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Isaac Herzog

Family members and visitors gather at the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel on the morning of October 7, 2026, three years after hundreds of people were murdered by Hamas terrorists at the site during the October 7 massacre. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 7, 2026, 11:16 pm
A place ‘soaked with their dances, music and blood’: Nova victims remembered at scene of massacre
Memorial event begins at 6:29 p.m., echoing morning hour when party was attacked by Hamas terrorists; President Herzog: ‘We will dance again, we will live again’
By Jessica Steinberg
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)
October 5, 2026, 5:27 pm
At Oct. 7 ceremonies, PM vows to settle scores. Others urge accountability for massacre
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’
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayun, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to crash a plane full of Israelis, on the passengers' return to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Netanyahu turns the flydubai near-disaster into a perfect campaign prop
As the PM spins a thwarted attack to project strength and potentially boost his poll ratings, the prospect arises of a rotation agreement with Eisenkot to break the looming electoral deadlock
By Tal Schneider
Passengers embark on a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, September 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 1, 2026, 3:27 pm
UAE says probing whether attack on flydubai flight to Israel was terror
Initial probe into Omani pilot being carried out by Saudis, who will hand him over to Emiratis once done; Herzog recommends presidential medal for Israelis who thwarted attack
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Sharon Wrobel
President Isaac Herzog on a visit to the IDF Judea and Samaria Division headquarters in the West Bank, on September 30, 2026. (Shalev Shalom)
September 30, 2026, 9:07 pm
Herzog says Israeli politicians have not done all they can to halt settler violence
During visit to IDF West Bank headquarters, president insists attacks on West Bank Palestinians ‘can be stopped’ if officials employ all legal tools at their disposal
By Lazar Berman
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)
September 19, 2026, 11:17 pm
Herzog pardons soldier who killed incapacitated Palestinian stabber in 2016, against IDF position
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
By Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot in his Likud party primary elections ahead of the general election in October, in Jerusalem, August 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)
September 17, 2026, 1:00 pm
In turnaround, TV poll shows Netanyahu’s bloc slightly ahead of opposition
Coalition wins 54 seats in survey, opposition Zionist bloc just 52, but neither side has clear path to coalition; Herzog says he’ll do everything he can to prevent a second round of voting
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the groundbreaking of a memorial for fallen Arabic-speaking Christian IDF soldiers, September 16, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
September 16, 2026, 11:58 pm
PM pledges bill to strip citizenship from those who smear IDF abroad amid ‘NAZA’ outcry
Herzog says revoking citizenship ‘has no chance’; Israel said to realize outcry over film is fanning flames, as diplomats signal that PM’s proposal isn’t in country’s best interest
By Lazar Berman, Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
An AI-generated video posted September 15, 2026 by Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich depicts (left to right) Supreme Court President Isaac Amit, fellow justice Daphne Barak-Erez, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara being forcibly removed at a protest. (Bezalel Smotrich via X)
September 15, 2026, 10:50 pm
Smotrich assailed for AI video of High Court chief, AG being dragged at protest
Video posted as part of Religious Zionism party’s election campaign, advocating judicial overhaul more radical than outgoing government’s; Herzog denounces ‘offensive AI videos’
By Jeremy Sharon
A Jewish man blows a shofar in the northern Israeli city of Safed, a day before the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, September 10, 2026. (David Cohen/Flash90)
September 11, 2026, 5:40 pm
Israel celebrates first Rosh Hashanah since Oct. 7 Hamas massacre without hostages in Gaza
Leaders push messages of unity on Jewish New Year, ahead of tense election and amid simmering conflicts on multiple fronts
By Leon Kraiem
Settlers who raided a Palestinian village gather on the balcony of a building under construction in the West Bank's Qusra, August 29, 2026. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
August 30, 2026, 6:45 pm
Still no arrests over settler attack on Qusra, though some suspects are identifiable
EU envoy visits scene of latest assault on Palestinian village, weeks after extremist settlers besieged it; Foreign Press Association slams attack on reporters, calls for action
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
King Harald V of Norway leaves the Notre Dame cathedral after attending at the funeral of the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg, on May 4, 2019. (AP/Francisco Seco)
August 28, 2026, 12:59 pm
Norway’s King Harald V dies at age 89 after more than 35 years on throne
Norway mourns beloved king, Europe’s oldest monarch, as his son succeeds him; Herzog hails king’s ‘loyalty and devotion’
By Mark Lewis
The family of missing girl Haymanut Kasau meet with President Isaac Herzog (center) in his office in Jerusalem on August 25, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 25, 2026, 11:56 pm
Shin Bet confirms joining police probe into case of missing girl Haymanut Kasau
Herzog meets with family of girl who went missing from absorption center in Safed more than two years ago, vows that case is a ‘top priority for law enforcement’
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the opening of an AI center in Kibbutz Nir Oz, August 24, 2026. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 24, 2026, 5:01 pm
Herzog says Israel can’t play down border residents’ jitters amid return of Gaza kites
In visit to Nir Oz, president insists security of border communities key to any future arrangement in Strip; IDF says three Oct. 7 terrorists targeted in strikes over past day
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Journalist Oren Nahari speaks at the Sapir Prize for Literature award ceremony in Tel Aviv, on January 2, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 13, 2026, 6:48 pm
Veteran journalist Oren Nahari dies of ALS at 70, days after final radio broadcast
Nahari said farewell to listeners on Saturday, citing worsening illness; journalist founded public broadcaster’s foreign affairs show in 80s, covered key events at turn of 20th century
By ToI Staff
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