Furor over PM’s ’I had no idea’ meet with bereaved, insensitive comments on hostages * Dems back pro-Israel stance; RNC hails Israel * TLV ’rage room’ * Goddess on a ring

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, July 17, 2024 [Netanyahu pleads ignorance in meeting with families of slain surveillance soldiers]( By ToI Staff In recordings, PM heard saying he didn’t know the female troops at Nahal Oz base raised alarms before October 7, had no idea they were unarmed; refuses to commit to state inquiry [Netanyahu panned for allegedly telling cabinet ‘hostages are suffering but not dying’]( By Lazar Berman and Sam Sokol [Netanyahu heckled by bereaved parents at ceremony marking 10 years to 2014 Gaza war]( By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman [Bucking far-left flank, Democrats advance platform touting support for Israel]( By Jacob Magid Position tempered by push for Palestinian statehood, criticism of Israeli policy in the West Bank; contrasts with GOP’s unconditional support, which galvanizes Milwaukee crowd [Republican Jewish Coalition CEO gives first-ever GOP convention speech]( By Ron Kampeas [Former rivals endorse Trump at RNC in show of unity days after assassination attempt]( By Alexandra Ulmer, Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne [Hostage families release photos of 5 female soldiers from early days of captivity]( By ToI Staff Relatives of IDF observation troops kidnapped from Nahal Oz base on October 7 beg Netanyahu not to depart for Washington before signing a hostage release deal [‘I fed my 30-year-old with a spoon’: Nova survivors, relatives beg state for support]( By ToI Staff [Israeli college students urge hostage deal and end to war in nationwide protests]( By Charlie Summers Live updates [LIVE: Israeli negotiating team arrives in Cario for fresh hostage-ceasefire talks]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Ministers say conditions ripe for hostage deal * Gallant reportedly says if no deal reached in next 2 weeks, abductees’ fate ‘sealed’ Op-ed: Day 285 of the war David Horovitz [Hamas is weakened, but there’s no room for complacency]( Gaza has not miraculously receded into the geographical distance, and the IDF is still uncovering tunnels * Netanyahu’s incredible ignorance * Don’t fire Gallant (again) * The truth about Haredi draft-dodging [IDF increasingly certain Deif died in strike, says Hamas fighters in ‘survival mode’]( By Emanuel Fabian Military assesses it will take months to locate all tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border, but Rafah Brigade mostly dismantled; half of terror group’s military leadership killed [Halevi demanding PM apologize for saying IDF not pressuring Hamas enough — report]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 17: Day 285 – Hamas is forced to surface as Gaza tunnels destroyed]( By ToI Staff [Nasrallah threatens to fire rockets at Israeli areas not yet targeted by Hezbollah]( By Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff In televised address, terror group leader cites reported spike in civilian deaths in southern Lebanon, denies rumors of ‘finalized agreement’ to halt ongoing deadly border violence [100 rockets target northern Israel as IDF strikes in Lebanon said to kill 5 Syrians]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies [3 Israelis arrested for allegedly carrying out tasks for Iranian intelligence agents]( By Jeremy Sharon [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Shuly Babitz [If Israel is a priority, when am I making aliyah?]( Right now, our need for stability outstrips our desire to move to Israel, which is difficult, but also legitimate, responsible, and even meaningful Hadara Ishak [So you want to fight antisemitism?]( 7 things you can do to ensure that Jew-hatred will not be tolerated, from using social media for activism to pushing for laws against hate crimes [Tel Aviv ‘rage room’ a smash hit for post-October 7 Israelis desperate to vent]( By Jennifer Korn While the therapeutic benefits are debatable, participants at 2Break get momentary catharsis by obliterating computers, tea sets and garden gnomes with a variety of weaponry [CRM]( [State plane makes inaugural flight to US for PM’s visit; will have to come back for him]( By Lazar Berman Wing of Zion carries equipment and some of Netanyahu’s security delegation; it’ll fly out again next week with PM on board; is too small to have done it all in one go [Analysis / Liberman and Bennett meet in bid to forge new right-wing bloc, but who would lead it?]( By Shalom Yerushalmi [Human Rights Watch details hundreds of war crimes by Hamas-led terrorists on Oct. 7]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Organization with long history of criticizing Israel says number of crimes impossible to determine, including gender-based violence; Israeli watchdog group slams ‘token’ report [Israel to set up port facility to replace US pier, build field hospital for Gaza kids]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [US had intel on Iran plot to kill Trump, stepped up security, unrelated to Sat. shooting]( By Agencies and ToI Staff White House stresses threat not connected to Pennsylvania assassination attempt; officials were reportedly concerned by sharp rise in mentions of ex-president by Iran’s state media [Netanyahu aides said to see hope of mending fences with Trump after assassination attempt]( By ToI Staff [FBI cracked Trump shooter’s phone with tech from Israel’s Cellebrite – report]( By ToI Staff Oh my goddess [Teen finds 1,800-year-old ring featuring Minerva, Roman goddess of battle]( By ToI Staff Yair Whitestone, 13, found ring while hiking near Haifa with reservist dad, was commended for turning it over to Antiquities Authority; goddess was ‘very popular’ in Land of Israel [Be’eri’s boutique cheesemakers carry on, without Dror Or’s ‘golden hands’]( By Jessica Steinberg Dairy originally established to make yogurt and labneh for kibbutz eventually became accomplished in artisanal cheeses, only to be decimated by the Hamas attack [Day 285 – Hamas is forced to surface as Gaza tunnels destroyed]( [listen to the podcast]( Explainer Sharon Wrobel [Could Google’s $23b bid for Israel-founded cyber unicorn boost local tech outlook?]( Parent company Alphabet is said to be in ‘advanced talks’ with Wiz, in what would mark the biggest-ever Israeli tech acquisition, and generate tax windfall during Gaza war period [IDF says it will begin drafting ultra-Orthodox from Sunday; protesters block road]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says move will further strengthen ‘the people’s army’ during a time of war, weeks after High Court ruled that the state can no longer push off haredi conscription [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( More Headlines [Drones said to target Iraq base used by US-led forces to ’embarrass’ Baghdad]( By AFP and ToI Staff [State comptroller finds wage gap, underrepresentation of women in local government]( By Sam Sokol [Israeli groups that block aid entering Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from US]( By Uri Blau, MILAN CZERNY and Josef Federman [Analysis / Pezeshkian courts EU, rules out nukes, but flirts with leaving non-proliferation pact]( By Amir Bar Shalom [Neo-Nazi known as ‘Commander Butcher’ charged for plot to poison Jewish kids in NYC]( By Luke Tress [Russia sentences Masha Gessen to prison in absentia for comments on Ukraine war]( By Andrew Lapin [Israeli FM bars Norwegian counterpart from visiting, citing Palestine recognition]( By Lazar Berman [A scorching 2100: Israeli forecasters predict blistering heat in decades to come]( By ToI Staff [US Senator Bob Menendez convicted on all corruption charges, including bribery]( By Larry Neumeister and Philip Marcelo [Woman arrested on suspicion of murdering son, 6, attacking security guard with axe]( By ToI Staff [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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