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What Matters Most On Saturday, August 8, 2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Prime Minister's Office Director-General Yoav Horowitz, right, arrive for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 16, 2018. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Pressure from PM's home 'on almost every matter was constant'

PM’s ex-chief of staff says he blocked demand for all workers to ‘sign pledge of loyalty’ to Netanyahu family

Yoav Horowitz, now a candidate with the opposition Yashar party, details Sara Netanyahu’s vast influence on policy and decisions, says PM ‘perceives himself as something between a king, emperor or president’

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Reports: With primary near, Katz ditches security cabinet meeting early for Likud wedding

Live updates (closed)

Aug. 8: CENTCOM chief reportedly visits Israel, meets with Zamir, senior IDF officials

At least 11 Palestinians said wounded as settlers raid villages across West Bank over Shabbat * Parents of slain hostage Itay Chen urge public to vote only for parties that support a state commission of inquiry

7:48 pm

IDF probing footage showing soldier beating Palestinian in West Bank
7:43 pm

CENTCOM chief visits Israel, meets with Zamir, senior IDF officials - report
7:16 pm

Longtime Israeli journalist conducts final broadcast as health worsens due to ALS

Iran MPs said to weigh bill to bar US, Israeli from strait

Iran said awaiting top council’s okay for Hormuz accord; US official: ‘We expect a deal soon’

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Report says that under temporary deal, Iran and Oman will oversee transit in strait, and ships will not be charged tolls; opposition outlet claims Mojtaba Khamenei in critical condition

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

This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on August 7, 2026, shows a boy standing near the damage at Mail al-Saila internally displaced camp (IDP) on the outskirts of Marib following a reported Houthi ballistic missile attack on the government-held city of Marib early August 7, amid an escalation in hostilities. (AFPTV/AFP)

Houthi attacks kill 10 in Yemen as UN warns of return to full-scale civil war

By AFP

Illustrative: Logos of Bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies are displayed during the Token2049 conference at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, right, and Jon Polin, at the memorial ceremony in Jerusalem on August 7, 2026 for their son, slain former hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Hundreds gather to remember Hersh Goldberg-Polin on second anniversary of his murder in Gaza

By Jessica Steinberg

Memorial event for hostage executed by his captors, held at Baka community center in Jerusalem, brings together Goldberg-Polin’s family, friends, neighbors as well as Hapoel Jerusalem fans

This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah shows an Israeli tank maneuvering in the nearby village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, on August 7, 2026. (Ammar Ammar/AFP)

Lebanon, Israel agree on countries that could verify Hezbollah disarmament — official

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Lebanese official says the US will ultimately choose the nations whose troops will oversee the process from the shortlist compiled in Rome talks

Plane would have landed before Shabbat; delay meant it didn't

Man worried about flying on Shabbat sparks security scare, delay, on flight to Tel Aviv

Passenger demands to exit Wizz Air aircraft just before takeoff from Rome without initially giving crew a reason; flight delayed for hours after all passengers made to redo security screening

A Wizz Air flight at Ben Gurion International Airport. July 22, 2019 (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

A United Airlines flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025 (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)

United Airlines set to resume nonstop service between NYC and TLV on September 8

By Sharon Wrobel

From left to right: Nitzan Eliyahu, Shon Brener, and Omer Maoz tan on the beach in Shavei Zion, Western Galilee, on July 16, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)

'They don't care about what will happen in their 60s'

Courting cancer? Israelis increasingly use viral UV index hack to get ‘instant tan’

By Diana Bletter

Parents of teens appeal to doctors for help as trend turns warning system into method for faster bronzing. In good news, national skin cancer mortality rates are low – for now

Aron Schoenfeld

The Lebanese border is closed, even for pilgrimages

When civilians cross military lines, soldiers leave real missions to retrieve them. The rabbis who send them have the power to stop them. It’s the least they can do

One more gap-year essential: A conversation about abuse

Along with the full suitcases, send your teens to Israel knowing how to spot and speak up about unhealthy boundaries, spiritual manipulation and abusive behavior

A woman beats a pot next to a placard reading 'Zionism is not dead yet, and we don't know when it will be,' at a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel rally in Podgorica, Montenegro, September 14, 2025. (Photo by SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP)

'It’s better than some places but the situation has changed'

Montenegro’s tiny Jewish community navigates rising hostility toward Israel

By Larry Luxner

Southeast European country remains a top destination for Israeli tourists, but some worry recent proliferation of libels against Jewish state are influencing local opinion

Mauthausen staff call cops after dispute erupts over teen wearing ‘Free Palestine’ shirt

‘Don’t f**king call other things genocide. This is a genocide’: Woman berates tour group as they defend the shirt, which appears to depict Palestinian terrorist who took part in deadly attack on Israeli civilians

A teenager wearing a shirt appearing to depict Palestinian terrorist Dalal Mughrabi is seen at the Nazi Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial in Austria. (X video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

1979 'The Frisco Kid,' starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford, is this week's featured film on The Reel Schmooze podcast. (courteys)

The Reel Schmooze podcast

‘The Frisco Kid’: A (gefilte) fish out of water in the Wild West

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman

ToI’s movie maven and deputy editor discuss the extremely Jewish 1979 cowboy flick starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford

Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a cafe operating on Shabbat and clash with Israeli police in central Jerusalem, August 8, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)

For the sixth week, Haredi protesters, police clash outside Jerusalem cafe open on Shabbat

Police set up barricades to prevent a recurrence of demonstrators forcing their way into Basimta cafe; hundreds of secular activists rally in support

Armenian Christians, accompanied by Israeli volunteers, enter the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

Foreign Ministry, Huckabee pan WSJ report on harassment of Christians in Israel

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Tourists visit the main hall adorned with 19th-century Belgian crystal chandeliers and colorful glass lanterns at the 458-year-old Paradesi Synagogue in the historic Jew Town neighborhood of Kochi, India, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

After centuries in India, the last Cochin Jews try to keep their history alive

By DEEPA BHARATH

‘Every Jew has a dream that his last breath should be in Israel,’ a Kochi resident says. ‘I believe my last breath should be inside this synagogue’

Members of a Gaza-bound flotilla, who were detained by Israeli security forces, speak during a press conference after arriving at Sydney International Airport on May 25, 2026. (DAVID GRAY/AFP)

Report details further allegations that Gaza flotilla activists were abused by Israel

New York Times interviews some 2 dozen activists, most alleging physical, and in 1 instance, sexual, assault; Israel has repeatedly denied the claims

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Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, right, meets with Colombia’s incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella at the latter's office in Barranquilla on August 6, 2026, a day before de la Espriella's inauguration. (Lodis Studios)

New Colombian president, who has pledged to restore ties with Israel, takes office

The plane carrying Pope Leo XIV heading to Madrid takes off at Rome’s Fiumicino airport, on June 6, 2026. (Alberto PIZZOLI/AFP)

Rome airport said to drop Israeli Rafael anti-drone system after court ruling

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice, August 5, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

US Senate confirms Trump former lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general

By AFP

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)

US Senate passes Russia sanctions championed by late senator Lindsey Graham

By Patricia Zengerle

A car is seen inside a cafe in Rahat after crashing into the business, August 8, 2026. (Screenshots/Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Driver crashes into cafe in southern Israel causing heavy damage, but no injuries

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a rally to protect kids online on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million, overhaul child safety measures

By Jeffrey Collins

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