ToI must-reads from war’s 10th month: Israeli Christians defiantly face down Hezbollah * Horovitz op-ed: War’s new uncharted territory * Tel Aviv rage rooms a smash hit

[Times of Israel]( Wednesday, August 7, 2024 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 Op-ed David Horovitz [With two strikes in enemy capitals, the war enters uncharted territory]( As Israel moves to break Iran’s multifront stranglehold, the path ahead requires not only strategic wisdom and military tenacity, but also the internal cohesion that has been so dangerously absent Analysis Lazar Berman [With victory starting to slip away, Deif strike comes at worst time for Sinwar]( Hamas’s Gaza leader was sure he was winning as the world piled on Israel and the IDF spun its wheels; now, even if his main co-conspirator survived, the momentum has shifted Behind the scenes [At Netanyahu speech, most hostage relatives didn’t stand because they can’t anymore]( By Jacob Magid Increasingly convinced that he’s dragging out the war, relatives say they were largely unimpressed by Netanyahu’s pledge to bring their loved ones home [Weary of government’s delays, survivors launch unofficial October 7 probe]( By Sam Sokol [Interview / US-Israeli hostage’s family fights to keep American public interested in fellow citizen]( By Cathryn J. Prince Military [After complex rescue ops in Gaza, IDF assesses some hostages may never be found]( By Emanuel Fabian As time goes on, likelihood of obtaining intelligence on hostages increases, but their chances of survival wanes; 98th Division wraps up Khan Younis raid [AG says army must also draft full-time yeshiva students, not just working Haredim]( By Sam Sokol Analysis Jeremy Sharon [Torture, abuse, unfit conditions: The allegations over Sde Teiman and its guards]( Military prosecutors are investigating multiple allegations made by whistleblowers and former detainees of mistreatment of inmates at southern facility amid Gaza war Reporter's notebook [In Jish, an indigenous Christian minority defiantly stays in Hezbollah’s crosshairs]( By Canaan Lidor Instead of fleeing the Galilee, hundreds of Zionist Arameans are digging in as they brace for a major escalation [Explainer / Majdal Shams massacre highlights Solomonic predicament of Golan’s Druze community]( By Gianluca Pacchiani ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: At the Olympics, Israel is a ‘pariah state.’ Who cares?]( By ToI Staff ToI’s senior analyst on fortitude in the face of a global ignorance that is making it increasingly difficult and even dangerous to be pro-Israel abroad [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing – Focus on 9 Israeli athletes who were slain by Hamas]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing – NY rabbi on how to deal with a ‘wicked son’ post-Oct. 7]( By ToI Staff Interview [In France, Bernard-Henri Lévy fights a lonely battle on behalf of a solitary Israel]( By Robert Sarner Economy [Amid war fears, at Ben Gurion Airport, it’s business as usual — just less of it]( By Gavriel Fiske On a Sunday, after some 18 international carriers cancelled services to the Jewish state in anticipation of escalating hostilities, Israel’s main airport was quieter than usual [Up to 60,000 Israeli businesses may close in 2024 as war takes toll on economy]( By Sharon Wrobel Gaza Envelope [As volunteers step in for state, Gaza border towns begin rebuilding from Oct. 7 ashes]( By Natan Galula In the aftermath of the Hamas invasion and as war continues, official aid for affected communities is unpredictable – and so is manpower. But residents are determined to return [Be’eri’s boutique cheesemakers carry on, without Dror Or’s ‘golden hands’]( By Jessica Steinberg [Tel Aviv ‘rage room’ a smash hit for post-October 7 Israelis desperate to vent]( By Jennifer Korn from the blogs [O how she sat alone: New laments for a beloved land]( By Tamar Biala Ahead of Tisha B’Av, two October 7 survivors composed ‘kinot’ that place the recent horrors within the long history of Jewish tragedy [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved