Last fugitives nabbed, without bloodshed, in Jenin * Analysis: Skilled recapture won’t obscure fiasco * Beard-cut attack MK still fearful * Hagai Levi’s personal Marriage

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, September 19, 2021 Presented by [Izzy Stream Israel]( [Israeli forces nab final 2 Palestinian fugitives in Jenin, ending jailbreak saga]( By [Judah Ari Gross and TOI staff]( [Iham Kamamji and Munadil Nafiyat, both members of the Islamic Jihad terror group, arrested in West Bank city nearly 2 weeks after escaping Gilboa Prison]( [Fearing discovery, escapees left Gilboa jail a day earlier than planned – report]( By [TOI staff]( [Palestinians again doctor images, showing last 2 fugitives grinning post-capture]( By [TOI staff]( [Police minister lied in TV interview ahead of arrest raid, spokesman confirms]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [In apparent attempt to instill false sense of security in fugitives, Omer Barlev told Channel 12 one suspect was likely still inside Israel, despite knowing he was in the West Bank]( [Bennett hails ‘sophisticated’ operation that caught last 2 Palestinian fugitives]( By [Amy Spiro and Judah Ari Gross]( Analysis [Judah Ari Gross]( [Bloodless, efficient recapture of 6 fugitives won’t obscure the jailbreak fiasco]( [Jenin raid ends two-week jailbreak manhunt, potentially staving off major violence; now comes the probe into how the escape was allowed to happen]( [Israeli leaders mark 48 years of lessons learned since Yom Kippur War]( By [Amy Spiro]( [A week after attempted beard-cutting attack, Haredi MK says he is still fearful]( By [Shalom Yerushalmi]( [‘I managed to push the man away and he didn’t reach my beard, but if the scissors had gone into my eye? What then?’ says United Torah Judaism lawmaker Meir Porush]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing Sept. 19 – Israel and FDA debate virus booster shot]( [Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on Blinken’s Zoom summit and Bennett’s trip to the UN; science reporter Nathan Jeffay on pros and cons of Israel’s booster campaign]( From our sponsor [If you love ‘Fauda’ and ‘Shtisel,’ you’ll love IZZY – Stream Israel]( [IZZY gives you a “front-row seat” to Israel through unlimited Israeli movies, TV shows, and documentaries that you can watch anytime, anywhere, and as much as you want!]( [Schoolkids required to show negative COVID antigen test after Sukkot vacation]( By [Amy Spiro]( [Teachers vow to fight measure; serious coronavirus cases hit a high not seen for almost three weeks, 10 days after the end of Rosh Hashanah]( [Bennett defends booster shots, says US to soon follow Israel with widespread use]( By [TOI staff]( [Live updates (closed) / Fall in transmission rate suggests morbidity receding; serious cases up to 717]( By [TOI staff]( Interview [‘Scenes From a Marriage’ is Hagai Levi’s most personal HBO series yet]( By [Sarah Rosen]( [The Israeli writer and director channels his inner ‘old world Jew’ in his 5-episode remake of the Ingmar Bergman classic, now airing Sundays]( Live updates [Teachers unions blast COVID test requirement for schoolkids after Sukkot]( By [TOI staff]( [Union chief says it isn’t the job of educators to be ‘coronavirus inspectors,’ threatens to appeal to High Court over new measure]( Top Ops [Tali Kaplinski Tarlow]( [If Jerusalem’s stones could speak…]( [The coronavirus has brought my tour-guiding industry to its knees, but the rebuilt Old City gave me a shred of optimism – for this too will pass]( [David Zabinsky]( [I thought I was the only Jew in the entire UAE]( [When I moved to the Emirates, I passed myself off as Catholic. Looking back, I was crazy to ever feel the slightest fear about being my Jewish self here]( Israel media review [Boosted and busted: What the press is saying about 3 shots and 2 caught escapees]( By [Joshua Davidovich]( [And perhaps bested… as questions continue to dog officials following the Gilboa escape and a US rebuff of Israel’s vaccine booster blitz]( [IDF soldiers injure left-wing activists at West Bank protest, drawing outcry]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [Army says demonstration was violent, but censures commanding officer; Health Minister Horowitz demands ‘thorough investigation,’ decries violence ‘against peace activists’]( [Israeli classrooms more crowded than OECD average, teachers paid less – report]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Israel has 26.3 students per class compared to 21.1 in other developed countries; pandemic shut Israel’s middle and high schools for longer periods]( [Ambassador Erdan slams Ocasio-Cortez for her bid to block arms sale to Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Israel’s envoy in Washington says amendment by progressive US congresswoman ‘legitimizes’ Hamas’s ‘heinous attacks against innocent civilians’]( [Ocasio-Cortez submits amendment to block arms sale to Israel]( By [TOI staff]( [Iran’s new nuclear chief wants fast overhaul of Arak reactor]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Under 2015 deal, Tehran agreed to modify site so that it could not produce military-grade plutonium]( [Iran’s Khamenei vows to back athletes from Muslim states who won’t face Israelis]( By [AFP]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Amid scuffles with police, hazardous sukkah taken down in Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [2 Umm al-Fahm men indicted for alleged attack on ambulance during May’s unrest]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Israeli developer of popular apps for creators nabs $130m investment]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Relatives suspect ‘brainwashing’ of boy who survived Italy cable car crash]( By [TOI staff and AP]( [Rwanda believed to have used NSO spyware against Belgian journalist, wife]( By [TOI staff]( [Lebanese PM says oil shipments from Iran were ‘not approved’ by his government]( By [Amy Spiro and TOI staff]( [Taliban tells Kabul’s female municipal workers to stay home]( By [KATHY GANNON]( [Despite fears of violence, DC rally for US Capitol rioters remains peaceful]( By [Colleen Long, MICHAEL BALSAMO, NATHAN ELLGREN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER]( [Satellite photos show North Korea expanding uranium enrichment plant]( By [Hyung-Jin Kim]( [Outdoor Emmys / In-person Emmy Awards return, for first time since pandemic began]( By [Andrew MARSZAL]( [Unsubscribe from this List]( Email not displaying correctly? 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