Israel hits Houthi port, braces for reprisal * How deadly drone got through to Tel Aviv * Found: Biblical kings’ Jerusalem moat * The old-new resilience of Zionist women

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, July 21, 2024 Presented by [Help Rebuild the South]( [IAF issues footage of strike on Houthi-controlled port, says it’s girding for reprisal]( By Emanuel Fabian Probe finds Houthi drone flew over 2,600 km to reach Tel Aviv from Yemen on Thursday night; military assesses some of its fighter jets could be shot down in a war with Hezbollah [Israel strikes Houthi-controlled port in Yemen after deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv]( By Emanuel Fabian Fuel depot, other facilities at Hodeida Port targeted in Israel’s first strike in Yemen, one of its farthest-ever actions, in response to months of attacks on country amid Gaza war [Netanyahu: Strike on Houthi port shows Israel will reach enemies however far away]( By ToI Staff [Yemeni medics update toll in Israeli strikes on Hodeida to 6 dead, 80 wounded]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [IDF shoots down missile heading to Israel in 1st Houthi attack since Yemen port strike]( By Emanuel Fabian Long-range Arrow 3 defense system intercepts ballistic missile outside of Israeli airspace; sirens sound in Eilat for fear of falling shrapnel [Two senior ministers boycotted vote to approve Yemen strike, protesting belated update]( By Lazar Berman [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jul 21: Day 289 – Could front with Iran-backed Houthis become all-out war?]( By ToI Staff Donation request [Six months in the Gaza envelope]( “To Build and To Be Built” helps bring Israel’s war-torn southern neighborhoods back to life. Please support the effort today. Live updates [LIVE - IAF probe: Radar operators were focused on UAV from Iraq when Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Rocket fired from Lebanon hits empty school in north; barrages spark fires * Netanyahu’s departure for US delayed as meeting with Biden pushed to Tuesday Analysis David Horovitz [After deadly Tel Aviv attack, restraint against Houthis was no longer deemed an option]( Security chiefs were hoping a hostage deal might deescalate war, including in the north. After Friday’s attack, and Israel’s inevitable response, they’re bracing for wider conflict [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jul 20: Day 288 – Israel strikes Yemen in response to deadly Houthi drone]( By ToI Staff [In historic move, IDF issues draft orders to 1,000 ultra-Orthodox men]( By Emanuel Fabian 50% of first wave of 3,000 conscription notices sent to Haredim over the age of 21; next wave to be issued in two weeks [Solving mystery, archaeologists find vast moat that protected Jerusalem’s biblical kings]( By ToI Staff Researchers say fortification required major engineering and resources, separated Temple Mount and king’s palace from rest of Jerusalem; discovery accords with biblical references Interview Maya Zanger-Nadis [Post-Oct. 7 Hebrew novel ‘Night Sparkles’ shows old-new resilience of Zionist women]( Ayala Deckel’s latest novel brings to life the untold challenges and triumphs of early female pioneer and labor activist Hayuta Busel, through the eyes of a modern-day professor [Shaken by the Oct. 7 massacre, some Israelis turn to Krav Maga to learn self-defense]( By AFP [CRM]( [Thousands rally nationwide, urge PM not to leave for US before finalizing hostage deal]( By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff At weekly protests, relatives of abductees claim Netanyahu obstructing a deal; ‘If there’s no deal, don’t go,’ says Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv; protesters expected at airport Monday [Hostage families accuse Likud MK of ‘disrespectful behavior,’ aide shoves camera away]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff [IDF probe finds it failed to properly respond to Oct. 7 Nir Oz invasion – report]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Analysis Robert Philpot [UK’s Starmer swept the July 4 election. But how much did his stance on Gaza cost him?]( Britain’s Labour lost a fair share of Muslim votes even as it sailed to victory in the national poll. New research suggests the party’s support for Israel wasn’t solely to blame [New UK government commits to building Holocaust memorial next to Parliament in London]( By Reuters Top Ops David A. Halperin [The Knesset vote against Palestinian statehood is terrible for Israel]( While the vote may score political points for Netanyahu, it harms the country’s diplomacy in the region and relations with the US Anne Bayefsky [The UN World Court war against the Jews]( When Hamas welcomes the ’advisory opinion,’ the rest of the world should immediately realize that anti-Israel bias is at play Photo essay [An exclusive look into the faces of the IDF’s Bedouin battalion: Gadsar 585]( By Guy Fattal A photographer joins a majority-Muslim IDF unit along Gaza’s southern border and shares the pain of this dedicated group of fighters and trackers as they mourn their war losses [UAE signals willingness to join postwar Gaza peacekeeping force]( By Jacob Magid Senior Emirati official says Abu Dhabi could participate on condition that it’s invited by a reformed PA, that initiative is US-led and that it is part of broader two-state effort [IDF says it killed many gunmen in Rafah as fighting continues throughout Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies [Hamas university students in West Bank arrested for planning ‘significant terror attack’]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Security forces confiscate rifles and cash while arresting suspects, who are on the student council at Birzeit University [EU Middle East envoy: Bloc still committed to two-state solution]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Two IDF soldiers wounded by Hezbollah drone attack in Golan Heights]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies One soldier injured moderately, another lightly; Lebanese terror group fires at Israel throughout the day, including barrage of 30 rockets at Dafna [US revisiting idea of sanctioning Ben Gvir, Smotrich over West Bank policy – officials]( By Jacob Magid Biden rejected move in past, but White House again considering option, believing that far-right ministers are behind lack of enforcement on settler violence, settlement expansion [‘Fighting the same battle’: After Oct. 7, settlers court Republican evangelicals]( By Jonathan Saul and Simon Lewis [Day 289 – Could front with Iran-backed Houthis become all-out war?]( [listen to the podcast]( [When Portland charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test]( By Andrew Lapin More Headlines [‘I took a bullet for democracy,’ Trump says at first rally since assassination attempt]( By Michael Mathes [‘We will repeat Munich 1972’: Israeli Olympic athletes threatened ahead of Paris Games]( By ToI Staff [Jewish graves in Dagestan destroyed; authorities say it was an accident]( By ToI Staff [In shadow of war, Palestinian Olympic delegation ready to compete]( By Reuters [French alleged neo-Nazi, suspected of Olympic torch relay plot, jailed for 2 years]( By AP [Hiroshima dismisses calls to disinvite Israel from atomic bomb commemorations]( 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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