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What Matters Most On Sunday, July 19, 2026

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July 19: In rare interview with Israeli TV, former Saudi general urges ‘serious consequences’ for Iran’s ‘barbaric’ actions

By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff

In Washington meeting, Rubio lauds Lebanese president’s push to disarm Hezbollah * Zamir says IDF ‘closely monitoring’ situation with Iran, ready to resume fighting if needed

7:49 pm

Hungarian PM nominates Jewish chess grandmaster Judit Polgár to serve as interim president
7:19 pm

US military says 'unidentified remains' found at site of Friday's deadly Iranian missile attack on Jordan
6:27 pm

Kuwait condemns 'dangerous escalation' after Iran targets civilian infrastructure

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

High Court freezes key parts of government’s controversial media overhaul law

By Jeremy Sharon

Clauses in law removing barriers to political interference, market concentration in broadcast news temporarily halted amid fears they could influence election; Karhi vows to defy court

Political correspondent Tal Schneider joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (Flash90 / ToI)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 19: Knesset disbands with bangs and whimpers

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Tal Schneider

A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strike on February 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2026 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US launches 8th night of strikes on Iran to ‘punish’ IRGC for deadly Jordan attack

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iran reports strikes in south and in Strait of Hormuz; US bases in Kuwait come under fire, UAE threatened; Washington warns Iran-backed groups might target Americans abroad

People cross the Islamic Revolution Street under a mural depicting a portrait of the Islamic Republic founder Ruhollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian strike kills 2 US troops in Jordan, 3rd is MIA, as Tehran vows ‘unforgettable lessons’

By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Illustrative: An ultra-Orthodox jewish man uses a laptop. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

Authorities said enlisting rabbis, influencers to warn Haredim against spying for Iran

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Military closes area around Gaza ahead of Likud-backed settler march into Strip

Ben Gvir, Smotrich, several other MKs expected to join Nachala-led march calling for Jewish settlement in Strip, as IDF says it will thwart any attempts to illegally enter Gaza

Pro-settlement activists gather near the Gaza Strip on July 9, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Residents inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, July 18, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)

10 said killed, including three children, in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

Settlers accused of burning, vandalizing West Bank mosque in overnight attack

By ToI Staff and AFP

Pictures from scene show Star of David graffitied on wall; police investigating incident that caused damage to house of prayer, car, dairy factory in village in South Hebron Hills

A Palestinian man and a child carry a burnt carpet out of a mosque whose entrance was torched and walls were daubed with Hebrew graffiti in an attack allegedly carried out by Israeli settlers in a Palestinian village near Hebron in the West Bank on July 19, 2026. (HAZEM BADER/AFP)

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Fadi al-Naasan, 17, who succumbed to his wounds sustained during clashes with Israeli soldiers, during his funeral in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, July 18, 2026. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian teen soccer player succumbs to wounds said sustained in clash with settlers

By AFP

Ori Eliyahu at On The Border Cafe in Shtula, on the border with Lebanon, on July 14, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'It’s not just our home, it’s our country’s home'

On Lebanese border, a village still in Hezbollah crosshairs prepares for comeback

By Diana Bletter

As part of a $6 billion push, government campaign to attract residents to northern frontline communities starts Sunday; Shtula, with 60% of its prewar population, to get 15 new homes

Lebanon’s president heads to DC to meet Trump; first White House meet since 2009

By AFP

Analysis

Neshama Carlebach

The film about my father is premiering today. I won’t be there

The documentary tells the full story of Shlomo Carlebach while challenging Jewish communities to hear survivors and hold leaders accountable

Inside story

Charlie Summers

With Ben Gvir’s backing, prison guards quietly branding domestic criminals as terrorists

Public defenders alarmed over uptick in Arab inmates being moved to squalid security wings where they serve alongside terror prisoners, based on questionable misconduct allegations

A guard grasps the hands of a cuffed prisoner through a door slot at the Givon Prison in Ramle on January 11, 2026. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)

Damage caused by a fire that broke out a day earlier in the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, seen on July 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

