Families of female soldier hostages plead with PM for deal, will release photos * Profile: Trump’s VP pick Vance * Analysis: Sinwar isolated * Spain’s Jews feel hostility

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Presented by [Rosen School of Hebrew]( [Hostage families to release photos of 5 female soldiers from early days of captivity]( By ToI Staff Relatives of IDF troops kidnapped from Nahal Oz base on Oct. 7 meet Netanyahu, beg him to sign deal before address to US Congress next week; protesters block Tel Aviv highway [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 16: Day 284 – Must Israelis pay for Hamas terrorists’ legal defense?]( By ToI Staff [‘I fed my 30-year-old with a spoon’: Nova survivors, relatives beg state for support]( By ToI Staff Profile Jacob Magid [Trump VP pick JD Vance aims to balance Israel support with ‘America First’ mantra]( Freshman senator rejects US ‘micromanaging’ Israel on overhaul, Gaza war; after once likening him to Hitler, Vance now defends Trump for claiming Jewish Dems hate their religion [Trump’s VP choice Vance: Gaza war should end so Israel, Sunni states can counter Iran]( By ToI Staff [Trump taps JD Vance, who once called him ‘America’s Hitler,’ as vice president pick]( By Agencies Live updates [LIVE: 3 Israelis arrested for allegedly carrying out tasks for Iranian intelligence agents]( By ToI Staff Strikes hit terror cell at UN school, PIJ commander; Hamas says civilians among 22 killed * Hostage families to release images of 5 female troops from their 1st days held in Gaza from our sponsor [Embracing Diversity ]( Uniting Through Hebrew in Vibrant Israel . Learn how you can expand your Hebrew knowledge and speak thousand year old language [Trump, with ear bandaged after shooting, gets hero’s welcome at convention]( By Frankie TAGGART and Michael Mathes Having narrowly survived assassination attempt, Republican presidential candidate marches into Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum on opening day of party’s national summit [Trump locks down GOP nomination, declares ex-critic JD Vance his running mate]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Judge dismisses Trump classified documents case, rejects special counsel’s authority]( By Agencies Analysis Lazar Berman [With victory starting to slip away, Deif strike comes at worst time for Sinwar]( Hamas’s Gaza leader was sure he was winning as the world piled on Israel and the IDF spun its wheels; now, even if his main co-conspirator survived, the momentum has shifted [CIA head says Hamas’s Sinwar under growing pressure to end war – report]( By ToI Staff Burns reportedly says Gaza chief worried by increasing resentment over suffering caused by conflict, while senior commanders in group are weary of fighting [Israeli negotiators to head for more hostage talks despite Deif assassination attempt]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [Israel allows UN to bring armored vehicles, protection gear for its Gaza aid workers]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Top Ops Betsy Stone [Your rabbi is in pain]( The talk in the clergy support groups I facilitate is bleak – Jewish community leaders feel judged, unsupported and hopeless Shira Efron [Between dissolving UNRWA and propping it up]( A middle-way strategy would ensure Israel’s security is not compromised while Palestinians get the aid they urgently need Yehuda Yaakov [On Israel, we need to speak the language of social impact]( Younger adults abroad care about justice – they should find out about Israel’s massive investment in closing racial and ethnic gaps Benyamin Moalem [What Netanyahu should and shouldn’t say to Congress]( The PM should aim to unite the bipartisan majority that supports Israel instead of risking losing half as he did in 2015 [Yelling ‘murderers,’ ultra-Orthodox mob attacks 2 senior IDF officers in Bnei Brak]( By ToI Staff Head of Training Command and head of Ground Force’s Personnel Division waylaid by dozens who assault their vehicle following meeting with rabbi on drafting Haredi men [From bullfights to Euro 2024, Spain’s overt Gaza support sparks fear in some Jews]( By Romain Chauvet The country, one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of Israel’s war in the Strip, is home to a Jewish community that reports feeling an increasingly hostile environment [CRM]( [Barrage of 20 rockets pounds northern city of Kiryat Shmona and surroundings]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IDF says no injuries from mostly intercepted volley; woman, 25, is seriously hurt falling through glass floor in shopping mall that was apparently damaged in an earlier attack [Lebanese man arrested in Germany for procuring drone parts for Hezbollah]( By AP and ToI Staff [Three Israelis lightly injured in shooting attack near West Bank town of Bayt Lid]( By Emanuel Fabian Victims hurt by flying glass after car comes under fire; earlier, 3 Israelis hurt by IDF fire in mishap at a checkpoint near Ramallah [Hamas, Fatah leaders to meet in Beijing this month for reconciliation talks]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Day 284 – Must Israelis pay for Hamas terrorists’ legal defense?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Biden stands by identification as a Zionist: ‘Israel is a safe haven for Jews’]( By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies US president doubles down on reelection bid, gives unprecedented detail on Saudi normalization effort; regrets telling donors ‘it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye’ [No war is more just than Gaza campaign, Herzog tells UK foreign secretary]( By Lazar Berman [Blinken laments Gaza civilian toll, discusses hostage deal with Israeli officials]( By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Ex-envoy Friedman: Attempted assassination of Trump and Oct. 7 both inexcusable security failures]( By ToI Staff and Agencies In that respect, says former ambassador, Saturday’s shooting ‘is our October 7’; lauds Trump for getting up, ‘face dripping blood, to make sure everybody knew he was okay’ [Trump’s raised fist amid gunfire and chaos projected characteristic image of defiance]( By Jill Colvin [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Interview [US-Israeli hostage’s family fights to keep American public interested in fellow citizen]( By Cathryn J. Prince Set to speak at Republican convention on Wednesday, Omer Neutra’s relatives say it’s a struggle to maintain media awareness of the 8 US citizens held by Hamas since Oct. 7 massacre [‘A crybaby and a coward’: Lapid slams Netanyahu for complaining about incitement]( By Sam Sokol Opposition leader says he gets ‘many’ threats but doesn’t moan; Likud falsely accuses him of normalizing political violence and bringing ‘the next political murder closer’ [Liberman predicts Netanyahu will dissolve Knesset in Nov., says he’s meeting Bennett]( By Sam Sokol [Central Israel residents demand access to massive green space just beyond a fence]( By Sue Surkes Zoned as a school, the historic Mikveh Israel Agricultural Youth Village in central Israel says it’s not a park but an educational site and farm, with heritage value [After mix-up, US lifts sanctions on Israeli man, blacklists similarly named activist]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid IDF reservist Aviad Shlomo Sarid says he was ‘completely surprised’ to find bank account, credit card blocked; far-right activist Shlomo Sarid slams ‘draconian sanctions’ [EU sanctions group that tries to block aid to Gaza, far-right activists Gopstein, Marzel]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( More Headlines [Health Ministry says 440 people diagnosed with West Nile fever, 32 dead]( By Diana Bletter [IDF delays tentative pilot program for female tank troops by another year]( By Emanuel Fabian [Netanyahu kicks off 2025 high-level budget talks as war costs push up deficit]( By Reuters [Air Force commando pushes back against criticism in probe of October 7]( By ToI Staff [Prominent regime-linked Syrian businessman said killed in alleged Israeli strike]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Inflation edges higher, bolstered by uptick in housing prices]( By Sharon Wrobel [Serbia says crossbow attack on Israeli embassy was carried out by lone extremist]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Two anti-Israel activists arrested after protest at UK’s Cenotaph war memorial]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Far-right rapper ‘The Shadow’ awarded symbolic officer rank by police]( By ToI Staff [Big gun / Jerusalem film fest screening with Tarantino sells out in hours]( By Jessica Steinberg [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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