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What Matters Most On Monday, July 13, 2026

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Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) arrives at the Interior Ministry to register his name as a candidate for the presidential election, in Tehran, June 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi); former Mossad Director David Barnea attends an event at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, June 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Ahmadinejad seen on state TV, as his office denies story

Report: Ahmadinejad met Mossad chief under Israeli plan to install him as Iran leader

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

NYT cites US officials, sources as saying yearslong regime change plot involved at least 2 meetings with Mossad in Hungary, as Israel looked to prop up anti-Israel Holocaust-denier

Commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

As US-Iran deal falters, experts say this was caused by the MOU text’s vagueness

Avital Sompolinsky, deputy attorney general, arrives for a hearing on petitions alleging flaws in the legislative process of the Communications Bill at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 13, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

July 13: High Court justices say their intervening in Knesset process would violate separation of powers

Houthis confirm firing at Saudi Arabia in response to attack on Yemeni airport * EU ministers to meet on further limiting trade with settlements * Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in new poll

9:01 pm

Trump weighs ordering 'big fat shot' on Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site
8:52 pm

Trump vows to hit Iran hard today and tomorrow, praises relationship with Netanyahu
8:38 pm

Zamir announces round of senior IDF appointments

This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on July 12, 2026 shows cargo ships anchoring near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan (AFPTV/AFP)

Trump to resume blockade of Iran’s ports, says US ‘guardian’ of Hormuz, will charge ‘20% on all cargo’

By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff

Iran fires on ships, again targets Gulf neighbors; Tehran accuses US of hampering talks on strait; Germany, France and Britain condemn Iranian attacks in waterway

A projectile is fired during what the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026. (US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS)

US carries out fresh wave of strikes on Iran, insists Tehran doesn’t control Hormuz

By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

This undated photo provided by the family in July 2026 shows Mandana Sotoudeh, left, and her sister Mahsa Sotoudeh. (Courtesy Roya Basiri via AP)

Iran increasingly scapegoats Baha’i minority, including accusing members of spying for Israel

By FATMA KHALED

ToI in southern LebanonArea 'critical to the defense of the Galilee'

Beneath Beaufort’s strategic bulwark, a Hezbollah lair built to attack Israel is unearthed

By Emanuel Fabian

Built into rocky ridge below imposing Crusader fortress, massive tunnel system, complete with showers and operating room, allowed terror group to launch Iranian arms at Metula and elsewhere without detection, IDF says

UN official says Hamas obstructing Gaza aid: ‘Dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence’

By AFP, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Special coordinator says armed Hamas-linked operatives raided food distribution point and WFP depot, assaulted 2 truck drivers; police scrap charges for Israeli right-wing activist who blocked aid trucks

Trucks carrying food, after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, drive through Khan Younis, February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A smoke plume billows during an Israeli strike on an industrial area in Gaza City on July 12, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/ AFP)

IDF says it hit weapons site in Gaza, as 6 said killed in Strip, including girl

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Remaining parts must pass this week before Knesset dissolves

Coalition plows ahead with Karhi’s media bill, dropping entire sections at last minute

By Michael Bachner, Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon

Rushed committee approval comes after parts related to government app that would broadcast sports free of charge removed due to Haredi objections; High Court discussing contentious bill Monday

Political correspondent Ariela Karmel appears on today's Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 13: Coalition races to pass controversial laws before Knesset dissolves

By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel

Israelis cast their ballots in the Israeli general elections, at a voting station in Jerusalem,on November 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Election date finalized for October 27, with government set to complete full term

By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff

Lindsey Graham understood what too few in Washington still do

Long before it was fashionable, he knew that a strong Israel is a strategic asset to the United States, not a liability to be managed

Benyamin Moalem

The Democrats’ post-Netanyahu illusion

The expectation that Israel will fundamentally change under a different prime minister misunderstands where Israelis stand today

Opposition Yesh Atid MKs Elazar Stern (left) and Meir Cohen (right) shout during a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee hearing on legislation to freeze the arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Legal advisers: Bill fails principle of equality before law

Bill approved for final Knesset readings would ease continued mass Haredi non-enlistment for at least 7 months

By Jeremy Sharon

Coalition-backed legislation much more far-reaching than earlier versions, gives current and future Haredi draft dodgers immunity from arrest, freezes existing criminal proceedings, and makes oversight over immunity process impossible

Shas minister Haim Biton attends an Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, on August 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Police grill Shas MK for 2nd time on suspicion of funneling taxpayer funds to party paper

By Charlie Summers

Bill to gut attorney general’s powers approved by Knesset committee for final readings

By Jeremy Sharon

Opposition lawmakers warn legislation will place ‘government above the law’ and vow to petition against it, as coalition lauds it ahead of its likely passage this week

MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

'Fragmented sleep carries lasting consequences for children'

Secondhand smoke harms children’s sleep by acting on central nervous system, Israeli researchers say

By Diana Bletter

Scientists find 67% spike in sleep disruptions in kids aged 1-12 even without respiratory issues; eliminating tobacco smoke from child’s environment can immediately improve sleep efficiency, brain recovery, overall health

Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk, left, of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, and the Department of Physiology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Prof. Aviv D. Goldbart of the Saban Pediatric Medical Center at Soroka University Medical Center. (Courtesy)

Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, speaks during a conference in Gaza City, on November 4, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90/ File)

