June 07, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJune 07, 2026UpdatesAfter deadly attack in central Israel, police, Shin Bet question relatives at suspected gunman's homeLarge contingents of police and Shin Bet officers were at the home of a man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting rampage in central Israel on Sunday, as investigators questioned family members, relatives said.Only women were inside the home in the Arab city of Taibeh when security forces arrived, according to relatives. One of the women told Haaretz that officers entered the house, detained those inside and questioned them."They came with large forces and started beating us," she said. "They sat us on the floor, covered our eyes and questioned us. They only allowed me to leave because I was with a child."Police and the Shin Bet did not immediately comment on the allegations.The search and questioning came hours after authorities identified the attacker as Amar Mandar Yaseen, a 35-year-old Israeli citizen from Taibeh, who was killed after carrying out a series of shootings near Kochav Yair that left one man dead and five others wounded.Ex-U.S. envoy to Israel: Settler violence 'disgusting,' Netanyahu gov't must 'put its foot down'Former U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides said on Sunday that settler violence in the West Bank is "disgusting" and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government needs to "put its foot down" urgently to crack down on it.In an interview with Army Radio, the former envoy in Joe Biden's administration to Israel, who served from 2021 to July 2023, said that amid the weekend's settler violence in the West Bank and its rising frequency, the Israeli government "needs to make it a priority," calling the phenomenon "disgusting.""When I was ambassador, we sanctioned the settlers, banning them from coming to the U.S.," he said, adding that in the West Bank, "there are two systems of justice. These settlers need to be prosecuted, arrested and jailed if found guilty."He also said that the situation in the West Bank "makes Israel look terrible on the world stage, ruins the lives of many innocent Palestinians," and that the Netanyahu government "needs to put its foot down."Asked whether he would call it Jewish violence, Nides said he preferred not to give it labels, "but it needs to end. The prime minister and [Finance Minister Bezalel] Smotrich and the group of people in charge need to figure it out tomorrow and get it done. Any day it continues, it terrifies Palestinians and makes Israel look terrible."Asked about recent reports that Israel had been spying on U.S. officials involved in the Iran talks and the broader relationship between the two countries, Nides said: "This is a critical time for the U.S.-Israel relationship. It was reported that Trump had a colorful conversation with the prime minister," referring to a recent call in which U.S. President Donald Trump called Netanyahu "fucking crazy" over Lebanon.Nides added: "I recall colorful conversations with Biden and Netanyahu. He tends to get the best out of you. This is not abnormal."Two days on, IDF yet to probe soldier who fatally shot Palestinian infantThe Israeli military has yet to open an investigation into the fatal shooting of a seven-month-old Palestinian infant and the wounding of his parents by IDF troops near Hebron on Friday, the army's legal body confirmed.At the same time, military officials say they have been unable to identify the soldiers and settlers filmed beating residents in a separate incident that took place at a West Bank village on Saturday.Fahed Abu Haykal holds the body of his son, 7-month-old Sam Fahed Abu Haykal, who was killed by IDF fire on Friday, during the funeral on Saturday. Credit: Mahmoud Illean/APFahed Abu Haykal holds the body of his son, 7-month-old Sam Fahed Abu Haykal, who was killed by IDF fire on Friday, during the funeral on Saturday. Credit: Mahmoud Illean/APRead the full articleAfter Bondi, it's time for the Australian left to accept the Jewish community just as it is | OpinionWith the first block of public hearings into the "lived experience" of antisemitism in Australia – part of the royal commission established after December's mass shooting at a Sydney Hanukkah event – came the testimony of a university student in Canberra whose roommates asked her to move out after October 7 because they were uncomfortable living with a Zionist.This testimony was utterly unsurprising. My own time at the University of Sydney ended with the campus' most prominent and promising progressives referring to me among themselves as "that Zionist bitch." This was in 2018.A woman stands at a flower tribute at Bondi Beach on in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Mark Baker/APA woman stands at a flower tribute at Bondi Beach on in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Mark Baker/APRead the full articleCaught between Hezbollah and Trump, Israeli soldiers pay the price in Lebanon | AnalysisFour Israeli officers and soldiers were killed in the last week in incidents with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Another soldier was killed in an accidental shooting, and dozens of others were wounded, including some with serious injuries.This was Israel's deadliest week in Lebanon since the latest escalation began in early March. It also underscored the cost of a war whose objectives remain only partially defined, and in which the employment of force by Israel is done under restrictions imposed by the United States.The funeral of Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21, who was killed in southern Lebanon on Thursday by an anti-tank missile, in Rishon Letzion, on Friday. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumThe funeral of Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, 21, who was killed in southern Lebanon on Thursday by an anti-tank missile, in Rishon Letzion, on Friday. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumRead the full articleIsraeli gov't approves Netanyahu's new national security adviserThe Israeli government unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to appoint Shmuel Ben Ezra to head the National Security Council and he will also serve as the prime minister's national security adviser.Ben Ezra is considered a relatively anonymous figure in the political leadership and senior officials who took part in security discussions in recent years admitted they had never met him.8 hours agoOne killed, several wounded in terrorist attack in central Israel, authorities sayOne of several sites of a shooting in central Israel, on Sunday. Credit: Used under section 27A of the Israeli Copyright LawOne of several sites of a shooting in central Israel, on Sunday. Credit: Used under section 27A of the Israeli Copyright LawA man was killed and five others wounded in a terrorist attack at four locations in central Israel on Sunday, authorities said. Officials said that one assailant who was killed during the attack was an Israeli citizen who lived in Taibeh, adding that security forces were searching for additional suspects.This is a developing story.Read the full articleIsraeli forces killed Hamas member who took part in October 7 attack, IDF saysIsraeli forces killed a commander in Hamas' Nukhba force in a strike on southern Gaza, the Israeli military said, identifying him as Sakr Abu Karim, whom it described as one of the operatives involved in leading the Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Kissufim and in directing militant activity during the war. 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