Israel vows Iran response, seeks to avoid wider war * Analysis: Vital US-led coalition * Hamas intransigent on hostages * Int’w: Life in Gaza now * US anti-Israel marches

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, April 16, 2024 [Visiting targeted air base, IDF chief promises response to Iranian attack]( By Emanuel Fabian Iran will ‘face consequences of its actions,’ Halevi warns; military spokesman says Nevatim continues to function, cautions home front rules could change in coming days [War cabinet said set on ‘forceful’ response to Iran, but one that won’t spark wider war]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Live updates [LIVE: IDF spokesman says Iran won’t get off ‘scot-free’ after drone, missile attack]( By ToI Staff US says it will impose new sanctions on Iran * Two explosive-laden drones strike close to Kiryat Shmona, injuring 3 * Hamas upped demands in latest talks round, official reveals [US said to believe Israel won’t strike Iran directly, will focus on proxies instead]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Raisi warns ‘smallest action against Iranian interests’ will be met with ‘severe, widespread and painful response’; pressure mounts on Israel and Iran to avoid further escalation [Pentagon chief pushes support for Israel, Mideast stability in calls with counterparts]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [US House speaker launches bid to approve aid for Israel, Ukraine in separate votes]( By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Analysis Jeremy Sharon [As Israel mulls revenge, preserving US-led cooperation also seen as dealing blow to Iran]( Iran felt compelled to respond to strike on its generals, but Israel could hold back and still come out on top by making sure its alliances remain intact while Tehran’s fall apart [Iran closed nuclear facilities for a day following attack on Israel, says IAEA chief]( By AFP Inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities paused after Tehran’s unprecedented assault, says head of UN’s nuclear watchdog [Iranians brace for potential Israeli strikes amid fears for economy, anger at regime]( By Parisa Hafezi [Lebanese officials point to Mossad being behind killing of Hamas financier]( By AFP [Anti-Israel activists block bridges in NYC, California, halt Chicago airport traffic]( By Agencies Dozens arrested as demonstrators also block roads in Philadelphia, Oregon, Sea-Tac airport and elsewhere, as part of global ‘multi-city blockade’ in support of Palestinians [ADL reports record high of US antisemitic incidents amid Hamas war]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Belgium pushes to expel controversial Palestinian activist ‘hate preacher’]( By Agencies Top Ops Avi Weiss [This Passover we say: Let my people go – now!]( The call is aimed at Hamas, but even more so at those who stay silent when they should speak out against evil Juan Ciscomani [US aid to Israel must be Congress’s top priority]( Having witnessed first-hand the impact of Oct. 7, and after Iran’s onslaught, the need for American support is more dire than ever [CRM]( [Israeli artist shutters Venice Biennale pavilion in call for hostage and ceasefire deal]( By Jessica Steinberg Artist Ruth Patir says she’ll open her exhibit, ‘(M)otherland,’ once an agreement has been reached to bring the hostages home and end the war in Gaza Interview [Gazan journalist to ToI: We, the people of Gaza, are also living like hostages of Hamas]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Now with relatives in Rafah, Sami Obeid longs to return to his destroyed home in the north. Hamas hasn’t disappeared, he says, and without a ‘day-after’ plan, it will resume its rule [US says Gaza aid ‘increased dramatically,’ as convoys proceed via new crossing]( By Agencies and Emanuel Fabian [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Boom market [Jordanians try to sell downed Iranian rockets on the internet]( By Gianluca Pacchiani ‘Used Iranian ballistic missile in good condition’: Online ads in the kingdom — some of them satirical — offer ballistic missiles, or pieces of them, for sale [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr. 16: Day 193 – Why Jordan suppresses its role in blocking Iran’s drones]( By ToI Staff [‘Bad for business’: Between Israel and Iran, Gulf states scramble to avert wider war]( By Talek HARRIS, Robbie COREY-BOULET and Callum PATON [US accuses Hamas of being ‘obstacle’ to Gaza truce after it rejected Israel’s proposal]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Terror group said to give mediators a new draft, claims it can only free 20 ‘humanitarian’ hostages, demands permanent end to war, return to north Gaza for displaced civilians [Survivors confront their trauma at site of Hamas massacre of music festival]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Freed hostage says she saw photo of Gilad Shalit in Gaza room where she was held]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Two Palestinians shot dead by settlers in clashes near West Bank village]( By ToI Staff, Agencies and Emanuel Fabian IDF and police probing the violence that reportedly broke out after a settler was attacked; 3 Palestinians also reported injured in scuffles [Court orders eviction of Palestinian family from flashpoint East Jerusalem surburb]( By ToI Staff and AP [Lapid calls Netanyahu an ‘existential threat’ as they spar over national security]( By Sam Sokol ‘All that is left of Mr. Security’ are ‘ruins from Be’eri to Kiryat Shmona,’ says Lapid. Opposition leader ‘preferred to stay abroad… while Israel was attacked,’ counters Likud [Two nonprofits linked to Arab Ra’am party to be shuttered over alleged terror ties]( By Sam Sokol Just for Passover [Inside 10 new Haggadahs for 2024: US and Israel take their places at the Seder table]( By PHILISSA CRAMER and Penny Schwartz As Jews around the world celebrate the first Passover since Oct. 7, some of these Seder guides touch on politics, while others feature humor, history and Hollywood stars [Day 193 – Why Jordan suppresses its role in blocking Iran’s drones]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Trump eschews campaign theatrics in court as hush money trial begins]( By Jill Colvin and Michael R. Sisak [On high alert since October 7, hospitals were already prepared to deal with Iran attack]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Funding the war with Hamas doubles Israel’s borrowing in 2023]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Ben Gvir says no longer bound by coalition discipline, in spat with Haredi factions]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff [Inflation edges higher as housing costs and travel prices rise]( By Sharon Wrobel [Obituary / Ken Holtzman, who had the most wins of any Jewish pitcher in MLB history, dies at 78]( By jacob gurvis [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved