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What Matters Most On Monday, August 3, 2026

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Left to right: Defense Minister Israel Katz, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90); IDF Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, February 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, July 12, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Katz denies dismissing Bluth: A 'complete lie'

Katz tries to walk back on-air removal of top general, as opposition, allies call to oust Katz

By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff

Lawmakers, former generals, settlement leaders decry defense minister’s live TV replacement of Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth; IDF said freezing senior appointments until elections

Minister of Defense Israel Katz announces that he's replacing the IDF's top West Bank general, on Channel 14, August 2, 2026. (Screenshot)

Katz announces on TV he’s replacing top West Bank general; IDF says he’ll stay in his role

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

In past, Israel almost always had more Jews coming than going

Record Israeli emigration continued for third consecutive year in 2025, study finds

Using travel data, Tel Aviv University researchers estimate that between 45,000 and 50,000 Israelis left the country in each of the past three years, amid war and increased political strife

From left to right: Prof. Ayelet Erez of Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Yarden Ariav, a researcher in Erez’s lab, and Dr. Samah Hayek, senior epidemiologist at Clalit Health Services and a senior lecturer in Tel Aviv University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science and Clalit Innovation)

In world first, Israeli scientists find active ingredient in Viagra may stop cancer spread

By Diana Bletter

Researchers say mouse models and data from 5 million health fund members show erectile dysfunction drug and statins may improve outcomes by blocking cholesterol needed for cells to metastasize

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A billboard depicting a fallen Statue of Liberty and crowds carrying Iranian and Shiite flags overlooks Revolution Square as traffic drives by in Tehran, Iran, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Rebuffing Trump, Iran insists no talks with US over Hormuz, strait staying closed

By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman

Tehran official: No plans to resume talks, situation in waterway ‘will remain unchanged’; tanker off Oman reports nearby blasts; US military asks troops for new ideas to pressure Iran

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One while returning to the White House, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump says talks with Iran will start Monday on deal to reopen Hormuz

By Jacob Magid, AP and ToI Staff

A statue of Palestinians stands with Iranian flag as a banner shows newly elected Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, center, alongside the late leaders Ismail Haniyeh, right, and Yahya Sinwar, with writing in Hebrew reads: 'From Sinwar’s generation, the new leader on the ground,' and in Arabic: 'Khalil al-Hayya, the occupiers’ nightmare” at Palestine Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Deal said in the works to revive US-Iran MOU, open Hormuz for 60 days without fees

By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Defense Minister Israel Katz visit the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip on November 19, 2024. (Itai Bet-On/GPO)

Live updates (closed)

Aug. 3: 62% of Israelis think Netanyahu’s promised ‘total victory’ will never come — poll

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Lack of state comptroller means would-be-whistleblowers can’t get legal protection, office says * After dissing him and announcing his replacement, reportedly angering PM, Katz now says Bluth performing ‘well,’ isn’t ousted

8:04 pm

Survey shows continued deadlock; 62% think Netanyahu's promised 'total victory' will never come
7:43 pm

First Israeli airstrike in some 24 hours reported in Gaza, amid pressure to halt attacks
6:57 pm

Lack of state comptroller means would-be-whistleblowers can't get legal protection, office says

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Despite Knesset recess, finance panel set to allocate millions to Haredim, settlements

By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff

Opposition lawmakers and religious liberty group say additional funding for Haredi schools and Settlements Ministry constitutes ‘electoral bribery’

Analysis

Shalom Yerushalmi

Segalovitz will only join Ra’am if it recognizes Israel as a Jewish state

MK Yoav Segalovitz’s vision of shared destiny hinges on Mansour Abbas. If successful, he could prove the Arab party he joins is more Zionist than the ultra-Orthodox

MK Yoav Segalovitz attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset on October 20, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Board of Peace envoy laments recent Gaza strikes amid effort to implement Trump plan

By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and AP

Nickolay Mladenov says team ‘working around the clock to de-escalate,’ as Board official says Israel was briefed ‘extensively’ as Hamas disarmament deal came together