13 homes burnt, dozens damaged in West Bank settlement as crews battle blaze for 2nd day

Over 100 families said to evacuate homes in Havat Gilad, no casualties reported; probe indicates cigarette caused fire, no other materials found at scene, arson not suspected

Israel’s catastrophes are 100% human-made

The Israeli electoral process is turning toxic, but I believe it will recover if we stand together against the noxious rule of religion and corruption

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Syria’s leader charms the world, crushes the Druze. Israel should be wary

Sharaa seems to be a pragmatic diplomat, but before pursuing warmer ties, Jerusalem needs guarantees that he will stop repressing his minority citizens

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot and party members attend the launch of the Yashar party’s election campaign in Hod Hasharon, central Israel, June 30, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

‘Battle for the center’: Large majority of Israelis already know how they’ll vote — poll

Jewish People Policy Institute survey finds just 14% of voters are undecided ahead of election on October 27, with most of the undecided in the center

Fiyaz Mughal founder of Muslims Against Antisemitism. (Courtesy)

Interview'People quietly play both sides, and that's unacceptable'

UK founder of Muslims Against Antisemitism challenges coreligionists to fight rising hate

By Robert Philpot

Many British Muslim leaders privately denounce the Jew-hatred permeating the country and some of its institutions. Fiyaz Mughal is asking them to speak up before it’s too late

Illustrative: A visitor to the US Capitol, wearing a yellow ribbon to raise awareness for hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, clutches an AIPAC folder while taking the elevator in the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington, DC, March 12, 2024. (Alex Wong / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP)

AIPAC stops taking donations for House Democrats who voted to cut military aid to Israel

Website of pro-Israel lobby group no longer features option to donate to 15 Democrats whom it previously endorsed for reelection, after they voted in favor of motion

Comrades of Lt. Hadar Goldin escort a casket containing his remains out of the Gaza Strip after they were returned by Hamas on November 9, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Goldin, captured in 2014, was returned in 2025

‘Bring your sons from afar’: The decade-long operation to return Hadar Goldin’s body

By Ethan Rubinson and ToI Staff

From secret raids to double agents, an intelligence team spent 10 years chasing the trail to the missing soldier’s body, Ynet reports

Illustrative: An artist’s impression of an exoplanet orbiting its star (M. KORNMESSER/ESA/Hubble/AFP)

Life-friendly world? In first, atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone

The rocky planet LHS 1140b, located 48 light-years away, may have liquid water on its surface; it opens a new window into the search for habitable worlds outside our Solar System

Serge Klarsfeld, president of the Association of Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees from France, speaks at a ceremony commemorating the Jews who were rounded up at Vel d'Hiv in 1942 and deported to Nazi concentration and death camps, on July 19, 2026. (Screenshot via CNEWS on YouTube)

France commemorates 1942 roundup of Jews, after plaque honoring rescuers defaced

By AP

Deputy minister vows to restore memorial honoring family that saved 13-year-old from deportation when 13,152 Jews were rounded up at Vel d’Hiv and sent to Nazi camps

Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a cafe operating on Shabbat in central Jerusalem, July 18, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘Stop destroying Jerusalem’: Haredim target cafe open on Shabbat for 3rd week in a row

Police erect barriers to prevent friction outside city center’s Cafe Basimta, a recently opened business that has drawn the ire of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators

The New York City skyline is seen through a cover of wildfire smoke, in Jersey City, New Jersey, July 17, 2026. (AP/Ryan Murphy)

Storms expected to clear wildfire smoke from Northeast US ahead of World Cup final

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and Philip Marcelo

Air in New York expected to be safe again on Sunday, when Argentina will face off with Spain; Trump says US being ‘invaded’ by smoky air from Canada, threatens tariffs

England’s Bukayo Saka shoots for goal during the World Cup third-place playoff soccer match between France and England in Miami Gardens, Florida, July 18, 2026. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

Ten-goal thriller: England beats France 6-4 to win World Cup’s third-place playoff

By ToI Staff and Reuters

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