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2026 US-Israel war with Iran

Rabbi Dov Lando casts his vote at a voting station on the morning of the Municipal Elections, in Bnei Brak, on February 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90/ File)
David Horovitz
Op-ed
David Horovitz
Bring it on? Why the ultra-Orthodox, the opposition, and maybe Netanyahu think earlier elections will work for them
Haredi leaders believe forcing the vote on an earlier date will boost their support, the PM can see some potential benefit, and the opposition is evidently delighted. Thing is, they can’t all be right
Ben Sales
AnalysisCeasefire nation: Caught between war and peace, can Israelis move forward?
By Ben Sales
The Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags seen on the side of a road in the city of Netanya, August 16, 2020. (Flash90)
AnalysisUAE chooses to deepen ties with Israel amid war with Iran, risking rift with Saudis
By AFP and ToI Staff
Col. Dakar Eilat
Lazar Focus podcastDakar Eilat: Inside prisons for Hamas terrorists
By Lazar Berman
A child walks amid rubble and landfill in Gaza City, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
June 8, 2026, 10:02 pm
IDF strikes said to kill 6 in Gaza; Israel briefly closes crossings amid Iran fighting
8-year-old boy reportedly among dead in Jabalia; IDF says 3 top Islamic Jihad operatives killed in weekend strike; Cairo talks between mediators, Palestinian factions continue
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
MK Tally Gotliv (right) and MK Ofir Katz (center) at a Knesset House committee meeting, Jerusalem, June 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 9:35 pm
Firebrand Likud MK accuses security forces of ‘treason’ in Knesset amid Iran attacks
Tally Gotliv, seeking immunity from prosecution after exposing Shin Bet agent, airs conspiracy theories; Haredi MKs demand Basic Law for Torah study to shield draft evaders
By Ariela Karmel
Houthis chant religious slogans as they celebrate Eid al-Ghadir, the day on which they believe Islam was completed as a religion by the appointment of Ali as Prophet Muhammad's successor, in Sanaa, Yemen, June 4, 2026. (AP/Osamah Abdulrahman)
June 8, 2026, 7:14 pm
Why the Houthis threatening Red Sea shipping could be worse for the oil market this time
The Iran-backed terror group attacked Israel, as well as Red Sea shipping, after Oct. 7; now, it announced a ban on Israeli-linked ships and fired missiles at Israel once again
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People take cover in a public shelter during a missile attack alert in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2026 (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
June 8, 2026, 5:07 pm
Israel and Iran say they’re halting attacks on each other, after Trump pressure
Israeli official says ‘the sense is that this round of fighting is behind us,’ stresses IDF operations against Hezbollah to continue; PM to hold full security cabinet meeting tonight
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
People ride bicycles past a digital board displaying fuel prices near a gas station in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 6, 2026. (Nikolay DOYCHINOV/AFP)
June 8, 2026, 4:26 pm
Oil prices surge amid Israel-Iran escalation, tech stocks dive
Brent crude jumps over $5 to $94 a barrel, while benchmark US crude rises $1 to $91; Samsung down more than 10%, rival SK hynix dips 7.7%
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on June 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 4:18 pm
Wizz Air halts flights to Israel, but most other carriers unaffected by renewed fighting
Israel keeps airspace open, with only Hungarian low-cost operator and Austrian Airlines canceling service; Transportation Ministry huddles over possible demand to limit airport passenger numbers
By Sharon Wrobel
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, talks to the media during an informal EU defense meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
June 8, 2026, 2:59 pm
EU sanctions two Iranians, IRGC unit for participating in Hormuz blockade
IRGC deputy commander and representative for Iranian oil union placed on blacklist; 1st time bloc uses new powers to sanction for restricting freedom of navigation
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli children, parents and staff clean at "Gan Nitzan" in Givatayim, as schools and kindergartens are due to re-open after being closed for more than a month due to the war with Iran, April 08, 2026. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 1:19 pm
Schools to reopen Tuesday, after students kept home for a day due to missile fire
Parents scrambled Monday as classrooms closed, but workplaces opened after attacks from Iran, Houthis; State Comptroller’s audit had said some 40% of schools lack proper shelter
By Rossella Tercatin and Emanuel Fabian
A view of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on November 29, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
June 8, 2026, 12:38 pm
Tel Aviv shares drop, shekel recedes against dollar as fighting with Iran resumes
Crude prices jump over 4%, compounding dips in European and Asian markets, as financial and insurance indices lead losses on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
By Sharon Wrobel and Agencies
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
June 8, 2026, 11:49 am
Daily Briefing June 8 – Iran fires on Israel, reigniting smoldering war
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on renewed tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and Israel, a massive Hezbollah bunker found under Beaufort and the first woman in IDF’s elite Sayeret Matkal
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
A man looks at the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank city of Jericho, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
June 8, 2026, 11:13 am
Defying Trump, Israel strikes Iranian military, fuel targets; Iran, Houthis fire missiles at Israel
No injuries; settlement homes damaged by missile fragment; strike targets include Iranian air defenses; report: Netanyahu ‘pseudo-agreed’ to Trump’s demand not to retaliate to initial fire
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Patients and medical staff are seen in an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv, after Iran fired missiles at Israel, June 8, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 10:50 am
Hospitals move operations underground as Iran fires missiles at Israel
Medical facilities instructed to prepare to discharge patients who can go home, mobilize for emergency status; health fund clinics without shelters ordered closed
By ToI Staff
Pro-government demonstrators wave Iranian and Hezbollah flags in Tehran, Iran, on June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 8, 2026, 8:48 am
Pro-government Iranians rally in Tehran after renewed missile attacks on Israel
Footage published by state media appears to show crowd calling on IRGC air force commander to ‘strike the devil, strike Tel Aviv,’ as volleys resume after two months of truce
By ToI Staff
Iranians stand on posters depicting images of the US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they take part in the Quds Day rally in Tehran on March 13, 2026. (AFP)
June 8, 2026, 2:53 am
Trump seeks to tie Netanyahu’s hands, as the partnership that went to war 100 days ago collapses
Telling Israel it had better not respond to an Iranian missile attack, the US president — desperate for a deal with the devilish Tehran regime — presented the PM with a stark dilemma
By David Horovitz
Israeli air defense system fires to intercept incoming ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over northern Israel, June 7, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 1:50 am
Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in two months; Trump tells Netanyahu not to retaliate
US president says further escalation could blow up progress in talks with Tehran, after 10 missiles shot at northern Israel in response to strike on Hezbollah in Beirut; IDF ready to respond but awaiting green light
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Agencies
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