Terror at Holon park * Biden said to fume at PM, warn Haniyeh hit could spark war * PM to Iran: We’re ready * IDF’s Hezbollah war scenario * PLO’s Israel studies center

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, August 4, 2024 Presented by [Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin]( [Two dead, 2 hurt in terror stabbing spree in Holon; Palestinian attacker shot by police]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Rina Daniv, 66, and man in 70s declared dead; Daniv’s husband injured; the couple were having their daily walk in the park; assailant did not have entry permit to Israel [Report: Terror groups trying to use Arab Israeli crime gangs to carry out attacks]( By ToI Staff [‘Stop bullshitting me’: Biden said to scold Netanyahu in call on truce-hostage deal]( By ToI Staff PM reportedly emboldened to act against enemies since US president pulled out of race; NYT says Biden told PM killing of Haniyeh in Tehran ‘poorly timed,’ could spark regional war [Iran state TV says Haniyeh was killed by short-range projectile, not bomb as reported]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Israel braces for Iran attack as US works to revive coalition that foiled April assault]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Israel’s leaders said to discuss readiness for ‘all-out war,’ with concerns attack could be on ‘several fronts’; CENTCOM head expected in Israel; Biden says he hopes Tehran stands down [Netanyahu warns Iran: We are ready, we’ll exact a heavy price for any aggression]( By ToI Staff [Jordan’s FM to make rare visit to Iran as US allies scramble to prevent escalation]( By Agencies and ToI Staff from our sponsor [Help us give Lone Soldiers a Home]( It’s never been harder to serve in the IDF without family nearby. 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[IDF document shared with northern mayors sets out Hezbollah war scenarios]( By Shalom Yerushalmi Security establishment sees potentially unprecedented rocket fire, major evacuations, power outages, water supply issues, disrupted telecom service and brief internet disruptions [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 4: Day 303 – Iran attack scenarios and how Israel could counter them]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: IDF calls on parts of Gaza’s Khan Younis to evacuate after rocket barrages]( By Elana Kirsh IDF strikes Hamas control rooms at 2 Gaza City schools * White House: Lebanon travel alert, Middle East deployments aimed at defense * Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Security chiefs, negotiators, US all said blaming Netanyahu for tanking hostage talks]( By Sam Sokol ‘There’s no security reason to delay deal,’ Gallant quoted as telling PM, whose office claims that Hamas, rather than the premier, has been introducing new demands to hinder progress [At limited weekly rallies amid fears of attack, protesters accuse PM of foiling deal]( By ToI Staff [IDF finds tunnel large enough for vehicles to drive through in Gaza-Egypt border area]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Reuters At least 5 rockets launched from Gaza, triggering sirens near Ashdod and sparking blaze; military says it killed Oct. 7 terrorist, the son of a Hamas commander, in drone strike [IDF releases file seized in Gaza to show Al Jazeera reporter was Hamas member]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Day 303 – Iran attack scenarios and how Israel could counter them]( [listen to the podcast]( from the blogs Tamar Biala [O how she sat alone: New laments for a beloved land]( Ahead of Tisha B’Av, two Oct. 7 survivors composed ‘kinot’ that place the recent horrors within the long history of Jewish tragedy [Israel kills ‘central’ Hezbollah operative in Lebanon, strikes Hamas targets in Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian Ali Abd Ali, prominent operative in Hezbollah’s Southern Front, is killed by drone strike near Tyre; IDF hits alleged Hamas command and control center in former school in Gaza City [US, UK, Jordan urge citizens to leave Lebanon on ‘any ticket available’]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Eran Ortal [The world needs another ‘Don’t’ from Biden]( Iran’s aggression by proxies and threats to escalate give the US president reason to show strength in the region and intimidate the Islamic Republic Allen Selis [Bumper stickers for our fallen]( The Coke machine is plastered, covered, shrouded with pictures, a short quote, and dates – each for an October 7 victim or a soldier killed since [CRM]( [Full list: Iberia Express, Air Europa are latest airlines suspending Tel Aviv route]( By ToI Staff and Reuters A growing number of companies have canceled some or all flights amid fears of Iranian attack, despite Israel’s insistence airspace remains safe 2024 Paris Olympics [Hatikva in Marseille: Windsurfing winner Reuveny says he felt all of Israel behind him]( By ToI Staff and Reuters As Jewish state’s national anthem plays for only 4th time in Olympic history, gold medalist speaks of brother fighting in war Interview [Know thine enemy: When the PLO hosted 80 scholars at a Beirut Israel studies center]( By Matt Lebovic Historian Jonathan Marc Gribetz’s ‘Reading Herzl in Beirut’ excavates a forgotten decades-long PLO research center that helped shift some Palestinians’ thinking regarding Israel [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Report chronicles emboldening of Hezbollah amid Netanyahu-Gallant tensions in 2023]( By ToI Staff Probe says PM nixed meeting on response to infiltration from Lebanon on day he fired Gallant; intel officers were at IDF HQ on Oct. 6, handling Gaza threat unrelated to Hamas invasion [Jewish summer camps have evolved for a century — but 2024 is a summer like no other]( By Jonathan Krasner Camps mix Jewish identity and values with pure summer fun, but have seen their task complicated by Oct. 7 and its aftermath More Headlines [Regulations enter into effect to ban starvation of hens to increase egg production]( By Sue Surkes [Suspected Houthi missile strike hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks]( By Jon Gambrell [Lebanon marks four years since devastating Beirut port blast as war fears loom]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Far-right protesters clash with police as disinformation-linked unrest sweeps UK]( By Peter Powell and Peter HUTCHISON [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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