Nickolay Mladenov, high representative for Gaza speaks at the 'Board of Peace' meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)

US President Donald Trump walks to speak to reporters onboard Air Force One while returning to the White House, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Analysis

Déjà vu in Iran: Trump keeps threatening major escalation, only to walk it all back

US leader’s hardball negotiation strategy leaves all sides guessing what’s next, but critics say even he doesn’t know where he’s going and may be looking for a reset button

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

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Aug. 3 – Israel in the dark as Trump adopts Saudi-first policy

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman

A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" next to the portraits of alleged victims of crackdowns, during a silent march denouncing the deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026. (Sébastien DUPUY / AFP)

Iran hangs two accused of spying for Israel as wartime executions ramp up

By AFP and ToI Staff

Talli Rosenbaum

Beyond boundaries: Rethinking Jewish sex education

Religious young people need a primer on pleasure, intimacy, relational integrity, and how to ask their questions (or they’ll risk the internet for answers)

Joseph P. Rhinewine

Keep your $3.8 billion in US aid

Critics invoke a single number to portray Israel as an American client state, but that distorts the strategic alliance that benefits both countries

Morocco blames misinformation for Ceuta migrant rush; Israel conspiracy theories spread

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Rabat also points finger at human trafficking networks for crisis; watchdog finds baseless claims of Israeli involvement reached over 100 million people on X

Migrants who crossed into Spain are escorted by Spanish soldiers towards the Spanish-Moroccan border for their return to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)

An NYPD officer at an anti-Israel protest, September 23, 2025. (Luke Tress/ Times of Israel/ File)

NY man who killed Jewish writer in car crash charged with vandalizing kosher shop

Dawood Faisal hit with hate crime charges for vandalization of bagel restaurant, weeks after being charged with manslaughter in death of Cara Trager in separate incident

An Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 StarLiner drone, capable of flying in domestic, civilian airspace alongside commercial jets. (Elbit Systems Ltd.)

Leaked Elbit documents reportedly show it was in talks to sell advanced drones to UAE

Gulf state sent the Israeli arms giant an urgent request for six strategic surveillance systems soon after early 2022 Houthi attack, documents show; unclear if sales went through

Crocodiles at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, August 18, 2024. (Police spokesperson)

Court freezes transfer of crocodiles to prison moat, putting Ben Gvir’s plan on hold

Following petition from animal rights group against move to surround Ketziot Prison with Nile crocodiles, Jerusalem District Court gives state until Wednesday to respond

MK Itamar Ben Gvir and right-wing rapper and influencer Yoav Eliasi attend a protest in Tel Aviv, August 16, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90/ File)

Cop questioned on far-right rapper’s alleged abuse of ties with police

By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff

This graphic from the Euro-Mediterranean Seismic Center shows where an earthquake struck early on August 3, 2026, north of Suez, Egypt. (Euro-Mediterranean Seismic Center)

Earthquake strikes eastern Egypt, injuring one; is felt in Israel

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Egyptian authorities report minor damage caused after 5.5 magnitude quake north of Suez; alerts sent to Israelis came from Android, not Home Front Command warning system

Jewish groups condemn swastika graffiti on Maimonides statue in Cordoba

Spanish police investigating incident, denounced as attack on ‘the values of knowledge, freedom, and coexistence’ represented by legacy of 12th-century Jewish philosopher

Swastika graffiti on a statue of Maimonides in Cordoba, Spain, discovered on August 1, 2026. (European Jewish Congress on X)

Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as deputy foreign minister at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

‘Provocation’: Sa’ar clashes with fellow New Hope MK in probe of comptroller vote

By Noam Lehmann

Sharren Haskel tells police that party whip Michel Buskila demanded members film votes, show them to Netanyahu; foreign minister and New Hope leader denies it

A billboard advertises Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party, in Cyprus. The Hebrew reads: 'Israelis, enjoy! You deserve it. Yashar, with Eisenkot.' (Fidias Panayiotou on X)

Eisenkot election billboard in Cyprus said vandalized with Palestinian colors, but photo appears to be AI fake

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