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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27m
The flydubai rescue flight, carrying some 180 passengers, mostly Israelis, landed in Israel today following an attempted hijacking on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Many passengers shared their testimonies upon arrival. Read more on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 4h
David Horovitz: "There appears to be no prior instance of passengers thwarting a pilot’s attempt to crash a commercial airliner." Read his full opinion on The Times of Israel. www.timesofisrael.com/extraordinar...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 7h
A clip being widely shared on social media shows Saudi medical personnel offering treatment to Israeli passengers at the Tabuk International Airport after their plane made an emergency landing due to an apparent hijacking attempt. Stay up to date on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 8h
Hebrew media outlets have published a video purportedly from the flydubai plane as it landed in Saudi Arabia, showing passengers celebrating, clapping and singing as the aircraft comes down for a landing following a violent altercation in the cockpit. Check out The Times of Israel for updates.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 14h
A flydubai flight reportedly carrying 180 passengers, including dozens of Israelis, issued international emergency signals and plunged thousands of feet over Saudi Arabia, prompting Israel to scramble fighter jets amid fears of a hijacking. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 20h
Devora Sharifian Bachar rebelled against her family to join an elite ops team, and then brought her security ‘intuigence’ — intuition and intelligence — to classrooms in Eilat. Now she’s on a mission to revamp schools nationwide Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/yashars-iran...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 23h
Trouble finding willing hosts, visa restrictions, onerous security checks and other bureaucratic hurdles mean exiting Gaza remains a lengthy, difficult task despite Jerusalem saying it wants the Strip’s residents to go. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/gazans-despe...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 29/09/2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed there are concerns “enemies” of Israel may attempt to attack it ahead of the election. Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid will hold a meeting at 11:30 p.m. to provide Lapid with the update. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-cl...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 29/09/2026
US President Donald Trump on Monday denied a report that he is prepared to offer Iran sanctions relief and the release of frozen funds in exchange for nuclear concessions by the Islamic Republic. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/trump-denies...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 29/09/2026
Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel: "The Jewish people know better than many others how dangerous it becomes when a lie is repeated so often that it begins to be accepted as truth." *The posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties, and don’t necessarily reflect the views of The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 29/09/2026
Both sides confirm trip one day later, but PMO denies it had anything to do with trying to quash report about Emirati leader’s alert. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-as...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 29/09/2026
In the first episode of our new podcast series, ToI’s senior analyst @haviv.rettig.gur joins ToI deputy editor Amanda Borschel-Dan to take on the morality of the operations hunting down all who perpetrated the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre. Watch the full episode anywhere you get your podcasts.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
Two Jewish activists who had been approved by the Jewish Agency for aliyah to Israel have had their approval frozen by the Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA), the Haaretz daily reports. Read more on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
The documentary draws on 24 alleged whistleblowers, but the explosive allegations, assembled to serve a narrative that Israel paid no heed to civilian deaths, suffer from questionable sourcing and deficient investigative rigor. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/nazas-claims...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
Gambling on Israeli politics is usually a risky proposition. But it’s a safe bet that on October 27, voters will be able to cast ballots for the Joint List and Ra’am, the two main parties representing Israel’s Arab citizens. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/the-ban-on-a...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
Israel Airports Authority says parking has hit capacity due to peak Jewish holiday travel season: ‘No parking spaces are available until further notice.’ Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gurion-a...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
Ben Gvir adds that Salamah will go to hell in the afterlife, “but here, I’m responsible for hell.” Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/i-want-to-ki...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
Israel on Sunday gave Dutch diplomats serving in Ramallah seven days to return their Israeli-issued diplomatic credentials, retaliating after a Dutch ban on goods from Israeli businesses in the West Bank. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/israel-revok...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
Israel’s newest, largest submarine arrives, deepening Navy’s stealth capabilities www.timesofisrael.com/israels-newe...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 28/09/2026
Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya said on Saturday that Hamas agreed last year to a roadmap that ultimately includes the establishment of a Palestinian state. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-leader...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
When prompted with “how” questions that encourage step-by-step reasoning, 68 percent of children as young as second grade were able to devise plausible solutions to surprisingly sophisticated science questions, according to Israeli and Greek researchers. Read more on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
Main election challenger says PM has instilled a ‘culture of dishonesty’ in public discourse, describes PM’s approval of Qatari funds that went to Hamas as somewhere ‘between breach of trust and treason.’ Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/eisenkot-raa...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
A Hamas commander who held hostages in captivity was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip last week, the IDF and Shin Bet announced. The IDF says he was involved in holding Ziv Berman, Gali Berman, Eitan Mor, Liri Albag, Agam Berger, Matan Angrest, Omri Miran, Keith Siegel, and Alon Ohel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
The Foreign Ministry says it is working to extract the dozens of Israeli tourists who are reportedly trapped in mountainous areas of Nepal due to extreme weather and an avalanche. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-sep...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
An East German town has approved a motion by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and ruling center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to reject future installation of brass plaques commemorating victims of Nazi persecution. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/german-town-...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
