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UK ISAR (International Search and Rescue) are pictured in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela, June 30, 2026, following two powerful earthquakes. (Miguel Medina/Pool Photo via AP)
July 1, 2026, 10:43 am
Israeli aid delegation, including military advisers, heads to quake-hit Venezuela
FM says move a ‘humanitarian act’ toward country with no diplomatic ties to Israel; group includes engineering professionals, Home Front Command experts; toll rises to over 1,900
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
OneDay volunteers from the Hefer Valley in central Israel during training to become emergency rescue workers. (Courtesy, OneDay)
June 16, 2026, 6:14 am
Jarred by Israel’s lack of readiness, volunteer rescuers train for quake they know is coming
With country 99 years into century-long cycle but still well behind on reinforcing structures, social org prepares civilian teams to dig through rubble of thousands of buildings predicted to collapse in temblor
By Sue Surkes
Lebanese soldiers and first responders inspect the site of an Israeli drone strike that reportedly killed the passengers of a vehicle on the Khalde highway at the southern entrance to Beirut on June 3, 2026. (FADEL itani / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 3:03 pm
IDF strike reported near Beirut, sirens blare in north after peace talks in DC
Two rockets, suspected Hezbollah drone shot down over Galilee Panhandle, morning after Home Front Command eases restrictions
By Emanuel Fabian, Diana Bletter, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Rescue workers use an excavator to search under the rubble of a building that was hit a day earlier in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 2, 2026, 1:58 pm
Hezbollah and IDF trade fire despite nominal truce as Lebanon-Israel talks to resume
5th round of talks to be held at US State Department; Lebanese army says 2 troops wounded in IDF strike; France’s FM: No justification for Israeli troops to stay deep inside Lebanon
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Police officers guard a checkpoint near Meron, northern Israel, after the Lag B'Omer celebrations were canceled and the area was declared a closed military zone, May 3, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
May 3, 2026, 4:03 pm
Police block roads around Meron ahead of Lag B’Omer as pilgrimage canceled
Amid confusion over wartime restrictions on annual event, access to holy site blocked entirely, with police warning of ‘zero tolerance’ for violent resistance to guidelines
By ToI Staff
The crowd during Lag B'Omer celebrations on Mount Meron, May 15, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
April 27, 2026, 5:54 am
Israel restores some restrictions in north amid Hezbollah fire, nixes major pilgrimage
After 9 days without restrictions nationwide, Home Front Command caps gatherings in Lebanon border towns at 1,500; PM orders Lag B’Omer festivities at Meron held in ‘symbolic’ fashion
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
A public bomb shelter at the side of the road in northern Israel, March 14, 2026 (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
April 14, 2026, 8:51 am
IDF eases home front limits in parts of north, tightens rules elsewhere amid Iran truce
Educational activities allowed in bomb shelters only along Lebanese border; cap of 5,000 at gatherings reintroduced in Jerusalem area and south
By Emanuel Fabian
People celebrate Israel's 77th Independence Day in central Jerusalem, May 1, 2025. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
April 12, 2026, 5:38 pm
Several cities nix Independence Day parties due to shaky Iran truce, Hezbollah war
Local government leaders recommend holding smaller ceremonies in lieu of large-scale events; Or Yehuda mayor says celebrating ‘as if nothing is happening’ is detached from reality
By ToI Staff
Anti-war protesters take cover at an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired toward Israel, April 4, 2026. (Flash90)
April 10, 2026, 5:39 pm
High Court rules 1,000 allowed at Tel Aviv anti-government protest Saturday, 150 in Haifa
Given ceasefire with Iran, court says ‘in absence of a concrete warning,’ protests can take place, add police don’t need to disperse gatherings even if crowds exceed limits
By ToI Staff
Comic Shahar Cohen from 'That Girl in the Alert Room,' March 2026 (Courtesy)
April 8, 2026, 11:38 pm
Shahar Cohen: ‘My life’ comic laughs about ‘managing the war’ with Nescafe in hand
Comedian and content creator of unforgettable Israeli and American cast of characters discusses life in wartime
By Jessica Steinberg
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)
April 8, 2026, 11:33 pm
Schools reopen across most of Israel as wartime restrictions ease
Closures remain in place in northern Israel due to threat of Hezbollah rockets, and IDF warns rocket fire could still target center of country or even further south
By Emanuel Fabian and Charlie Summers
Parents pick up their children at the end of the school day at an elementary school in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council after the army and Education Ministry approved the partial resumption of studies in areas where the risk of missile fire is relatively low and schools have protected spaces, March 16, 2026.(Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
April 7, 2026, 12:44 pm
Schools set to partially reopen Sunday, subject to IDF guidelines
Lower-risk areas to alternate between in-person and remote learning, with 30 to 50 percent of the students attending classes in person at a time, if there’s shelter nearby
By ToI Staff and Rossella Tercatin
The four fatalities of an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Haifa, April 5, 2026: (From left): Vladimir Gershovich, 73, his wife Lena Ostrovsky Gershovich, 68, their son Dima, 42, and his wife Lucille Jean, 29. (via Facebook)
April 6, 2026, 11:50 pm
Four members of the Gershovitz family identified as victims of Haifa missile attack
Tributes pour in for Lena Ostrovsky Gershovitz, a veteran acting teacher and doyenne of the theater community, killed alongside husband Vladimir, son Dimitri, and his wife Lucille Jane
By ToI Staff
Israelis attending anti-war protest take shelter in Tel Aviv's Habima parking lot as alert for Iranian missile sounds on April 4, 2026 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 6, 2026, 2:11 pm
Daily Briefing April 6: Court, MKs battle over wartime restrictions on protests vs. prayers
Political correspondent Sam Sokol discusses backlash to High Court’s order to allow an anti-war rally, and unexpected support for ultra-Orthodox educational funds during 2026 budget vote
By Jessica Steinberg and Sam Sokol
Around 1,000 ultra-Orthodox men gather in Bnei Brak for a Passover holiday event, despite Home Front Command restrictions on gatherings during wartime, on April 5, 2026. (Daniel Nafusi)
April 6, 2026, 4:17 am
Flouting wartime restrictions, over 1,000 men gather for address by top Haredi rabbi
Spokesperson for rabbi insists gathering held in protective space in Bnei Brak; police say it refused permit for event and requested its dispersal after learning of it
By Sam Sokol
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