IDF foils most of huge Hezbollah barrage in preemptive strike on launchers * PM: All drones aimed at strategic targets in center thwarted * Saul Singer: Salt of the earth

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, August 25, 2024 [Hezbollah thought to have targeted Mossad HQ near Tel Aviv in ‘mostly’ foiled barrage]( By Emanuel Fabian and Joshua Davidovich Army now says only hundreds of rocket launchers were set to be used in morning attack, though it hit thousands to remove ‘larger future threat’; drones aimed at Tel Aviv area [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 25: Day 324 – Will there be a sequel to the Hezbollah retaliation?]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE - Netanyahu: Preemptive strikes against Hezbollah are ‘not the end of the story’]( By Michael Bachner, Michael Horovitz and Shira Silkoff PM says all drones aimed a strategic targets in center were intercepted, vows Israel changing the situation on the northern border * 230 projectiles fired by Hezbollah [IDF hits Hezbollah launch sites in Lebanon to thwart major attack on central, north Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman Thousands of rocket launchers struck simultaneously by 100 jets; targeted launchers were primed to fire at Tel Aviv at 5 a.m.; terror group fires 230 rockets and drones at Israel [Top US general makes surprise trip to Middle East as threatened Iranian attack looms]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Travel chaos as Ben Gurion Airport briefly shut, foreign airlines nix flights]( By ToI Staff Main Israeli travel hub shut for 2 hours as IDF hits Hezbollah to thwart major attack; flights diverted to nearby airports; airport chief says situation slowly returning to normal [Tel Aviv Stock Exchange up as Israel says it thwarted massive Hezbollah attack]( By ToI Staff [IDF bracing for ‘significant week,’ as Hezbollah strike expected within days]( By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian [Israeli team returns to Cairo for Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal talks as north erupts]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Israeli official says US pressuring Jerusalem to send message it doesn’t seek wider war, is still interested in talks seen as key to keeping fighting from spreading regionwide [Protesters demand elections as hostage families seethe: ‘You could have saved them’]( By ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [3 reservists killed in central Gaza fighting, bringing IDF’s weekend toll to 4]( By Emanuel Fabian Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Danil Pechenyuk and Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Nitai Metodi killed in Gaza City bomb attack, while Sgt. Maj. (res.) Yaniv Itzhak Oren slain in clash with gunmen Top Ops Saul Singer [Salt of the earth]( Both men defended Israel in existential wars, both built a paradise near the Gaza border, and both were kidnapped alive and returned dead Martin Kramer [Scenes from the massacres]( Delacroix’s painting depicts as much brutality as Western art dares, but the real-life graphic images from October 7 are too much for us to bear [Hostage’s relative asks Netanyahu if Israelis understand Gaza captives are being raped]( By ToI Staff In fresh comments leaked from heated Friday meeting, premier tells relatives and former abductees he spent time as a simulated hostage in army exercise [Released hostage says Gaza captor demanded ransom from her father]( By ToI Staff [NYT: US aid in hunting Sinwar ‘priceless,’ but Israeli cooperation often ‘lopsided’]( By ToI Staff Sources tell newspaper that joint American-Israeli team is working on locating Hamas leader in Gaza, but Jerusalem is benefiting more from the relationship than Washington [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Uniting as the Student Intifada, anti-Israel groups plan to further disrupt US campuses]( By Cathryn J. Prince Condoning violence and vocal in their anti-West and anti-capitalist views, the protesters are preparing to sow more chaos this year as experts warn of intolerance for other views [At least two Palestinians wounded in spate of West Bank settler attacks]( By ToI Staff No arrests announced; IDF says troops dispersed rioters in northern West Bank; no comment on incident in south where women reportedly beaten with rods [Day 324 – Will there be a sequel to the Hezbollah retaliation?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Regev insists she organize Oct. 7 memorial, attacks Herzog for offering to host it]( By ToI Staff Facing backlash from hostage families and southern communities, minister says she’ll meet PM Sunday but believes president ‘picked a side’ by issuing letter without contacting her Reporter's notebook [Flag rescue project lets evacuated Kibbutz Be’eri open school year in customary style]( By Sue Surkes With the help of a Bedouin sewing circle, displaced kibbutz continued traditional 1st grade flag parade with banners carried since 1952 in a ceremony at Dead Sea [Man arrested over suspected terror attack explosion at French synagogue]( By Philippe Siuberski, Sylvie MALIGORNE and Jurgen HECKER Minister says officers came under fire during operation; images show suspect wearing Palestinian flag as he set fire to police cars, synagogue doors; 2 associates also detained [ISIS claims German knife rampage that killed 3 ‘to avenge Palestine’; suspect held]( By Daniel Niemann and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN [German officials say mass stabbing likely a terror attack as manhunt continues]( By Petra Wischgoll, Tom Sims and Thomas Seythal More Headlines [Far-right minister calls for expulsion of Eritrean asylum seekers after deadly brawl]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff [Omens of catastrophe / Ancient Babylonians thought solar eclipses predicted disasters]( By ToI Staff [Israeli-Canadian ‘Ferrari fugitive’ released by Russia despite US extradition request]( By AFP and ToI Staff [NASA says SpaceX to retrieve two astronauts because of risks with Boeing capsule]( By Marcia Dunn [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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