Parents killed by Hezbollah rocket as they drove home * ToI in Shejaiya, just across the useless Gaza fence * Hostage talks start *White House: Iran funds campus protests

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Presented by [IsraelGives Foundation]( [Israeli parents killed as Hezbollah rocket hits their car in Golan Heights]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Noa and Nir Baranes’s car directly hit as they drove home to Kibbutz Ortal; terror group says barrage was retaliation for death of ex-bodyguard of Nasrallah in Syria strike [For second time, Hezbollah publishes drone footage of military sites in northern Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies [Hezbollah adopts low-tech strategy as it tries to evade advanced Israeli surveillance]( By Reuters and ToI Staff ToI in Gaza [Shejaiya is at least partly uninhabitable, but troops here say Hamas will return if it can]( By David Horovitz It’s walking distance from Kibbutz Nahal Oz to this Gaza neighborhood. That proximity proved deadly on October 7. Soldiers are now operating ‘in fifth gear’ to try to prevent a recurrence [Hostage talks resuming in Qatar amid cautious optimism, though wide gaps remain]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff US official says significant progress was made in meetings already held in Cairo, but source and Israeli officials note much work still needed before deal can be reached [Parents of female hostages urge government and mediators to finalize deal with Hamas]( By Diana Bletter [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 10: Day 278 – Hostage talks continue, latest details emerge]( By ToI Staff Donation Request [Help us feed Israeli soldiers at the Lebanon border]( 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. [White House: Iran is funding, emboldening anti-Israel protests in US to sow discord]( By Jacob Magid and Reuters Press secretary, intel chief say that while demonstrators are acting in good faith, they can still be exploited by foreign actors; actions said set to intensify as election nears [Kamala Harris: Campus protesters over Gaza war ‘showing what human emotion should be’]( By ToI Staff [Report: UAE deported student who shouted ‘Free Palestine’ at NYU Abu Dhabi graduation]( By AP and ToI Staff [Justice and finance ministers refuse to fund legal defense for Hamas terrorists]( By Jeremy Sharon Smotrich says request by courts shows ‘loss of values,’ as Courts Administration says law requires it to provide legal counsel for detainees [Israel advised state inquiry into war may help in ICC arrest warrant case — report]( By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Analysis Lazar Berman [Pezeshkian’s win doesn’t change the fact that Iran is dangerously close to the bomb]( Relatively moderate president can move the needle on domestic issues and will be committed to talks with West to relieve sanctions, but real power resides with the supreme leader [Defense minister says IDF will start drafting ultra-Orthodox men next month]( By Emanuel Fabian Move comes after last month’s landmark High Court of Justice ruling that there is no legal basis to not conscript Haredi men Top Ops Marc Kornblatt [In Nothing We Trust]( What is true? I ponder the hostages, Bibi’s trial, Biden’s well-being, Trump’s claims, and my ’friend’ from Gaza who doubts the events of October 7th Alison Epstein [‘Bomb Shelter Selfies’: 10 years and counting]( A decade after Operation Protective Edge, Anglo-Israelis still take pictures for our Facebook group, with good humor and a focus on the positive Live updates [LIVE - Halevi: IDF not ‘treading water’ in Gaza, always seeking to hit senior terrorists]( By ToI Staff PM tells White House envoy he wants hostage-truce deal, as long as red lines aren’t crossed * Hostage’s mother says police refusing to approve route for Tel Aviv-Jerusalem march [CRM]( [IDF commando killed in fresh Gaza City operation; troops raid UNRWA HQ]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Sgt. First Class Tal Lahat, 21, was among those who rescued Nahal Oz residents on Oct. 7; military says dozens of gunmen killed in Shejaiya, tunnels destroyed in Rafah [IDF investigating after over 2 dozen Gazans said killed in strike on Hamas terrorist]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies [Israel rejects accusations by UN rights experts that it weaponized starvation in Gaza]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Intensive one-day retreat program aims to prevent PTSD among IDF reservists]( By Renee Ghert-Zand After shedding their battle gear, combat troops make their way to The Villa to learn techniques to help put the traumas of war in the past so they can function now and in the future [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [GOP platform pledges to stand with Israel, deport ‘pro-Hamas radicals’ from US]( By JTA and Jacob Magid Document promises ‘largest deportation in American history,’ declares plan to seek Mideast peace and replicate Iron Dome, though US doesn’t face cross-border rocket threat [‘Not Biden’s policy’: Official says Democrats’ Israel plank won’t include aid cutoff]( By JTA and Jacob Magid Analysis Sam Sokol [Amid squabbles, lawmakers in government no longer take its survival for granted]( As parties turn on each other and trust in the prime minister erodes, coalition politicians are increasingly voicing concern their fractious alliance may not last [Eyebrows raised as son of late Beersheba rabbi is declared his successor at funeral]( By ToI Staff [Shas to resume voting with coalition, but Ben Gvir digs heels in, keeping crisis alive]( By ToI Staff [Day 278 – Hostage talks continue, latest details emerge]( [listen to the podcast]( [US State Department report finds persistent antisemitism in Qatari textbooks]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Annual religious freedom survey says Qatari textbooks continue to include hateful content, contradicting Doha’s efforts to be seen as a moderate Western ally [Anne Frank monument in Amsterdam vandalized with red ‘Gaza’ graffiti]( By Canaan Lidor and ToI Staff Mayor calls incident ‘unbelievable disgrace,’ as city removes slogan daubed on statue; police arrest suspect in vandalism of Christian-Zionist community center near Utrecht [Isolated by their ‘allies,’ US LGBTQ Jews gather to parse Pride’s anti-Israel leanings]( By Cathryn J. Prince As supporters of the Jewish state feel increasingly unwelcome at events for the Queer community, they turn to each other for support, while mulling what feels like betrayal More Headlines [Macron complained to Netanyahu after Likud minister publicly backed Marine Le Pen]( By Lazar Berman [Court says Netanyahu must begin testimony in his corruption trial in December]( By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon [Meta says it will remove a wider swath of hate speech posts targeting ‘Zionists’]( By JTA and Jacob Magid [Four German congregations to share new synagogue in heart of Potsdam]( By Toby Axelrod [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