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What Matters Most On Monday, July 20, 2026

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Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US said to be running low on munitions

Iran says it’s in ‘full-scale war’ with US as mediators said to proffer 10-day truce

By Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Israeli security cabinet reportedly set to meet as Washington said to move more military equipment to region in preparation for ‘wider war’; report exposes undisclosed American casualties

Video footage shared by US Central Command on July 19, 2026, shows forces launching a ninth consecutive evening of strikes against Iran. (US Central Command video, screenshot via X)

US strikes Iran for 9th night, confirms American servicemember killed in Iraq

By Agencies, ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), July 9, 2026, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

Oil prices ease after Iran says US contacts continue through mediators

File: Iran's then-supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, greets Khalil al-Hayya, then a member of Hamas leadership council, during their meeting in Tehran, Feb. 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Hamas elects Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader; Israel tried to kill him last year

By Nurit Yohanan and AFP

Gaza-born, Doha-based al-Hayya, who is close to the regime in Iran, has served as group’s top negotiator during war, defeats ex-leader Khaled Mashaal for top spot

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

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July 20: Netanyahu said to denounce settler violence as ‘metastasizing cancer’

Hasidic protesters rally outside military prison, AG’s house * US official says talks between Washington and Tehran ongoing * CENTCOM launches fresh strikes against Iran

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Tanker reports being struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, says monitor
9:55 pm

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protest outside military prison, AG's house over arrest of yeshiva student
8:38 pm

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen vows to respond with force to threatened Houthi maritime blockade

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Ministers join settler activists on march through closed military zone to Gaza border

Security forces do little to stop thousands of marchers from breaching IDF checkpoints while demonstrating for the reestablishment of settlements in the Strip; no arrests reported

Israeli right-wing activists advocating Jewish settlement in Gaza gather on the border with the Gaza Strip as they attempt to cross over into the territory on July 19, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)

A Palestinian farmer (L) attempts to prevent Israeli settlers from approaching an olive grove being harvested near the Palestinian village of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, on October 29, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR/AFP)

Government document shows 650 youths living in illegal West Bank outposts

By Jeremy Sharon

Hostage Rimon Buchshtab-Kirscht speaks to her Hamas captor as she is being released to the Red Cross in Gaza, November 28, 2023. (Screenshot via Al Jazeera)

‘I started cursing him in Arabic’: Ex-hostage reveals words to Hamas captor upon release

Rimon Buchshtab-Kirscht, whose defiant glare at terrorist upon release in Nov. 2023 went viral, mourns slain husband, recalls talking with Sinwar and Yarden Bibas, opens up about enduring sexual assault

People inspect damage caused by a fire on July 18 in the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, seen on July 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Police arrest 2 Palestinians in connection with devastating fire at West Bank settlement

By Charlie Summers

No casualties in Havat Gilad blaze, which forced over 100 families to evacuate, destroyed 13 homes; police said to believe it was lit unintentionally by cigarette butt; probe ongoing

Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff and media at 10 Downing Street in London, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Andy Burnham becomes 7th UK PM in a decade, is expected to take tougher stance on Israel

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Taking reins of unpopular governing Labour party from Keir Starmer, in a Britain with anemic economic growth, ex-Manchester mayor pledges to tackle high cost of living ahead of new 10-year-plan

Iran's FM: Israel still likely breaching our intel

IDF fires interceptors over Eilat as Iranian missiles target nearby Aqaba in Jordan

By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Agencies

Military says it shot down missile debris, while its interceptor fragments landed in open area near Eilat; Israeli source tells Saudi outlet that Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘not in Iran’

An interception seen in the sky near the Israeli city of Eilat and adjacent Jordanian city of Aqaba amid an Iranian missile attack on July 19, 2026. (screen capture: Telegram)

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (AP / ToI)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing July 20 – Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he exits Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, after attending the World Cup final soccer match, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says new Air Force One to be upgraded after security concerns

Ben Gvir: She's working to oust right-wing gov't; we'll win

AG tells court efforts to stop Ben Gvir from undermining police independence have failed

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Filing to High Court accuses national security minister of continuing to interfere in investigations, appointments and operations, thereby violating April ruling

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara (left) attends a hearing of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in Jerusalem, September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90); National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit party at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The growth rings of the wooden beams discovered in the City of David, believed to have been burnt in 586 BCE (Efrat Bocher)

'You feel you are witnessing the very moment of destruction'

Rare well-preserved Iron Age wood said to offer evidence of First Temple’s destruction

Ahead of Tisha B’av, archaeologists announce discovery of beams charred from fires they believe were caused by razing of Jerusalem holy site in 586 BCE, likely kept as-is by returning Israelites

Analysis

Mamdani trying to arrest Netanyahu would give both men the exact headline they want

