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What Matters Most On Sunday, September 20, 2026

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IDF soldiers and police officers near the scene of a terror shooting at a spring near the settlement of Neve Tzuf in the West Bank, September 20, 2026; Inset: Netanel Shukrun, who was murdered in the attack (Photos: Hilel Ben Or/Flash90, Courtesy)

Shots fired in East Jerusalem after alleged stone-throwing

Father of six shot dead in West Bank terror attack near natural spring, IDF catches shooter

By Emanuel Fabian, Jeremy Sharon, Noam Lehmann and Lazar Berman

Israelis had come to immerse in spring before Yom Kippur when attacker shot from inside car, fled on foot; victim is Netanel Shukrun of Alei Zahav; elsewhere, army says Palestinian tried to ram soldiers, was shot dead

People ride bicycles in Jerusalem on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, September 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Times of Israel will resume coverage when fast ends in Israel

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur, after deadly West Bank terror shooting and with IDF on high alert

By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

Public transportation and airspace close on eve of Day of Atonement; poll finds most Jewish Israelis will fast, including about half of those who identify as secular

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Sept. 20 – IDF bolsters forces on all fronts ahead of Yom Kippur

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian

Ed Sheeran speaks at the start of a concert in Philadelphia, on September 19, 2026. (Screenshots/Ed Sheeran via Instagram/X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

'I am making mistakes, and I'm so, so sorry'

Ed Sheeran says Gaza situation ‘unjustifiable’ amid ongoing outcry over Macklemore’s ouster

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Singer calls Hamas October 7 attack ‘horrific,’ says ‘what is happening in Gaza is catastrophic,’ as small group protests outside show over rapper’s removal for anti-Israel remarks

Hamas-run civil defense workers operate on a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, September 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

IDF says Oct. 7 invader killed in Gaza; strikes across Strip reportedly leave 5 dead

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Promoted ContentMarch of the Living

Last year, I was shot protecting my synagogue. Now I carry the torch.

Yoni Finlay survived the 2025 terrorist attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester. During the March of the Living, he found a way to honor life and remember those he lost.

Analysis

As Iran and Houthis tighten the screws on Saudi Arabia, a potential role emerges for Israel

Saudi leader’s old and new military alliances are offering little protection, and his previous engagement with Tehran didn’t help either; blocked in Hormuz and Red Sea, Riyadh needs new security partners

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a session on 'Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment' as part of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, on September 9, 2023. (EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP)

Women affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards carry rifles as they stand during the state-organized 'Janfada,' or 'Sacrifice for Iran,' military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s military command says it’s been informed US plans to resume strikes

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Tehran vows Hormuz will stay closed, regime won’t negotiate until Trump accepts its conditions — including ending war, unfreezing Iranian funds and removing naval blockade

A US security alert, issued September 19, 2026.

US embassy in Israel issues security alert over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

By ToI Staff and Agencies

US nearly raided Chinese ship after AI falsely flagged ‘nuclear’ cargo for Iran — CNN

By ToI Staff and AFP

Report says warplanes were already in the air when officials realized intel report was written by a hallucinating chatbot; it ‘almost started a war,’ source says

Illustrative: A Chinese container ship is seen at the Panama Canals’ Cocoli locks, in Panama City, December 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Israeli forces southeast of Jenin in the West Bank, September 20, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Sept. 20: Security forces preparing ‘extensive’ Yom Kippur operations in West Bank after terror attack

Ben Gvir demands terrorist behind deadly shooting attack at West Bank spring be executed * European commissioner discusses ‘shared interest’ in Mideast stability with Israeli FM

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Italy to ban burqas in schools, limit number of foreign students per class, Meloni says
2:46 pm

Prominent Iran reform advocate Tajzadeh granted temporary leave from prison
2:21 pm

Likud member's company produces high school election panels with hosts from right-wing Channel 14 -- report

Doha, PM's office deny claims

Netanyahu under fire after report he was repeatedly warned Qatar was funding Hamas military wing

