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: timesofisrael.com/blood-gluc…

Despite pre-Oct. 7 warning, PM told aides striking Gaza could harm Saudi normalization talks — NYT timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

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: timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

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. Rooney, 40, discusses the discovery in an episode of the Disney+ series “The Real Rooneys,” aired Thursday, during a family visit to Auschwitz with his wife Coleen and their sons Kit and Cass. Read more: timesofisrael.com/british-so…

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: timesofisrael.com/netanyahus…

Board of Peace met with UNRWA despite saying it has no Gaza role, agency’s ex-chief says timesofisrael.com/liveblog-s…

Two reservists killed in IDF drone explosion accident during operations in Gaza timesofisrael.com/two-reserv…

The troops were named as Master Sgt. (res.) Nadav Kali, 24, from Har Halutz, and Master Sgt. (res.) Ofek Moalem, 23, from Jerusalem. The armed FPV drone crashed inside an army post for an unknown reason during takeoff, then detonated when soldiers came to check it. Read more: timesofisrael.com/two-reserv…

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." Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom is the founding director of Ono Academic College's International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry. He is also the author of Dialogues of Love and Fear (Koren, 2021) and From Sinai to Ethiopia (Gefen, 2016). Read the full post on The Blogs. *The posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties, and don’t necessarily reflect the views of The Times of Israel.

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. Stay up to date with The Times of Israel.

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. He calls Mamdani a supporter of Hamas, and claims that the mayor invited into his home a journalist who refused to release footage of “Hamas terrorists beating and torturing Israeli hostages.” He also pans Mamdani’s wife for liking anti-Israel posts. “You can’t silence me. You can’t silence the truth,” he says to Mamdani, who has called for Netanyahu’s arrest on war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court, and has called him a “war criminal.” Netanyahu denies the charges. “Israel didn’t commit genocide. Israel prevented genocide,” says Netanyahu, saying Mamdani’s “Hamas buddies” would have killed every last Jew if they could have. He calls Mamdani “antisemitic,” and says in his city Jews are stabbed and targeted simply for being Jews. Read more on The Times of Israel.

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. He starts by discussing Iran’s nuclear program. He says he stopped Iran from threatening the world. “Devastating Iran’s nuclear facilities was hard,” he says. “But for me it was one of the easiest decisions I’ve had to make as prime minister. If I hadn’t done it, we’d be dead.” Netanyahu says Israel defended many of the countries that walked out, and that many of their leaders privately thanked him. “It’s hard to imagine more mind-blowing hypocrisy,” he says. More on The Times of Israel.

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.

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” and did not prevent the area “from falling into enemy hands, including the infiltration of terrorists into Be’eri and the capture of Paga outpost.” Read more: timesofisrael.com/fall-of-bo…

PA’s Abbas tells UN Israel trying to force Palestinians out, accuses it of ‘genocidal war,’ ‘settler terrorism’ timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Abbas, speaking to UN via video, slams US for barring him from entry, says PA shuns terrorism timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

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. According to the report, one shipment arrived in Tehran as the US and Iran agreed to a temporary ceasefire on June 17 and Beijing publicly touted its efforts to help end the fighting. Read more: timesofisrael.com/china-sent…

Neria Leiter’s life won’t be out of danger for at least 24 hours — hospital trauma chief timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

‘Roo the Jew?’: Ex-British soccer star Wayne Rooney reveals Jewish ancestry timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Anti-Zionist Haredi sect reportedly to pay Israelis $200 if they don’t vote in election timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…