Hostage’s dad died hours before his rescue * Laughter, tears as families reunite * Rescue op renamed for slain officer * Gantz set to quit tonight * Blogs: Museum battles

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, June 9, 2024 Presented by [Maccabi USA]( [Father of hostage Almog Meir Jan died hours before son’s rescue: ‘He died of grief’]( By ToI Staff Freed hostage’s aunt says she rushed to brother’s home to tell him good news, only to find him dead; describes how Yossi Jan closed himself off, lost 20 kilos after son’s abduction [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 9, Day 247: Could the daring IDF rescue reframe hostage negotiations?]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: After hostage rescue, IDF presses on with operations in central Gaza and Rafah]( By ToI Staff and Elana Kirsh Gantz to give press conference this evening, is expected to announce he’s leaving government * Bereaved families chide Netanyahu: ‘When it ends badly, he doesn’t come or call’ [With laughter and tears, rescued hostages reunite with their loved ones in Israel]( By ToI Staff Families of Noa Argamani, Shlomo Ziv, Almog Meir Jan and Andrey Kozlov thank IDF for their return, call for Israel to do everything it can to bring back remaining 120 captives Promoted Event [Join Us at the Paris Olympics to Stand in Solidarity with Israel]( What do Mark Spitz, Kerri Strug, and Lenny Krayzelburg have in common? They’ve participated in the Olympics AND the Maccabi Movement, and now you can too! [Hostage Noa Argamani rescued in time to see her terminally ill mother]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Hours after her extraction from Gaza in special ops raid with three other hostages, 26-year-old is transferred to Tel Hashomer hospital to be near her mother, who has brain cancer [Officer dies of wounds from hostage rescue raid in Gaza; entire op renamed in his honor]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Chief Insp. Arnon Zmora, 36, from elite Yamam counter-terrorism unit, came under fire while leading team extracting hostages from building in Nuseirat; also fought Hamas on Oct. 7 Explainer Emanuel Fabian [‘Operation Arnon’: How 4 hostages were freed from Hamas captivity in central Gaza]( Daylight mission to surprise captors; special forces concurrently raid two buildings where hostages held by Palestinian families; rescue vehicle breaks down after coming under fire [Israelis rejoice over news of successful mission to rescue 4 hostages from Gaza]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 8: Day 246 – Dramatic daytime IDF operation rescues 4 hostages]( By ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Biden hails rescue of hostages, vows to ‘not stop working’ until they’re all freed]( By Agencies and Jacob Magid Germany’s Scholz: Return of captives is ‘an important sign of hope’; Russian envoy welcomes rescue without mentioning Hamas; EU’s Borrell slams reports of ‘another massacre’ in Gaza [Hamas sources deny Egypt, Qatar threatened to arrest leaders if hostage deal not okayed]( By ToI Staff [US provided intelligence that helped Israel’s hostage rescue operation – report]( By ToI Staff [Protesters nationwide hail hostage rescue, urge deal to free the rest; 33 arrested]( By Iddo Schejter, Jessica Steinberg and Charlie Summers Tel Aviv police disperse crowd with water cannon; rallies also held in Jerusalem, Caesarea, Herzliya; Netanyahu slammed for visiting rescued captives but ignoring grieving families [Netanyahu draws scorn for visiting rescued hostages but not bereaved families]( By ToI Staff [Gantz expected to announce exit from government at rescheduled Sunday press conference]( By Sam Sokol National Unity party chair set to speak at 8 p.m. after delaying planned Saturday departure from emergency coalition due to rescue of 4 hostages from Gaza [Netanyahu urges Gantz not to bolt government in wake of successful hostage rescue]( By Lazar Berman from the blogs Rafael Medoff [Museums are the latest anti-Israel battleground]( An exhibit on an anti-racism campaign by American Jews in the 40s and 50s is closed to the public following a staff walkout [Hamas chief Haniyeh warns ‘resistance will continue’ after four hostages rescued]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Terror group threatens remaining captives in Gaza following successful op to free hostages that was accompanied by intense fighting; PA’s Abbas denounces ‘bloody massacre’ [CRM]( Top Ops Yehudit Lindblom [A Jewish mother’s way to the soldiers’ stomachs]( I spend the week cooking for those who defend Israel. Whenever they thank us, we always answer: No, it’s you we are thanking Natan Kohn-Magnus [Self-care in times of war]( With hellish events still unfolding, the best defense for our psyches may be to feel less – for now [Pro-Hamas, pro-Hezbollah protesters cheer ‘jihad’ at anti-Israel rally in DC]( By ToI Staff Demonstrators near White House protest Gaza war in terror group attire, burn US flags; in London, thousands march against Israel amid chants of ‘From the river to the sea’ [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [White House declines to say if Biden will meet Netanyahu on Washington visit]( By Reuters and ToI Staff US national security adviser stresses two leaders in constant contact; says Hamas must simply say ‘yes’ to ceasefire-hostage deal proposal [‘I think this is wrong’: Pelosi comes out against Netanyahu’s Congress invite]( By ToI Staff Interview [In Germany, threats to Holocaust memory come from both ends of the political spectrum]( By Matt Lebovic As the country’s memory culture is challenged from within, journalist Tobias Buck probes his own family’s Nazi past while tracing 79 years of efforts to bring perpetrators to justice [Day 247: Could the daring IDF rescue reframe hostage negotiations?]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Colombia says it will halt coal sales to Israel over war in Gaza]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Belgian arts center apologizes for canceling Jewish school’s event over Gaza war]( By Canaan Lidor [Two ships catch fire after apparent Houthi missile strikes off Yemen’s Aden]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Polls open in 20 EU countries on final day of voting for European Parliament]( By LORNE COOK [Probe launched after Jewish group removed from New Jersey school yearbook]( By Michael Rubinkam [Danish police believe attack on prime minister was not politically motivated]( By AFP [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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