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What Matters Most On Monday, August 24, 2026

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The Altalena ship burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv, June 22, 1948. (Hans Pinn/GPO)

Wreckage found of Altalena arms ship sunk in deadly 1948 power tussle, far-right ministers announce

By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff

IDF says it had no part in search for Irgun ship sunk by army of nascent state; 16 Irgun members, 3 IDF troops died in incident that became right-wing symbol; chances of lifting still-intact vessel said slim

Op-ed

Eran Hildesheim

Airport chaos shows Israel’s public sector collapsing under the weight of political cronyism

The bedlam at Ben Gurion was not a sudden failure, but the inevitable result of a system hollowed out by nepotism, sham tenders, and political loyalists. And the rot extends across public service

The arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 20, 2026, during a shutdown. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

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

Ben Gurion Airport and workers agree to ease post-strike backlog, but next crisis looms

By Sharon Wrobel

Mossad chief Roman Gofman (left) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in a photo montage. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90; Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Mossad chief meets Syrian FM in effort to defuse tensions after airstrike

By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff

Israel said to set ‘red lines’ for diplomatic agreement, as US pushes for full renewal of direct Jerusalem-Damascus talks that were halted earlier this year

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Children play with an Iranian missile remnant that fell in a school courtyard in the Israeli settlement of Peduel, in the West Bank on March 23, 2026. (Maya Levin / AFP) /

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Aug. 24: Nearly 90% of parents say their kids’ education was hurt by Iran war — poll

IDF’s top West Bank general said to warn PM settler violence could spark major rise in Palestinian terror * US support for Iran war falls

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Hegseth says US is not ruling out military force against Iran
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Nearly 90% of Israeli parents say their kids' education was hurt by Iran war — poll

Op-ed

Shalom Yerushalmi

Refusing security protection for Eisenkot is a dangerous gamble, detached from reality

After an abusive verbal assault at a campaign event and a vicious message on his son’s grave, leaving the leading candidate for prime minister exposed raises grave concerns

Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, as part of his election campaign, August 5, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Shin Bet chief David Zini (left) at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026, (L) and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot at a conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, July 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90, Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Shin Bet head told Eisenkot to call emergency hotline ‘if something happens’ – report

As agency denies armed detail for leading opposition candidate, Netanyahu said to tell Zini to provide Yashar party leader with ‘adequate’ security ‘as needed’

Head of the Yashar party Gadi Eisenkott attends the Sagi laws for equality conference at the Peres center in Tel Aviv. July 12, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

Elections committee chair says Shin Bet has no intel on efforts to harm Eisenkot

By Michael Horovitz

Former Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern (left) shakes hands with Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot, in an image published on August 24, 2026. (Gadi Eisenkot/X)

Former Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern makes widely expected jump to Eisenkot’s Yashar

Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Iran threatens to punish ships that violate its Hormuz rules

US warns of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran as defiant Tehran set to hold talks with Oman on Hormuz

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iran’s rial slumps to record low ahead of sanctions announcement; Tehran charges measures prove US failed in war, says it issued warnings against cooperating with pressure campaign

File: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a welcome ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan via AP)

Iran’s president admits country faces ‘many problems,’ insists deal is best way forward

Barron Trump watches as his father, US President Donald Trump, attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, in Washington, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Where to kill Barron Trump?’: Iran said to put $10 million bounty on US president’s son

Iran-linked cyberhackers blamed for four-day shutdown of UK power plant

Telegraph reports attack marks first successful strike of its kind on vital British infrastructure; government says national grid not endangered

Illustrative: General view of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottingham, England, September 29, 2024. (AP Photo/ Rui Vieira)

In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency on April 16, 2017, a part of the South Pars gas field facility is seen after being inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran announces new natural gas discovery as war and US sanctions hamper production

Members of the Saraya al-Salam Shiite militia attend a ceremony marking the start of the process of handing over their weapons to Iraqi state forces in Samarra, north of Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

Iraq delays deadline for Iran-backed Shiite militias to hand over weapons

By AFP

Daniella Shamir

Young Israelis are watching. Are politicians listening?

