The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s events as they happen.
IDF says it shot down several drones that triggered sirens in Golan Heights
The IDF says that it shot down a number of drones that were fired toward Israel, following sirens that had sounded in the Golan Heights.
The military does not say where the drones originated.
Trump to leave G7 summit early due to ‘what’s going on in the Middle East,’ says White House
US President Donald Trump will leave a Group of Seven summit tonight, a day early, due to the Israel-Iran war, the White House says, after he warned the residents of Tehran to flee.
“Because of what’s going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving tonight after dinner with Heads of State,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt writes on X.
Trump won’t sign G7 statement on Israel-Iran de-escalation, says US official
A US official says US President Donald Trump will not sign a draft statement from Group of Seven leaders calling for de-escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict.
The draft statement, seen by Reuters, also commits to safeguarding market stability, including energy markets, says Iran must never have a nuclear weapon, and that Israel has the right to defend itself.
Canadian and European diplomats say G7 attendees are continuing discussions on the conflict at the summit in Canada, which ends tomorrow.
Drone alert siren sounds in Golan Heights
Sirens warning of an incoming drone attack sound in towns in the southern Golan Heights.
Hostage activists hold online protest amid ongoing Iran attacks
Three hundred people join a virtual meeting tonight of Mishmeret 101 (Shift 101), the silent, white-wearing protest group that revolves around hostage parents, meeting several times a week in front of government buildings as part of the struggle to bring the hostages home.
The group, which first began gathering in November 2024, isn’t able to meet in person right now, given the IDF Home Front Command restrictions on public gatherings during the ongoing war with Iran.
“We felt we had to bring it from the asphalt to this place,” says Yelli, one of the organizers. “We had to keep our foot on the gas.”
Most of the attendees wear white, and include family members of hostages and released hostages, including Viki Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod Cohen; Dvora Idan, whose son, Tsahi Idan, was killed in captivity; Lee Siegel, the brother of released hostage Keith Siegel; Niva Wenkert, whose son, Omer Wenkert, was released from captivity; and Maccabit Meyer, the aunt of hostages Ziv and Gali Berman.
“I feel like I’m climbing the walls at home,” says Meyer, who is a regular at the Shift 101 gatherings and other protests for the hostages. “I feel a sense of desperation without the ability to go out and fight for them.”
Meyer, along with others, says that the worries for their loved ones have only grown during the opening of another war front.
“They can’t crawl to any safe space, or hear what is happening,” says Meyer, mentioning that the family has been told that the twins have not been held captive together after being taken hostage from their homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023.
Viki Cohen, whose son Nimrod was abducted from a burning tank, says “it’s time to end this saga,” adding: “We’re hoping maybe the process with Iran will allow the prime minister to feel secure enough to end the war in Gaza. I will not give up on my son.”
Trump says everyone should ‘immediately evacuate Tehran!’
US President Donald Trump urges everyone to immediately evacuate Tehran, and reiterates that Iran should have signed a nuclear deal with the United States.
“IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” he writes in a post on Truth Social.
Tehran is home to around 10 million people, with around 17 million in the metropolitan area.