IDF strikes Beirut * 150 rockets fired at north; residents told to limit movements * Trump: If I lose, Jews will have lot to do with it * ToI Podcast: On regional war

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, September 20, 2024 Presented by [Theatron Residences]( Live updates [LIVE: IDF strike in Beirut said to kill top Hezbollah military chief, as fighting intensifies]( By ToI Staff Ibrahim Aqil wanted by US over 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, directing taking of hostages * After 150 rockets fired at north, army tells civilians to limit movement outside their homes [IDF hits more than 100 loaded Hezbollah launchers in series of major Lebanon strikes]( By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff After strikes, army tells residents of several northern communities to stay near bomb shelters; Metula mayor reports ‘tremendous damage’ after rockets hit buildings, spark fires [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 20: Day 350 – US carefully responds to latest escalation in north]( By ToI Staff [Blinken warns against ‘escalatory actions’ in Mideast, cites risk to Gaza deal]( By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Nasrallah says device blasts ‘could be seen as declaration of war,’ vows vengeance]( By Gianluca Pacchiani, Agencies and ToI Staff Hezbollah leader promises attacks on Israel until Gaza war ends, says country’s northern ‘settlers’ won’t be able to return home until then; IAF jets fly low over Beirut during speech [After blasts, Lebanon bans walkie-talkies and pagers from flights leaving Beirut]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Sleuthing for origins of exploding Hezbollah pagers widens to Bulgaria and Norway]( By Reuters and ToI Staff from our sponsor [The latest 5-star luxury residences in Jerusalem. Explore for yourself what Theatron has to offer]( Aviva Gat The new Jerusalem residence invites residents to participate in the art of living, whether that includes a quiet residential experience, hotel amenities, or cultural immersion in the holy city [Trump: If I lose election, Jewish people will ‘have a lot to do with’ it]( By Jacob Magid GOP nominee fumes most Jews back Harris, intensifies warning of Israel’s annihilation to ‘within 2 years’ if she wins, calls rescued hostage to stage; Walz meets hostage families [GOP candidate in North Carolina denies calling himself ‘black NAZI’ on porn site forum]( By Agencies [Poll shows US voters think Harris, Trump on equal footing on economy, crime, Gaza war]( By AP [US officials believe hostage-ceasefire deal unlikely by end of Biden’s term – report]( By ToI Staff and Reuters WSJ: Hamas makes demands and then refuses to agree to proposal when they’re met; officials say potential full war between Israel and Hezbollah would make things still more complex [Top negotiator says proposal to end war, free all hostages ‘unknown’ to him – report]( By ToI Staff [83-year-old bereaved mother starts hunger strike outside Knesset to demand hostage deal]( By ToI Staff [IDF investigating after troops filmed shoving bodies of 3 gunmen off West Bank roof]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says ‘serious incident,’ which occurred during raid in which 7 terror operatives killed, ‘is not in line with IDF values and what is expected of soldiers’ [Israel files ICC petition challenging potential arrest warrants against PM, Gallant]( By ToI Staff Jerusalem says it rejects court’s jurisdiction in matter, asserts Israel has independent judiciary but wasn’t given chance to probe war crimes claims itself before prosecutor acted [AG tells Netanyahu she won’t defend his refusal to approve state inquiry into Oct. 7]( By Jeremy Sharon [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 Haviv Rettig Gur: The regional war has already begun]( By ToI Staff ToI’s senior analyst weighs in on the deep-rooted meaning of hostages in Jewish psyches and weighs in on what to look out for as Jewish students return to campuses across the US Top Ops Martin Sherman [Inverted morality]( When the Western world rationalizes Hamas’s heinous disregard for all decency and worries about the terrorists’ well-being, evil has overtaken good Miriam Haber [A beautiful life: Zechariah Haber z”l]( Hamas ended my son’s life, and we’ll mourn him forever, but we won’t let them erase the extraordinary person he was before that terrible knock on the door [CRM]( [Little-known Hamas leader seen behind resurgence of West Bank suicide bombings]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Analysts say Istanbul-based Zaher Jabarin, now in charge of West Bank terror activity, seeking to prove mettle with return to high-profile attacks Inside Story [As Columbia reopens, fresh protests put Jewish students on edge from Day 1]( By Cathryn J. Prince Anti-Israel activity is alive and well in Morningside Heights, where some already report feeling uncomfortable as last year’s turmoil shows signs of rearing its head again [Board approves more non-lethal weapons for UCLA police after Gaza war protests]( By Jamie Ding [Kibbutz ravaged on Oct. 7 looks to renewal through gene-edited potatoes and tomatoes]( By Sue Surkes As the southern community mourns its losses, Holit is set to trial a potato whose natural toxins have been gene-edited out and a tomato that grows semi-dried on the bush [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [IAF chopper crash probe finds bad visibility conditions led to deadly accident]( By Emanuel Fabian ‘Complex’ helipad in south Gaza combat zone, paired with darkness and heavy dust, led crew to lose ‘spatial orientation’; 2 soldiers were killed, seven wounded in Sep. 11 incident [Right-wing lawmakers question IDF’s claimed defeat of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade]( By Sam Sokol [In parting shot, senior cop warns self-serving leaders are letting criminals run riot]( By ToI Staff Deputy Commissioner Sigal Bar Zvi assails decision-makers who serve political interests, as well as too-lenient courts and laws that overly protect individual rights [Attorney general says Ben Gvir’s promotion of indicted cop ‘clearly illegal’]( By ToI Staff [Ben Gvir boycotts meeting on Arab crime with Netanyahu amid new spat]( By Sam Sokol [‘My life felt meaningless’: Jewish influencer swaps jet-setting for Jerusalem]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Ellie Zeiler enrolls in a seminary for Orthodox young women in the capital and is set to focus her content on life as an observant Jew, becoming first major influencer to do so [Day 350 – US carefully responds to latest escalation in north]( [listen to the podcast]( [Chef Michael Solomonov aims to simplify Israeli classics for home cooks in new book]( By Rachel Ringler ‘Zahav Home’ inspired by COVID-era home cooking; author says loyal customers boosted support after post-Oct. 7 protests outside his restaurant due to his fundraising for Israel More Headlines [No laughing matter? Hezbollah pager explosions become fodder for online jokes]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll [UK’s Starmer pledges to build Holocaust memorial, mandate Holocaust education]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [California approves law to help Holocaust survivors and heirs recover Nazi-looted art]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Analysis / Hezbollah device explosions hurt psychologically more than practically, analysts say]( By AP and ToI Staff [Startups by ocean enthusiasts develop self-stabilizing e-foil, marina booking system]( By Sue Surkes [Short-lived honeymoon / Asteroid set to temporarily become Earth’s ‘second moon’]( By ToI Staff [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