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Nava Freiberg

Nava Freiberg

Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
IDF soldiers are seen at a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
June 29, 2026, 1:01 am
Annex in Israel-Lebanon deal assures IDF freedom of action in security zone — source
Official says classified annex ensures IDF pullouts will take place according to conditions on ground, not automatically; military demolishes 200 meter tunnel used as Hezbollah drone facility
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) gives a statement, May 13, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO); Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrives at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)
June 28, 2026, 6:13 pm
Iran war fallout puts UAE on tightrope between Jerusalem and Tehran
The conflict boosted security ties with Israel’s chief Abraham Accords ally, but Abu Dhabi remains wary of public warmth and is more convinced it must manage Iran for the long term
By Nava Freiberg
Armenians take part in the annual torch march on the eve of the Genocide Remembrance Day in Yerevan, on April 23, 2025. (KAREN MINASYAN / AFP)
June 28, 2026, 3:19 pm
Israel recognizes Armenian genocide, amid frosty ties with Turkey
FM says unanimous government move is ‘moral imperative’ for Jewish state: ‘It’s never too late to do the right thing’; Ankara, which accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza, rejects label for WWI atrocities
By Nava Freiberg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at areas where the IDF will withdraw from as part of a US-mediated agreement with Lebanon, during a press conference on June 27, 2026. (YouTube Screenshot)
June 28, 2026, 1:35 am
PM: Iran, Hezbollah to have ‘no role in Lebanon’ under deal, Israel can maintain security zone
At press conference, Netanyahu claims framework accord with Lebanon opens door to peace but lets IDF address threats, also says Israel sending delegation to DC to discuss Iran deal
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
L: Yashar party chair Gadi Eisenkot, on November 1, 2025. (Moshe Shai/Flash90) R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 28, 2026, 12:26 am
Netanyahu slams key election rival Eisenkot as too cautious, claims to seek unity and consensus
PM says ex-IDF chief, former war cabinet member had opposed ops in Gaza, Lebanon, would have left ‘all of Hamas’ intact; Eisenkot: Netanyahu ‘blindly’ led us to ‘historic low,’ lies, evades responsibility
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A Lebanese boy flashes the victory sign as he stands in the back of a truck driving past the rubble of destroyed homes and businesses following Israeli military strikes. in the southern Lebanese village of Srifa on June 24, 2026. (FADEL itani / AFP) /
June 26, 2026, 5:15 am
Israel-Lebanon talks extended an extra day as deal on IDF withdrawal remains elusive
Third day of negotiations sees more progress than previous days of current round, which began with mutual frustration at US over Iran deal’s Lebanon truce stipulation, though gaps remain
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a cadets' graduation ceremony at the Bahad 1 officers' school in southern Israel, June 25, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Defense Forces)
June 26, 2026, 12:56 am
IDF chief says military needs ‘every male and female combat soldier’
Alternately booed and cheered at military ceremony, Netanyahu touts wartime achievements, insists troops will stay in southern Lebanon ‘for as long as necessary’
By Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a building that collapsed in an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, June 25, 2026. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)
June 25, 2026, 5:35 pm
Israel making ‘immediate preparations’ to send aid team to quake-stricken Venezuela
No Israelis known to be harmed in devastating natural disaster that has killed more than 150; Israeli nonprofit NATAN sends team as ZAKA, IsraAid prepare to mobilize
By Nava Freiberg, Sue Surkes and Agencies
Diplomats take part in direct Israel-Lebanon talks hosted at the US State Department in Washington on June 23, 2026. (Courtesy Israeli Embassy)
June 23, 2026, 10:42 pm
‘A train wreck’: As Jerusalem and Beirut hold talks, Israeli envoy pans linkage to US-Iran deal
First talks held since inking of MOU, with partial IDF withdrawal from south Lebanon said under discussion; Hezbollah chief says timetable must be set for full pullout
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, AFP and ToI Staff
Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky speaks at a session of the UN Human Rights Council on June 23, 2026. (Screenshot)
June 23, 2026, 8:47 pm
Ex-hostage to UN official who doubted Oct. 7 rape: ‘I am living proof’ of Hamas sexual violence
At rights council, Ilana Gritzewsky addresses UN special rapporteur on violence against women, who falsely claimed no independent probes have found proof of rape during onslaught
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reserve combat officers in Gush Etzion in the West Bank, June 23, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
June 23, 2026, 4:21 pm
As talks sideline Israel, Netanyahu says ‘we need to free ourselves of dependence’ on US arms
Premier says fight with Iran and its proxies ‘not over yet,’ requires domestic weapon production, in comments made to IDF soldiers in West Bank against backdrop of US-Iran talks
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A man with a Hezbollah flag drives past a damaged building following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, June 22, 2026. (AP/ Mohammed Zaatari)
June 22, 2026, 7:39 pm
US-Iran Lebanon mechanism to include Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, exclude Israel – report
Framework would reportedly limit Israel’s ability to respond to threats, allowing it to do so only when they are ‘imminent’; Netanyahu insists Israel faces ‘no restrictions’ in Lebanon
By Nava Freiberg
Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, June 22, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
June 22, 2026, 4:41 pm
Vance: Iran invited UN nuclear inspectors back into country, in ‘major milestone’
Iran denies Vance’s claim; US Treasury lifts sanctions so Iran can export crude oil and petroleum; VP says negotiators hammered out scheme to limit use of unfrozen Iranian funds to buying US produce
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and Jacob Magid
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, third from right, and Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, second from right, with the delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP)
June 22, 2026, 4:21 am
Iran, US agree on roadmap to reach deal in 60 days, will continue talks all week, mediators say
Iran’s FM says ‘major progress’ made to end Lebanon war as Qatar, Pakistan announce creation of ‘de-confliction cell’; Netanyahu: War created conditions for regime’s fall
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)
June 22, 2026, 2:48 am
Sharaa rules out Syria intervening in Lebanon after Trump again suggests it fight Hezbollah
‘I’m close to giving it over to Syria,’ US president says of war with Iran-backed terror group; Netanyahu defends buffer zone as Lebanon conflict threatens to derail Iran talks
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid, Charlie Summers, ToI Staff and AFP
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