3 hospitalized as cops clash with protesters * US envoy in Beirut: War can be averted * PM: US to lift arms limits * ’Dozens of hostages alive’ * A brave few northerners

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Presented by [Rebuilding Be’eri Together]( [3 hospitalized as cops clash with anti-government protesters after march on PM’s home]( By Sam Sokol and Gianluca Pacchiani All 3 were hit by water cannon spray; one is a volunteer doctor; 9 arrested on 2nd day of ‘week of disruption’; Likud MK says coalition ‘has no achievements,’ mulls snap vote [Hardline Likud MK calls anti-government protesters a ‘branch of Hamas’]( By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol [In Beirut, US envoy urges de-escalation between Israel, Hezbollah: ‘Achievable, urgent’]( By AFP and ToI Staff Pushing diplomatic solution to Hezbollah-Israel exchanges of fire, Hochstein says latest Gaza hostage-ceasefire proposal could ‘end the conflict across the Blue Line’ [IDF kills Hezbollah rocket specialist amid rare 3-day lull in terror group’s fire]( By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Tal Schneider [Parents said threatening court case to pull surveillance troops from northern border]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu: ‘Inconceivable’ that US has been withholding some arms from Israel]( By ToI Staff Vote on contentious rabbis bill pushed off * High Court questions law that expanded powers of Ben Gvir’s ministry * Hezbollah airs clip of its drone allegedly flying over Israel FROM OUR SPONSOR [Rebuilding Be’eri Together]( Kibbutz Be’eri was one of the kibbutzim that underwent a horrific massacre in the early morning hours of October 7th, 2023. Now, they need your help. [Too late? French court strikes down ban on Israeli companies at defense trade show]( By Lazar Berman Other rulings in favor of Israeli firms likely after Paris Commercial Court decision, but leading companies aren’t rushing to attend Eurosatory 2024, which began on Monday [Blinken reportedly promised Netanyahu to lift restrictions on US arms shipments]( By ToI Staff [Report: Hanegbi proposed demoting ties with states recognizing Palestine, was rebuffed]( By Lazar Berman [3 weeks before Oct. 7, IDF Gaza Division warned of Hamas plan to attack, take 250 hostages]( By ToI Staff Report reveals Sept. 19 document that specified terror group was training for mass assault on south; ‘I feel like crying, yelling, swearing,’ says soldier involved with memo [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 18: Day 256 – How intel of a mass Hamas hostage-taking was ignored]( By ToI Staff [Senior Israeli negotiator says dozens of Gaza hostages ‘alive, with certainty’]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Top unnamed official warns ‘we cannot leave them there a long time, they will die,’ says all captives need to be released in deal with Hamas before Israel can accept halting the war [Rescued hostages were held by families with known ties to Hamas, says report]( By ToI Staff [No rehab plan in place for Noa Argamani, other ex-hostages, doctor says at Knesset]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [US VP: I fear testimony on Hamas sexual violence will increase as more hostages freed]( By JTA and Jacob Magid White House hosts event to combat denial of Hamas atrocities, screening ex-Facebook COO’s film; ex-captive who disclosed abuse tells attendees she can’t recover until all hostages freed Top Ops Beverly Willett [I’m Catholic. I stand with Israel.]( To anti-Zionists I say is it not conceivable establishment of Israel was itself the product of divine intervention? Yehuda Lukacs [Not black and white: Study abroad in Israel and Palestine]( As discourse on Gaza gets toxic, students of a past academic program recall the multiple perspectives that challenged their narratives [CRM]( [IDF says half of Hamas’s forces in Rafah dismantled, at least 550 gunmen killed]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Military says it found 25 ‘long’ tunnels, some which may cross into Egypt, as Palestinians report Israeli troops are pushing deeper into Gaza’s southernmost city Reporter's notebook [Braving Hezbollah’s drones and rockets, the few remaining northerners brace for war]( By Canaan Lidor Confronted with their communities’ vulnerability, a handful of locals stay put as they consider an uncertain future for themselves and their still-evacuated children [Ben Gvir, Smotrich chide IDF chief over Gaza humanitarian zones, pushing Haredi draft]( By ToI Staff Halevi says his input on conscription law warranted because IDF needs troops, despite charge of meddling in political matters, according to leaked transcript of security cabinet meeting [Far-right MKs announce formation of Knesset caucus to push resettlement of Gaza]( By Sam Sokol [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Knesset panel pushes off vote on contentious bill expanding Chief Rabbinate’s influence]( By Sam Sokol Likud MKs object to promoting law during wartime; with municipalities expected to shoulder part of the cost, mayors express outrage, demand funds go to help residents during war [Hardline MKs push bill to allow curbs on movement, speech based on ‘confidential intel’]( By Sam Sokol Reporter's notebook [First year of integrating migrant children with Israelis in Tel Aviv schools ‘a success’]( By Sue Surkes Municipality, Education Ministry announced integration pilot for first-graders days before High Court was to discuss petition against segregation [Day 256 – How intel of a mass Hamas hostage-taking was ignored]( [listen to the podcast]( [In tight Virginia primary between hardline candidates, Republican Jews focus on Israel]( By Ron Kampeas John McGuire and Bob Good both seen as radical by Republican Jewish Coalition, but Good’s rallying against Israel aid is helping his challenger in 5th congressional district [U of Michigan, CUNY agree to make changes following federal antisemitism investigations]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Settled on Monday, the Title VI cases against the two major universities are the first to conclude since a wave of anti-Israel activity erupted on campuses nationwide after Oct. 7 More Headlines [OECD study shows Israeli teens excel at ‘creative thinking’]( By Gavriel Fiske [7 hospitalized in Tel Aviv area with West Nile fever; 2 in serious condition]( By Stuart Winer [Father of missing 9-year-old girl: Government ‘not doing enough’ to find her]( By ToI Staff [‘Suffs’ creator cites Jewish text Pirkei Avot in Tony Awards acceptance speech]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [After outcry, El Al reinstates discount for shipping war gear donated to Israel]( By JTA and ToI Staff [AI could spread false and misleading information on Holocaust, UNESCO report warns]( By David Klepper [Tel Aviv bumped down to 16th most expensive city for overseas workers – survey]( By Sharon Wrobel [State begins rehabilitation of polluted Haifa stream]( By Sue Surkes [Son suspected of stabbing mother to death in southern city of Arad]( By ToI Staff [Before summit with North Korea’s Kim, Putin vows they’ll beat sanctions together]( By KIM TONG-HYUNG [Swedish man released from Iran proposes to boyfriend upon landing]( By AFP [San Jose Sharks’ Ryan Warsofsky becomes first Jewish NHL head coach in 32 years]( 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? 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