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What Matters Most On Friday, August 21, 2026

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Family members and mourners attend the funeral of IDF soldier Yehuda Katz (inset), whose body was returned from Lebanon this week, 44 years after he went missing in battle, at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem, August 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

'As far as we're concerned, Yehuda was killed this week'

Yehuda Katz buried on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, 44 years after falling in Lebanon battle

Funeral held days after soldier’s remains were located and brought back to Israel; rabbi and tank commander say Katz showed that IDF service and Torah aren’t incompatible

Exclusive

US plans to again bar Abbas from going to NYC for UN address next month — official

PA leader enlists Turkey’s Erdogan to appeal to ‘good friend’ Trump on his behalf; UN official to ToI: We hope US will honor host country obligation to let in General Assembly speakers

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2024 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)

Ilustrative: Offices of Discount and Hapoalim banks in the center of Tel Aviv (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)

Inside storyProgress made in talks with Israeli banks to delay move that could collapse PA economy

ToI podcast

Amanda Borschel-Dan and Yossi Klein Halevi

Yossi Klein Halevi: Why Jewish extremism is so seductive – and dangerous

The author of ‘Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist’ plumbs his personal experiences to share insight into the psyche of those fringe settlers who are lighting up the West Bank

Author Yossi Klein Halevi joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for this week's What Matters Now. (Shlomit Bard/Flash90)

The entrance to the Central District Court in Lod. (CC BY-SA Yarin50/Wikipedia)

Court overturns order barring left-wing Israeli activist from West Bank village

By Nurit Yohanan

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Palestinians inspect fire damage that residents said was caused by Israeli settlers in the Wadi al-Rakhim area of Yatta, south of Hebron in the West Bank, August 21, 2026. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Aug. 21: IDF warning West Bank on brink of escalation due to settler violence — report

Airport disruptions said to cost more than $10 million * Report: Ben Gurion union chief tried to keep Miri Regev’s luggage off flight, he denies it * ‘Bloody Zionists’: Pakistani defense minister shares AI video of Likud MKs brawling

8:45 pm

Montreal teen with alleged neo-Nazi ties arrested after FBI warning
8:39 pm

US plans $725 million payment toward its large UN debt
8:20 pm

At least 5 seriously injured in violent attacks in towns across Israel

Winter calls for 'massive emigration' of Gazans

Entering politics, ex-IDF general blasts 3 years of war without a ‘decisive result’

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Controversial hawkish former commander Ofer Winter – set to launch a new political party next week – accuses sitting government of still living in pre-October 7 mindset

Former IDF general Ofer Winter seen near a demonstration against Haredi enlistment in the IDF in Jerusalem on August 4, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Karim Sanad Shalaldeh, who was shot dead during an unauthorized settler 'hike' near the Palestinian village of Sa'ir on August 21, 2026. (Courtesy)

Palestinian teen shot dead after unauthorized settler ‘hike’ near village sparks clashes

By Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian

17-year-old killed after settlement security coordinator opens fire on Palestinians hurling stones; footage shows building at scene on fire after it was allegedly torched by settlers

Settler charged for assaulting Palestinian shepherd in May

‘Thou shalt not steal’: US envoy warns settlers against seizing Palestinian property

By Reuters, Nurit Yohanan, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff

Huckabee says settlers involved could be hit with US sanctions, though adds such measures yet to be mulled; Western nations condemn Israel’s E1 West Bank settlement plan

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

The wife of 58-year-old Fathi Khazem, killed trying to stab a soldier during an arrest operation, stands at the bedroom door with others near a pool of his blood at their home in the northern city of Jenin, in the West Bank on August 21, 2026. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)

Palestinian shot dead trying to stab soldier; was father of terrorist who killed 3 in TLV

By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan

Military came to arrest Fathi Zidan Hazem, 58, whose son Raad opened fire at a Tel Aviv bar in 2022, killing three; settlers said to torch quarry, no injuries or arrests

Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after a strike was announced, August 20, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

Union chief denies that disruptions constituted a strike

Ben Gurion Airport is most disrupted in the world, day after wildcat labor strike

Worker walk-out, prompted by manpower shortage, drives ongoing wave of cancellations and delays, some $10m damage; Likud official alleges plot to hurt PM politically

The most important election no one is talking about

It’s easy to forget how the world is counting on the next UN secretary-general; the right person might even save the United Nations from its current decline

Sometimes, I really wish there were a God

I’m a confirmed atheist, but I’ve come to see that humanity is hard-wired for faith. So I still don’t believe, but now I feel like I’m missing out

EU said readying cross-industry sanctions against Israel over E1 settlement project

By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg

Brussels reportedly devised list of sanctions — said to cover academics, commerce and security — for use if construction begins in area seen as key to future Palestinian state

View of the area of the planned E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, seen August 21, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

The Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, is seen on March 24, 2025, after part of it was struck a day earlier, killing top Hamas official Ismail Barhoum. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Hamas using Gaza hospital for ‘torture’ of Palestinians amid eroding support, says Israel

