IAF hits Hezbollah’s missile arsenal, hidden in homes; tells residents to flee * Biden trying to stop all-out war * Lebanon’s Christians divided * PM: Half hostages dead

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, September 23, 2024 Presented by [Set Me Free]( [Israel expands strikes on Hezbollah as panicked Lebanese flee; at least 180 killed]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and AP IDF says it is hitting homes where Hezbollah stores its missiles, urges Lebanon’s civilians to get away, with intense air campaign set to widen; thousands fill roads seeking safety [IDF chief vows strikes on Hezbollah will intensify until terror group ‘understands’]( By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies Live updates [LIVE - PM: IDF aims to change balance of power in north by taking out Hezbollah missiles]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Lebanon health ministry: 182 killed in IDF strikes on Hezbollah today * Rockets fired at Galilee; man lightly hurt * Herzog: ‘Israel doesn’t seek war, but must defend our people’ [IDF says it launched over 300 strikes on ‘infrastructure Hezbollah built up for years’]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies Lebanese civilians get stark advance warnings via texts and calls to immediately move away from group’s weapons caches; Beirut says 100 killed, hundreds injured [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 23: Day 353 – Hezbollah’s capabilities and how the IDF could fight back]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [Set Me Free: A kosher 'Meet the Fockers']( An award-winning film about a rabbi and a non-religious student. Explore ethical dilemmas, realistic challenges, and revelations about Judaism in the modern world [At funeral of slain terror chief, Hezbollah No.2 vows ‘open-ended battle of reckoning’]( By AFP and ToI Staff Crowds mass to mourn Ibrahim Aqil, killed in IDF airstrike with other Radwan Force members; ‘we sacrifice our children and grandchildren for him,’ a woman says of leader Nasrallah [Lebanese hospitals pushed to the brink as discontent with Hezbollah mountsÂ]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Macron says France stands by Lebanon, calls to deescalate, doesn’t mention Hezbollah]( By ToI Staff [Iran’s Guards ban communication devices after Hezbollah device explosions]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Official tells Reuters the force is conducting a thorough investigation into its members due to concerns about Israeli infiltration [Iran’s IRGC says it arrested 12 people for alleged collaboration with Israel]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Rachel Lester [This is Israeli resistance]( Israel’s precision attacks are a legitimate and necessary response to the massive harm Hezbollah has caused – a point I hope the world can yet learn Micha Odenheimer [Kamala, what’s your plan for Iran?]( For any peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Iran and its proxies would have to stop trying to destroy the Jewish state. But how would Harris stop a nuclear Iran? Inside story [As Hezbollah pummels north, Lebanon’s Christians divided on support for terror group]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Since Oct. 8, the head of the Maronite church has denounced attempts to drag Lebanon into war. While he is a lodestar for many, others have pledged allegiance to Hezbollah [CRM]( [PM says weighing plan for siege on Hamas in north Gaza; believes half of hostages alive]( By Sam Sokol During closed-door meeting with lawmakers, Netanyahu argues putting pressure on Hezbollah could help force Hamas’s Sinwar to the table, predicts ICC arrest warrants coming soon [Reports: Hamas chief incommunicado, Israel checking longshot possibility he’s dead]( By ToI Staff However, there is currently no hard evidence to suggest the elusive Yahya Sinwar has been killed in Gaza; he has temporarily dropped off the radar before, during the war Reporter's notebook [Not above the fray: How the US-Israel alliance is now part of American partisan politics]( By Robert Sarner Three experts speaking at the Israeli American Council National Summit weigh in on the once-sacrosanct bipartisan support for the Jewish state in DC and what has shifted [Day 353 – Hezbollah’s capabilities and how the IDF could fight back]( [listen to the podcast]( [Army says drone launched at Israel by Iran-backed militia in Iraq shot down by jets]( By Emanuel Fabian Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims latest attack on country, the sixth within a day; no injuries caused Analysis Lazar Berman [Israel’s stunning intelligence successes in Lebanon highlight its grave failures in Gaza]( Jerusalem has knocked Hezbollah back on its heels with strikes against senior leaders and, ostensibly, the attacks on communications devices. So why did it get October 7 so wrong? [Biden says worried about rising Middle East tensions, trying to prevent all-out war]( By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid US president says administration ‘pushing hard’ to avoid Israel-Hezbollah conflict from spreading across region; White House blames Sinwar for holding up hostage-ceasefire deal [Egypt fears ‘all-out’ regional war, blames Israel for stances vs Hamas, Hezbollah]( By AFP and ToI Staff Interview Jessica Steinberg [‘It could have been Keith’: Aviva Siegel says hostages’ murders sap her hopes for husband]( She survived 51 days of Gazan captivity, but doesn’t know if her partner of 40 years is still alive, and what tortures he has undergone if he is [Pain still raw for relatives of slain Kutz family as they visit Kfar Aza again]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Levin nominates all Supreme Court judges for president in effort to stall appointment]( By Jeremy Sharon Justice minister claims court is coercing appointment of new chief justice; opponents accuse him of shameful behavior, say he still intends to ‘crush independence of legal system’ Interview [Rediscovering Jerusalem: Journalist releases new edition of Six Day War-era book]( By Maya Zanger-Nadis Abraham Rabinovich’s updated book offers new insights and photographs, capturing Jerusalem’s transformation and enduring tensions since 1967 More Headlines [Government, teachers’ union announce 5-year salary agreement]( By Gavriel Fiske [Civilian efforts to equip IDF soldiers ramp up as tensions with Hezbollah escalate]( By Asaf Elia-Shalev [Man seriously hurt in car blast in south; police nab 3 suspects]( By Michael Horovitz [Ben Gvir’s driver indicted for reckless driving over crash while chauffeuring minister]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff [Not joking around / US comic Bill Maher says Harris should ‘shut up’ about Israel]( By ToI Staff [Finance Ministry proposes creating independent authority to manage waste treatment]( By Sue Surkes [If you will it / Israeli Herzl opera ‘Theodor’ to premiere filmed version in NY]( By Jessica Steinberg [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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