LIVE: US veto uncertain as UN poised to vote on ceasefire * IDF: Hamas firing from Shifa emergency room, maternity ward * PM amends Haredi draft bill; Gantz still opposed

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, March 25, 2024 Live updates [LIVE: PM threatens to cancel senior aides’ DC trip if US doesn’t veto UNSC Gaza resolution]( By ToI Staff IDF: Troops find weapons cache in Shifa MRI center * Hamas fires rockets at Ashdod for first time in over two months * Contentious Purim parade winds through Jerusalem [IDF: Hamas gunmen are ‘destroying’ Shifa, firing from emergency room, maternity ward]( By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff Israel rejects responsibility as terror group claims 13 patients have died because of IDF raid; Hamas admits key operatives killed, nabbed at hospital; 8 rockets fired at Ashdod [Israel said willing to free some 800 inmates for 40 hostages, as talks given 50/50 odds]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Report says up to 100 murder convicts could be released for female soldiers, but officials cautious on optimism; Hamas answer may take days with Sinwar hard to reach underground [Under pressure, Netanyahu seems to retract bid to raise Haredi military exemption age]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff Opposition leader urges ministers to ditch government if bill is advanced by ministers, as PM reportedly says coalition will collapse without its approval and he won’t give up on it [Lapid: Gantz and Eisenkot should ditch government if cabinet approves Haredi draft law]( By ToI Staff [Attorney general said to warn coalition Haredi army draft proposal legally unsound]( By ToI Staff [‘Failure of values’: Gantz threatens to bolt coalition over Netanyahu’s Haredi draft bill]( By Sam Sokol Reporter's notebook [After protests, Jerusalem’s controversial ‘United Purim’ parade draws depressed turnout]( By Gavriel Fiske Thousands line route to watch floats and entertainment troupes, but attendance far lower than expected; hostage families lead parade after agreement reached with municipality ToI podcast ToI Staff [Daily Briefing Mar 25: Day 171 – IDF battalion head: Hamas’s ‘fighting spirit’ is broken]( Back from Gaza, reporter Lazar Berman updates us on what’s happening among troops on the ground, if a targeted Rafah operation could work and ongoing hostage release talks [ToI in Gaza / As Rafah waiting game continues, 82nd Battalion expands long fight in Khan Younis]( By Lazar Berman [Photo said to show kids’ bedroom in Gaza where Liri Albag, other hostages were held]( By ToI Staff UK report says soldiers found traces of blood in room matching female captives; ‘It’s the equivalent of me keeping someone else’s children locked in my house,’ says Liri’s mother [Al Jazeera takes down video falsely alleging IDF rapes in Shifa Hospital]( By ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Uri Goldflam [Lies, inversions and Israel]( Why is Western media embracing the most absurd libels about Israel while somehow ignores the genocidal aims of Iran and Hamas? Sandy Eisenberg Sasso [Can Zionist Jews still be liberal?]( Peter Beinart’s ’liberalism’ – the kind that fails to denounce Hamas and its atrocities – sounds like illiberalism to us [Kamala Harris doesn’t rule out consequences for Israel if it goes ahead with Rafah op]( By Jacob Magid and AFP US vice president: ‘Any type of military operation’ in city would be ‘huge mistake,’ as Palestinians have nowhere to go; Netanyahu: ‘We will enter Rafah, achieve absolute victory’ [Security Council set to vote on resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire during Ramadan]( By AP and ToI Staff [Israel slams four European nations planning to recognize Palestinian state]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [CRM]( [Before Hamas filmed Oct. 7 attacks, Nazis recorded Holocaust massacres in Ukraine]( By Matt Lebovic ‘Ukraine: Holocaust Ground Zero’ examines open-air massacre phase of Holocaust using photos and film footage captured by Nazis and collaborators in Europe’s ‘zone of exception’ [Italy marks 80 years since Nazi massacre in Rome with memorial concert]( By LUIGI NAVARRO and SILVIA STELLACCI Interview Jacob Magid [UN aid coordinator says Israel still restricting relief, despite tepid improvement]( Jamie McGoldrick laments rules curbing access to north Gaza, but says recent uptick in deliveries means civilians less desperate to risk danger by swarming trucks [Explainer / US ships head to Gaza for massive aid pier project — but enclave can’t afford to wait]( By Tal Schneider [UNRWA chief says Israel refusing to approve agency’s food convoys to northern Gaza]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Day 171 – IDF battalion head: Hamas’s ‘fighting spirit’ is broken]( [listen to the podcast]( [Russia casts doubt on Islamic State being behind concert attack]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Though terror group has claimed responsibility and published footage of attack, Moscow seems to pin blame on Ukraine, accusing US of covering for Kyiv [Despite ostensible ban, tens of thousands of Palestinians working in Israel — report]( By Jeremy Sharon Although defense minister and IDF barred entry of laborers into Israel after October 7, TV network says some 2,400 businesses have been exempted for ‘humanitarian’ purposes [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Amid arms embargo calls, data shows 99% of Israeli weapon imports are from US, Germany]( By Tal Schneider Swedish institute’s research finds American arms make up 69%, another 30% come from Berlin; all IAF manned aircraft are US-made, aside from one French-built helicopter [Democrat John Fetterman’s Israel support brings fans on the right, critics on the left]( By Luke Tress Many US progressives feel stunned and betrayed by the Democratic senator’s outspoken backing of the Jewish state since Oct. 7, while Republicans are also surprised – pleasantly More Headlines [Arab bus driver stabbed by Jewish teen in Purim night attack in Modiin Illit]( By ToI Staff [From our partner / London literary magazine denounced over anti-Israel cover story]( [Study assesses half a million Israelis at risk of developing PTSD due to Oct. 7 and war]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Police clash with Jordanian protesters trying to storm Israeli embassy]( By Suleiman Al-Khalidi [War drags on / Berlin drag show showcases Israeli-Arab coexistence in trying times]( By Reuters [Poland marks 80th anniversary of ‘Great Escape’ from Nazi POW camp]( By Vanessa Gera [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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