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First responders at the scene of a shooting in Haifa early in the morning of July 2, 2026. (MDA)
Two more slain in Arab community, raising this week’s toll to nine
By ToI Staff
18-year-old gunned down in Haifa, two seriously hurt; hours later, 30-year-old shot dead in Reineh; watchdog figures show 149 homicides in Arab community since start of year
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 3, 2026, 11:35 am
NY activists plan protest against Ben Gvir visit that spokesperson says isn’t happening
Progressive Jewish groups are among those opposing reported participation of far-right minister in a UN police summit next week, but his office says he has no plans to attend
By Luke Tress, Jacob Magid and JTA
Shin Bet director David Zini at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem during Memorial Day on April 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 1:46 pm
Shin Bet chief seeks rethink of decision that led to disqualification of extreme-right party
Zini asks AG for time to examine agency info on movement with Kahanist roots, which led to its rejection by Parties Registrar; Supreme Court grants 9-day delay for hearing
By Yuval Yoaz and Nava Freiberg
View of a seaside mosque in Jaffa, February 15, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 7:57 pm
Knesset advances far-right MK’s bill to lower volume of mosque calls to prayer
Otzma Yehudit’s Zvika Fogel says it’s ‘not a political issue’ but one of equal law enforcement, though Arab lawmakers point to lack of effort to curb violent crime in minority community
By Ariela Karmel
Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release from Ketziot Prison as part of a deal in exchange for hostages held in Gaza, on February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 4:21 am
Bill to ban Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners fails as Haredim boycott vote
Coalition chief reportedly asked opposition MKs not to vote against measure but was rebuffed; Ben Gvir feuds with Shas as he rails at the ultra-Orthodox party for boycotting vote
By ToI Staff
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a Knesset committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 2, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 3:16 am
Likud said to be courting Ra’am for help on passing media overhaul law
Netanyahu’s party said offering to halt demolitions in Bedouin Negev communities to secure abstention on controversial legislation; Shas reportedly agrees to support bill if kosher certification reform is reversed
By Ariela Karmel
Police and medics seen at the scene of a suspected murder in the Nazareth-area town of Yafia, June 29, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 29, 2026, 9:15 am
Man, 30, killed near Nazareth, in 6th fatality in Arab community in just over 24 hours
Reports say man gunned down in car in Yafia, police open homicide probe; senior police officials blame ‘total collapse of system’ for crime wave, say deterrence ‘no longer exists’
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Israeli soldiers cross with a tank from southern Lebanon into northern Israel, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
June 26, 2026, 3:23 pm
4 IDF soldiers injured in Lebanon clash with Hezbollah gunman, ahead of another day of talks
Officer moderately hurt, 3 others lightly injured as gunman lobs grenade at forces; terror group chief says US-Iran deal a defeat for Israel; cabinet said to spar over war policy
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Esther Schreiber, whom Heritage Minister Amichai Elyahu selected on May 12, 2026, as the new head of the Israel Antiquities Authority, pending final approval by the IAA council and the government, is seen in an undated photo. (Flash photography)
June 26, 2026, 10:11 am
Vetting panel disqualifies heritage minister’s nominee for Antiquities Authority chief
Esther Schreiber blocked after panel finds that the tender that led to her selection illegally lowered criteria; Ben Gvir says ‘deep state’ can’t handle religiously observant women
By ToI Staff
ToI founding editor David Horovitz joins host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing podcast (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
June 25, 2026, 3:45 pm
Daily Briefing June 25: US-Iran deal fuels Trump’s delusional dreams of peace and prizes
Tol editor David Horovitz discusses US president’s mixed messaging and shifting interests on Iran, Hezbollah and Lebanon, and looks at nightmarish results of NYC’s Democratic primaries
By Jessica Steinberg and David Horovitz
Left to right: US President Donald Trump in Macungie, PA, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke); Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Prime Minister Office via AP); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); US, Iranian and Israeli flags background image (Ruma Aktar/iStock)
June 24, 2026, 4:38 pm
In Trump’s delusions of peace with Iran and efforts to bully Israel, dark echoes of appeasement
Desperate to end the war, he reassures nobody but himself that the regime in Tehran is new, nice and not at all radical, and turns up the heat on Israel for daring to raise inconvenient concerns about survival
By David Horovitz
Activists clash with police during a protest against the war in Gaza, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, May 30, 2024. (Flash90)
June 22, 2026, 4:54 pm
State exploited October 7 to silence Arab citizens systematically, report says
Left-wing Zulat Institute argues police used the war to suppress free expression unlawfully via false arrests, protest bans, and the persecution of academics
By Avner Hofstein
Alex Sinclair in an undated photo and his kippa before and after a Palestinian flag was cut out of it, as pictured on April 23, 2026. (Alex Sinclair/Courtesy)
June 21, 2026, 3:31 pm
Keeping his head: Educator detained for dual Israeli-Palestinian flag kippa dons replacement
In April, Israel police tore the Palestinian flag off Alex Sinclair’s kippa. Now he managed to buy a new one from the same Jerusalem store and remains undeterred
By Rossella Tercatin
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir waves the Israeli flag as he tours the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City. May 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
June 21, 2026, 2:20 pm
Netanyahu is letting extremist ministers dismantle Israel’s global standing
With allies losing patience over incendiary rhetoric from Ben Gvir and Smotrich, the prime minister’s refusal to rein in his radical cabinet partners threatens to completely isolate the nation
By Tal Schneider
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks with reporters ahead of his Otzma Yehudit party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2026, 1:34 pm
Iran cites Ben Gvir’s call to ‘burn all of Lebanon’ as proof of Israel’s ‘genocidal’ intent
Call sparks international condemnation; Netanyahu and Sa’ar silent, while candidate Bennett dismisses minister as a ‘clown’ with no real influence over military policy
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir taunts detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Screenshot/Ben Gvir's X account)
June 19, 2026, 8:36 pm
Central Elections Committee orders Ben Gvir to take down flotilla abuse video
Far-right minister deletes clip after judge determines that it constituted unlawful election propaganda and orders far-right minister pay $7,800 in legal fees
By ToI Staff
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