When Gantz threw snowballs at Palestinians * Iran: We secretly bought spare nuclear parts * Digging up new Qumran Scroll caves * Sex convict rabbi raises dead for $5,000

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Friday, January 25, 2019 First Person [When the IDF’s chief of staff had a snowball fight with a Palestinian family]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [5 years ago, I photographed an almost absurdly improbable interaction; at the time, the IDF wouldn’t allow publication, but now Benny Gantz is running for PM, it’s been unfrozen]( [Qatar envoy says UN will take over Gaza cash distribution, calls for calm]( By [Adam Rasgon and TOI staff]( [Money could go through as soon as Monday and will now go to humanitarian aid; 5,000 protesting on border with 10 reported hurt by IDF fire]( [Hamas threatens massive and immediate response to any attack on Gaza — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel media review / No money, mo problems: 8 things to know for January 25]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [Family of Palestinian killed by Gaza rocket in Israel sues state for negligence]( By [TOI staff]( [Irish envoy given ‘angry rebuke’ over bill outlawing settlement goods]( By [TOI staff]( [Foreign Ministry warns ‘hypocritical and anti-Semitic’ legislation would have serious repercussions for Israel-Ireland ties if passed]( [Israel summons Irish envoy as bill criminalizing settlement trade advances]( By [TOI staff and JTA]( [Netanyahu said seeking state visit to Morocco ahead of elections]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran’s nuclear chief: We bought spares for nuke equipment we agreed to destroy]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Ali Akbar Salehi says supreme leader was convinced West would renege on 2015 pact, so replacement tubes for nuclear reactor were secretly purchased]( [Iran holds drill with 12,000 troops, says attackers would face ‘crushing blow’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Drought-stricken, parched Iran is sinking – literally]( By [MEHDI FATTAHI]( [Shin Bet: Jewish teen in Rabi killing committed ‘terror attack in every sense’]( By [Jacob Magid and TOI staff]( [Facing accusations by far-right activists of abusing Jewish suspects, agency says treatment was ‘identical’ to how it handles Arab terror suspects]( [Cars vandalized in West Bank town in suspected hate crime]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinian youths throw firebombs in East Jerusalem; 1 shot by police]( By [TOI staff]( [Trump associate Stone arrested, faces obstruction charges in Mueller probe]( By [Eric Tucker and CHAD DAY]( [President’s ally also charged with witness tampering and false statements about his interactions related to the release by WikiLeaks of hacked emails during 2016 campaign]( [Former Trump fixer Cohen to comply with Senate subpeona]( By [AP]( [Rejection of Kushner’s security clearance application was overruled — report]( By [TOI staff]( [Trump aides blasted as out of touch for dismissing shutdown suffering]( By [Jonathan Lemire]( [In the Qumran cliffs, an expedition digs up new Dead Sea Scroll caves]( By [Amanda Borschel-Dan and Photos and video: Luke Tress]( [Got Milk? 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