4 killed in Ramle blast; violent crime ’unbearable’ * ToI in Rafah: No tunnels to Egypt * Boston: Man attacks pro-Israel protester, is shot * Hostages Forum changes tack

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, September 13, 2024 [4 killed, including 3 children, and several others wounded in Ramle car explosion]( By ToI Staff Officers probe if vehicle or nearby stores were target of criminal — not terrorist — attack; new police chief vows to ‘pursue everyone’ responsible; Ben Gvir points blame at AG [500 police officers raid Ramle and Lod after deadly car blast but no suspects arrested]( By ToI Staff ToI in Rafah Emanuel Fabian [IDF declares Hamas’s Rafah Brigade defeated; no active cross-border tunnels found]( Military discloses just 9 tunnels crossed from Gaza to Egypt, all had been blocked up before IDF arrived; over 2,000 terror operatives killed, 13 km of underground passages destroyed [US cites Egypt’s Gaza help as it sends full $1.3B military aid despite rights concerns]( By COURTNEY BONNELL [US approves $165 million sale to Israel of heavy-duty tank trailers]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Man shot after attacking pro-Israel demonstrator in Boston suburb]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Activist Scott Hayes who shot his attacker was swiftly arrested and charged, drawing ADL complaint; video shows passerby yelling at group before rushing at Hayes and assaulting him [Protesters storm theater before Israeli film shown at Toronto film festival]( By Michael Horovitz [Joining up with angry protesters, Hostages Forum says it seeks unity, but risks divide]( By Jessica Steinberg After murders of six hostages by Hamas captors in Gaza tunnel, Hostages Families Forum and smaller Begin protest group merge their Tel Aviv protests; a minority of families fume [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Hostage families chain themselves to bridge during protest on main Tel Aviv road]( By ToI Staff Activists paint yellow ribbons along route, stage sit-in as police attempt to wash them off; mother of hostage warns Netanyahu that she won’t allow him to abandon her son [Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents call to keep fighting for hostages ‘before it’s too late’]( By ToI Staff [Two Israeli civilians detained by IDF while trying to cross into Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian [‘I did not fulfill my mission’: Commander of IDF’s 8200 intelligence unit resigns]( By Emanuel Fabian Brig. Gen. Yossi Sariel acknowledges his unit failed to act to prevent October 7 attack, despite gathering ‘detailed information’ about Hamas’s operational attack plans [WHO ‘confident’ over 90% of children in Gaza received first polio vaccine dose]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Spain hosting European, Muslim nations for talks on push toward a Palestinian state]( By ToI Staff Audio clip of captive soldier Matan Angrest to be played at weekly hostage rally in which he appeals to PM to save him * Drones fired from Lebanon hit Upper Galilee [CRM]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Sept. 13: Day 343 – Explosive results from poll of Israelis & Palestinians]( By ToI Staff Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur digs into findings from the latest Palestine-Israel Pulse survey, which shows mirror-image oppositional beliefs in the two very pessimistic peoples [While avowing support for Israel, Trump and Harris avoid calling themselves ‘Zionists’]( By Ron Kampeas Pressed on whether the US presidential candidates identity as ‘Zionist,’ rival campaigns both reply at length without using the term [Pro-Israel Trump backers irked by his claim Israel has two years left if Harris wins]( By Ron Kampeas Remarks ‘went too far,’ missed chance to properly criticize VP on Iran policy, head of Jewish security institute says; Hebrew U prof. says comment taps into serious fear [Harris leads Trump in latest poll, with 53% of voters saying Democrat won debate]( By Jason Lange ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove: What binds US Jews to Israel post-Oct. 7]( By ToI Staff New book by influential Conservative NY rabbi delves into the invisible thread that has tied the Jewish state to US Jewry – and how it could be snapped in the next generation [Father of Turkish-American activist urges US to investigate her killing in West Bank]( By AP and ToI Staff Mehmet Suat Eygi welcomes Turkish probe into ‘arbitrary murder’ of daughter Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who IDF has said was likely killed by its ‘indirect and unintended fire’ [Report backs claim US woman was killed half hour after West Bank protest waned]( By ToI Staff and AFP Top Ops Laura Ben-David [From Manipur to the Israel: A Bnei Menashe immigrant pays the highest price]( First Sgt. Gideon Hanghal was killed in the line of duty, which should remind the Jewish state to bring his community home now (PHOTO ESSAY) Yisrael Motzen [Today’s ‘orphans’ and ‘widows’ belong in shul too]( To include singles, divorces, and others in your more normative community, embrace them and give them a seat at the table. It worked for us [Hezbollah drone hits Galilee after overnight barrage on Safed sparked forest fire]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IDF says majority of projectiles intercepted, remainder fell in open areas; Iran-backed terror group claims attack was revenge for Israeli strike in southern Lebanon a day earlier [Breaking silence again, Hamas head Sinwar thanks Hezbollah chief for attacks on north]( By ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [High above the Earth, Jewish tech entrepreneur performs first ever private spacewalk]( By Marcia Dunn ‘Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do. But from here, it sure looks like a perfect world,’ says Jared Isaacman after popping out of capsule to test SpaceX’s new spacesuit Interview [A rabbi’s debut novel imagines a black hole swallowing Israel. And then things get weird]( By Larry Yudelson Benjamin Resnick’s ‘Next Stop’ is set in a dystopian near future where the golden age of American Jewry is just a memory — as is the Jewish state Save us... a seat [With High Holidays on horizon, a musical group takes penitence on tour]( By Jessica Steinberg Piyyut Ensemble joins with rocker Berry Sakharov and singer Riff Cohen for Tel Aviv show as band puts season’s liturgy, ancient and new, onstage [Day 343 – Explosive results from poll of Israelis & Palestinians]( [listen to the podcast]( [Riven by scandal and uncertainty, a German Jewish community welcomes moment to celebrate]( By Toby Axelrod As Abraham Geiger College marks the graduation of 8 rabbis and cantors, its future remains precarious following its founder’s departure after accusations of misconduct More Headlines [Israel to revoke press credentials of Al Jazeera reporters after ban on network]( By Sam Sokol and Agencies [North Korea offers first glimpse into secretive uranium enrichment site]( By Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith [Loss of confidence in the state’s actions drives startups to grow elsewhere – survey]( By Sharon Wrobel [NYC Council to vote on recognizing anniversary of first Jewish arrivals in city]( By julia GERGELY [Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial]( By Michael R. Sisak [Compromising images of Likud lawmaker sent to Knesset offices by anonymous email]( By Sam Sokol [US blames Iran-linked groups for Tuesday attack on Iraq diplomatic compound]( By AFP [Iran summons European envoys, denies it transferred ballistic missiles to Russia]( By AFP [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved