Ministers back PM on keeping IDF at Egypt-Gaza border; Gallant fumes hostages could die * Temple Mt Jewish prayer now ’routine’ * Podcast: Bret Stephens * Battling UK BDS

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, August 30, 2024 Presented by [Hungry for Victory]( [Ministers back Netanyahu’s demand for IDF to stay in Philadelphi Corridor in any deal]( By Jacob Magid Gallant votes against, Ben Gvir abstains, in largely symbolic vote after maps of planned IDF presence were already shown to Hamas and mediators; demand has impeded talks’ progress [Gallant said to warn ministers multifront war dangerously close without hostage deal]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 30: Day 329 – Has Israel regained enough deterrence for a ceasefire?]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Gallant said to fume at cabinet that PM potentially condemning hostages to their deaths]( By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff Defense minister’s reported outburst came as ministers voted last night to keep IDF on Gaza-Egypt border * UK concerned by IDF’s West Bank op; Jordan said to fear Palestinian exodus [Harris says she won’t change US policy on arming Israel, stresses need for hostage deal]( By Jacob Magid VP: I’m ‘unwavering’ in support for Israel, but how it defends itself matters; too many innocent Palestinians have died; ending war will allow move toward two-state solution promoted campaign [Help us feed Israeli soldiers at the Lebanon border]( We have enough volunteers willing to keep cooking for thousands of soldiers despite constant rocket and drone attacks, but we need your help to pay for groceries. [Open Jewish prayer, prostration on Temple Mount now ‘routine,’ activists say]( By Jeremy Sharon In recent weeks police are no longer preventing or penalizing acts at holy site as Ben Gvir pushes practice, and are allowing them on a daily basis [IDF wraps up 3-week raid in south Gaza; 250 gunmen killed, 6 km of tunnels destroyed]( By Emanuel Fabian Troops also recover bodies of six hostages in Khan Younis; military says Palestinians can return to neighborhoods that were excluded from humanitarian zone ahead of operation [IDF: Hamas’s Rafah Brigade has collapsed, 80% of border tunnels neutralized]( By Emanuel Fabian [Seized Hamas documents show terror group inflated its support rates, IDF says]( By Emanuel Fabian and Gianluca Pacchiani [‘I give you a warning of war,’ Shin Bet head told PM 10 weeks before Oct. 7 — report]( By ToI Staff Continuing battle of narratives between political and defense chiefs, Ynet says Ronen Bar was likely alluding to Lebanon or West Bank; PMO: Netanyahu wasn’t alerted to war in Gaza [Israel agrees to localized ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza for polio vaccination, WHO says]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Three-day halts to fighting in different parts of Strip to start Sunday, UN health agency says, in move coordinated with Israel; PMO denies agreement represents a truce [Behind Gaza polio case, experts see ‘horrible’ WHO decision fueling outbreaks worldwide]( By AP and ToI Staff [US says Israel behind aid convoy shooting, must ‘immediately rectify’ its conduct]( By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Bret Stephens: Where North American universities went wrong]( By ToI Staff Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT journalist weighs in on why Jewish students shouldn’t want a place at the DEI table even as their rights are being trampled on campuses Analysis Robert Philpot [Anti-Israel BDS calls on UK campuses thwarted by lawfare as antisemitism spikes]( Bombastic university protests fuel a record-breaking rise in reported incidents of Jew-hatred — but the type and scope of divestment they seek is often contrary to British law [Gaza protests already marring kickoff of fall semester at several US campuses]( By Andrew Lapin [NY’s New School senate blocks funding to clubs in bid to demand Israel ‘divestment’]( By Luke Tress Top Ops Shira Pasternak Be'eri [Praying with the hostages at daybreak]( ’Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who releases the imprisoned… May they all be returned speedily and in our day’ Shira Tamir [One nation under militarism: A reflection on a society at war with itself]( The army so permeates Israeli culture that, despite the IDF’s delays on October 7th, few see the unsustainability of security through militarism [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Israeli taekwondo champ Asaf Yasur grabs gold on first day of Paris Paralympics]( By Amy Spiro Backed by large contingent of well-wishers, athlete dedicates Israel’s first medal at Games and first-ever Paralympic gold in taekwondo to ‘my beloved country’ [Houthi video shows rebels planted, detonated bombs on seized oil tanker]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Glamorized footage is accompanied by chants of ‘death to America; death to Israel; curse the Jews’; EU says salvaging ops have begun, no oil spill detected amid environmental fears [Houthis said to okay salvage of burning tanker after setting off bombs on ship]( By Agencies Reporter's notebook [New zip line over East Jerusalem offers end-of-summer adrenaline rush]( By Sue Surkes The country’s longest such attraction is the latest in a string of projects created by the right-wing City of David Foundation — all over the Green Line [Head of Hamas in Jenin, 2 other operatives killed in IDF drone strike, shootout]( By Emanuel Fabian Wissam Hazem shot dead by undercover forces amid ongoing major operation in northern West Bank; Palestinians say death toll rises to 20 [EU foreign policy chief admits he lacks votes for sanctioning Israeli ministers]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Katz slams Borrell for saying he called for displacement of West Bank Palestinians]( By ToI Staff [Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel in August 2024]( By Shoshanna Solomon The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now [Homeowners opt for free real estate listings even when they lose money, says new study]( By Jennifer Korn [Day 329 – Has Israel regained enough deterrence for a ceasefire?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Despite industry resilience, Israeli tech firms have a host of woes as Gaza war drags on]( By Shoshanna Solomon Reserve duty, sky-high travel costs and forced relocation are weighing on smaller companies as they cut, scramble and reorient while trying to prove their worth to investors [3D printing firm Stratasys to slash 15% of its workforce, including 80 jobs in Israel]( By Sharon Wrobel More Headlines [Land Authority says it won’t serve demolition notice for rescued hostage’s home]( By AP and ToI Staff [Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized with antisemitic, pro-Palestinian graffiti]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Finance minister, teachers union trade blame as strike set for first day of school year]( By ToI Staff [A loss for words / At festival displaced by war, poets reflect on post-Oct. 7 work]( By Jessica Steinberg [Iran is further increasing stockpile of highly enriched uranium, UN report finds]( By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN [Germany boots head of banned Islamic center over alleged Hezbollah links]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Fake pro-Trump X accounts use stolen photos of fashion influencers — study]( By Anuj Chopra [Guatemala probes child abuse claims against extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor]( By Agencies [Gas leak in an Iranian Revolutionary Guard center kills 2 and injures 10]( By AP [Marmosets use ‘vocal labels’ to identify one another, Israeli study finds]( By Issam Ahmed [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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