US: 2 issues holding up deal, PM’s comments harmful * Netanyahu: There’s no deal in the making * Gunman killed near Israel’s Munich consulate * Pro-Hamas protests at CUNY

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, September 5, 2024 [US: 2 issues holding up deal, Netanyahu comments on Philadelphi make things ‘difficult’]( By Jacob Magid Senior US official says identities of Palestinian prisoners to be released and presence of Israeli troops on Gaza-Egypt border are last obstacles to hostage-ceasefire deal [‘A step away from victory’? Netanyahu says his April claim was not intended literally]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff [Top Netanyahu aide doesn’t rule out pullout from Gaza-Egypt border in deal’s 2nd phase]( By Lazar Berman [Gunman killed in shootout near Israeli consulate in Munich, on 1972 attack anniversary]( By AP, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Police shoot dead Austrian, 18, who used rifle with a bayonet attached in ‘possible attack’ on consulate; local reports suggest he was known to authorities as an Islamist Live updates [Senior Egyptian source accuses PM of trying to shift blame for war’s failures]( By ToI Staff Source says Netanyahu does not care about returning Israeli hostages if it clashes with personal interests * PM: Hostage deal not in the making due to Hamas rejectionism [Father of US-Israeli hostage denies American families pushing Biden to make separate deal]( By ToI Staff Jonathan Dekel-Chen responds after NBC quotes sources saying US has list of prisoners that might be offered in an exchange but regards comprehensive deal as best way forward [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 5: Day 335 – PM speaks to world, says hostage deal many steps away]( By ToI Staff [Accusing Netanyahu of faking support, hostage families demand he remove solidarity pin]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( from the blogs Yossi Klein Halevi [Crush Hamas or free hostages? I choose the hostages]( If they are abandoned, too many Israelis will believe they died for political reasons – with dire consequences for the country [Cops clash with Tel Aviv protesters on 4th night of rallies demanding hostage deal]( By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff Demonstrations held outside homes of 8 government ministers as pressure grows to ink an agreement×£ ToI reporter among those shoved and hit by police at Tel Aviv demonstration [Poll: Israelis believe hostage deal unlikely, are split on Netanyahu’s intentions]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff [Activists for hostages hound minister during school visit; 2 arrested for assault]( By Michael Horovitz Top Ops Mijal Bitton [‘Is God on the Jewish people’s team?’ My 4-year-old wants to know]( As we Jews grieve, unable to find a reason for the immense pain, I trust that the unity in our collective heartbreak will help sustain us and enable us to grow Jonathan Matkowsky [No refuge for Hamas supporters]( A recent step by the US Justice Dept. is a warning to Qatar, Turkey and others that supporting a terror organization is against US law [1,307 rockets fired from Lebanon in August, more than any month since war started]( By Emanuel Fabian Kiryat Shmona mayor laments destruction of city, says terrorists must be made afraid to fire at Israel; four drones fired, barrage of five rockets launched at north [At least 6 Palestinian gunmen killed in IDF drone strikes, clashes in West Bank]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says it carried out several airstrikes on gunmen amid ongoing counterterrorism raid in Tubas area; one identified as son of notorious terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi [Gallant: IDF ‘mowing the lawn’ in West Bank, but will need to ‘pull out the roots’]( By Emanuel Fabian [Farhan al-Qadi says he was taken hostage because he refused to point Hamas to Jews]( By ToI Staff Rescued hostage describes being shot and captured and his 11-month ordeal; report says slain captive Eden Yerushalmi had been starved in captivity, body weighed only 36 kgs [Family of slain hostage Carmel Gat releases part of Hamas propaganda video]( By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [100 Israeli teens from evacuated communities return from ‘dream’ US camp experience]( By Gavriel Fiske Group of teenagers from the Tsofim scouts were hosted by NJY Camps in Pennsylvania this summer, offering what organizers say is a model for deeper Israeli-Diaspora connections [‘Shadows of children’: UN Security Council hears of plight of child hostages in Gaza]( By ToI Staff Ambassador Danon claims discussion is first time Security Council addressed issue of Israeli hostages in Gaza, emphasizes accounts of sexual abuse in captivity, accuses UN of apathy [Oct. 7 survivor tells UN to ‘stop blaming us’ for war, focus on harm to Israeli kids]( By AFP and ToI Staff Reporter's notebook [In Jerusalem’s center, an elite emergency team prepares for an intense, lonely fight]( By Canaan Lidor One of 1,000 volunteer units set up after Oct. 7, Jerusalem Shield trains with expensive gear for extreme situations [Court orders sanctioned settler to stop vandalizing Palestinian family’s property]( By Jeremy Sharon Awawdeh family says it suffered violence and repeated harassment since Hanina’s Farm outpost was set up in June; settlers seized livestock pen for own use, then dismantled it [Day 335 – PM speaks to world, says hostage deal many steps away]( [listen to the podcast]( [As Smotrich holds up funding, some Arab Israeli mayors allege racism]( By Sam Sokol Finance minister’s decision to withhold $55 million for economic development in the Arab sector ‘exacerbating the cycle of poverty and violence,’ says Umm al-Fahm mayor [Man killed in car explosion near Ramle school, motive believed criminal feud]( By ToI Staff [Right-wing MK who pushed judicial overhaul claims courts ‘helped’ Hitler]( By ToI Staff [Mobileye founder warns about how war, judicial overhaul hurt Israeli tech]( By Sharon Wrobel Prof. Amnon Shashua says that while Israelis are used to living in a routine of war, the uncertainty puts off foreign investors and clients, hurting the local tech environment [OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion]( By Kenrick Cai, Krystal Hu and Anna Tong [CUNY under pressure to act amid series of anti-Israel protests at Hillel events]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Jewish centers at multiple NY campuses picketed with banners reading ‘Bring the war home’ and ‘Hillel go to hell’ along with Hamas symbol of inverted triangle, pictures of weapons [Study finds Jewish life on US campuses boosted but battered by October 7 fallout]( By Andrew Lapin [Oversight panel tells Meta not to automatically delete ‘From river to sea’ phrase]( By Reuters More Headlines [UK’s Starmer defends partial Israel arms halt as ‘legal decision,’ not policy change]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [2024 Paris Paralympics / Israel wins Paralympic goalball semifinal, guaranteeing gold or silver medal]( By Amy Spiro [WHO hails success of polio 1st phase vaccination campaign in Gaza]( By AFP [High school teachers’ strike may ‘certainly’ last until late October, union head says]( By Gavriel Fiske [Amnesty International calls for war crimes probe over creation of Gaza buffer zone]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [After Turkey arrests Kosovar man over Mossad ties, lawyer asserts he is innocent]( By AP and ToI Staff [Greta Thunberg briefly detained at Copenhagen protest urging boycott of Israel]( By Agencies [Israel in worst-ever mental health crisis amid ongoing war, says minister]( By Diana Bletter [Celeb sympathy / Hollywood stars mourn murder of 6 hostages by Hamas]( By Jessica Steinberg [Family of Holocaust survivor files first lawsuit in Boar’s Head listeria outbreak]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [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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