In memo before October 7 massacre, Sinwar predicted Israel might respond with nuclear strike

By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

Uncovered document from 2022, written in slain terror chief’s own hand, lays out plans for mass assault, with goal of capturing territory, expelling residents, and taking hostages

Weapons found in car parked near synagogue in Paris Jewish suburb; terror probe launched

By AFP

Some 300 people evacuated from area after military-grade rifle, handgun found in stolen vehicle; French interior minister says no motives or suspects identified

A French police officer stands guard in front of the Synagogue of Sarcelles, Paris’s suburb, on October 11, 2023. (Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT/AFP)

A local resident looks out as crowds gather during a visit by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer to an ambulance center operated by the Jewish community in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on April 30, 2026, the day after two men were stabbed in an attack. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)

UK pledges £250 million over 3 years to boost protection of Jewish communities

France's President Emmanuel Macron, center right, with Charles Dreyfus, grandson of Alfred Dreyfus, during a tribute ceremony to Captain Alfred Dreyfus, on the Ile de la Cite near the Court of Cassation in Paris, France, July 12, 2026. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP)

Alfred Dreyfus statue finds permanent home in Paris, 120 years after his exoneration

By Zev Stub and AP

Obituary

Paragon of a bygone era? With death of Lindsey Graham, Israel loses a stalwart ally

Republican senator organized a bipartisan trip to Israel shortly after October 7, saying at the time: ‘If I had a bigger plane, we probably would have brought the entire Senate’

US Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP/Maya Levin)

US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, answers questions from the media near an exhibition of damaged Russian vehicles in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Sen. Lindsey Graham died of aorta tear, medical examiner says in preliminary finding

By AP

Sen Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to the media before the CBS News Republican presidential debate at the Peace Center, February 13, 2016, in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

ProfileFrom pool halls to Congress: How Lindsey Graham reached the heights of US politics

By AP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) meeting with US Senator Lindsey Graham in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in a handout picture made available on April 13, 2023. (SPA/AFP)

Lindsey Graham reportedly prepared push for Israel-Saudi ties after Israeli election

By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman

Report says late senator believed Iran war created opening for normalization and had discussed initiative with top officials; was set to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia to assess matter

This screen grab taken from a video footage released by the Al-Masirah TV and made available via AFPTV on July 13, 2026, shows smoke rising from the airport in Sanaa (AL-MASIRAH TV/AFP)

Yemen’s Saudi-backed army bombs Houthi-held Sanaa airport to block Iranian plane

The entrance of Hansen House during Jerusalem Design Week, through July 16, 2026 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Winning combination

Jerusalem Design Week sports a World Cup, Maccabiah Games theme

By Jessica Steinberg

Annual event at city’s Hansen House has designers probing team colors, symbols, flags and uniforms in exhibits and installations

People holding Israeli and American flags gather for the annual Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on June 2, 2024, in New York (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Poll: Israel support not priority for most younger religiously affiliated US Jews

By AP and ToI Staff

In contrast, half of US Jews over 45 say supporting Israel ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important to their Jewish identity; 3 in 10 Jews under 45 say Israel committed genocide in Gaza

Controversial 'looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular is seen on the beach in Tel Aviv in July 2026. (Screenshot/Kick)

Controversial ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular cuts divisive path across Tel Aviv

By Theia Chatelle

After he refused to apologize for appearance with group singing ‘Heil Hitler,’ Braden Peters’s presence in the Jewish state divides and confuses many Israeli social media activists

The Sea of Galilee in northern Israel has receded following a dry winter, September 12, 2025. (David Cohen/ Flash90)

Indian Ocean may impact long, dry winter spells in Eastern Mediterranean – study

Hebrew University findings could help improve seasonal forecasting of drought risk in parched Levant

Illustrative: Construction of the new Tel Aviv Light Rail, on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa-Tel Aviv on February 25, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

40 groups contest move to dilute environmental oversight of big projects

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Israel's Guy Sasson, left, and Netherlands' Niels Vink receive the Wimbledon trophy after winning the quad wheelchair doubles on July 11, 2026. (Screenshot: Wimbledon/YouTube)

Israel’s Guy Sasson wins Wimbledon wheelchair doubles for 2nd straight year

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa addresses the inaugural session of Syria’s newly formed People’s Assembly, the first since the fall of President Bashar Assad’s government, in Damascus, Syria on Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syria’s interim parliament meets for first time after Assad overthrow

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Noga Erez, second from right and Ori Rousso, far right, with producers of the 'Noga' documentary that screened at the Jerusalem Film Festival on July 10, 2026 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Film reviewNoga Erez and Ori Rousso share intimate details in new documentary ‘Noga’

By Jessica Steinberg

Police raid a building during a wave of arrests carried out against suspects in a drug and arms trafficking network in southern Israel and East Jerusalem, on July 13, 2026. (Israel Police)

Police arrest dozens as undercover agent busts suspected arms, drug smuggling network

By Charlie Summers

Rescuers work at the site of a fire in Bangkok, Thailand, July 13, 2026. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)

Massive fire at a bar in Bangkok kills at least 27 people

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng

Sen. Mitch McConnell, left, arrives with his wife, former US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, before the Inauguration of US President Donald Trump, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP)

Breaking weeks of silence, US Sen. Mitch McConnell says fall led to hospitalization

By MARY CLARE JALONICK

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