ICJ says Israel must leave East Jerusalem, West Bank * How Houthi drone breached Israel’s defenses * Blinken warns Iran on nukes * Rallies urge deal before PM’s US trip

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, July 20, 2024 [World Court: Israeli presence in East Jerusalem, West Bank is illegal and must end]( By Jeremy Sharon ICJ says Israel’s actions in West Bank amount to de facto annexation, calls for end of Israeli control; PM slams decision: ‘The Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land’ [EU pledges 400 million euros for Ramallah, subject to progress on PA reform]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE - Report: US mulling sanctions on far-right ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir]( By ToI Staff Some 45 rockets fired by Hezbollah at north * IDF strikes firm in Gaza humanitarian zone for funding Hamas * Trump vows to end Ukraine war in call with Zelensky [IAF tracked drone that hit Tel Aviv for 6 minutes, but failed to classify it as threat]( By Emanuel Fabian Modified Iranian-made UAV believed to have traversed Egypt, flying over 2,000 km in more than 10 hours to reach Israel in deadly Houthi attack [Yevgeny Ferder, 50, named as victim of Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv]( By ToI Staff [White House, EU and UN chief condemn deadly Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Analysis AFP and ToI Staff [Houthis’ deadly Tel Aviv drone strike: ‘Lucky shot’ or strategic threat?]( Analysts say Iran-backed rebels unable to build their own drones, instead rely on parts and blueprints from Tehran; Israel said too far to launch undetectable drones from Yemen [Report: Moscow may arm Yemen’s Houthis over US support for Ukraine]( By ToI Staff ToI Original Video [Drone strike in Tel Aviv]( Without warning, at 3:12 a.m. on July 19, a drone strike hit a residential area of Tel Aviv, causing significant damage and one fatality. Local residents share their experiences [Blinken: Iran one-two weeks away from producing enough material for nuclear weapon]( By Jacob Magid Top diplomat stresses Tehran has not yet produced a nuke, which would take longer; urges Iran to ‘pull back on work it’s been doing,’ says US ‘maximizing pressure across the board’ [Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets at north; drone from Lebanon intercepted]( By Emanuel Fabian [CRM]( [Protesters rallying Sat. night to urge Netanyahu to seal hostage deal before US trip]( By ToI Staff With Netanyahu set to fly to Washington to address Congress, Families Forum, anti-government groups, demand he stay to finalize agreement; protest also being planned for airport [Drinking it in / Noa Argamani gets bittersweet taste of wine named after her]( By Jessica Steinberg [In bid to pressure PM, Gallant said considering announcing hostage deal within reach]( By ToI Staff Defense minister may say current proposal is last chance to bring hostages back alive, as IDF chief also reported to say deal needed as soon as possible [Evidence of polio found in Gaza sewage samples]( By Diana Bletter [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Jerry Isaak-Shapiro [Marvel’s Sabra was an Israeli superheroine – until suddenly she wasn’t]( Hollywood censoring Jews is nothing new, but roles off-camera or as side-kicks are a far cry from canceling Sabra’s identity Shay Szabo [Stop using the word ‘Zionist’]( The continued use of a term tied to the formation of the Jewish state fuels debate about its right to exist, when Israel is here to stay Analysis Ron Kampeas [Plaudits and protests: What to expect when Netanyahu addresses the US Congress]( Speaker Johnson has pledged greater security to arrest disruptors, as bipartisan support for the war in Gaza has crumbled; some Democrats will boycott, others may protest on floor [Report: Biden won’t give Netanyahu ‘satisfaction’ of quitting before PM’s trip to DC]( By ToI Staff US president, isolating with COVID-19, is said to be furious with top Democrats for pressure on him to quit following debate flop, but resigned to prospect of pulling out of race [Biden campaign admits ‘slipping’ support but says he’s ‘absolutely’ staying in race]( By Zeke Miller, LISA MASCARO, MICHAEL BALSAMO and AAMER MADHANI [Now online, diary of teen shot by Nazis tells of desperation, fear, hope in Vilna Ghetto]( By Cathryn J. Prince In its second web-based exhibition, YIVO makes available the lucid observations of Yitskhok Rudashevski, a 15-year-old made wise beyond his years by a life of oppression [Adidas drops Bella Hadid from campaign for 1972 Munich Olympics retro sneaker]( By Agencies Move follows outcry over having Palestinian activist as face of shoe first unveiled at games that were overshadowed by massacre of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terror group [Washington Post panned for accusing hostage’s parents of ignoring ‘assault on Gaza’]( By ToI Staff [Virginia orders SJP umbrella group to release Hamas-funding docs]( By Matt Lebovic Interview [Olympian Raz Hershko is ready to go back to the mat for Israel in Paris]( By Amy Spiro After winning a bronze in the mixed team event at the Tokyo Games, the judoka — ranked second in the world in her weight class — is one of Israel’s main medal hopes [Global tech outage eases, but it could take days to resolve widespread disruptions]( By Reuters One of the largest such computer system incidents grounds flights, forces broadcasters off air and leaves customers without access to services such as healthcare and banking [Company profile / CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity giant behind the massive global outage]( By AFP Tuned into the moment [Jerusalem Youth Chorus planned ‘Got Talent’ audition after Oct. 7]( By Jessica Steinberg Israeli-Palestinian acappella group has been meeting throughout months of war, wanted reality show performance to have big impact [Russia sentences WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in jail; verdict decried as sham]( By Kirill Zarubin Newspaper pledges to keep working to help secure release of journalist, who US has declared wrongly detained, as verdict clears way for potential prisoner swap [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [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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