US set to sanction IDF unit with history of abuse * House OKs $17B Israel military aid * Smotrich bids to legalize 68 outposts * ToI original video: In the bomb shelters

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, April 21, 2024 Presented by [American Technion Society]( [Israel aghast as US said poised to sanction IDF unit with history of abuses]( By ToI Staff Report says Blinken to target Netzah Yehuda battalion for violence against West Bank Palestinians; Ben Gvir says he’s ready to absorb unit for religious soldiers into police [IDF says unaware of US plans to sanction unit, insists it follows international law]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [House okays $17 billion in military aid for Israel under major spending package]( By Reuters, AP and ToI Staff Some billions expected to go Gaza for humanitarian aid; total package of $95 billion in assistance to US allies, including Ukraine and Taiwan, passes after months of wrangling [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing April 21: Day 198 – Split screen as US approves aid, mulls IDF sanction]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr. 20: Day 197 – US silent on Iran strike after urging Israeli restraint]( By ToI Staff [Smotrich said pushing to start legalization process for 68 illegal West Bank outposts]( By Jeremy Sharon Far-right lawmaker who has authority within Defense Ministry reportedly orders government bodies to lay groundwork for hooking up wildcat ‘young settlements’ to water, power grids Promoted Content [Get our Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Booklet of Wonders]( See how your support helps some of Israel’s most brilliant innovators keep developing life-changing environmental, scientific, health, medical, and technological discoveries. [Satellite image appears to show damaged Iranian radar allegedly struck by Israel]( By ToI Staff Surrounding Russian-made S-300 air defense missile launchers largely unscathed in attack that reportedly targeted embattlements guarding secret Natanz nuclear site [Iran’s Khamenei tells troops to ‘learn enemy’s tactics’ after tit-for-tat attacks]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Girl seriously injured in Iran’s missile attack sees slight improvement to condition]( By ToI Staff [Weekly rallies juxtapose Passover themes with enduring captivity of hostages]( By Charlie Summers, Iddo Schejter and Jessica Steinberg Two days before Jewish holiday of freedom, protesters demand hostage deal, slam government: ‘Instead of sitting at the Seder table, you should be sitting at the negotiating table’ [Shin Bet denies telling British tabloid only 40 hostages in Gaza still alive]( By ToI Staff Daily Mail claims intel shows majority of captives dead, but security agency says numbers ‘based on writer’s opinion’; Israel has said 34 of remaining 129 abductees no longer alive Live updates [LIVE: IDF wraps up 50-hour operation inside West Bank’s Nur Shams refugee camp]( By ToI Staff Military says 10 soldiers hurt, 14 Palestinian gunmen killed in raid * WSJ: Biden, US officials had ‘mounting alarm’ as scale of unprecedented Iranian assault on Israel became clear Top Ops Matthew Rosenberg [Imagining a world without Jews]( The Exodus of the Passover story birthed the radical notions of intrinsic human dignity, self-determination and worth Batya Hefter [PHOTO ESSAY: This year, my family’s redemption from Egypt came in Poland]( The people who saved my father-in-law offered faith and hope in the darkest time – and the best lesson I could give my children [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [For many Israelis this Passover, celebrating the Festival of Freedom feels impossible]( By Deborah Danan The first major holiday since the devastating Oct. 7 massacre will be marked by some with an empty seat at the seder table in honor of the many hostages still held in Gaza [In Haggadah supplement, UK rabbi calls Israeli politicians war criminals]( [After hosting Hamas leader, Erdogan encourages Palestinians to unite against Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Turkey’s president sits down with Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul for first time since Israel-Hamas war began [Sister of Hamas chief indicted for praising Oct. 7 attack, ties to terror group]( By Jeremy Sharon [USAID, UN’s World Food Program to help US distribute aid in Gaza via sea route]( By AP and ToI Staff [CRM]( ToI Original Video [Bomb shelters make good neighbors]( We explore the various shelters where Israeli citizens sought refuge during the unprecedented April 13, 2024, attack on Israel originating from Iranian soil [Israel’s canceled ski season reveals how war is wreaking economic hardship in the north]( By Uriel Heilman The only place in Israel to get regular snow, Mount Hermon had 400,000 visitors in winter 2022-23; under threat of Hezbollah rocket fire this year it saw the number plunge to zero [PA’s Abbas threatens to reconsider ties with US after veto of UN membership bid]( By Reuters, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Palestinian leader rails at Washington which he says ‘continues to support the occupation, has violated all international laws and abandoned all promises’ [Israel to summon ambassadors of 6 countries that voted for Palestinian UN membership]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Palestinian assailants killed near Hebron, IDF says; Israeli man injured by explosive]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff No injuries to Israeli forces in first incident at Beit Einun Junction; man hit by bomb had been trying to kick down Palestinian flag planted in field [Palestinians: West Bank ambulance driver killed trying to reach injured in settler raid]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [IDF strikes in Lebanon kill at least 3 Hezbollah gunmen; missile hits Metula home]( By Emanuel Fabian Army says it targeted members of the terror group throughout the day [What would New York’s expanded definition of hate crimes mean for Jewish communities?]( By Luke Tress Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to add 31 offenses to list of potential hate crimes, including arson, but critics say small-scale offenders won’t be aware of the change or deterred by it [Day 198 – Split screen as US approves aid, mulls IDF sanction]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Prosecutors close brutality probe against far-right MK Almog Cohen]( By Jeremy Sharon and Sam Sokol [Sister of Israeli held in Baghdad shouts at Iraqi PM in Washington: ‘You don’t care!’]( By ToI Staff [Iran morality police redouble crackdown on women amid tensions with Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [US Senate ends impeachment of Jewish Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas]( By Ron Kampeas [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