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What Matters Most On Monday, July 6, 2026

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Left to right: Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 5, 2026. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

Yair Golan: A preview of what will happen on election day

AG: Government pledge to disobey High Court undermines core principles of rule of law

Herzog: Disobeying court ruling crosses a red line; opposition leaders warn against weakening of democratic norms, envision ‘anarchy in the streets’; Israel Bar Association chair: ‘Israel will not survive’ if move goes unchallenged

Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Minister insists PM will obey High Court ruling, isn’t seeking constitutional crisis

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (left) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attend a Knesset plenum session, January 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

In first, government vows to disobey High Court ruling, setting up constitutional crisis

By Jeremy Sharon

The Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, May 13, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

July 6: Opposition boycotts vote as political Oct 7 probe passes 1st reading 59-0

Sa’ar warns of Hamas ‘trick’ to prevent disarmament after group dissolves Gaza government * Envoy to US says Israel views deal with Lebanon as superseding American MOU with Iran

8:15 pm

Death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes rises to 3,535
7:41 pm

Jordan fuming at Israeli refusal to renew expired water deal -- report
7:39 pm

Report: As PM seeks Haredi loyalty after election, ultra-Orthodox leaders non-committal

Analysis

Government defiance of High Court paves way for future disregard of the law

Ministers’ declaration against High Court ruling on a media regulation body may have little legal impact, but symbolically ‘crosses the Rubicon’ on the concept of the rule of law

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (left) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (right) attend a Knesset plenum session, January 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The entrance to the Channel 12 office in Tel Aviv after an attacker launched a brick at it overnight, on July 5, 2026. (Screenshot: X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Door to Channel 12 news offices smashed by masked assailant in Tel Aviv

Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 6: High Court showdown: Is Israel facing a constitutional crisis?

By Jessica Steinberg and Jeremy Sharon

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Officials during the process of counting the Knesset election absentee ballots at the Central Elections Committee in Jerusalem, March 24, 2021. (Rafi Ben Hakun/GPO)

Elections committee plans live broadcast of vote count to dispel conspiracy theories

Director says aiming for ‘most transparent election ever,’ warns that Israel’s enemies are aiming to preemptively ‘delegitimize’ results, urges public to only trust official sources of info

ToI Profile

Gruff and unpolished, Gadi Eisenkot is becoming the face of the anti-Netanyahu movement

The plainspoken ex-IDF head embodies a shift from the PM’s slick style, which has come to define Israeli politics. But after surging in the polls, he now faces a brutal campaign as Netanyahu’s chief foe

Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks at the launch of his party's election campaign in Hod Hasharon, June 30, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

What October 7 brought into my consulting room

Couples are grappling with inherited Holocaust fears and questions of identity – and prospective clients are increasingly asking whether therapists are Jewish

Barry Finestone

The Jewish relationship we can repair

The past few years have increased the disconnect between Diaspora Jews and Israelis in profound ways. Here are 4 ways to come together

Shin Bet director David Zini attends the funeral of an Israeli soldier at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, March 27, 2026, (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

Shin Bet chief said to defend removal of Oct. 7 memorial: ‘Enough time has passed’

Relative of slain agent slams remarks by David Zini in phone call with bereaved families: ‘How does a sentence like that come out of your mouth?’

Premier cites 'overwhelming support' on his Facebook page

Netanyahu rejects Vance’s claim Trump is Israel’s only friend, says ‘many’ seek ties

By Nava Freiberg

PM insists he and US president are ‘set on the same goal’ of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, says Israel will make sure of this, even if US fails at forging deal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The truck carrying the coffins of the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family makes its way through mourners during the funeral procession toward Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Crowds hang effigy of Trump

Masses accompany Khamenei funeral procession through Tehran as throngs chant for revenge

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Flag-draped coffins of slain leader, relatives paraded on truck through crowded capital, as mourners call for death to Trump and Netanyahu; Katz vows same fate for new supreme leader

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the wedding of former Gaza hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen, July 5, 2026. (President Isaac Herzog/X)

Love wins

‘Emotional’: Ex-hostages Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen are married

Wedding attended by several former hostages, including Rom Braslavski, who was held in PIJ captivity with Troufanov; President Isaac Herzog, first lady, join the ceremony

Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run government media office, center right, speaks during a press conference at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Hamas dissolves Gaza government ahead of eventual transfer of power to technocrats

By Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg, AFP, Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian

While move marks political shift, Israeli official downplays it as ‘spin’ and ‘stalling’ as civil servants set to keep their jobs; Hamas has so far refused to disarm

Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak (left) in the Knesset plenum on April 27, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Religious Zionism MK Moshe Solomon seen in a Knesset committee meeting on June 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Anti-Israel group files complaint in Netherlands against 2 MKs for ‘incitement to genocide’

By Ethan Rubinson

Itzik Saidyan (center) appears at a Knesset House Committee meeting in the Knesset on July 5, 2026. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesman's Office)

IDF veteran who self-immolated begs Knesset: Prioritize combat soldiers, not Torah study

By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

Addressing debate on Basic Law to declare Torah study foundational value, Itzik Saidyan says highest priority must be ‘the ones who go into battle… who feel forgotten’

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is seen at the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 5, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF says Hezbollah cell hit in south Lebanon, warns it will attack if truce violated

By Emanuel Fabian

Military reports operatives spotted close to buffer zone; Zamir tours Beaufort Castle, nearby Hezbollah tunnels; Netanyahu claims Christian villages seek annexation to Israel

Screengrab of a CCTV video showing a Border Police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car full of passengers and forcing the door shut as it explodes, July 5, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Border Police officer throws stun grenade into Palestinian car, blocks driver’s exit

By ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan

Police says officer suspended, incident under investigation; video shows flashbang going off while occupants inside, driver apparently unharmed; 6 said injured in settler attack

Heavy flooding in a road in the village of Abu Ghosh, outside Jerusalem, January 13, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

El Niño could bring deadly floods, vicious winds, huge hailstones to Israel

Israel Meteorological Service presents three scenarios to help authorities prepare for events that are ‘low probability’ but would have ‘severe potential impact’

A man with a respirator mask on his head is silhouetted during a wildfire on the outskirts of the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

Massive wildfires tear through southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee

By AFP

Illustrative: View of the Leviathan gas field gas processing rig on November 30, 2024. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)

Israel launches tender to search for more natural gas in Mediterranean

By Steven Scheer

This combination of photos shows Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington, left, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, center, and Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on July 28, 2018. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr., J. Scott Applewhite, Paul Sancya)

Democratic Senate primary in Michigan narrows to Israel critic vs. AIPAC favorite

By AP and ToI Staff

Mallory McMorrow suspends her campaign a month before the primary vote, leaving moderate Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed dueling for the Democratic nomination

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French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after a joint press conference following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq / POOL / AFP)

Syria expecting Macron in first post-Assad visit by Western head of state

By Acil Tabbara and Francesco FONTEMAGGI

Referee Raphael Claus of Brazil shows a red card to United States' Folarin Balogun, right, during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, California, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Trump intervenes to spare US soccer star a World Cup ban, sparking outcry

By Ronald Blum and Michelle L. Price

Adam Sandler poses for media at a photo-call for the movie 'Spaceman' during the International Film, Festival Berlinale, in Berlin, February 21, 2024. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Don't mess with the brideAdam Sandler officiating Taylor Swift’s wedding fuels debate on her Israel stance

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following Russian missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

At least 14 killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv ahead of key NATO summit

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