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What Matters Most On Sunday, August 9, 2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting on August 9, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)

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Aug. 9: PM personally OKed IDF pullout from 3 areas near Gaza’s Rafah before changing tack

Trump says US ‘low keying’ Iran approach, giving economic pressure time to work * Dahlan: Netanyahu’s rejection of Gaza roadmap shows ‘disdain’ for US leader

7:38 pm

Iran names Mohsen Rezaei as new head of top national security body
6:29 pm

Full, verified implementation of Board of Peace Gaza plan is 'the only guarantee' that October 7 tragedy won't recur, says Mladenov
5:55 pm

PM personally approved IDF pullout from 3 small areas near Gaza's Rafah before changing tack today, defense sources say

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)

Tehran issues drastic new demands for deal to reopen Hormuz, says US must ‘correct its behavior’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Washington doesn’t immediately respond to new demands, which include a permanent end to the conflict and withdrawal of American forces from Mideast, ‘complete compensation’ for war damage

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on the American mining industry, at the US State Department in Washington on August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump may declare ‘victory’ in Iran without nuclear deal if Hormuz reopens – report

By Lazar Berman and Agencies

US Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a meeting about military families with President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House, August 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Top US general said urging Iran war ‘off-ramp’ as Tehran and Oman near Hormuz deal

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Analysis

25 years ago, the Sbarro bombing opened a wound in Israel that still hasn’t healed

Suicide attack at Jerusalem pizzeria killed 16, including 8 children; a quarter of a century later, a family reckons with its ongoing fight for justice — and a new wave of grief after October 7

Police and medics surround the scene of a suicide bombing inside Jerusalem's Sbarro restaurant, Thursday, August 9, 2001. Fifteen people were killed, and 130 injured. A sixteenth victim died in 2023. (AP/Peter Dejong)

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Inside Story

Israeli pause on strikes in Gaza suspends deadly hunt for October 7 terrorists

Despite PM rejecting Board of Peace road map and IDF chief vowing to act ‘proactively’ against Hamas, a Munich-style revenge campaign has seemingly been placed on hold since the start of the month

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a vehicle on Salah al-Din Street in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, August 2, 2026. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

Hamas terrorist Muhammad Fuad Gasser Sayid is seen with hostage Avinatan Or in captivity in the Gaza Strip during the war, in an image released by the IDF on April 12, 2026, showing him to have been eliminated. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF, Shin Bet acknowledge for first time special mission to hunt down and kill all Oct. 7 terrorists

By Jeremy Sharon

25 years ago, my daughter was killed in the Sbarro bombing. Her killer is free

I am in the grotesque position of being politically inconvenient, while the confessed terrorist is protected by a US ally. Her freedom mocks justice itself

Two violins in Hiroshima

I began my stint as Israel’s ambassador to Japan with a solemn encounter between memories, reminding me that diplomacy is more than negotiations

Netanyahu’s aides accused of leaking classified intel to Qatar for anti-Egypt push

By Lazar Berman and Sam Sokol

Opposition cries ‘treason’ over Israel Hayom report that alleges Urich, Einhorn, Feldstein told Doha of possible Egyptian treaty violations, which Qataris fed back to Israeli media

Left to right: Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein at a court hearing in the Tel Aviv District Court on July 14, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's former aide Yisrael Einhorn. (KAN screenshot).

Ruby (left) and Hagit Chen, parents of Itay, an IDF soldier who was killed fighting Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023, and his body abducted to Gaza and returned in November 2025, speak at a rally in Tel Aviv's Habima Square, August 8, 2026. (Yoav Loeff / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)

Slain hostage’s parents urge public to only back parties vowing state Oct. 7 probe

By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff

At Tel Aviv protest, Itay Chen’s parents accuse government of trying to evade truth; Bennett, Liberman said discussing post-election union to block Eisenkot’s path to becoming PM

In this April 2, 2018, file photo, Pakistan's then-Foreign Minister Asif listens to a reporter at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP/B.K. Bangash)

Turkish FM: Defense pact like NATO Article 5; Egypt may join

Pakistan’s defense minister threatens ‘illegitimate’ Israel after inking pact with Saudis, Turkey

Khawaja Asif urges Muslims to form ‘united military front’ against Jewish state, which he calls ‘a product of the Balfour Declaration’ while ignoring UK role in his own country’s creation

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing August 9 – Emigration, urban growth, and a changing Jerusalem

