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Khamenei’s funeral was choreographed to signal revenge – not reconciliation

Mojtaba’s absence suggests the designated successor is dead. Without a Supreme Leader arbitrating among the regime's competing factions, the prospects for Tehran moderating its behaviour are slim

2 min read

July 6, 2026 17:39

A poster with the slogan 'Kill Trump' is displayed during the funeral of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 6, 2026 in Tehran. (Image: Getty Images)

Green Party

Green politician and GP who praised ‘death to IDF’ chants being investigated by medical regulator

Dr Rebecca Jones, a GP who represents Blackheath ward, claimed she was being targeted ‘because I speak up against apartheid’

2 min read

July 6, 2026 17:35

Israel

Israeli Border Police suspend officer who threw stun grenade into Palestinian’s car and held door closed

The force said it viewed the incident ‘seriously’ and would investigate

1 min read

July 6, 2026 17:07

An Israeli Border Police officer holds shut the door of a Palestinian man's car after throwing a stun grenade into the cabin (X/NoamNakash)

Lego

Whizz-kid recreates Golders Green Road using LEGO

Shloimy Brukirer’s model incorporates popular kosher shops and restaurants

2 min read

July 6, 2026 16:25

Shloimy with his LEGO model of Golders Green (Photo: courtesy)

Israel

Israel approves £15m support package for Nova survivors

The scheme will include ongoing and emergency mental health support and specialist programmes to help some October 7 victims deal with substance abuse issues

1 min read

July 6, 2026 14:40

A billboard depicting the images of the Nova Musical Festival victims of the October 7, 2023, at a memorial on Kibbutz Reim on March 30, 2025 (Getty Images)

Green Party

Zack Polanski abstains from vote praising bravery of Golders Green police

Green Party members refuse to back motion at London Assembly commending ‘courage and professionalism’ of Met officers who disarmed knifeman

1 min read

July 6, 2026 13:57

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during a rally on March 28, 2026 in London (Image: Getty)

Holocaust

‘Antisemitic’ pro-Gaza walk past Holocaust memorial stones in Berlin is scrapped

Event ditched after Jewish group branded it a ‘calculated transgression of boundaries’

2 min read

July 6, 2026 12:54

Stolpersteine in Berlin commemorating the Jewish Cohn family, most of whom perished in the Holocaust. (Getty Images)

Gaza

Hamas dissolves Gaza government in preparation for peace plan handover

The move means the Strip is, technically, not under the terror group’s control for the first time in 20 years, but an Israeli official accused it of ‘buying time and engaging in spin’

1 min read

July 6, 2026 12:17

Ismail al-Thawabta, head of Hamas' government media office, addresses a press conference at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on July 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israeli Politics

Israel faces constitutional crisis as government vows to disobey Supreme Court ruling

Cabinet ministers unanimously backed a motion to defy the court amid a dispute over the country’s commercial TV regulator

2 min read

July 6, 2026 12:03

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit during a hearing on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as State Comptroller on June 28, 2026 (Flash90)

Israel

Beware at the beach: Israelis warned over arrival of venomous fish on coastline

Contact with the fish can result in vomiting, weakness, and muscle tremors and can be life-threatening

1 min read

July 6, 2026 11:46

A pufferfish carcass found on a beach in Israel (INPA)

Court and Crime

Two men jailed for knife attack on anti-regime journalist ‘on behalf of Iran’

The pair, both Romanian nationals, took part in the assault, which the court heard was ‘instigated by a foreign power’

4 min read

July 6, 2026 11:35

Handout screen grab from CCTV of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati running from a knife attack outside his home in Wimbledon on March 29 2024 (PA)

Hostages

Former hostages kidnapped together marry in Israel

Israel President Isaac Herzog and other former captives were in attendance as Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov tied the knot

1 min read

July 6, 2026 10:47

Sapir Cohen and Sasha Troufanov under the chupah with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at their wedding in Even Yehuda, Israel (X/IsaacHerzog)

Obituary

Obituary: Former Fed chair Alan Greenspan

Economist feted by Republicans and Democrats who turned to economics after flirting with a career as a musician died aged 100 in June

3 min read

July 6, 2026 10:41

Then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on April 9, 2003 (Getty Images)

Netanyahu signals shift as Likud voters sour on Charedi draft evasion

His reference to a ‘broad national government’ was not simply a warning to the strictly Orthodox that he has other coalition options. It was an acknowledgement that his own electoral base is changing

4 min read

July 6, 2026 09:58