The New York City mayor likely can’t act on ICC warrant. But attempting to do so would bolster Mamdani’s left-wing political brand — and give Netanyahu an assist ahead of the election

(Left) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledges audience applause after his address to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew); (right) Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a union rally on Park Avenue, in New York, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers a speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States at City Hall in New York, July 3, 2026. (Anna Connors/ The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Netanyahu: Mamdani trying to distract from failed policies by seeking to arrest me

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Democratic Michigan US Senate candidates, Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Rep. Haley Stevens are displayed on a television during a debate inside the spin room at WoodTV studios, Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 7, 2026, (Kristen Norman/AP)

AIPAC has spent record amount on Michigan’s Senate primary, in test of its influence

By AP and ToI Staff

US President Donald Trump (left) greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a summit on Gaza in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)

ExclusiveUS: 'International donors must not be duped by this deception'

US claims PA’s prisoner payments reform a con, dismissing audit that suggested otherwise

While external review found welfare payments now conditioned on financial status instead of prison sentence, State Department says it didn’t examine ‘clandestine bypass channels’

Flying home to vote

I’ll make a quick trip from Europe not because I want to earn the right to criticize the next government, but because I want there to be less to criticize

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Mamdani’s threat to arrest Netanyahu isn’t the real danger

A political leader who claims history has already rendered its verdict turns disagreement into heresy – and New York’s Jews are feeling the consequences

Judit Polgár attends the 'Queen Of Chess' premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater on January 27, 2026, in Park City, Utah. (Dia Dipasupil/ Getty Images/ AFP)

Hungarian PM nominates Jewish chess grandmaster Judit Polgar to serve as interim president

By ToI Staff and Reuters

Announcing nomination, Peter Magyar says Hungary ‘needs unity, peace and a president whom every Hungarian can be proud of’

Likud grants Netanyahu 8 slots on Knesset list, option to nix primary in wartime

By Ariela Karmel and Stav Levaton

Key panel authorizes PM to convene committee of Likud mayors to choose list if security conditions prevent primary vote; MK Bitan accuses panel chair of harming party’s democracy

Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote in the party primaries at a polling station in Tel Aviv, on August 10, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90/File)

The Democrats party leader Yair Golan (left) shakes hands with new member Omri Ronen at a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Katz orders Democrats party candidate ousted from IDF reserves over call to refuse service

By Stav Levaton

Amir Wolner of Hakibbutz (L) and Guy Franklin of Israeli Mapped in NY (Courtesy/Ohad Kab)

Israeli startups open NYC ‘kibbutz,’ as tech scene grows despite Mamdani

As political climate sours, workspace in Chelsea, the first of its kind in the city, aims to foster Israeli businesses and encourage connections with US firms

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) meets with Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun at the State Department in Washington, DC, July 19, 2026. (Secretary Marco Rubio/X)

At meeting in DC, Rubio lauds Lebanon president’s ongoing push to disarm Hezbollah

By Lazar Berman and AFP

Aoun says Beirut and Washington must align on achieving initial Israeli withdrawal from negotiated ‘pilot zones,’ ahead of his scheduled meeting with Trump on Tuesday

IDF soldiers use Israeli-founded defense tech startup EyesAtop's universal remote controller to operate a variety of drones. (Courtesy EyesAtop)

By unifying controls, startup led by slain soldier’s brother puts drone war in IDF’s hands

By Sharon Wrobel

EyesAtop’s universal remote controller allows a single soldier to fly different types of UAVs at once, giving the IDF an edge on battlefields being transformed by cheap drone tech

Matt Damon, from left, director Christopher Nolan, and Anne Hathaway attend the premiere of 'The Odyssey' at AMC Lincoln Square in New York, on July 14, 2026. (Evan Agostini/ Invision/ AP)

Not Greek to them. Scholars question Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

By Hillel Italie

Translators Emily Wilson and Daniel Mendelsohn, though admiring flair of onscreen version of epic poem, question character of Hollywood version of hero, ‘incoherent’ messaging

Israel-critic Spain’s World Cup victory praised by Iran, Hamas, Houthis and PA’s Abbas

By AFP and ToI Staff

Gazans seen celebrating soccer win, as congratulatory messages from Tehran and its proxies highlight Madrid’s hostility to Israel, support for Palestinian statehood

Spain’s captain Rodri lifts up the World Cup trophy as Spain’s players, Spain’s head coach Luis de la Fuente (L), US President Donald Trump (2R) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) celebrate during the presentation ceremony after the 2026 World Cup final, in which Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP)

Spain’s team captain Rodri lifts the trophy after Spain won the World Cup final against Argentina in East Rutherford, New Jersey, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Spain beats defending champion Argentina 1-0 to win the 2026 World Cup

By Tim Reynolds

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