PM tells Blinken he backs US hostage proposal; Hamas rejects it * Hamas claims TLV suicide bombing attempt, vows more * Meet Arab-Israeli med-tech pioneers * Gaza at DMC

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, August 19, 2024 Presented by [Decision Points: Season Five]( [After three-hour Blinken meeting, Netanyahu says Israel backs new US hostage proposal]( By Lazar Berman Prime minister also agrees to send top negotiators to Cairo summit this week, as top American diplomat leads push for deal [As Blinken arrives in Israel, Netanyahu vows to stick to demands on hostage talks]( By Lazar Berman [Hamas rejects US hostage-ceasefire proposal as PM said to warn chance for deal ‘not high’]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [Hamas claims Tel Aviv blast as attempted suicide bombing, vows to carry out more]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Police and Shin Bet confirm incident an intended terror attack, dead bomber’s identity unknown; reports suggest attacker came from Nablus area in the West Bank [Man killed in Tel Aviv when bomb in his backpack goes off; police probing possible terror]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: IDF troops destroy mile-long Hamas tunnel in Khan Younis, says military]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu meets with Blinken, agrees to send high-level negotiating team to Cairo * IDF soldier killed in Hezbollah drone attack * 2 Hezbollah members killed in southern Lebanon from our sponsor [Mideast crisis moment: Stakes for the US-Israel security relationship]( Will crisis create opportunity? Dana Stroul and Amos Gilead join David Makovsky to discuss the stakes for the US-Israel defense partnership at this key regional moment [Israeli civilian security guard killed in West Bank hammer attack]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says troops pursuing Palestinian terrorist who hit security guard in the head with a hammer and stole his handgun at Bar-On industrial park [Soldier killed, another seriously hurt in Hezbollah drone attack on Western Galilee]( By Emanuel Fabian Lebanese terror group launched five explosive-laden drones; one struck near Ya’ara, killing Chief Warrant Officer Mahmood Amaria; IDF kills two Hezbollah operatives [3 UN peacekeepers lightly hurt in southern Lebanon blast; 20 rockets fired at north]( By Emanuel Fabian, Gianluca Pacchiani and Agencies [Israeli man indicted for carrying out tasks for Iranian agent]( By ToI Staff ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Aug. 19: Day 318 – As Blinken pushes deal, PM stresses right to resume war]( By ToI Staff Editor David Horovitz details what’s at stake during the ongoing hostage release negotiations and why some Israelis are against them, weighs in on last week’s Jit settler rampage Top Ops Yair Lapid [So now we’re not allowed to eliminate terrorists?]( On the immoral, perilous notion that terrorist organizations and states have the right to retaliate against liberal democracies Mika Hackner [Teachers unions are fueling anti-Israelism. Here’s how]( Groups like BAMN and Educators for Palestine use the unions as vehicles to push radical curricula in K-12 schools across the US ToI Original Video [Tel Aviv cafe brews up resilience]( Cafe Otef is owned and operated entirely by those who survived the October 7 Hamas onslaught, offering products from the Gaza envelope communities [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Doubling down on unlikely success story, Arab-Israeli couple takes med-tech giant to Jenin]( By Diana Bletter Short on cash but long on grit, Reem and Imad Younis co-founded their company Alpha Omega in 1993 to make a ‘brain Waze’; now they’re taking a risk, in line with their vision [Partner of Gaza hostage highlights absence with staged Tu B’Av dinner on Tel Aviv beach]( By ToI Staff Ziv Abud sets up a romantic dinner for two on the Tel Aviv Promenade, but instead of sitting opposite her partner Eliya Cohen, she faced an empty chair [On eve of Tu B’Av, Noa Argamani wishes for ‘days full of love’ with abducted partner]( By ToI Staff [Pro-Palestine, pro-Israel activists jostle for airtime as DMC gets underway]( By Ron Kampeas Historic panel on Palestinian rights to be held at Democratic convention’s satellite location, though unclear if activists for either side will command official DNC audience [ADL condemns Harris campaign chief’s meeting with journalist who praised Hamas]( By ToI Staff [Anti-Israel delegates plan to disrupt DNC and call for arms embargo on Israel]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [‘Gestapo Game’ at Tim Walz’s school was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject]( By Andrew Lapin and PHILISSA CRAMER Amid reports that the VP candidate helped end an outdated role playing game while a teacher in Minnesota, one thing is certain – he condemned such exercises in his master’s thesis [State attorney to oversee investigation into Jit settler rampage]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff During meeting with top enforcement officials, Amit Aisman and others said to lash out at police in the West Bank for their failure to tackle the violence [State attorney seeks probe into pop singer Eyal Golan for calling to ‘erase Gaza’]( By ToI Staff Reporter's notebook [In summer heat, East Jerusalem Arab suburb receives water for only 12 hours a week]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Sprawling Kafr Aqab has seen its population skyrocket in recent years, but the infrastructure and the water supply have not kept up. Now residents demand answers [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Interview Sam Sokol [‘This is a religious war’: Likud MK calls for Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount]( While repeatedly challenging Netanyahu on a range of issues, lawmaker Amit Halevi insists the PM is a ‘hero’ whose coalition deserves support despite internal disagreements [Investigating October 7 / Liberman tells unofficial Oct. 7 probe he warned of Hamas invasion threat in 2016]( By Sam Sokol Israel Story [Wartime Diaries: Toby Einhorn]( Seeking love. Called to War. [David Mamet in Tel Aviv: ‘Assimilated US Jews gave up the Torah for The New York Times’]( By James Inverne Writer-director visits Israel ahead of the launch of his latest film, ‘Henry Johnson,’ and Broadway run of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ [Day 318 – As Blinken pushes deal, PM stresses right to resume war]( [listen to the podcast]( [Prolonged Gaza war hits Israeli economy with substantial slowdown]( By Sharon Wrobel Economy contracted 0.4% in April-June on a per capita basis when adjusted to population growth, and business production and exports dropped, according to statistics bureau data [Netanyahu, Smotrich say they’ve agreed to pass 2025 state budget by year’s end]( By ToI Staff [Reform intended to lower price of electronics in Israel goes into effect]( By ToI Staff More Headlines [Former director of Netanyahu’s office takes job as stenographer for classified meetings]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu spent more than $6 million on overseas trips in 2023, figures show]( By ToI Staff [Serbian police kill man linked to crossbow attack on Israeli embassy in Belgrade]( By AFP [NYT reporter linked to leak of Australian Jews’ details, which led to doxxing attacks]( By ToI Staff [Arab Israeli killed, another injured in shooting in Istanbul]( By AP [Time fact-checks Netanyahu interview, countering his denial of ‘bankrolling’ Hamas]( By ToI Staff [Former Saudi official alleges MBS forged king’s signature on Yemen war decree]( By Jon Gambrell [Obituary / Brazilian Jewish entertainment legend Silvio Santos dies at 93]( By DÉBORA ÁLVARES [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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