Yedioth Ahronoth says Israeli agencies and Egypt all told PM the Qatari funding he backed was building terror group’s war machine; Israeli intel also uncovered separate covert money channel to terror group

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a restaurant in the northern city of Safed, September 9, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll

Making Yom Kippur count

Fasting is easy. What’s hard is taking responsibility not for our close circles, but for those with whom we vehemently disagree

Who am I kidding? Not G-d

I live with a terminal illness, and I have questions for G-d. But Yom Kippur is not about what He has done to me. It is about what I have done with what remains

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Azaria remains under US sanctions, including entry ban

Herzog pardons soldier who killed incapacitated Palestinian stabber in 2016, against IDF position

By Emanuel Fabian

President’s decision nixes Elor Azaria’s criminal record 6 years early, removing employment roadblocks; his case divided Israel, and he has defended his actions

Elor Azaria, center, visits in the West Bank city of Hebron following his release from prison where he served a sentence for the 2016 manslaughter of an incapacitated Palestinian attacker he shot in the city during his military service, July 3, 2018. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Exclusive

Gantz tells ToI he’ll halt his campaign if he doesn’t cross threshold in last week of race

By Lazar Berman

Blue and White party leader, on Times of Israel’s Lazar Focus podcast, says he expects to get enough seats to be in next Knesset, but if not, he’ll make sure no votes are wasted

Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz on the Lazar Focus podcast, September 18, 2026 (screenshot)

MK Ahmad Tibi attends a Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Senior Arab MK backs replacing Knesset speaker after election, hints minority government an option

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Maj. (res.) Dror David Amos. (Shas)

Shas candidate’s nonprofit for bereaved families diverted funds to yeshiva students — report

By Ariela Karmel

Israel Story podcastIn partnership with The Times of Israel

My Brother’s Keeper

When Mario Karpuj walked out of his brother Jorge’s interfaith wedding, he didn’t know it would take him years to find his way back into his life.

Image: Courtesy of the Karpuj Family

A man casts his vote at a polling station during the Berlin state election in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Eyes on far-right AfD, far-left Berlin candidate as Germans vote in two state elections

By Agencies and ToI Staff

AfD seen as unlikely to win either of Sunday’s elections, but expected to make gains in latest challenge to leader Friedrich Merz; far-left Eralp leading in Berlin mayoral poll

Attendees watch as the six candidates for the United Nations Secretary-General position debate at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York, on July 23, 2026. (Leonardo MUNOZ/AFP)

World leaders return to UN amid wars in Middle East and Ukraine, AI fears

By Antoni Slodkowski

Global body struggling amid funding cuts, impending end to leader’s term; US avoids losing right to vote by paying $725 million, still owes over $1b; Netanyahu to speak Thursday

This combination of photos shows logos of X, formerly known as Twitter, top left; Snapchat, top right; Facebook, bottom left; and TikTok, bottom right. (AP Photo)

Israeli firms among those experimenting with AI-powered social media bots — NYT

Report on Chinese, Iranian state influence efforts says two Israeli firms used open-source models to create fake accounts; one says it was researching how to combat misinformation

'The Shabbat stew is the most Jewish food on Earth'

Peoples of Israel: Joel Haber, the cholent maven

By Sarah Tuttle-Singer

On this week’s installment, we meet a man who brings Jewish history to life through food

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CNN Senior White House Reporter Betsy Klein walks to the White House, September 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

CNN, MS NOW, Politico denied White House access after Trump accuses them of ‘fake news’

File: Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Europe braces for possible Russian escalation against it, as hybrid threats intensify

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Israeli forces advance toward the outskirts of Deir Mimas as they reach an intersection near a newly established Lebanese army position, on September 18, 2026. (AFP)

IDF says it struck Hezbollah sites after terror group’s bomb wounded 2 troops

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Houses covered in snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Denmark hails ‘binding’ Greenland deal with Trump giving US ‘permanent control’ of security

By Camille BAS-WOHLERT

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