Saturday, January 17, 2026

The TIMES of ISRAEL - The daily edition - SATURDAY, jANUARY 17, 2026 -- Deadly crackdown appears to have quashed Iran protests, residents say

 

Times of Israel
The daily edition

Saturday, January 17, 2026

 
Deadly crackdown appears to have quashed Iran protests, residents say
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Tehran locals describe large troop deployment in capital, ‘massive disappointment and disillusionment’; hard-line cleric threatens Trump, urges death to detained protesters
 
Khamenei calls Trump a ‘criminal,’ blames him for protest casualties and damage
By Agencies
 
Trump says Iranian cancellation of executions ‘had big impact’ on decision not to strike
By Jacob Magid and AFP
 
Live updates
LIVE: Turkey’s Erdogan, Egypt’s Sisi invited to sit on Trump’s Gaza Peace Board
By ToI Staff
Former British PM Tony Blair also among invitees * Khamenei: Iran ‘must break the back of the seditionists’ amid crackdowns to unrest
 
US unveils key Gaza panel, with prominent roles given to Israel critics Qatar, Turkey
By Jacob Magid
Board of Peace executive committee responsible for

overseeing postwar management of Gaza also includes

Witkoff, Kushner, representatives from UAE, Egypt and

pair of prominent businessmen
 
Profile / With appointment to Gaza Board of Peace, Tony Blair returns to Middle East limelight
By JO BIDDLE and Alexandra Del Peral
 
Israel says Gaza strikes hit senior terrorists in response to truce violation
By Stav Levaton
 
Family of Iranian protester searched for body in pile of corpses, buried her on a roadside
By Sarah El Deeb and Julia Frankel
Friends of Robina Aminian, 23, told family she was shot in back of the head at close range during Tehran rally; mother ‘looked through so many beautiful faces’ before finding her
 
She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette — and became a symbol for Iranian protesters
By Laurie Kellman
 
Emotions run high as Iran’s exiles in Europe rally together against regime
By Kirsten Grieshaber
 
Mossad chief Barnea said in US to discuss Iran, as protests subside after killings
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Putin discusses tensions in calls with Netanyahu, Pezeshkian; sporadic rallies still reported in country’s northwest region; hardline cleric demands executions
 
Iranian regime plans to permanently cut people off from internet — watchdog
By ToI Staff
 
UK police arrest protester who raised shah-era flag over Iran’s London embassy
By AFP
 
Top Ops
 
David Wolpe
King David is trending in Christian pop culture. Here’s why Jews should join in
He may be revered because he was close to God, but his best quality is his humanity
 
Tomer Adela
Not just missing, but abandoned by the system
What Haymanut Kasau’s case reveals about power, visibility, and urgency in Israel
 
Israeli researcher finds that by eavesdropping, ‘genius’ dogs learn words like toddlers
By Diana Bletter
In Shany Dror’s study, super-smart canines had 90% accuracy in fetching toys whose names they learned directly or overheard; findings shed light on how language learning may have evolved
 
‘One big family’: Hundreds at Shabbat service demand return of last hostage Ran Gvili
By ToI Staff
Former captive Agam Berger plays violin at the event in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, saying: ‘We will not truly be home until Ran returns’
 
The Reel Schmooze podcast
‘Holding Liat’: Post-Oct. 7 anguish and inconvenient truths
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jordan Hoffman
Jordan Hoffman and Amanda Borschel-Dan on the Darren Aronofsky-produced film that records an Israeli-American clan from Nir Oz’s struggle to free their loved ones taken hostage in October 2023
 
Israel Museum celebrates 60 with towering art, color-drenched canvases and historical prints
By Jessica Steinberg
Country’s most prominent cultural institution marks milestone with three new exhibits, including ‘Ages of the World,’ an Anselm Kiefer installation donated to the museum
 
US AG says she’ll seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staffers
By ToI Staff
Pam Bondi tells Florida pro-Israel conference that Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were ‘murdered because they were Jewish’
 
NYC Speaker Menin proposes 5-point plan to combat antisemitism
By Luke Tress
 
Those We Have Lost
 
 

Those We Have Lost

Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7

Read Here
 
 
Nick Fuentes clarifies his problem with Trump ‘is that he is not Hitler’
By Joseph Strauss
Avowed antisemite says there is ‘sort of a big difference’ between his views and those of the left, as he gains more traction on right and after drawing some progressive praise
 
Jewish caricature in Ukrainian Christmas tradition appears at NJ church, drawing criticism
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Church shares video of man dressed as Hasidic Jew who refers to himself as a ‘zhyd’ while carrying a sack of coins and dancing with the devil
 
Apparent human fetus found in drain under Hadera residential building
By ToI Staff
Residents said to have discovered 5- to 6-week-old fetus in sewer after days of plumbing issues; unclear if it was aborted or miscarried
 
UK regional police chief retires over ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Craig Guildford to step down immediately, after home secretary said she had lost confidence in him due to his handling of the affair
 
Report: Senior IDF officer questioned on suspicion of alerting PM’s office to Bild leak probe
By ToI Staff
Israeli TV says officer is suspected of providing names to Netanyahu’s chief of staff of those suspected of leaking classified docs, though ex-IDF chief Halevi doesn’t believe he did so
 
Docu Nation
 
Israeli strike on vehicle in south Lebanon kills one, Beirut says
By Stav Levaton and AFP
IDF says Hezbollah operative killed in strike on Thursday was violating ceasefire; UNIFIL says Israeli troops threw grenade at patrol, military says it was dropped 300 meters away
 
Syrian government forces enter towns in north after Kurdish fighters withdraw
By GHAITH ALSAYED
 
Sharaa to meet with German chancellor as Berlin seeks to deport Syrian refugees
By AFP
 
More Headlines
 
Alex Bregman, who drew Jewish star on his cap after Oct. 7, inks $175M deal with Cubs
By jacob gurvis
 
Forward-looking / Larry Ellison renamed superyacht whose name backwards was ‘I’m a Nazi’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
 
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