanding state inquiry

Former hostage Rom Braslavski says ‘personal war’ against PTSD continues; at least 7 arrested blocking Ayalon Highway ahead of rally at Hostages Square, where speakers slam government

Protesters demonstrate outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, during events marking the 1,000th day since the October 7 massacre, July 2, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Survivors rail at government on 1,000th day since Oct. 7: ‘They’ve never taken responsibility’

By Sam Sokol, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff

Lazar Focus podcast

Hanin Ghaddar: Lebanon turns against Hezbollah

By Lazar Berman

After the US signs a dreadful MOU with Iran granting it control over Beirut’s future, it then ushers in an unprecedented Israel-Lebanon agreement. Could real peace be on the way?

Attorney Michael Rabello, elected by MKs as state comptroller on June 3, 2026, seen at the Knesset on June 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud MKs call to disobey ruling

High Court rules state comptroller election violated ballot secrecy, must be held again

By Jeremy Sharon

Deputy court president says ‘real possibility’ that six MKs who filmed their vote for Netanyahu’s lawyer influenced outcome of the election; Rabello said refusing to take up post unless a new vote held

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Flash90)

After Basic Law exalting Torah study advances, IDF chief says soldiers must be prioritized

By Emanuel Fabian

Races to watch

As staunch Israel critics notch wins across the US, these candidates could be next

From Arizona to Massachusetts, candidates accusing Israel of genocide and calling to halt arms sales to it hope to replicate recent far-left electoral success in New York, Colorado

Then-US Rep. Cori Bush and US Rep. Rashida Tlaib, accompanied by George Washington University students, speak during a news conference at the US Capitol, May 8, 2024, in Washington, DC. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

Illustrative: Palestinian journalists carry posters with pictures of colleagues who were killed by Israeli forces, in front of the United Nations office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Media watchdog rejects claim it seeks to exclude Palestinian, Lebanese journalists after Gaza terror links

By Stav Levaton

CPJ pushes back on ‘unsubstantiated allegations,’ reaffirms journalist criteria amid backlash over Gaza database review, after ToI found some Gaza entries were of Hamas or PIJ operatives

Cpt. Daniel Perez (IDF)

IDF says it killed Hamas terrorist who abducted tank officer Daniel Perez, held hostages

By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan

This photo circulated on social media on June 30, 2026, shows a bound and blindfolded suspect in IDF custody. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IDF says it tracked down troops who blindfolded suspect and bound him to cot

By Emanuel Fabian

Man in photo that circulated on social media is reportedly a Gazan terror suspect who crossed Yellow Line and was detained by IDF several weeks ago

Illustrative: Veterinary hospital in Israel. (Courtesy)

'Bacteria spread from animals with eye infections to humans'

Superbugs threaten vision in animals – and can jump to humans, Israeli researchers warn

By Diana Bletter

Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Koret School of Veterinary Medicine say drug-resistant bacteria may cause a greater chance of blindness in 10 years; study calls for smarter antibiotic use

Syrian security forces gather at the site of a deadly explosion at a cafe in the capital Damascus, on July 2, 2026. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

At least five killed, 16 wounded as bomb blast rips through cafe in Damascus

By AFP

Explosion takes place close to key government building; no group has claimed responsibility; witness says scene reminiscent of blasts during Syria’s civil war

An Israeli soldier works on a tank near the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

IDF says strike killed Hezbollah operative who emerged from tunnel in south Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian, AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: An Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet is seen taking off for a major wave of strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, April 8, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

Finance and Defense ministries reach deal to give IDF an extra NIS 15 billion

By Sharon Wrobel

Vatican warns faithful they too risk highest punishment

Vatican declares radical sect in schism, excommunicates bishops and priests

By Nicole Winfield

Society of St. Pius X, which rejects reforms aimed at mending ties with Jews but denies accusations it teaches antisemitism, punished for appointing bishops without pope’s consent

Newly consecrated Bishops, from left, Marc Hanappier, Michel Poinsinet de Sivry, Michael Goldade and Pascal Schreiber wearing their miters and holding their pastoral staffs, stand at the end of their consecration ceremony in a tent set up outside the Society of St. Pius X seminary in Econe, Switzerland, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Customers sitting at Cafe Kadosh in Jerusalem, May 2020. The restaurant is one of hundreds in Israel that has opted for kosher certification outside the auspices of Israel's Chief Rabbinate. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Rabbinate approves — then disputes — alternative Tzohar kosher certification in landmark ruling

After years of legal and political battles, liberal group claims to have broken the Chief Rabbinate’s longstanding monopoly over kosher certification — if it’s not overturned

Strong shekel makes Israeli tech workers pricier than their US counterparts, study shows

By Sharon Wrobel

Lobby of Israeli tech firms warns that local tech talent is losing its competitive edge, as higher salary costs due to the strong shekel threaten to drive out future innovation

Fiverr employees at work in its Tel Aviv offices, August 6, 2017 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)

US President Harry Truman's pen on display at the National Library of Israel for America's 250th (Courtesy)

Happy semiquincentennial

National Library of Israel marks America’s 250th birthday

By Jessica Steinberg

Jerusalem institution creates exhibit of rare American artifacts, lecture series and online offerings

Yona Speidel, the television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J. (Courtesy of Yona Speidel via JTA)

Interview'In a post-Oct. 7 world I felt how much Judaism meant to me'

The warmth of community, the heat of hostility: Yona Speidel’s Jewish journey

By Grace Gilson

Prominent transgender Emmy-nominated television writer and producer formerly known as Our Lady J speaks about finding her place in Judaism, even as antisemitism followed her in

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Rescue workers carry Hernán Alberto Gil Flores Gil who was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Man rescued from rubble of his workplace eight days after Venezuela earthquakes

By AP and Sue Surkes

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, April 17, 2026. (AP/Riza Ozel)

Sa’ar accuses Turkish FM of ‘incitement to genocide’ for saying humanity ‘cannot bear’ Israel

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

NY activists plan protest against Ben Gvir visit that spokesperson says isn’t happening

By Luke Tress, Jacob Magid and JTA

Aysha Abraibesh leads a chant while pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators block commute traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge on February 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Anti-Israel activists convicted of misdemeanor charges in 2024 Golden Gate Bridge protest

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party speaks at a campaign rally in front of the Berlin City Hall on June 29, 2026. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)

Far-right Alternative for Germany buoyant as it eyes slice of power in regional elections

By Geir Moulson

Designer Kobi Levi's banana peel shoe is part the Israel Museum Youth Wing exhibit 'Shoe Stories,' which opened June 30, 2026 (Courtesy)

Flip-flop funIsrael Museum gets its kicks with kid-friendly shoe show

By Jessica Steinberg

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