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2023-2025 Israel-Hamas war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) gives a statement, May 13, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO); Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrives at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with the info – report
By ToI Staff
In month before massacre, Sinwar said to convey message via UAE he was ready to launch 'earthquake' amid moribund talks with Israel, PM didn't inform Shin Bet of Emirati president's warning; Bennett: Report is true
David Horovitz
Op-ed: Eight weeks to elections
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Netanyahu, who set policy and held the levers of power, now seeks to pin all blame for October 7 on others
David Horovitz
CEO of the Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for this week's What Matters Now podcast. (courtesy/AP)
What Matters Now podcast
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Jonathan Greenblatt: Surging antisemitism brings ADL to a moment of reckoning
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Jacob Magid
Inside story
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US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait
Jacob Magid
File: The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, delivers its order South Africa's request for provisional measures against Israel over its actions in the Gaza Strip, January 26, 2024. (International Court of Justice)
September 7, 2026, 9:55 am
Germany to fight claims at ICJ it is ‘facilitating’ Gaza genocide by arming Israel
Berlin – the second-largest supplier of arms to Israel – rejects allegations in case filed by Nicaragua at International Court of Justice, saying it has ‘no basis in fact or law’
By AP and ToI Staff
Abdallah Nabhan, an aid worker in Gaza killed in April 2024. (Courtesy)
September 7, 2026, 5:16 am
Israel demands Belgium apologize after Gaza aid worker’s possible Hamas link emerges
Brussels had condemned April 2024 strike that killed employee of Belgium agency, who is seen in uniform and described as a ‘mujahid’ in a Hamas-linked channel’s post
By Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner seen during a joint press conference with Ukrainian president following their talks in Kyiv on September 6, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 7, 2026, 3:05 am
Kushner: Israel acting ‘a little irrational’ on Gaza due to upcoming election
US envoy says Israel and US agree on ‘end state for Gaza’; father and daughter killed in strike in Gaza City, IDF says father was a Hamas commander
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Reuters
Susan Sarandon poses for photographers at the photo call for the film "The Echo Chamber" during the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 6, 2026. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
September 6, 2026, 10:12 pm
Blaming ‘Zionists,’ Susan Sarandon says she’s still losing film roles over Gaza stance
Speaking at Venice Film Festival, the actor says ‘power structure’ in Hollywood is stopping her from landing jobs, even though narrative around Israel has ‘completely changed’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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Israel’s Election: What do Israelis really want?
Why does Israeli political life appear hopelessly frozen at the top even as tectonic shifts stir beneath the surface?
By Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi
Screen capture from video of amputee Israeli athlete Shalev Biton from a video promoting a single-shoe order service from Adidas, August 2026. (Shalev Biton)
September 6, 2026, 11:42 am
Adidas faces boycott calls over promotion featuring ex-IDF soldier who lost leg in 2021
Pro-Palestinian activists rage at sportswear company amid false claims that amputee Shalev Biton participated in ‘genocide’ in Gaza after he posts video lauding single-shoe service
By Stuart Winer
Ofer Winter takes the applause at the launch of his People of Israel party, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 6, 2026, 4:01 am
Report: Days after Oct. 7, Ofer Winter tried to talk PM out of Gaza ground offensive
Right-wing ex-general said to have told Netanyahu during secret meeting that 15,000 soldiers would die, thousands would be kidnapped if they went into Gaza; Winter denies report
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement on October 7, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (Screenshot/Benjamin Netanyahu via X)
September 5, 2026, 4:26 am
Report: Alerted to Hamas onslaught, Netanyahu took 2 hours to leave home, didn’t speak to IDF chief for 3
Told at 6.29 a.m. on Oct. 7 that Hamas was attacking, PM only arrived at IDF HQ at 9, according to office diary entry cited by Israeli TV; he’s acknowledged he ordered full IDF mobilization at 9.55
By ToI Staff
The Israeli army demolishes buildings east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
September 4, 2026, 7:18 pm
IDF says it killed a Hamas commander who led Oct. 7 assault on border post
Military says Mohammad Mahmoud Marshad al-Qadi also held hostages; captured Hamas internal security chief said cooperating with interrogators, providing ‘intelligence gold mine’
By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Otzma Yehudit chair and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general election, in Netanya, September 1, 2026. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
September 3, 2026, 9:33 pm
Ben Gvir unveils ‘voluntary emigration’ plan to remove most Palestinians from Gaza
Far-right minister’s plan, which he hopes to advance under next government, aims at removing 1.86 million of Strip’s residents within 7 years, as he promises ‘absorption package’ to assist those settling in new countries
By Ariela Karmel
Boats belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla depart for Gaza from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026, in an attempt to break the Israeli naval blockade. (AP/Murat Kocabas)
September 2, 2026, 8:48 pm
New Gaza flotilla due to set sail in October in bid to break Israeli blockade
Ships will stop in Spain, Portugal and Italy to gather support and raise funds for their cause before departing for the Palestinian enclave
By ToI Staff
Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks at a Ynet conference, September 2, 2026. (Screenshot)
September 2, 2026, 8:08 pm
Katz: Israel will facilitate emigration from Gaza ‘by any means’ as soon as Trump allows
Defense minister claims 80% of Palestinians want to leave Gaza, but nobody will take them; PM visits IDF post in Strip, says Israel won’t withdraw from territory it currently holds
By Nava Freiberg and Emanuel Fabian
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, August 31, 2026. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 2, 2026, 7:56 pm
Amid Oct. 7 blame game, Eisenkot says PM was unreachable for 2 hours after Syria downed F-16 in 2018
Netanyahu’s main election rival, a former IDF chief, says premier ‘can blame himself’ for creating ‘environment’ in which his office did not pass on Gaza intel hours before Hamas onslaught
By ToI Staff
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
September 2, 2026, 1:51 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 2 – In bold Israeli op, Hamas commander nabbed in Gaza City
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the special forces mission deep inside the Gaza Strip, the IDF’s punishment of 16 Givati soldiers, and the evolving role of women in the military
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
A United Airlines flight lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, March 31, 2025 (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)
September 2, 2026, 10:10 am
US airlines bring competition back to NYC route, but fares won’t begin descent for months
Delta and United returning after Iran war hiatus, as Israir set to debut New York service, but prices will stay elevated until November, experts say, and may remain turbulent as long as war fears persist
By Sharon Wrobel
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