IDF plans ’serious’ response to Iran missiles * Biden: Maybe, don’t hit oil sites; Trump: Nuke sites 1st * Oct 7’s ’Killing Roads’ * Survivors’ nightmares * German hatred

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, October 5, 2024 [Biden says Israel should consider alternatives to hitting Iran’s oil fields]( By Jacob Magid and AFP US president also claims ‘no administration has helped Israel more than I have’ and says ‘Bibi should remember that’; Trump says Israel should ‘hit the nuclear [sites] first’ [In Michigan, Harris meets Arab American leaders angry over Gaza, Lebanon conflicts]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [IDF planning ‘serious and significant’ response to Iranian ballistic missile attack]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies Visiting Damascus, Iran foreign minister calls for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon; Iranian oil minister says he is not concerned amid reports Israel could hit oil facilities Live updates [LIVE: Heavy rocket fire from Lebanon at northern towns; impacts in Deir al-Asad, Karmiel]( By ToI Staff IDF says it hit Hezbollah command center at mosque in south Lebanon hospital compound * Hezbollah’s Safieddine ‘unreachable’ since Israeli strike * Army calls on Palestinians to evacuate parts of central Gaza [2 IDF soldiers killed, 24 wounded in Iraq drone attack on Golan Heights base]( By Emanuel Fabian Military probing why sirens did not sound for second explosive UAV launched by Iran-backed militia at northern Israel [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Oct. 5: Day 365 – Spotlight on ToI’s Those We Have Lost memorial project]( By ToI Staff Project coordinator Amy Spiro joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan to speak about 9 individuals who fell on or since October 7 Interview [In ‘The Killing Roads,’ filmmaker Igal Hecht confronts the visceral pain of Oct. 7]( By Robert Sarner The powerful new documentary, its release set to coincide with the massacre’s anniversary, focuses on the Hamas slaughter on the south’s main arteries. To combat deniers, it is available for free [Main Tel Aviv pro-hostage deal protest Saturday canceled due to Lebanon, Iran concerns]( By ToI Staff Jerusalem demonstration, smaller protests will mark year since Oct. 7; defense official said to tell families deal unlikely before end of intense fighting against Hezbollah [‘We still have nightmares. There’s no end’: Oct. 7 survivors reflect on devastating toll]( By AP and ToI Staff As one-year anniversary approaches, those who survived take stock of the pain and survivor’s guilt: ‘As the days go by it’s actually getting worse. It doesn’t get better’ [Sinwar’s growing fatalism, hope for regional war hampering hostage talks — report]( By ToI Staff Hamas unwilling to engage in negotiations, US officials tell New York Times, adding terror chief’s stance has hardened since Haniyeh’s assassination in July [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive]( By Emanuel Fabian Military sources report signs of ‘exhaustion’ among terror group’s fighters; Gallant warns Israel has ‘more surprises in store’; over 180 rockets fired at north on Friday Top Ops Adele Raemer [Last year’s New Year’s card]( 2023 Adele could not have known what was to come. I can barely recognize that woman from way back then – all of a year ago Robert Cherry [Ta-Nehisi Coates and the latest assault on Israel]( Leaving no space for nuance, the author of The Message fails to account for Arab citizens’ increased support for the state [CRM]( [US and British militaries strike 15 Houthi targets across Yemen]( By Agencies and ToI Staff American officials confirm aircraft and warships bombed strongholds of the Iran-backed rebels, who have threatened ‘escalating military operations’ against Israel [For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October]( By Peter Smith ‘The trauma runs deep in our community,’ says local rabbi, in reference to 2018 Tree of Life killings. ‘You can’t separate Jews attacked in Pittsburgh and Jews attacked in Israel’ [Man charged over ‘Hamas is coming’ graffiti during July anti-Netanyahu protests in DC]( By AP and ToI Staff Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, faces one count of destruction of federal property amid raucous protests that featured antisemitic messaging [Day 365 – Spotlight on ToI’s Those We Have Lost memorial project]( [listen to the podcast]( Interview [Depicting interwar Germany’s rising Nazi party, new kids novel teaches history, morality]( By Penny Schwartz ‘The Rise of the Spider’ by NY Times bestselling author Michael P. Spradlin aims to show young readers that it’s everyday people who change the world for the better [German antisemitism czar says country facing ‘tsunami’ of Jew hatred since Oct. 7]( By AFP and ToI Staff Felix Klein warns ‘open and aggressive antisemitism’ is ‘stronger than at any time since 1945,’ says ‘under no circumstances’ should Jews be blamed for events in Mideast [Germany warns Oct. 7 anniversary could be ‘trigger event’ for domestic unrest]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [35,000 Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah despite official warnings]( By ILLIA NOVIKOV ‘Because I had to work hard to get here, it means more to me now,’ one visitor to Uman says [Emails sent days after Oct. 7 show US concerns over risk of Israeli war crimes]( By Reuters and ToI Staff State Department officials issued stern warnings over displacement of north Gaza’s residents, potential fallout with Arab states, even as arms shipments were expedited More Headlines [Kushner has held talks with MBS on US-Saudi diplomacy, Israel normalization]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [WHO hopes to start 2nd round of Gaza polio vaccination on October 14]( By Agencies and 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? 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