4 die in Beersheba terror; Bedouin killer served time for IS ties * Field hospital opens amid sirens * COVID sparked mental crisis for teen girls* Key Netanyahu testimony

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Presented by [Atlantis Vacations]( [Two mothers of 3, a Chabad rabbi, a brother of 4: The terror victims named]( By [TOI staff]( [Doris Yahbas, 49, Laura Yitzhak, 43, and Menahem Yehezkel, 67, were stabbed to death; Moshe Kravitzky, 50, died when terrorist rammed his bicycle]( [4 killed, 2 wounded in stabbing attack at Beersheba mall; terrorist shot dead]( By [Emanuel Fabian and Aaron Boxerman]( [Two first responders encounter family members among the dead in Beersheba attack]( By [TOI staff]( [Terrorist was called a ‘ticking bomb’ in the past, was sentenced to 4 years]( By [TOI staff]( [Mohammad Ghaleb Abu al-Qi’an, who killed 4 in Beersheba terror spree on Tuesday, was jailed over Islamic State ties after a judge said he expressed ‘sincere remorse’]( [Assailant in deadly Beersheba attack was terror convict who backed Islamic State]( By [TOI staff]( [Beersheba attacker’s clan decries his ‘terrorist act’; hometown vows introspection]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( Live updates [LIVE: Zelensky says UN has failed as Biden heads to Europe for Ukraine meetings]( By [TOI staff]( [Moscow blames US for hindering negotiations as Ukraine says ongoing talks are ‘difficult’; Russian forces shell Kyiv, destroy evacuation bridge in Chernihiv, say Ukrainians]( ToI podcast [TOI staff]( [Daily Briefing Mar. 23: Deadly terror attack in Beersheba; rising COVID & depression]( [Carrie Keller-Lynn reports from the Israeli field hospital in Ukraine; Emanuel Fabian updates us on yesterday’s attack; Nathan Jeffay describes troubling mental health research]( [US condemns ‘abhorrent’ terror attack in Beersheba: ‘This has to stop’]( By [TOI staff]( from our sponsor [Kosher in the Bahamas]( [Inspired by Israeli cooking techniques, Atlantis’ Kosher dining service offers contemporary fare with an array of classic and novel dishes. 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