Israel’s leaders thank Biden * IDF checks how 2 more hostages died in captivity * PM flies into DC turmoil * Harris ’not the bad cop’ on Israel * Makovsky: Biden’s legacy

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, July 22, 2024 Presented by [Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies]( [Israeli leaders thank Biden for ‘steadfast support’ after he quits presidential race]( By Michael Horovitz Netanyahu says he will thank US leader in person during DC meeting; Lapid posts photo with Biden, writing ‘Thank you’; ex-PM Bennett: ‘Stood by us in our most difficult moments’ [In bombshell announcement, US President Biden declares he’s ending his reelection bid]( By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and DARLENE SUPERVILLE [Inside story / Biden told staff he was dropping out of election a minute before announcement]( By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller and MARY CLARE JALONICK [IDF announces deaths of hostages Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchshtav in Hamas captivity]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IDF says it is investigating circumstances surrounding the deaths of the two men in Khan Younis, including the possibility they were killed by Israeli fire [Israeli delegation to return to hostage-ceasefire talks on Thursday — PM’s office]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [2 Likud MKs say current hostage deal proposal would undermine government’s legitimacy]( By Sam Sokol [Netanyahu departs for Washington amid turmoil in the US, disputes at home]( By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies PM says he will thank Biden for 40 years of Israel support; strikes bipartisan tone on bilateral ties; some hostage families join trip, others wanted him to do a deal before flying [Analysis / Finally headed to Washington, Netanyahu is flying into a political tempest]( By Lazar Berman from our sponsor [Argument for the Sake of Heaven]( The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies introduces the Mahloket Matters Miniseries. Explore constructive dialogue with three webinars, each addressing a different aspect of the Israeli discourse. Inside story Jacob Magid [Not the bad cop: Biden officials say Harris won’t shift course on supporting Israel]( Officials argue those claiming vice president will take a harder line with Jerusalem are engaged in wishful thinking, say she shares ‘ironclad US commitment to Israel’s security’ [Harris thrust into spotlight as she fights to succeed Biden as Democratic nominee]( By AP and ToI Staff [Trump calls Biden ‘worst president’ in US history, says Harris will be easier to beat]( By Agencies from the blogs David Makovsky [Biden’s legacy and Netanyahu’s missed moment?]( The coming months hold hope for Saudi normalization, but only if the prime minister can put aside fear of his far-right coalition partners [Canadian citizen attempts terror stabbing at moshav near Gaza, is shot dead]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IDF notes attacker arrived at Netiv Ha’asara through Israel, not from the Strip; witnesses report assailant shouted in English, ‘You’re murdering people in Gaza!’ [Police arrest Palestinian suspect over July 8 murder of Prison Service employee]( By Emanuel Fabian [IDF orders evacuation of part of Gaza safe zone, says Hamas deeply embedded in area]( By Emanuel Fabian, Gianluca Pacchiani and Agencies Palestinians report heavy shelling in Khan Younis area, ground troops beginning to advance; UN says convoy came under heavy fire while en route to Gaza City on Sunday [IDF to give booster vaccinations to soldiers after polio virus found in Gaza sewage]( By Diana Bletter Live updates [West Bank terror cell indicted over plot to attack, kidnap Israelis, Shin Bet says]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Firefighters battling large blaze in north * Yad Vashem mourns death of hostage who worked at Holocaust museum * Lapid hails Haredi draft orders, but says more needed [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( 2024 Paris Olympics [Israeli Olympic delegation departs for Paris Games with ‘a national mission’]( By Amy Spiro French FM says Israelis are welcome at Games, pushing back on comments from far-left lawmaker; Israeli committee chief Yael Arad says athletes’ first victory ‘is that we’re here’ [Shin Bet security agents to secure Israeli athletes throughout Paris Olympics]( By ToI Staff [Outrage after French lawmaker says Israeli athletes not welcome at Paris Olympics]( By ToI Staff and AFP Analysis Ron Kampeas [Biden withdrawal marks end of era of Democrat presidents with personal Israel attachment]( Throughout his political career, the US president has considered himself a Zionist and expressed unwavering support for Israel, no longer mainstream views in his party [Explainer / What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Harris, but hurdles remain]( By Bill Barrow [Analysis / Biden, a tenacious president who fought a battle too far]( By Danny Kemp Top Ops Adele Raemer [This tattoo is my badge of honor]( Since there is no avoiding that painful date – Oct. 7 – I decided to own it by having it etched in my skin Rick Jacobs [If only Netanyahu would say this to Congress]( How the PM could use his speech to commit to a hostage deal and repair the damage he’s caused to the US-Israel relationship [Sinwar personally sent clandestine message to Israel weeks before Oct. 7 – TV report]( By ToI Staff Hamas head’s cryptic warning said ‘a flare-up is expected in the prisons and on the issue of the captives’; the few top Israelis who saw it didn’t know what to make of it, still don’t [IDF: UN and aid groups ‘failing to utilize’ Israeli aid provision measures in Gaza]( By Jeremy Sharon [140 inmates transferred out of Sde Teiman military facility to Israeli prisons]( By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon ToI podcast [Daily Briefing July 22: Day 290 – Israel used the Houthi playbook in Yemen port strike]( By ToI Staff Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur explains the genius of the IAF airstrike on the terror group’s commerce center and weighs in on behavioral comparisons between US and Israeli leaders [Houthi chief vows to intensify attacks on Israel, says airstrikes won’t deter them]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [CRM]( [Rockets hit empty school, preschool in north after IDF strikes arms depot in Lebanon]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff No injuries in Hezbollah attacks on evacuated communities; Lebanese media report massive secondary explosions after strikes on arms cache [Family of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin dedicates new Torah scroll to his return]( By Jessica Steinberg Scribe completes last 120 letters, each one inscribed for a remaining hostage in Gaza, while joined by hundreds of members of the family’s Jerusalem community [At Jerusalem Film Festival, Jennifer Jason Leigh calls to bring hostages home]( By Jessica Steinberg [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Contemporary art exhibit takes visitors to the ‘navel’ of ancient Jerusalem]( By Jessica Steinberg ‘Umbilicus’ opens in the Kishle, a former British Mandate prison and active archaeological dig, part of the Tower of David Museum [Israeli settlers attack foreign pro-Palestinian activists in northern West Bank]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff In video, group of masked men is seen approaching volunteers planting olive trees, then laying into them with clubs; two American women, Dutch man injured [Smotrich slams report of possible US sanctions against himself, Ben Gvir]( By Sam Sokol [Reserve army officer arrested for faking ID cards for 6 Palestinians]( By ToI Staff [Day 290 – Israel used the Houthi playbook in Yemen port strike]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Israel a much higher priority for European Jewish leaders after Oct. 7, survey shows]( By Canaan Lidor [Meet the 6 Jewish baseball players selected in the 2024 MLB Draft]( By jacob gurvis [Bella Hadid said mulling legal action after Adidas dropped her from 1972 Olympic shoe ad]( By ToI Staff [Just 25% of planned steps to cut emissions completed by ministries – report]( By Sue Surkes [Tel Aviv shares drop with Israel on alert after strike on Houthi-controlled Yemen port]( By Sharon Wrobel [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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