Keir Starmer, who tackled Labour antisemites, is new UK PM * Hostage-ceasefire talks resume; breakthrough seen * Analysis: As Biden flounders * Biblical IDF Oct 7 warning

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, July 5, 2024 [UK’s Labour wins landslide election victory; incoming PM Starmer: Change begins now]( By Shira Silkoff and Agencies Conservatives projected to suffer historic losses; incumbent Rishi Sunak concedes; right-wing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wins seat at 7th attempt [Profile / Incoming UK PM Starmer, ‘a man of moderation’ who purged Corbyn, tackled antisemitism]( By Peter HUTCHISON [Despite huge UK win, Labour party struggled against some pro-Palestinian candidates]( By Reuters [Herzog, Netanyahu congratulate Starmer, pledge to further UK-Israel friendship]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Israeli Labor head Yair Golan welcomes ‘sister party’ chief as next UK PM, while former party leader Michaeli says Israel should ‘also make the necessary change’ at home [Analysis ICYMI / How UK’s Starmer shook off predecessor Corbyn’s far-left legacy — and unpopularity]( By Robert Philpot [What will the UK’s foreign policy look like under a Labour government?]( By Helen Rowe Live updates [LIVE: As hostage-truce talks advance, Hezbollah chief huddles with Hamas delegation]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Ben Gvir reportedly threatens to bolt coalition after PM sends delegation to Doha * IDF: Around 100 gunmen killed during op in Gaza City’s Shejaiya * Starmer takes over as UK PM [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Israel sends delegation to renewed hostage-truce talks in Doha on Hamas proposal]( By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Biden tells Netanyahu he welcomes ‘effort to close out the deal’; Mossad chief David Barnea heading up team for talks in Doha Friday; Gallant tells families deal ‘closer than ever’ [IDF soldier killed in Gaza City as troops battle Hamas throughout the Strip]( By Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 5: Day 273 — With hostage deal back on table, PM talks to Biden]( By ToI Staff Analysis Lazar Berman [Biden’s debate flop raises more questions about his often perplexing Gaza policy]( US statements and actions haven’t always lined up, and high-profile efforts have fallen flat; flagging pro-Israel president is likely to face renewed pressure from staff [Biden set to record make-or-break TV interview as he defies calls to exit the race]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [After fleeing Ukraine war, wife-husband artist duo paint bomb shelters near Lebanon]( By Diana Bletter Six miles from the Lebanese border, new immigrants Lidia and Igor Katliarski bring life to concrete havens by covering them with murals, giving locals a momentary respite from war [‘The sword is coming’: Biblical IDF email warned of Hamas plans days before Oct.7]( By ToI Staff Paraphrasing Ezekiel, NCO in Military Intelligence’s Unit 8200 said it was too late to stop attack, but urged higher-ups to make plans to minimize impact while there was still time [Three arrested on suspicion of killing a Palestinian during Oct. 7 Hamas invasion]( By ToI Staff [Released Gaza detainees allege torture in Israeli facilities]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Israel recognizes 3 illegal West Bank outposts, advances construction of 5,295 homes]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Move comes one day after government announced largest appropriation of land since Oslo Accords; five illegal outposts were recognized last week Interview [Tel Aviv to Tahiti: Surfer Anat Lelior aims to ride Olympic waves to new heights]( By Amy Spiro Unlike the rest of Israel’s delegation to the 2024 Games in Paris, the two-time Olympian will be heading to French Polynesia, hoping to improve on her performance in Tokyo Analysis Amir Bar Shalom [The IED threat: Terrorism in the West Bank is fast becoming more sophisticated, deadly]( 2 soldiers have been killed recently by explosive devices buried under roads. Data on IED manufacture shows a fast-growing threat. The fear is that civilians will be targeted next [IDF: 7 Palestinian gunmen killed, including cell behind roadside bomb, in Jenin raid]( By Emanuel Fabian ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Rachel Gur: Lowering the cost of living for the little guy]( By ToI Staff Deputy CEO of grassroots Lobby 99 drills down into how the war against Hamas influences prices and how the government is reconsidering its archaic ‘standards’ Top Ops Ami Eden [48 years after Entebbe, miraculous rescues are not always possible]( Or why Israel’s principled stand against negotiating with terrorists is set aside when our people are held hostage Ari Heistein [The Houthis are everybody else’s problem]( The anemic international response to the Houthi attacks have taught the Iranian proxy to keep escalating as long as so little harm comes to themselves [Day 273 — With hostage deal back on table, PM talks to Biden]( [listen to the podcast]( [Polls open in Iran’s presidential run-off election, amid widespread voter apathy]( By Agencies and ToI Staff First round saw lowest voter turnout since revolution in 1979; next president will be closely involved in selecting successor to supreme leader, the ultimate authority in Iran [Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty of terror attack at Oslo LGBTQ festival]( By JAN M. OLSEN [‘Johan, you’re a hostage’: Swedish diplomat recounts bleak captivity in Iran]( By Etienne Fontaine [Marine Le Pen’s far right, Macron’s centrists make final push ahead of decisive vote]( By Stuart Williams and Dave Clark Left-wing and centrist parties have coordinated to withdraw some 200 candidates in effort to prevent National Rally from achieving an outright parliamentary majority in runoff vote Explainer Sharon Wrobel [Higher VAT hurts poor and fuels inequality, Treasury report shows ahead of tax hike]( Value Added Tax, levied on goods and services, is set to rise from 17% to 18% in January 2025 to help the government rein in a ballooning budget deficit amid growing war costs [Ministers approve reform to cut bureaucratic red tape surrounding imported goods]( By Sharon Wrobel [IDF requests work history of Haredi men in apparent bid to target recruits]( By Jeremy Sharon In its effort to identify which yeshiva students to draft, the military may be looking for men who work illegally despite their army service exemptions for Torah study [CRM]( [Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border]( By AP and ToI Staff Hezbollah attacks have torched 21,500 acres in northern Israel, and IDF strikes have burned 10,000 acres in Lebanon; security concerns often hamper crucial firefighting efforts More Headlines [Man killed, 2 seriously wounded in Nazareth as Arab crime wave continues to grow]( By ToI Staff [Court extends remand of family of stabber who killed soldier in Karmiel mall]( By ToI Staff [Drunk driver who killed top cyclist charged with homicide in Beersheba court]( By ToI Staff [Greek police arrest 7 over attacks in May on Israeli hotel and synagogue]( By Renee Maltezou and Yannis Souliotis [Palestinian national soccer team aims to host World Cup qualifier games in West Bank]( By JOHN DUERDEN [Lawmakers aim to give parents greater control over their children’s savings plans]( By Sam Sokol [Israel’s chief rabbis leave their posts with no successors lined up to replace them]( By Ben Sales [Insurers fret over possible terror attacks, AI hacks at upcoming Paris Olympics]( By Reuters [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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