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What Matters Most On Friday, August 7, 2026

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Left to right: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Ankara, Turkey, June 22, 2022 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici); Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026 (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP); Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defense deal in shadow of Iran war

Pact links NATO member, nuclear state and host of Muslim holy sites; three Sunni countries say deal not directed at any particular country, but all are wary of Iran and Israel

Houthi supporters chant slogans during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia

Live updates (closed)

Aug. 7: Source close to Saudi army says coalition won’t ‘stand idly by’ amid Houthi attacks in Yemen

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Opposition-aligned outlet claims Iranian supreme leader may be on deathbed * US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran’s IRGC * Israel revoked entry permits of US Jews who volunteered with Palestinians — report

8:35 pm

Mauthausen staff call police after dispute erupts over teen wearing 'Free Palestine' shirt
7:57 pm

Report: Rome airport cancels Israeli defense firm's contract to operate anti-drone shield
7:11 pm

IDF stays mum as Hezbollah drone strikes near troops in south Lebanon; no injuries

Chairman of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid and new member of the Yesh Atid party Yoav Segalovitz presenting the new project, titled “Nachshon Plan” during a joint press conference in Tel Aviv, April 3, 2017. (Flash90)

Poll shows Eisenkot would likely need Ra'am to form coalition

Segalovitz departs Yesh Atid amid his reported talks to join Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am

ToI poll indicates most opposition voters support inclusion of Ra’am in coalition if Segalovitz joins; Democrats chair said to walk back promise to reserve spot for hostage mom Zangauker

Finance Minister and head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends the party primary in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Smotrich placates coalition on Haredi draft, but pays a cost among settler base

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein and former minister Gilad Erdan hold a press conference in Tel Aviv to announce the establishment of a new right-wing party, August 6, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Erdan and Edelstein unveil still-unnamed party: ‘Likud no longer represents its voters’

By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol

Longtime Likud lawmakers vow to legislate universal enlistment, promise to join only a broad government, but don’t rule out sitting in a coalition with Netanyahu

Next right-wing government could create constitutional court above Supreme Court, MK says

By Jeremy Sharon

Overhaul architect Simcha Rothman warns drastic move transferring judicial review to new bench would be needed to deal with current top court, which ‘does not obey the law’

MK Simcha Rothman leads a hearing of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, May 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Trump insists Iran deal could be inked soon, after previous forecasts don’t pan out

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Chief Iranian negotiator mocks US president for repeatedly walking back threats, while Trump denies reports that he’s mad at Hegseth for depleted interceptor stockpile

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, August 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, shakes hands with new Mossad chief Roman Gofman at a welcoming ceremony, June 2, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Mossad head reportedly removes 2 senior officials behind failed Iran regime-change plan

By Stav Levaton

Two IDF reservists killed in fighting laid to rest in Israel

Despite deadly flare-up in violence, US claims progress made in Israel-Lebanon talks

By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman

Lebanese source says Israel refusing to move ahead with more pilot zones before ‘verifying’ success of implementation; US reportedly taking Israel’s side on pace of IDF withdrawal

Israeli soldiers are seen inside southern Lebanon from the Israeli side of the border, August 6, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Lazar Focus podcastIs there really progress in Trump’s Gaza, Lebanon and Iran talks?

By Lazar Berman and Gabriella Jacobs

Eightfold rise in Palestinian minors held for over a year

Number of Palestinian minors in Israeli administrative detention rises sharply — data

By Nurit Yohanan

While Israel stopped holding Jewish suspects without due process, it has intensified practice against Arabs, expanding number of Palestinian minors held in past year from 103 to 191

Illustrative: A Palestinian prisoner at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Homes in Carmei Gat, July 28, 2026 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)

'A close-knit community with the amenities of a city'

Once a bargain, Carmei Gat is transforming into Israel’s newest Anglo boomtown

Filled with new homes going for less than they might in Modiin or Beit Shemesh, the swanky national religious Kiryat Gat neighborhood is attracting more and more English-speaking immigrants

Housing snapshot August 2026: Home prices fall 1%, largest drop in eight years

Emigration of doctors, engineers, other highly educated Israelis hits record high

By Sharon Wrobel

Israel Tax Authority research finds a near-doubling in five years of skilled, high-earning Israelis leaving; expert warns the trend risks becoming a spiral effect, difficult to reverse

Illustrative: Passengers at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, August 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

'Held By a String' was the opening aerial performance at Jerusalem's Hinnom Valley on July 28, 2026 (Igo Parvrov)

