Transportation Minister Miri Regev and her office faced escalating scrutiny on Saturday over the recent flydubai terror attack. “Those who are supposed to identify the crew are security officials. We are not security officials,” Regev told the Kan public broadcaster on Saturday. Read more: timesofisrael.com/regev-pass…

Top officials warned for years that Transportation Ministry was not properly vetting foreign flights – report timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed as “a true hero” the Indian captain who helped thwart the terror attack aboard a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, as the pilot recalled his dramatic account of being bludgeoned by his Omani co-pilot while the aircraft plunged toward the ground. Read more: timesofisrael.com/flydubai-c…

Crossings into West Bank and Gaza to be closed, ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Ex-Transportation Ministry chief, B’Yachad No. 3 Terner: Regev responsible for flydubai failure timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Australia launches terror probe into flydubai co-pilot after revelation he studied in country timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Leonard Felson: "His intermarriage awakened my fears about betraying our Jewish ancestors. It took 10 years to understand that the living were waiting for my love." Leonard Felson is an independent journalist based in Hartford, Conn. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Forward and Tablet Magazine. 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. blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-s…

מאז הציוץ: באוסרין הייתה תקיפה גדולה עם חמישה פצועים לפחות ופשיטה של רעולי פנים על הכפר ששברו מכוניות ויידו אבנים. גם בביתא תועדו מתנחלים תוקפים את הכפר סביב המסיק. לפי יש דין 4 פלסטינים שמסקו על אדמה פרטית שאין בה צורך בתיאום מהכפר מאדמא נעצרו ושוחררו אחרי 6 שעות. אלו רק חלד מהאירועים שיש להם מספיק תיעודים ויכולתי לאמת וכאלו שקשורים ישירות למסיק בשטח. בחירבת מראג'ם באזור דומא שני מתנחלים, אחד חמוש, תועדו מנסים לפרוץ לבית בכוח. באזור כובאר נורה למוות בן 19 ממזרח ירושלים על ידי מתנחלים והאירוע בחקירה

Settler attacks reported across West Bank as Palestinians begin olive harvest timesofisrael.com/settler-at…

Lindcove Ranch is the only major commercial grower of kosher etrogs in the United States. The Kirkpatrick family, who are not Jewish, began growing etrogs 46 years ago. But distributors want more top-grade etrogs than the Kirkpatrick operation is able to supply. Read more: timesofisrael.com/americas-o…

The National Hockey League season kicked off this week, and the Jewish crop of talent in the league continues to grow, with at least 11 players beginning the season on an NHL roster, and more players waiting in the wings. Read more: timesofisrael.com/jews-on-ic…

California is now the first state in the nation to deem “Jewish” an ethnic and racial identity, rather than just a religious affiliation. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed SB 1387, a bill that expands California’s legal definition of ethnicity “to include Jewish identity” in demographic data collection. As of January 1, 2029, forms distributed by public entities like schools and prisons will need to include a “Jewish” category when asking for voluntary disclosures of ethnicity or race. Read more on The Times of Israel.

Hamas's de facto Gaza chief was target of IDF strike that also reportedly killed three women and one girl, source says timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Investigation launched into settler rampage near Nablus, police say; no arrests made timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

When the Jerusalem Biennale opened last week, it marked the contemporary Jewish art event’s largest edition yet. With the theme of “De Profundis, From the Depths,” the biannual festival’s focus is on war and its impact on the participating artists, as they examined the capacity of art to create space for reflection and renewal following the October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught in southern Israel. Read more: timesofisrael.com/in-the-har…

Man, three women and girl said killed in Israeli strike in Gaza City; no comment from IDF timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Settlers reportedly attack Palestinian olive pickers south of Nablus as harvest season begins timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Report: Flydubai terrorist was banned from flying by Oman over suspected radicalization timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Hamas’s de facto Gaza chief was target of IDF strike that reportedly killed five other people, source says timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…

Flydubai copilot attacked captain with emergency axe in ‘terrorist act,’ UAE attorney general says timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e…