Smotrich: No to hostage deal; Hamas: PM blocking it: Gallant: Israel must not miss it * Coalition wobbles as Ben Gvir, Deri spar * West Bank general slams settler chiefs

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Presented by [Hungry for Victory]( [Holding a Sinwar victory pic, Smotrich pans hostage deal; Lapid to PM: We’ll back it]( By Sam Sokol Warning against ‘a defeat and humiliation’ as negotiations resume, Religious Zionism leader insists: ‘We will not be part of a deal to surrender to Hamas’ [Hamas accuses Netanyahu of placing ‘obstacles’ to truce-hostage negotiations]( By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Haniyeh says IDF’s Gaza City op could undo progress in talks; Gallant tells hostages’ families Israel must ‘push forward with a deal and not miss it’; Biden hosts American hostage freed in November [Gazan anti-Hamas activist critically injured in attack by masked men]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin launch ‘Week of Goodness’]( By Jessica Steinberg [Family of hostage Daniella Gilboa allows release of Hamas video of her from January]( By ToI Staff Relatives release three-minute clip, edited from longer Hamas footage showing two other hostages, to emphasize ‘last opportunity’ to save captives’ lives [Hostage freed in rescue op says Hamas guards threatened to murder him in captivity]( By ToI Staff [‘Shame!’: Knesset ushers drag brother of hostage out of meeting for interrupting]( By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol from our sponsor [Help us feed Israeli soldiers at the front!]( We have enough volunteers willing to keep cooking for thousands of soldiers despite constant rocket and drone attacks, but we need your help to pay for groceries. [Some in coalition threaten its demise as Ben Gvir blocks key Shas bill, slams PM and Deri]( By ToI Staff and Sam Sokol Far-right minister says he won’t back law unless given a spot on disbanded war cabinet; Shas calls Otzma Yehudit chief an ‘inflated balloon,’ he labels Deri a lapdog of the left [Coalition pulls all bills from Knesset agenda, blaming ‘irresponsible’ Otzma Yehudit]( By Sam Sokol [As coalition tensions mount, top Haredi MK hints at potential dissolution of coalition]( By Sam Sokol Live updates [LIVE: Hezbollah releases detailed drone footage of Israeli military bases in Golan Heights]( By ToI Staff Gallant says IDF will start drafting ultra-Orthodox men next month * Family of hostage Daniella Gilboa permits publication of January Hamas propaganda film [IDF’s outgoing West Bank chief slams settler leaders for failing to rein in violence]( By Emanuel Fabian Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox says minority adopted ‘ways of enemy,’ but leadership didn’t openly oppose it; new Central Command head Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth vows ‘zero tolerance’ for violence [France and Canada pan Israel’s legalization of five new West Bank settlements]( By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff [Ministers move to expand Antiquities Authority jurisdiction into West Bank]( By Charlie Summers [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Tova Herzl [In times of crisis, protests are a right and a duty]( A growing majority of the public opposes the government, but this is not reflected on the streets. No wonder – we are drained! Jeremy M Staiman [Better than Vegas: Angels close to home]( That time we were up 600 NIS, then down 700, and finally pleased to end off better than we had begun ToI podcast ToI Staff [Daily Briefing July 9: Day 277 – Tension in Knesset as coalition swerves]( Knesset reporter Sam Sokol reviews Monday, when a hostage’s brother is tossed from a meeting, Ben Gvir and Shas trade insults, and Naftali Bennett considers a return to politics [Yehuda Deri, brother of Shas leader and Beersheba chief rabbi, dies at 66]( By Canaan Lidor [Gideon Sa’ar says former PM Bennett planning a return to politics]( By Sam Sokol [IDF demolishes 6 Gaza City tunnels, including Islamic Jihad’s ‘flagship’ passageway]( By Emanuel Fabian At least two tunnels neared Israeli border, just across from Nahal Oz; military says 150 gunmen killed in Shejaiya, dozens more in other areas of Gaza City [IDF assesses much of Hamas tunnel network still in ‘good functional state’ – report]( By ToI Staff [IDF denies Episcopal Church claim it ordered evacuation of Gaza City hospital]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Israel said to hold bodies of five Gazan laborers murdered by Hamas on October 7]( By ToI Staff Terrorists attacked van carrying seven Palestinian workers driven by Bedouin Israeli man who was also murdered; two were taken alive, their fate unknown [IDF chief shown results of probe into October 7 fighting at Kibbutz Be’eri]( By Emanuel Fabian [Columbia axes 3 deans for text chain mocking campus antisemitism concerns]( By Luke Tress Fourth dean in conversation, which took place during panel on issue, acknowledged that remarks ‘may call to mind antisemitic tropes’; one dean said panelist came from ‘privilege’ [NYU settles federal antisemitism lawsuit brought by Jewish students]( By Jonathan Stempel [US federal probe slams Brown for ‘no or little action’ on antisemitism complaints]( By JTA and ToI Staff [CRM]( [Satellite photos show Iran expanding ballistic missile production]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Building at two key military sites follows Iran’s pledge to supply Moscow with missiles for use in Ukraine, and during ongoing attacks by its Axis of Resistance against Israel [Iran’s president-elect reasserts country’s anti-Israel stance, backs ‘resistance’]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [US not expecting policy change from Iran after election of reformist president]( By AFP [In the 1940s, Jewish scholars planned a museum about the world they were losing]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll A new book details how, like the Nova exhibit that was opened amid Oct. 7 fallout, a YIVO collection in NYC sought to commemorate European Jewry even before the Holocaust’s end [Biden gets support from key lawmakers, but others want more assurances from him]( By LISA MASCARO, Zeke Miller and Seung Min Kim Prominent members of the Black and progressive caucuses rally behind US president, as top Democrat on Armed Services Committee goes public with call for Biden to step aside [Jill Biden ‘all in’ on husband’s reelection bid as he defies calls to quit]( By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and Curt Anderson [Vowing to stay in race, Biden urges Hill Democrats to ‘come together,’ defeat Trump]( By Agencies [Yad Vashem launches new conservation facility to restore and preserve artifacts]( By SHLOMO MOR and Maya Alleruzzo Before vast new multistory building opened, says Museum chairman Dani Dayan, ‘it was very difficult to exhibit our treasures that were kept in our vaults. They were kind of secret’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Beauty through the pain: Survivors of October 7 inked by visiting tattoo artists]( By Jessica Steinberg 12 inkers from abroad join 50 local artists to offer body art to 120 survivors, soldiers and relatives of victims of the Hamas massacre [Jerusalem’s contemporary art festival looks at belief, in Mount Zion exhibit]( By Jessica Steinberg Manofim, meant to have opened October 8, moves annual event to summer and brings ‘Believe’ to King David’s Tomb on historic hilltop [Day 277 – Tension in Knesset as coalition swerves]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Australia appoints special envoy to confront soaring post-October 7 antisemitism]( By AP and ToI Staff [Trudeau appoints new adviser on Canadian Jewish community and antisemitism]( By Ron Kampeas [Two killed in separate shootings in Haifa and Tamra]( By ToI Staff [Central bank cuts growth forecast amid fears of intense war, escalation of fighting]( By Sharon Wrobel [New Israeli airline hopes to get license in September to start flights from Haifa]( By Sharon Wrobel [London gallery cancels Russian-Israeli artist’s show over posts mourning Oct. 7]( By Andrew Lapin [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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