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Michael Bachner

Michael Bachner

Michael Bachner is a news editor at The Times of Israel
A pro-government demonstrator waves an Iranian flag in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 12, 2026, 6:52 am
US strikes Iran again, after IRGC attacks ship in Hormuz and declares strait closed
Tehran attacks American base in Jordan, appears to also target Gulf states in response to US striking coastal areas near waterway; Iran has previously threatened to attack Israel if US strikes persist
By Agencies and Michael Bachner
A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a funeral procession for the elder Khamenei inside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 8, 2026. (AP/Hadi Mizban)
July 10, 2026, 2:41 am
July 10: Countries must reject Iranian efforts to control Hormuz, UN agency document says
Iran negotiator Ghalibaf says it’s ready for ‘all-out defense,’ won’t surrender * US withdraws stealth fighter jets from Israeli airbase * After right-wing pundit urged probe of rival channel, Shin Bet denies meeting impacted decision
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Left: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 9, 2026, 1:57 am
July 9: Netanyahu speaks with Trump about US strikes on Iran, Erdogan
Group of US Senate Democrats urges block on defense spending bill over clauses deepening Israel ties * Rioters in Haredi area of Jerusalem assault cops during minor’s arrest
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot speaks during the launch of his Yashar party’s election campaign in Hod Hasharon, central Israel, June 30, 2026. The Hebrew slogan reads: Israel Must Win! (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 11:41 pm
Eisenkot launches election campaign, vows to unify after ‘chaos’ wrought by current government
Netanyahu’s likely main rival, whose background starkly contrasts with PM’s, pledges to form Oct. 7 state inquiry, broaden IDF ranks, cap reserve service, and be a PM ‘for all Israeli citizens’
By Michael Bachner, Agencies and ToI Staff
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, third left, reviews an honour guard as he is welcomed by Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, left, during his official welcoming ceremony at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, February 19, 2025. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
June 28, 2026, 3:08 am
June 28: After Iran drone attack, Qatar says citizen killed from shrapnel due to ‘military operations’
IDF blows up major Hezbollah tunnel, after US pressure previously prevented demolition * Israel-Lebanon security annex preserves full IDF freedom of action in security zone — source
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
An Israeli Apache helicopter fires an anti-missile flare over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, during a military operation on June 25, 2006, (SAMUEL ARANDA / AFP)
June 25, 2026, 2:29 am
June 25: Gaza coordination hub to reportedly undergo overhaul; Georgia, Vietnam in talks to send troops to ISF
Gulf FMs say Iran’s proxies, missiles must be addressed for ‘lasting’ peace * Netanyahu touts war gains at IDF officers’ ceremony, draws cheers and jeers from crowd
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Police and a police vehicle are seen near the scene of a shooting in Montreal on June 22, 2026, which left two people dead, in addition to the attacker. (Daphné Lemelin/AFP)
June 22, 2026, 4:59 am
June 22: ZAKA organization says Jewish man critically wounded in Montreal shooting
Contradicting Vance, Iran claims it made no new nuclear-related commitments in Swiss talks * Trump: If Tehran doesn’t live up to agreement, ‘I will do what I have to do’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 15, 2026. (Olivier Fitoussi/POOL)
June 15, 2026, 4:54 am
June 15: Netanyahu says he saved Israel from annihilation, insists freedom of operation retained in Lebanon
PM rejects comparisons to Obama’s 2015 pact with Tehran * Bennett: Iran regime will only fall after Israeli leadership change * Fighting between IDF and Hezbollah persists in Lebanon
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
A locomotive is exhibited outside the historic Hejaz train station in Damascus on January 26, 2025. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
June 10, 2026, 11:41 am
Turkey, Saudi Arabia agree on major regional railway line bypassing Israel
Ankara touts deal that would curb Jerusalem’s influence, as lack of Israeli-Saudi normalization stalls progress on an India-Europe trade corridor passing through Jewish state
By Michael Bachner
This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel shows an Israeli Iron Dome missile streaking across the sky to intercept incoming projectiles on June 8, 2026 (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
June 8, 2026, 2:51 am
June 8: IDF issues evacuation order for area near Lebanon’s Tyre as it strikes Hezbollah
Trump says he had warned Netanyahu Israel could be left alone if it escalated Iran fight * PM says Iran attacks halted ‘for now,’ Israel will strike Tehran and Hezbollah if attacked again, as Katz says Beirut will be hit if terror group targets Israel
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 12, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 2, 2026, 4:15 pm
Ombudsman penalizes Likud, Labor for irregularities in their financial reports for 2024
State comptroller says ruling party has inadequate oversight over membership fees; report finds 10 current parties and 9 defunct parties owe the state a total of some $45 million
By Michael Bachner
People swim on a public beach as smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit a village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 2, 2026, 1:51 am
June 2: IDF says dozens of Hezbollah members hiding in Christian area of Tyre, warns they aren’t safe there
Fresh round of Israel-Lebanon talks held in DC, as 4 IDF troops hurt by Hezbollah drone * Netanyahu announces $4.5 billion to strengthen war-battered north, after arriving late to low-attendance government meeting on matter
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
From left, Michael Needham, counselor for the US Dept. of State, US. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before a meeting at the State Department in Washington, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 26, 2026, 5:19 am
May 26: Rubio promotes aide who helped broker Israel-Lebanon talks to top White House national security post
US said to tell Israel not to strike Beirut in expanded op against Hezbollah to avoid harming Iran talks * Trump to hold cabinet meeting tomorrow to discuss Iran, as Rubio says talks will take several more days
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to CBS News' '60 Minutes' in an intrerview aired May 10, 2026. (Screenshot/60 Minutes)
May 11, 2026, 9:25 am
Netanyahu concedes he bears some responsibility for Oct. 7, but says ‘everyone’ shares it
‘The real issue’ is what’s happened since, PM tells CBS’s ’60 Minutes’; says Iran regime’s fall isn’t guaranteed; admits ‘we’ve not done well on propaganda war,’ calls claim Israel is hostile to Christians an ‘incredible fabrication’
By Michael Bachner
Jonathan Pollard speaking during an interview with Channel 13 on May, 5, 2026. (X screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 5, 2026, 7:06 pm
Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard says he’s entering politics, slams Netanyahu and Bennett
Citing October 7 as reason for entering politics, Pollard says the current government is full of yes-men to Netanyahu, who failed to win the war; urges forcibly expelling Gazans
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
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