PM warns of major op as Gaza rockets strike * Saudi king hosts Israeli rabbi * Ancient Bible found in Cairo synagogue * Likud ahead in polls * Sanders: AIPAC hosts bigots

[Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates]( The Daily Edition Monday, February 24, 2020 [Over a dozen Gaza rockets fired at south as violence erupts after morning lull]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Iron Dome shoots down at least 12 of 14 projectiles; attack follows threats from both Palestinian and Israeli officials of renewed fighting]( [Netanyahu threatens Gaza operation, ‘surprises’ if rocket fire doesn’t stop]( By [TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross]( [Islamic Jihad pummels south with rockets after Gaza border clashes; no injuries]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Israel media review / Let’s do launch: 7 things to know for February 24]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [IDF strikes Islamic Jihad in Syria, Gaza in response to rocket fire]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Military says it bombed Iran-backed terror group’s facilities near Damascus, as well as in the Strip, after some 30 rockets fired at southern Israel]( [Six said killed in Israeli strikes on Islamic Jihad sites in Syria]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [IDF pounds Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza after rockets fired at south]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [IDF closes roads, train line near Gaza amid fears of fresh fighting]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [In first, Saudi king hosts Israeli rabbi at royal palace]( By [Raphael Ahren]( [Jerusalem-based David Rosen, invited to Riyadh as part of interfaith meeting, hails ‘revolutionary moment’; says Palestinian issue still ‘glass ceiling’ for Israel-Saudi relations]( Jewish history [Amanda Borschel-Dan]( [Lost 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible found on dusty Cairo synagogue shelf]( [While attempting to document Egyptian synagogues, an Israeli historian stumbles upon a massive, well-preserved 616-page codex that was written in 1028]( Live updates [Islamic Jihad says Gaza rocket fire a response to Israeli strike in Damascus]( By [TOI staff]( [Claiming responsibility for Monday afternoon launches from Strip, Palestinian terror group warns Israel it is ‘ready to confront any aggression’]( [Week to election, Likud pulls ahead of Blue and White for first time in polls]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu’s party now looks the largest, but is no closer to a rightist-Haredi majority than before, two television surveys find]( [Analysis / Investigation of Gantz’s former company further muddies election’s swampy waters]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Netanyahu dodges question on law that could stop his prosecution]( By [Raoul Wootliff]( [Mandelblit: Decision to probe Gantz’s former firm not driven by politics]( By [TOI staff]( [Sanders says AIPAC gives platform to ‘express bigotry,’ won’t go to conference]( By [Eric Cortellessa]( [AIPAC blasts statement]( [Netanyahu, Israeli officials meet with US mapping team for West Bank annexation]( By [TOI staff]( [Sanders becomes No. 1 target for moderates after Nevada win]( By [Alexandra Jaffe and MEG KINNARD]( Top Ops [Susannah Schild]( [5 steps to a life-changing hiking experience]( [The tempo of life changes when you’re on a 3-day hike: you don’t menu-plan, fight traffic, or watch Netflix; you lace up your dirty hiking boots and head for the trail]( [Sarah Tuttle-Singer]( [The love story of Tsiryl and Chaim]( [They lived in Chicago, and raised their family, ran their business, planted a vegetable garden, and never went to sleep angry. 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