Without medicines or care, hostage, 86, died in Gaza hospital * Lapid: PM knew violent eruption was looming * 1st Temple genie seal found * Tehila Friedman: Saving Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, August 29, 2024 Presented by [Notes of Strength]( [Son says Aryeh Zalmanovich, 86, ‘was murdered’ in Gaza hospital next to Farhan al-Qadi]( By ToI Staff Rescued hostage updated Nir Oz resident’s son upon return to Israel, said two were held together in southern Gaza hospital; ‘Dad didn’t get the medicine and care he needed’ [Rescued captive calls to ‘put an end’ to hostage saga as crowd cheers his return home]( By ToI Staff and AP [Rescued hostage said kept in total darkness during captivity, showered once a month]( By ToI Staff [Hostage families symbolically breach a Gaza fence as they call out to loved ones]( By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff Captive’s cousin says he’s ‘not sure it was the right decision’ to heed army’s call to turn back, pledges to be back with ‘hundreds, thousands’ next time [Three coalition members back celebrities’ compromises in Oct. 7 memorial fracas]( By ToI Staff Civilian probe testimony [Lapid says Netanyahu knew for months before Oct. 7 that a violent eruption was looming]( By Sam Sokol Opposition leader: Disaster could have been prevented, PM seemed ‘bored’ when told of dangers during joint briefing; PM’s office: He ‘did not receive any warning about the war in Gaza’ from our sponsor [Help IDF Soldiers with Emergency Protective Gear]( Notes of Strength provides protective gear for soldiers and security personnel, financial assistance for families of soldiers in need, and BBQs and music for soldiers on base. From the blogs Tehila Friedman [Four questions for religious Zionists, and the answers that can save Israel]( An Israel that is not Jewish and democratic will come apart – the religious mainstream’s moderation can be the glue that holds it together Live updates [LIVE: IDF sources say 80% of Hamas tunnels in Philadelphi Corridor neutralized]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Lapid claims Netanyahu knew of brewing Hamas attack, PM slams ‘lies’ * Reports suggest truce to soon allow for Gaza polio jabs * CIA: Taylor Swift bomb plot aimed to kill ‘tens of thousands’ [IDF recovers body of soldier killed on Oct. 7 whose remains were kidnapped to Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian Two soldiers killed fighting in different parts of Strip, raising ground offensive toll to 342; combat engineers raze 3-kilometer tunnel [World Food Programme suspends movement in Gaza, says vehicle hit by bullets near IDF post]( By Agencies, ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [5 Palestinian gunmen, including top commander, killed by IDF at West Bank mosque]( By Emanuel Fabian Islamic Jihad chief in Tulkarem area among dead; another operative detained; two soldiers hurt; Palestinian death toll since start of operation rises to 17 [UN calls for end to IDF’s West Bank raid; Israel: We have to thwart suicide bombings]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Top Hamas official Mashaal urges resumption of suicide bombings against Israel]( By ToI Staff Speaking in Istanbul, Khaled Mashaal says Israel must be met with ‘open conflict,’ calls on Palestinians to join ‘actual resistance against the Zionist entity’ [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 29: Day 328 – Hamas urges suicide attacks as IDF operates in West Bank]( By ToI Staff Archaeology [‘Extremely rare, beautiful’ First Temple-era ‘genie’ seal discovered in Jerusalem]( By Gavriel Fiske 2,700-year-old stone seal is inscribed with the words ‘Yehoʼezer son of Hoshʼayahu’; its image of a protective winged demon or genie betrays Assyrian influence [Foiled Taylor Swift concert plot aimed to kill ‘tens of thousands,’ says CIA official]( By STEFANIE DAZIO Austrian teen radicalized by Islamic State prepared explosives, knives to attack 30,000 Swifties who had been expected outside pop star’s aborted Vienna show [EU foreign policy chief pushes for member states to sanction Ben Gvir, Smotrich]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Ireland accuses Israel of deliberately targeting civilians in Gaza and waging war on all Palestinians, calls on bloc to rethink agreements with Israel [US issues new batch of sanctions targeting West Bank settlers amid rampant violence]( By Jacob Magid and Jeremy Sharon [‘We failed’: IDF finds it didn’t act sufficiently to prevent deadly settler rampage]( By Emanuel Fabian Inside story Jacob Magid [‘Philadelphi is becoming Rafah’: Negotiators lament politicization of ceasefire term]( Officials say Netanyahu is making a campaign out of controlling border corridor, goading Egypt and complicating hostage talks, as he did with IDF incursion into southern Gaza city [Report: Netanyahu wanted to hold cabinet meeting at Gaza-Egypt border, was rebuffed]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Gail Bendheim [The beautiful flowers of darkness]( How the stunning sudden brief flowering of the Cereus plant helped me grapple with the loss of my great-nephews, killed in Gaza Elad Ben-Zaken [Is everything immune?]( Politicians are protected from prosecution of offenses related to speech. What about when they storm an IDF army base? [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [146 square kilometers of vegetation scorched in north since October 7 — study]( By Sue Surkes Environment ministry says 145,000 tons of dry vegetation went up in flames between October 7 and July 30, much of it caused by rocket fire from Lebanon and Gaza [IDF drone strike on Syria-Lebanon border kills senior Islamic Jihad member, 3 others]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies [Security Council renews UNIFIL mandate, sounds alarm over Israel-Hezbollah fighting]( By AP and ToI Staff [Court orders state to respond to petition against promotion of indicted police officer]( By Jeremy Sharon Jerusalem District Court declines to immediately issue interim order blocking Meir Suissa from assuming command of Tel Aviv police station; police won’t say if he’s begun new role [Likud MK urges public to avoid courts in same way they avoid rocket-battered north]( By ToI Staff [After ‘Rabbis Law’ stymied, Shas minister advances appointments of municipal rabbis]( By Sam Sokol [Bank of Israel again leaves interest rate at 4.5%, amid wartime fiscal uncertainty]( By Sharon Wrobel Central bank raises concern over the government’s expansionary fiscal policy and a widening deficit due to the war and the delay in the 2025 budget [Innovation Authority invests NIS 35m to lure tech jobs to Negev and Galilee]( By Sharon Wrobel [Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl’s set directions may have led to killing of Polish Jews]( By ToI Staff New documentary shows propagandist’s lifelong commitment to Nazi cause, casting doubt on her denial of knowledge of atrocities which enabled her rehabilitation in postwar Germany [Day 328 – Hamas urges suicide attacks as IDF operates in West Bank]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [French synagogue attacker who ‘long nursed hatred toward Jews’ faces terror charges]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [High school teachers union chief declares strike over salary dispute with government]( By Gavriel Fiske [French authorities charge Telegram’s Durov in probe into organized crime on app]( By Gabriel Stargardter and Tassilo Hummel [U of Michigan student government vows to withhold funds from campus groups over BDS spat]( By Andrew Lapin [Two anti-Israel groups at NYU, Columbia say Instagram removed their accounts]( By Luke Tress [Jewish teachers union boss says JD Vance is ‘gross’ for calling her childless]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Ukraine: Netanyahu and Zelensky spoke on phone, PM backed Ukraine’s territorial integrity]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Harris campaign hires Egyptian American lawyer from Michigan to lead Arab outreach]( By Andrea Shalal [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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