By Gabriella Jacobs and Zev Stub

Jewish world and real estate reporter Zev Stub on who is leaving Israel, the rise of a new Anglo-Israeli hotspot, and plans to renovate Jerusalem’s historic Mahane Yehuda Market

Pentagon said to ask US arms firms to speed up output as Iran war exhausts supply

US Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg tells contractors ‘years-long development cycles are not acceptable,’ but funding to boost production currently stuck in Congress

Illustrative: US President Donald Trump gets out of a THAAD missile truck at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

A woman waves an Iranian flag next to a billboard showing a graphic of a man wearing a shirt showing the face of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with words calling upon the avengers of Imam Hussein, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

AnalysisIn risky gamble, Iran bets control over Strait of Hormuz can force Trump to bend

By Joseph Krauss and AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY

Israelis in Greece warned to lie low ahead of pro-Palestinian ‘day of rage’ protests

By Lazar Berman

Foreign Ministry tells visitors to avoid displaying Jewish or Israeli symbols ahead of Sunday’s nationwide rallies; same event came and went without incident last year, after similar alert

A protester holds a flare as others chant pro-Palestinian slogans outside Greece’s Foreign Ministry after Israel’s navy intercepted an activists flotilla in waters off of Cyprus, in Athens on May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Electricity workers work to fix a power cable at Cyprus's main power station in Mari, Cyprus, July 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus minister hails moves to connect island, Israel to European electricity grid

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS

This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor, shows a view of the destruction in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025. (Satellite image ©2025 Vantor/AFP)

Netanyahu, Katz said to quietly okay reconstruction in IDF-controlled part of Gaza

Army Radio says premier approved rebuilding effort two weeks ago without telling public, despite Hamas remaining armed; PM’s office says it’s a UAE-backed temporary housing project

Palestinian gunmen from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hamas urges US pressure on Jerusalem over Gaza plan; Israel said to warn of ‘ambush’

By ToI Staff and AFP

UK probes major Muslim charity after director charged with funneling aid to Hamas

FBI alleges Al-Khair Foundation head worked with senior Hamas leader to transfer cash and divert humanitarian supplies to terror group while concealing that it was the beneficiary

Hamas members ride on top of a humanitarian aid truck in Rafah, Gaza Strip, December 19, 2023. (AP Photo)

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, on August 8, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/FLASH90)

IDF probes video appearing to show soldier beating Palestinian, alongside settlers

By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff

Footage emerges from Hebron-area incident in which settlers allegedly attacked locals near mosque under army protection; 7 Palestinians detained, several hurt across West Bank

Hawaii congressman defeats anti-Israel progressive upstart in Democratic primary

By ToI Staff and Reuters

Incumbent US Rep. Ed Case easily overcomes challenge from younger state senator Jarett Keohokalole, who called for end to military aid to Jewish state

US Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii speaks at a rally, February 11, 2022, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Democratic State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, watches a colleague speak during a floor session at the State Capitol, April 30, 2025, in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Hawaii primaries pose latest test for Democrats amid party split over Israel

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Marcus James enjoys his coffee at Café Al Mufti in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, May 2026.(Sarah Tuttle-Singer)

Peoples of Israel'Jerusalem grabbed me by the collar and said, you’re mine’

Marcus James, the ‘spiritual mayor’ of Jerusalem

By Sarah Tuttle-Singer

In this week’s Peoples of Israel, a new series featuring the mosaic of personalities walking the Land, we meet a SoCal boy who found his new home in the Holy City

People watch the wreckage of a WWII German warship, emerged due to the drought, in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia, near Prahovo, Serbia, August 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Danube River’s water levels drop so low that sunken Nazi warships are emerging

By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC

Drought has caused Europe’s longest river to dry up, revealing Nazi Black Sea fleet, which was purposely sunk by Germans in 1944 amid Soviet advance

This handout photo taken on August 7, 2026, and released on August 8 by the BC Wildlife Service shows firefighters battling the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland in Canada’s western British Columbia province. (Handout/BC Wildfire Service/AFP)

Canada wildfires force 20,000 to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency

By AP

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, August 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

FIFA slams effort to ‘undermine’ chief Infantino after nixed investment scheme

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at a construction site in Petah Tikva, August 8, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Services screenshot)

Fire rages for some 10 hours underneath construction site at Petah Tikva mall

By Michael Horovitz

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