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What Matters Most On Monday, October 5, 2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Minister of Transportation Miri Regev in the Knesset on February 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Pilots from 27 nations said to be barred from entering Israel

Eisenkot, Bennett demand Regev’s ouster over security failures exposed by flydubai attack

By Ariela Karmel and Nava Freiberg

Ministry reportedly hasn’t checked foreign flights for years; two key flight security officials said to do additional freelance work, one of them for flydubai and Emirates airlines

Former national security adviser Eyal Hulata speaks at an anti-government protest demanding the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into Hamas's onslaught of October 7, 2023, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, February 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Former NSC head pans Netanyahu’s ‘crooked’ flydubai probe, says buck stops with him

By Jeremy Sharon, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff

Flights take off from Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)

UAE reportedly to seek death penalty

Flydubai terrorist said to tell investigators he intended to crash plane into Ben Gurion Airport

By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff

Copilot Hammami then tried to crash airliner in desert after hero pilot opened cockpit door, passengers burst in; also said to reveal he originally planned attack for July, but canceled at last moment as he had a friend among crew members

Passengers from flydubai flight FZ1073 walk through the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport, after their original flight from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a terror attack by the copilot, who attacked the captain and tried to crash the plane, September 30, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Security hurdles slow airlines’ effort to bring stranded Israelis home from Dubai

By Sharon Wrobel

Britain’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski attends a Green Party conference in Brighton, Britain, October 2, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

UK’s Green Party declares ‘Zionism is racism,’ calls for Palestine to replace Israel

By Lazar Berman

Israel bans Jewish leader Zack Polanski, says party legitimizing terrorists; resolution claims Zionism privileges one group while subjugating others; some Green MPs come out against move

Britain’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski attends a Green Party conference in Brighton, Britain, October 2, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

UK Jews ‘appalled’ as Green Party brands Zionism as racism, calls to erase Israel

People vote in the primary election at Northwestern High School in Detroit, August 4, 2026. (Nic Antaya/AP)

AnalysisDemocratic socialists scored big US primary wins, but that’s not the whole story

By Sharon Udasin

Book now for Wednesday's event in Jerusalem

ToI Presents: Israel’s most fateful election?

Join us in Jerusalem on Wednesday for an interactive live recording of our Daily Briefing podcast, hosted by ToI’s deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for the October 7, 2023, attack, at the Mount Herzl cemetery, Jerusalem, on October 5, 2026. (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

PM heckled by bereaved father: 'You didn't protect my son'

At Oct. 7 ceremonies, PM vows to settle scores. Others urge accountability for massacre

By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Herzog says Israel must investigate failings ‘without bias,’ urges country to heed ‘glaring warning lights’ ahead of election; IDF chief joins staff for moment of silence, says achievements ‘do not diminish responsibility’

Bar-Ilan University math professor charged with plotting to murder hundreds of Arabs

By Noam Lehmann

Suspect allegedly tried to convince, then blackmail, right-wing politician Moshe Feiglin into helping to find recruits for mass simultaneous attacks supported by ‘subversive elements’ in IDF

Illustrative: Arrested suspects at a hearing at the Jerusalem District Court August 18, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

A damaged IDF vehicle after a car driven by Palestinians accelerated and crashed into it, near the West Bank town of Bani Naim, October 5, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IDF says Palestinian car rammed army vehicle in West Bank, one occupant shot dead

By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff

October 7th could have been prevented

Very few people in Israeli politics can say that had they been prime minister, October 7th would not have happened. Avigdor Liberman can

October 7: What I wrote then, and what I know now

Three years later, I look back at Kfar Aza and Be’eri, the soldiers beside me, and what this war has taught me about courage, loss and who we are

The best educational system in the world — at 34,000 feet

The passengers who saved Flight 1073 showed an Israeli talent for acting fast and working together — a hidden curriculum learned from childhood

What Gloria Steinem can teach us about the Cornell 7

If we teach boys from a young age to be strong without controlling others and to refuse to stand idly by if their peers get violent, we can prevent sexual violence

A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Oct. 5: Israel reportedly doesn’t believe other flydubai crew members had any involvement in Omani copilot’s terror attack

Vance says he hasn’t seen conclusive evidence tying Tehran to attempted plane crash * Most Arkia, Israir flights use planes and crews leased from foreign airlines, not subject to all Israel’s security protocols; PM okayed arrangement

8:59 pm

Five cops questioned on suspicion of assaulting, kidnapping Eilat man
8:52 pm

Winter's party fails to cross electoral threshold in poll; pro-Netanyahu bloc on 49 seats
8:13 pm

Seeking one seat-worth of Jewish votes, Arab-majority Joint List launches Hebrew campaign in Tel Aviv

Op-ed

The cost of Netanyahu’s consistent evasion of responsibility is paid in lives

From the 2021 Mount Meron disaster to October 7 and the flydubai hijacking attempt, the prime minister repeatedly ignores warnings and shifts the blame to others, with fatal consequences

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a press conference in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. (Ronen Zvulun, Pool Photo via AP)

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

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Oct. 5 – Will IDF’s Oct. 7 lessons learned in blood be implemented?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian

Profile

Placed on Likud’s slate, pro-Netanyahu pundit Jacob Bardugo amps up political clout to 11

Doggedly loyal Channel 14 firebrand long operated inside the PM’s political orbit from behind the scenes, but is now set to assume real influence with the No. 11 slot on Likud’s electoral slate

Jacob Bardugo, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's personally selected candidates for Likud's slate in the October 27, 2026, general elections, at an event in Jerusalem where Netanyahu presented the candidates, September 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Yashar party chief Gadi Eisenkot (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in a photo montage at separate election events in 2026. (Flash90)