The generation supposedly lost to social media is using those very platforms to debate the country’s future — and potentially decide its next election

Charedi politics has failed us. It’s time to take responsibility

The established parties have left our community poorer, more isolated and at odds with the rest of Israel. We’re building an alternative from within

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President Isaac Herzog speaks at the opening of an AI center in Kibbutz Nir Oz, August 24, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Herzog says Israel can’t play down border residents’ jitters amid return of Gaza kites

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

In visit to Nir Oz, president insists security of border communities key to any future arrangement in Strip; IDF says three Oct. 7 terrorists targeted in strikes over past day

Illustrative: Soldiers of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) march in formation during the official military parade marking the 64th anniversary of Burundi’s Independence Day at Stade Intwari in Bujumbura, on July 1, 2026. (Herve Shabani/AFP)

Burundi poised to join nascent Gaza peacekeeping mission — officials

By AP and ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin talk in the Knesset on July 16, 2026, hours before parliament dispersed ahead of general elections on October 27, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

High Court bars justice minister from making appointments to revamped police watchdog

By Noam Lehmann

In blow to Levin, judges freeze activity until interim ruling can be made on petitions against legislation, which gives justice minister control of internal police investigations department

Dara from Bulgaria holds up the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, in the early hours of May 17, 2026. (AP/Martin Meissner)

Dutch broadcaster to continue Eurovision boycott over Israel, but Netherlands could still return

AVROTROS says it will sit out 2027 contest since event no longer ‘considered neutral’; decision now returns to umbrella broadcaster NPO, which has yet to make a final ruling

A screenshot from a Shas campaign video featuring an IDF soldier from a Haredi background, which the Central Elections Committee ordered the part to take down on August 23, 2026. (Screenshot/Shas)

Election czar orders Shas to remove ad claiming troops support Haredi party

Judge gives Aryeh Deri 2 days to respond to Yashar petition alleging the video, featuring a religious family welcoming their soldier son home, violates election rules

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a conference in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

Election czar okays Ben Gvir address at police event after promise not to campaign

Yanis Yushvaev, who was shot dead near Caesarea on August 23, 2026, in an undated photo shared on social media. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Crime boss shot dead in broad daylight at Caesarea gas station

By Noam Lehmann

Footage shows gunman opening fire at point-blank range; Or Akiva businessman had repeatedly been arrested over suspected violent crimes, but never convicted

US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, September 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US envoy tries to downplay remark that Israel occupies Golan, which defied American policy

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Tom Barrack insists he was describing UN’s position on the territory, not endorsing it; also asserts he wasn’t advocating for Iran and Hezbollah to join Israel-Lebanon talks when he said they’re ‘missing from that table’

Kevin Cuzmiciov, left, and Eylon Elazar compete at the Nayarit Challenge in Mexico, March 2026. (Courtesy)

'They have the potential to reach the absolute top'

Tenacity and grit fuel Israeli beach volleyball duo’s spike in rankings – and Olympic hopes

By David Wiseman

Quickly rising through international ranks, Eylon Elazar and Kevin Cuzmiciov face fierce competition for chance to represent Israel in the sport for first time at 2028 LA Games

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Construction in the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Gat. October 27, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)

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Undated portraits of Jonas Sjöstedt (left) and Hanna Gedin, members of Sweden’s Left Party. (European Parliament official website)

Israel bars 2 Swedish MEPs from entering country over alleged anti-Israel activity

By Stav Levaton

White House aide Natalie Harp disembarks Air Force One, August 16, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

‘You are all that matters to me’: Report reveals top aide’s intimate notes to Trump

By Michael Horovitz

Aysha Abraibesh leads a chant while pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators block traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge on February 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Protesters sentenced for blocking Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 over Gaza war

By Reuters and ToI Staff

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