The Israeli military published drone footage showing a Palestinian child transporting weapons in the central Gaza Strip. The IDF says troops had spotted a terror operative "using a child to transport weapons into a civilian home." Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
Adam Brody, the Jewish actor who plays a rabbi in the Netflix series “Nobody Wants This,” is the latest celebrity to say he feels Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and to call for a “free Palestine.” Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
Pop singer Pink is facing more calls — including from Spanish Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem — for her removal as an ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations agency that provides aid to children and mothers. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/calls-grow-t...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
Qatar’s prime minister accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government in a weekend interview of being the main impediment to the advancement of a US-backed peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which has made little progress since a ceasefire took effect last year. Read more on ToI.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 27/09/2026
Ancient public mikveh complex, used for festival pilgrimage, uncovered at foot of Temple Mount. Read the full story on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 26/09/2026
After receiving a personal warning in the days leading up to the October 7 onslaught, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told his security chiefs that he didn’t want to authorize strikes in Gaza because they could have risked harming an effort for normalization with Saudi Arabia.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 26/09/2026
Iran had submitted an offer through Qatari mediators on the UN General Assembly sidelines that would have seen the strait reopened in exchange for the US ending its blockade of Iranian ports, as part of a wider end to the ongoing Mideast conflict. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/iran-awaits-...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 26/09/2026
Ireland’s back-up goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu has indicated that he was not prepared to take part in the soccer match against Israel amid signs that the team was in turmoil a day before the game and the prospect that other players could follow. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/irish-player...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 26/09/2026
The Galia melon and the world’s first nearly shelf-stable tomato are among Hazera’s inventions. Now the company is helping to prepare farmers for climate change. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/tomato-tomor...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 26/09/2026
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sheba Medical Center researchers show that human bonding helps basic body functions; findings can help treat diabetes and other metabolic conditions. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/blood-glucos...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 25/09/2026
Strict biosecurity measures make Sukkot the trickiest holiday for Kiwis: Only 14 quartets of palm, myrtle, willow and citron are permitted into the country — and every leaf must be accounted for. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/in-new-zeala...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 25/09/2026
Israeli troops razed a two-kilometer (1.2 miles) tunnel in the IDF-held portion of the Gaza Strip recently, the military says. The IDF says it comes amid efforts to clear the areas of the Strip under Israeli control of Hamas infrastructure. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 25/09/2026
Former British soccer star Wayne Rooney has revealed that he recently discovered he has Jewish ancestry through his maternal grandmother’s family, who came to Britain from Poland. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/british-socc...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 25/09/2026
The PM worked to dismantle the foul genocide allegation, and belatedly denounced Qatar. But his omissions, and his assertions of national unity in a society whose rifts he has widened, will have stung for many Israelis. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-s...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 25/09/2026
The troops were named as Master Sgt. (res.) Nadav Kali, 24, from Har Halutz, and Master Sgt. (res.) Ofek Moalem, 23, from Jerusalem. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/two-reservis...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 25/09/2026
Sharon Shalom: "Bete Israel's spiritual tradition focuses not on the sukkah's details or those of the 4 species, but on a sense of belonging and being guests in God's world." Read the full post on The Blogs. *The posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 25/09/2026
Why did the US grant Iran entry visas but not the PA? US Bureau Chief Jacob Magid explains Washington's "transactional politics" and how the administration wants something from Iran—the restoration of free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz—whereas the PA offers little utility.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
During his speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a staunch opponent of Israel, saying Jews no longer feel safe in the city, which has the world’s largest Jewish population. Read more on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invites “moral cowards” to leave the room after a walkout by many Arab diplomats at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as the premier takes the stage. More on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
Who will Prime Minister Netanyahu be speaking to in his speech today? Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman shares his thoughts ahead of Prime Minister Netanyahu's unprecedented 15th speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Stay updated on The Times of Israel.
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces published its probe into the attack on the post, which found, as in other investigations, that the military “failed to fulfill its defensive mission”. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/fall-of-bord...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
China has sent around 1,300 air shipments containing dual-use components for drones and missiles to Iran’s Defense Ministry this year through the end of June, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing Iranian customs data. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/china-sent-i...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
Speaking at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, where his son Neria remains hospitalized in serious condition, Leiter said he was “full of hope that he will come out of it this time and return to us safe and sound.” Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/ambassador-l...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
The Central Elections Committee voted Wednesday in favor of petitions to disqualify the Joint List slate — made up of Balad, Hadash, and Ta’al — altogether as well as Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am party from running in the October 27 election. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/election-pan...
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The Times of Israel @timesofisrael.com · 24/09/2026
Hundreds gather at a rally against antisemitism near the United Nations in midtown Manhattan. The protest, led by leading Jewish organizations, calls on world leaders to address antisemitism during the annual UN General Assembly. Read more: www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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