Eisenkot challenges Netanyahu to a televised debate before national election

Prime Minister and Likud party chairman Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by supporters, during an election campaign tour in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, September 29, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)

Election panel orders Netanyahu to remove videos that violate propaganda laws

By Jeremy Sharon

From the blogs

Donniel Hartman

Israel must defend itself — without defending the indefensible

Rejecting false accusations against Israel must not mean denying its real moral failures. To reclaim our voice, we need to learn to do both

From 'Where Do We Belong,' a documentary about a group of friends from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, playing on Yes Docu on October 5, 2026 (Courtesy)

New documentaries mourn all that was lost on October 7

By Jessica Steinberg

To mark the three-year anniversary, TV channels screen films about the survivors and victims of the Hamas terrorist onslaught

‘I choose life’: For freed Israeli hostages, every moment is now precious

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a military conference at the Glilot Base, October 4, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF chief honors officer whose Hamas invasion warnings were ignored by her superiors

By Emanuel Fabian

At conference three years on from Oct. 7, Zamir says IDF still learning fron disaster; presents certificate of appreciation to intelligence NCO whose warnings ahead of onslaught went unheeded

Children arrive for their first day of school at Gamla School in the northern town of Katzrin, on September 1, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

After three years of war, Israeli kids bear the brunt of still-rising mental toll

By Diana Bletter

Clalit Health Services finds psychiatric emergency visits among children and adolescents rose 121.3% last year; PTSD diagnoses across population doubled after October 7 and continue to rise

ZAKA volunteers walk through the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as they collect dead bodies, October 15, 2023. (Edi Israel/ Flash90)

‘A deep scar’: Three years on, this Israeli first responder cannot escape October 7

By AFP

An Israeli flag flies over an agricultural field in the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Nahal Oz as members take part in traditional Shavuot celebrations, on May 22, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)

Survey: Israelis feel more Middle Eastern, less connected to Europe in wake of Oct. 7

Hebrew University poll finds stronger Israeli identity, growing skepticism of EU and wide gap with Europeans over where Jews are safest to live

Screen captures from video of country singer Zach Bryan wearing a 'Free Palestine' shirt as he performs at the Gillette Stadium outside Boston, October 2, 2026. (X: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Country star Zach Bryan performs in ‘Free Palestine’ shirt at Gillette Stadium

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Israel’s Liel Abada passes the ball by Ireland’s Owen Elding during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between the Republic of Ireland and Israel in Backa Topola, Serbia, October 4, 2026. (AP/Darko Vojinovic)

Israel ties Ireland 1:1 as both teams don black armbands for tense UEFA game

By ToI Staff and Agencies

A B-1 bomber takes off from RAF Fairford in Fairford, England, September 29, 2026. (AP/Alastair Grant)

US removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN

Pentagon official says B-1 bombers redeployed to their home bases in the United States, after UK authorities blame Tehran for plot to target RAF Fairford

Ships are anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman’s Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on October 2, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increase

By Florence Tan

Saudi-backed Yemen government soldiers ride in a pick-up truck near the Jabal Han front, west of the city of Taiz, on October 3, 2026. (AHMAD AL-BASHA/AFP)

Yemen presidency announces military offensive to retake all Houthi territory

By Mohammed Ghobari, Timour Azhari and Eman Abouhassira

Chawa and David Perushev attend Sukkoberfest in Berlin, September 29, 2026. (Joshua Schultheis/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'In the current situation, I feel powerless'

At Berlin’s ‘Sukkoberfest,’ young Jews raise a beer — and weigh whether to stay

By Joshua Schultheis

Amid a surge in antisemitism and gains for the political fringes, partygoers at a Sukkot-meets-Oktoberfest celebration describe a deteriorating climate, and some are eyeing Israel

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Siberian plague institute worker said to die of unknown cause after illness

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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are shown on the screen as they are awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, as announced during a press conference at the Nobel Forum at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, October 5, 2026. (Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via AP)

Nobel medicine prize goes to three scientists for research into brain activity

By KOSTYA MANENKOV, LAURAN NEERGAARD and ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN

Yoav Segalovitz, at a press conference announcing a joint Knesset run with Ra'am, in Nazareth. August 31, 2026. (Michael Giladi/FLASH90)

Gunfire pierces the air as Ra’am’s Segalovitz speaks to locals in Rahat

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a news conference with France President Emmanuel Macron in Madrid, Spain, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election for Nov. 29 amid pressure over housing crisis

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and Joseph Wilson

Samoan Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt watches a rugby match between Auckland’s Tipene College and Samoa’s Wesley College with his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon in the village of Faleula, Samoa, on March 17, 2026. (Ben STRANG/AFP)

Samoan PM apologizes for Nazi salute and saying ‘Heil Hitler’ in resurfaced video

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY

This combination of photos shows Flavio Bolsonaro, left, in Sao Paulo, on September 29, 2026 and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro, on September 23, 2026. (AP)

Bolsonaro leads Lula in vote as Brazil advances to a runoff presidential election

By Mauricio SAVARESE, Eléonore HUGHES and ANNA-CATHERINE BRIGIDA

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signs an order to reduce the excise tax on gasoline to bring down fuel prices at the pump, October 5, 2026. (X/Bezalel Smotrich)

Government trims price at pump, days after it reached record high

Students work under Ten Commandments and Bill of Rights posters on display in a classroom at Lehman High School in Kyle, Texas, October 16, 2025. (AP/Eric Gay)

Texas wins case forcing school district to display Ten Commandments in classrooms

By Sharon Udasin

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