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Shira Silkoff

Protesters block traffic on Route 4, near the Ganot Interchange in central Israel, as they demonstrate against the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, on June 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 1, 2026, 8:36 pm
Mass ultra-Orthodox protests block roads, halt traffic over arrest of draft dodgers
Public transport heavily impacted as protesters climb onto railway tracks in central Israel, block Jerusalem light rail; protester hit by motorcyclist, seriously injured on Route 4
By Sam Sokol and Shira Silkoff
Then-prime minister Naftali Bennett and MK Idit Silman in the Knesset, June 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 7, 2026, 9:17 pm
Bennett sues former ally, now a Likud minister, for libel over claim he is mentally unwell
Religious Zionism MK, right-wing TV channel also included in suit, for spreading Idit Silman’s comments asserting Bennett was heavily medicated, unstable during his time as PM
By Jeremy Sharon and Shira Silkoff
Ultra-Orthodox men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who dodge the military draft, near Bnei Brak, April 28, 2026. (Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 5:24 am
April 28: Haredi extremists call ‘protest of rage’ for Thursday over arrests of draft dodgers
Leaders, officials condemn Haredi extremists for breaking into Military Police chief’s backyard * Netanyahu blasts ICC after Qatar alleged to have made offer to chief prosecutor
By Michael Bachner, Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
In this photo provided by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets with Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar upon his arrival in Pakistan, April 24, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)
April 24, 2026, 12:42 am
April 24: Trump says Iran to make offer aimed at meeting US demands, as Iranian FM arrives in Pakistan
As Witkoff and Kushner set to leave for Islamabad, White House claims to have ‘certainly seen some progress’ from Tehran in recent days * Israeli forces and Hezbollah battle in southern Lebanon
By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
A fire is seen in a damaged building after an Israeli airstrike in response to Hezbollah rocket and drone fire in Beirut's southern suburb neighborhood of Haret Hreik on March 2, 2026 (AFP)
March 2, 2026, 5:53 am
IDF strikes in Beirut after Hezbollah enters fray and fires rockets, drones at north
No reports of injuries or damage in Israel; terror group says attacks are ‘revenge’ for Khamenei’s killing; Lebanese PM condemns ‘irresponsible act’; IDF says Hezbollah ‘destroying Lebanon’
By Shira Silkoff, Emanuel Fabian, Noam Lehmann and Agencies
Former Labour Party leader and co-founder of 'Your Party,' Jeremy Corbyn, delivers a speech on the first day of the Founding Conference for Your Party in Liverpool, north-west England, on November 29, 2025. (Darren Staples / AFP)
February 26, 2026, 7:19 pm
UK’s anti-Israel Corbyn set to be appointed parliamentary head of far-left Your Party
Former Labour leader’s bloc wins 14 of 24 seats on party’s key committee; earlier this week, MP made ‘blood libel’ claim that Israel removed organs from Gazan women’s bodies
By Shira Silkoff
Participants in Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade hold up a picture of 15-year-old Shira Banki on August 3, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 6:04 am
Jerusalem municipality to name area in the city after teen murdered at 2015 pride march
Motion to name street or square in city center after Shira Banki passes despite opposition from advisory committee, dissent from some ultra-Orthodox council members
By Shira Silkoff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas receives a draft of the State of Palestine's interim constitution from counselor Muhammad al-Hajj Qasim in Ramallah on February 5, 2026. (Wafa)
February 6, 2026, 3:35 am
Feb. 6: Abbas receives draft constitution that aims to transition PA to full-fledged state
Israel team marches to smattering of boos at Milan Games opening ceremony * ISIS claims suicide bombing at Shi’ite mosque in Islamabad
By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
A poster of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili is seen at a rally calling for Hamas to return his remains from Gaza, in the southern Israeli community of Meitar, December 13, 2025. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
January 28, 2026, 2:21 am
Jan. 28: Eulogizing last returned hostage Ran Gvili, Herzog says nation can now ‘slowly begin’ to heal
US to offer funds for Hamas ceding its guns * Supreme Court president slams leaders’ ‘blatant disregard for the rules of law’ * Report: PM turned down 11 chances to kill Sinwar in 2023
By Shira Silkoff, Ben Sales and ToI Staff
Activists in Kfar Saba take down a poster of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili after his body was returned from Gaza, marking the return of the final hostage, on January 26, 2026. (Danor Aharon/ Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
January 26, 2026, 2:37 am
Jan. 26: Impromptu gatherings across Israel mark first time since 2014 without hostages in Gaza
With Ran Gvili’s body back in Israel, Trump says now is the time to disarm Hamas * Turkish FM meets Hamas delegation in Ankara as sides looks to next stage of ceasefire
By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
Ali Shaath, head of the Palestinian technocratic committee for managing the Gaza Strip, offers condolences to a Palestinian family, in Cairo on January 15, 2026. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
January 15, 2026, 1:48 am
Jan. 15: Palestinian official says Israel held chair of Gaza technocratic c’tee at border for over 6 hours
Senior Hamas official confirms death of commander in armed wing, condemns ‘dangerous escalation’ * Netanyahu said to have asked Trump to push off on strike * US claims Iran called off 800 executions
By Michael Bachner, Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
IDF reserve soldiers take part in a surprise military drill in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon and Syria, November 24, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 12:31 am
Nov. 26: IDF says reservists to serve significantly less, train more in 2026
At least 5 coalition MKs say they won’t back ultra-Orthodox conscription bill — report * 60 Palestinians said detained by Israel amid large operation in northern West Bank
By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem on August 7, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 30, 2025, 6:57 am
Roadblocks and school closures: What to expect during Thursday’s Haredi anti-draft rally
‘Million man’ protest against the crackdown on ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers will shut down roads in and around Jerusalem and stymie public transportation in the nation’s capital
By Shira Silkoff, Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
A gunman wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stands guard as Red Cross vehicles enter a warehouse allegedly to collect coffins containing the bodies of four deceased hostages, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
October 20, 2025, 4:09 am
Oct. 20: Israel receives casket from Gaza with apparent remains of hostage
Netanyahu claims Israelis would have died ‘in nuclear smoke’ if he had given in to demands to end war * Trump: Hamas violating ceasefire, will be ‘taken care of’ if it doesn’t stop
By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff
People and members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) watch as Palestinians use an excavator to dig deep into the ground, reportedly searching for bodies of hostages, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 17, 2025 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
October 17, 2025, 2:24 am
Oct. 17: IDF reportedly expects Hamas to return the bodies of more hostages next week
Witkoff to travel to Israel, Egypt next week to advance implementation of Gaza deal * Freed captive says Ben Gvir’s remarks led to terrorists beating hostages unconscious with whips
By ToI Staff and Shira Silkoff
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