By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies

Netanyahu denies Israel has approved entry of international peacekeepers into Gaza; Turkey, Egypt and Qatar call on Board of Peace to pressure Jerusalem to halt airstrikes in Strip

A Palestinian vendor offers bottles of diesel for sale in al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, August 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hamas, IDF troops, and shadowy middlemen accused of cashing in on Gaza smuggling

Analysis

Shalom Yerushalmi

Eisenkot threatens to siphon traditional voters away from a panicking Shas

Fearing a mass voter exodus over the draft crisis, Aryeh Deri staged a show of unity with Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to save his party from a humiliating collapse

Shas party chief Aryeh Deri (left) and Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen at the funeral of Lt. Col. Roee Yohay Yosef Mordechay at Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery, on January 7, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks as former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot looks on during a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, July 1, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

ToI poll shows Bennett gaining ground at Eisenkot’s expense, but deadlock persists

By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol

View of the Army Radio headquarters in Jaffa, on January 5, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

‘Distinctly undemocratic’: High Court strikes down government decision to close Army Radio

By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff

Justice Yechiel Kasher says while shutting station is not illegitimate, it’s ‘unconscionable’ for authority to decide broadcaster ‘must be shut off’ because it doesn’t like content

Iran vows ‘devastating’ response after US threatens toughest-ever economic hit

Iranian army chief vows ‘crushing’ retaliation to ‘enemy’s new threats,’ as parliament speaker accuses US and Israel of ‘cognitive’ warfare while the president calls to end the conflict: ‘We’re in a position of power’

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf gives a press conference at an event marking 40 days since the burial of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba Mosque in Iraq’s central holy shrine city of Karbala on August 20, 2026. (Karar Jabbar/AFP)

Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israel strikes on February 28, and images of the Iranian flag, on a sidewalk in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran calls Trump’s floated sanctions ‘economic terrorism’ as US set to unveil plans

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. The banner in Arabic reads, "All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted Saudi airport, Aramco facility

By AFP

Inside story

Meet Moshe, the nonexistent ‘Israeli thinker’ Hezbollah loves to quote

When terror group chief Naim Qassem cited ‘Yedioth journalist Moshe Yair’ to prove a point in a speech last week, he joined others who have used fictitious Israeli writer to bolster group’s narrative

A crowd of Shia Muslim devotees watches a televised speech by Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on June 26, 2026. (Ibrahim AMRO/AFP)

Daniel Ginsburg and his kids ride the new L3 light rail route, August 21, 2026 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)

'Hopefully, this will make my commute much faster'

Jerusalem Light Rail unveils largest extension in 15 years, with new ‘Green Line’

Route connects Malha neighborhood in southern part of capital to city center, spanning 7 kilometers and 13 stations, with plans to reach Mount Scopus by end of year

California State Senator Aisha Wahab, a Democratic candidate for US Congress in the state’s 14th district, speaks during a primary election night event on August 18, 2026, in Hayward, California. (AP/Jeff Chiu)

Progressive opposed by AIPAC wins California special election to succeed Eric Swalwell

State Senator Aisha Wahab, who backs ending military aid for Israel and accuses it of genocide in Gaza, says her victory shows her constituency ‘cannot be bought’

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrive to a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, April 27, 2026. (AP/Seth Wenig)

NY governor encourages Mamdani to focus on New York City instead of Israel

Analysis

Anti-Israel candidate’s win over Vindman may have more to do with Florida than support for DSA

Analysts say the Jewish former Soviet refugee, who played key role in Trump’s first impeachment, didn’t take Angie Nixon ‘seriously’ while noting he’s a newcomer to the US state

This composite image shows Florida State Senator Angie Nixon (L) and Alexander Vindman. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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The New York State Capitol building is in Albany, New York, seen June 30, 2023. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)

Woman charged over ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York State Capitol

By AFP

People take part in a protest against rising prices, declining purchasing power and shortages of basic goods in Tunis, Tunisia, August 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)

‘No state left’: Hundreds of Tunisians protest against government, water shortages

By AFP

Illustrative: Jewish yeshiva students study at the Kamenitz Yeshiva, in Jerusalem on August 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Government data said to show Haredim far likelier than other Jews to get state subsidies

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, walks with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani during a meeting at the People’s Palace in Damascus, Syria, August 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil, military integration with Damascus

By AFP

The USS George Washington arrives at the port in Danang, Vietnam, July 30, 2026. (Nhac NGUYEN/AFP)

US aircraft carrier arrives in Mideast to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln after record deployment

By Ben Finley and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN

Manor Solomon takes a rest during a training session at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on July 31, 2026, ahead of a pre-season friendly between Tottenham and Chelsea. (SAEED KHAN/AFP)

West Ham slams ‘anti-Palestine’ chant directed at Israeli soccer player Manor Solomon

By Agencies and ToI Staff

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