'We hope it's temporary but we're not going to whitewash it'

At Israel Festival, show goes on without international acts amid war, isolation

By Jessica Steinberg

Organizers of annual event grapple with unofficial cultural boycott as global talent, usually a prominent part of the program, shuns Israel in wake of Oct. 7

Uganda approves deployment of troops to int'l force in Gaza

Official sees ‘steps in the right direction’ for Gaza plan as Israel curbs its strikes

By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

Official involved with proposal says recent IDF restraint has been ‘important to getting the sequencing rolling’; UAE joins other Muslim nations in accusing Israel of breaching deal

IDF soldiers seen on the border with the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Left: Nissim Louk speaks to Channel 12 news, May 17, 2024. (Channel 12 screenshot) Right: Transportation Minister Miri Regev speaks at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 23, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

‘You caused Oct 7’: Bereaved father rebukes Likud minister at Jerusalem campaign stop

Elchanan Poupko

When Israel can’t recognize its own: Fallacies in making aliyah

Jews like Rabbi Avi Weiss and local US ultra-Orthodox are obviously eligible to move to Israel; the Jewish state must cut through any red tape getting in their way

10 stories about my grandfather-in-law, Rabbi Norman Lamm

Known for his ideas, Rabbi Lamm was also a grandson, a disciple, an embattled university president, and a caring person who never lost sight of the individual

US Congress introduces buffer zone bill meant to protect houses of worship

Bipartisan legislation aims to block protest disruptions to scheduled religious services, comes after caustic rallies outside synagogues

Anti-Zionist protesters outside a New York City synagogue, November 19, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

People walk on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., on May 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

US scrutinizes more schools over admissions practices and anti-Israel protests

By Kanishka Singh

Police work the scene of an early morning shooting outside the US Consulate in Toronto, on July 27, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto police arrest 2 teenagers over latest shooting at US consulate

Former US representative Cori Bush, right, speaks during a primary election night watch party after losing the Democratic primary August 4, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)

Analysis

Did Cori Bush’s focus on AIPAC doom her Missouri Democratic primary bid?

22-point victory for Wesley Bell — incumbent backed by pro-Israel lobby — indicates that views on Jewish state, even in deep-blue communities, aren’t monolithic or always decisive

Uncommitted National Movement organizers Abbas Alawieh, right, and Lexis Zeidan, speak to the media on November 6, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

‘Uncommitted’ founder who pushed Dems to vote against Biden over Gaza wins local primary

By Shira Li Bartov

'I can't believe this is the party I've always supported'

El-Sayed’s narrow Michigan win splits Jewish Democrats over potential rapprochment

By Grace Gilson

Success of anti-Israel candidate leaves many feeling abandoned by party despite razor-thin margin of victory, with some considering voting Republican in November

Abdul El-Sayed departs following a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Michigan, August 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Agam Tsarafi, left, and Shilat Houta, right, suspects in the July murder of Benayahu Razi in Jerusalem, and Linor Sasson, suspected in aiding them, are brought to a court hearing at the Jerusalem District Court, August 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

Six, including four minors, charged with murdering teen in a Jerusalem Airbnb

By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff

Defendants allegedly assaulted Benayahu Razi and his friend with knives, brass knuckles, a club and a kitchen mallet; cops say one defendant was romantically involved with victim

Director Rachel Israel, right, and producer Shai Korman arrive at the premiere of 'The Floaters' during the 2025 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, August 3, 2025. (Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images via JTA)

With 2 new films, director Rachel Israel offers comic relief for Diaspora Jews on edge

By Stephen Silver

In ‘The Floaters’ and ‘Influenced,’ the New York filmmaker shows Jewish identity as the backdrop for friendship, family and ambition rather than antisemitism or crisis

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A schoolgirl cries outside her school where deaths and injuries were reported after a shooting in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, August 7, 2026. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)

Student kills at least 6 in shooting at high school in Thailand

By TIAN MACLEOD JI

Citing Gaza war, pharma firm Teva seeks to keep its Israeli origins from US jury

By Mike Scarcella

Ryan Grim, left, and Krystal Ball record a segment for the YouTube daily news show, Breaking Points, July 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

How a new left-wing US media ecosystem is helping elevate progressive candidates

By Helen Coster

Fatemeh Pasandideh, left, and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, former members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, stand with Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, after receiving their citizenship in Brisbane, Australia, August 5, 2026. (Department of Home Affairs via AP)

Ex-Iranian women soccer players ‘proud’ to become Australian after claiming asylum

By AFP

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