COVID cases soar * NYT: Abu Akleh likely killed by IDF fire * PM: Several Iran attacks thwarted in Turkey * Far-right ’tsunami’ in France *Housing crisis: Tent camps rise

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, June 20, 2022 Presented by [Tel Aviv University InternationalÂ]( [Israel sees over 10,000 new coronavirus cases, highest daily number since April]( By [TOI staff]( [Health Ministry reports 168 people in serious condition, a rise of 95% from last week; health officials tell hospitals to prepare for reopening of dedicated COVID-19 wards]( Live updates [LIVE: NY Times says IDF soldier likely killed reporter Abu Akleh, but no evidence it was deliberate]( By [Michael Bachner]( [Month-long investigation by US outlet says 16 shots were fired from direction of Israeli forces during Jenin raid, unclear if troops could see ‘Press’ vests]( [Tent encampments spring up across Israel to protest soaring housing costs]( By [TOI staff]( [Over a decade after 2011 movement, protest camps pop up again in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other parts of the country, with organizers planning for large demonstration on July 2]( [Cost of new apartments rising faster than at any point in past decade]( By [Danielle Nagler]( FROM OUR SPONSOR [Tel Aviv University Environmental Studies: Lead the Next Gen of Green]( [Join a free webinar on June 22nd to hear from leading faculty about TAU International’s M.A. program in Environmental Studies.]( [Far-right ‘tsunami’ in France sees Macron lose parliament absolute majority]( By [Agencies]( [Marine Le Pen’s National Rally overtakes traditional Republicans to become the largest right-wing party in parliament in major setback to French leader; hard left also makes gains]( [Le Pen hails huge gains in French parliament as a ‘seismic event’]( By [AP]( [In blow to Macron, French president’s party projected to lose parliamentary majority]( By [Stuart Williams and Adam PLOWRIGHT]( [Cyberattack suspected behind false siren alerts in Jerusalem, Eilat]( By [TOI staff]( [National Cyber Directorate investigating possible hack after civilian warning systems – not military – activated on Sunday; said examining if Iranian hackers behind attack]( [Sirens heard in Jerusalem and Eilat in a false alarm, military says]( By [Emanuel Fabian and TOI staff]( [Report: Officials concerned over Israeli travel to UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt]( By [TOI staff]( [Amid high-level warning for Turkey, network says security officials cautioning that if Iran gets ‘desperate,’ it could try for an attack on Israelis in other countries]( [Gantz: Israel preparing offensive options against Iran ‘if and when’ they’re needed]( By [TOI staff]( [Gantz says regional air defense alliance has already thwarted Iranian attacks]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Daily Briefing June 20: Lapid heading to Turkey as Israelis face security threat]( [listen to the podcast]( [Iran says engineer’s death at Parchin military site caused by ‘industrial sabotage’]( By [TOI staff]( [Comments by Revolutionary Guard commander follow reports that complex was hit by quadcopter suicide drones last month, which fits pattern of previous strikes attributed to Israel]( [Iran blames US for stalled nuclear talks, but maintains ‘train not derailed’]( By [AFP]( [Times of Israel podcast / Daily Briefing June 20: Lapid heading to Turkey as Israelis face security threat]( By [TOI staff]( [Lapid set to visit Turkey amid efforts to thwart Iranian attacks on Israelis there]( By [Lazar Berman]( [Opposition may bring Knesset dispersal bill for preliminary vote on Wednesday]( By [TOI staff]( [Netanyahu-led bloc will pull back proposal if it sees it cannot get a majority; reports say move may be an attempt to pressure Yamina’s Orbach to fully leave coalition]( [Bennett said resisting anti-Netanyahu bill, warning coalition will collapse]( By [TOI staff]( [Gafni puts forward bill to lower electoral threshold to 2%]( By [Carrie Keller-Lynn]( Top Ops [Michael Oren]( [Remembering the unglorious Lebanon War]( [Making the hairpin mountain turn and seeing Beirut below us, I turned to the soldier next to me in the jeep and said, ’We’re never getting out of here’]( [Andrew Silow-Carroll]( [Religion for non-believers: It’s a Jewish thing]( [When you don’t believe in God, the demanding, inexplicable practices of Judaism become an unconvincing game of pretend. Yet people take them on, and seriously]( Interview [Fascist Italy, Church under ‘Hitler’s Pope’ took steps to save Jews, claims author]( By [Robert Philpot]( [In his new book, ‘Syndrome K,’ British author Christian Jennings paints a complex picture of fear, resistance, and covert humanitarianism in a country torn asunder by the Nazis]( [PA demands Israel hand over rifle that may have killed journalist Abu Akleh]( By [Aaron Boxerman]( [PM Shtayyeh reiterates refusal of joint investigation with Israel into Al Jazeera reporter’s death, says Israel ‘fabricated the history of a people, stealing land and homeland’]( [CRM]( [‘I thought I was going to die’: Doctor recalls attack by patient bearing crowbar]( By [TOI staff]( [Dr. Idit Weisbach says she required 7 stitches to her scalp and a CT scan after being beaten last week: ‘I just started to scream. It hurt so much and I was bleeding a lot’]( [Ministers advance motion stiffening punishment for attacks on medical staff]( By [TOI staff]( [Police vow extra forces to tackle spike in murders, crime in Arab community]( By [TOI staff]( [Recent weeks have also seen surge in violence against women; police claim to have foiled 50 attempted murders over last month]( [Security forces bust gun-running operation on Jordanian border, seize 13 firearms]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Doug Emhoff meets a Holocaust survivor and his AI double at cutting-edge LA exhibit]( By [jacob gurvis]( [America’s Second Gentleman explores the new Dimensions in Testimony project at USC’s Shoah Foundation, which provides lifelike interactive accounts as the WWII generation wanes]( [IDF limited strike on Hamas post overlooking town to avoid Hamas casualties – report]( By [TOI staff and Emanuel Fabian]( [Military to move entrance gate of Netiv Ha’asara so that it’s no longer under threat of Hamas fire; post overlooking community rebuilt after was hit in IDF strike after rocket fire]( [2 armed Palestinians captured trying to enter Israel from Gaza, IDF says]( By [Emanuel Fabian]( [Authorities urged to act immediately to stabilize Dead Sea levels]( By [Sue Surkes]( [In draft policy paper, Environment Ministry proposes limiting industrial pumping and charging for it, seeking regional deal to allow more water for Jordan River]( [Egyptian trade delegation visits Israel as countries eye stronger cooperation]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Former rebel wins Colombia election, becoming country’s first leftist president]( By [regina garcia cano and ASTRID SUAREZ]( [Palestinian gets 23 years in prison for 2018 terror stabbing of girl in Afula]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli died of epileptic seizure in Sinai, lifeguards didn’t know CPR, husband says]( By [TOI staff]( [After year of recovery, IDF vet who self-immolated makes first public appearance]( By [TOI staff]( [Schools nationwide again open late Monday, as teachers continue strikes]( By [TOI staff]( [Pest control company fined NIS 30,000 for leaving rodent poison in kindergarten yard]( By [Sue Surkes]( [NIS 88 million to go to rehabilitation of streams, with an eye to flood prevention]( By [Sue Surkes]( [Italy scouts for Israeli water tech as drought concerns mount]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [Israel’s Aidoc raises $110m for AI tech that reads imaging scans]( By [Ricky Ben-David]( [DC mayor battles challenge from councilor who claimed Rothschilds control weather]( By [AP]( [After decade of refusal, Ariel University accepted into key education organization]( By [Tobias Siegal]( [Suspected killer of son’s father-in-law claims he thought weapon was an airsoft gun]( By [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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