LIVE: Funeral of sisters killed in terror attack * Hundreds of Jews tour Temple Mt., thousands at Wall for blessing * Analysis: Iran builds new MidEast * Blood via drone

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, April 9, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Mourners gather for funeral of sisters slain in Jordan Valley terror attack]( By ToI Staff Head of school attended by Maia Dee recalls her love of excursions throughout the country; congregants from UK synagogue where father was rabbi among hundreds at service [Hundreds of Jews tour tense Temple Mt.; Jordan warns against violations of status quo]( By ToI Staff 842 non-Muslims visit site; Palestinians barricade inside Al-Aqsa Mosque overnight, but police don’t enter; unlike last week, says Dermer, those inside were not planning violence [Turkey’s Erdogan phones Herzog to discuss Temple Mount tensions, terror attacks]( By ToI Staff [Wary amid terror fears, thousands of Jews receive priestly blessing at Western Wall]( By Canaan Lidor In a monotheistic trifecta, a stream of Jews, Muslims and Christians celebrate their different holidays in an ultra-tense Old City [IDF to assist police forces as Israel on edge; cops brace for fresh unrest al Al-Aqsa]( By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian [Palestinian shot dead after allegedly hurling explosive at IDF troops in West Bank]( By Emanuel Fabian [Terror chiefs Nasrallah, Haniyeh meet in Beirut to discuss cooperation amid violence]( By ToI Staff Leaders of Hezbollah, Hamas hold talks on collaboration against backdrop of rocket fire, terror attacks; Hamas official said to be behind rocket fire from Lebanon joins delegation [Iran plans to attack Israeli-owned vessels to avenge advisers killed in Syria — NYT]( By ToI Staff [Sisters gunned down in Friday terror attack named as Maia and Rina Dee]( By Emanuel Fabian Mother, 48-year-old Lucy, still fighting for her life at hospital after West Bank shooting; the three are British nationals; funerals to take place Sunday afternoon [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Apr 9 – Timeline of terror: 3 deaths, dozens of rockets from 3 fronts]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Daphne Lazar Price [Passover in a bomb shelter]( Jews must be able to live free of fear, including in Israel, where rockets from Lebanon are antisemitic violence, plain and simple Danny Hakim [A Zionist message from Tokyo]( In my 40 years of wandering between Israel and Japan, I’ve found our community spirit still inspires abroad. But what about here in Israel? [IDF: 6 rockets fired from Syria at Golan Heights; military retaliates with strikes]( By Emanuel Fabian Three projectiles cross into Israeli territory in 2 separate barrages, causing no casualties or damage; residents told to open bomb shelters, stay near safe zones [Lebanese army finds more rockets aimed at Israel, 2 days after worst barrage in years]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Sat. Live updates (closed) / Israel strikes southern Syria after 6 rockets launched at Golan Heights within hours]( By ToI Staff [Timeline of terror: 3 deaths, dozens of rockets from 3 fronts]( [listen to the podcast]( [‘Democracy will win’: Amid terror threat, hundreds of thousands protest overhaul]( By ToI Staff Rallies begin with minute of silence for Friday’s terror victims; former defense minister Ya’alon calls on opposition not to compromise with Netanyahu on judicial legislation [US intel says Mossad heads stirred anti-overhaul protests; PMO: ‘Completely false’]( By Michael Horovitz [Right-wing West Bank march Monday will strain stretched security forces – officials]( By ToI Staff 7 ministers, including Smotrich and Ben Gvir, set to join event setting out from near Huwara, site of recent terror attacks, and heading to Evyatar wildcat outpost [Minister accuses security chiefs of acting in ‘rebellion’ against current government]( By ToI Staff [Ex-Netanyahu chief of staff: ‘He wants to be like Putin, is seeking unlimited power’]( By ToI Staff Yoav Horowitz, who appeared at anti-overhaul protest last week, says PM must ‘win at all costs,’ has become filled with ‘vengefulness against the justice system’ Analysis Amir Bar Shalom [Iran is constructing a new Middle East]( Tehran’s Beijing-sponsored pivot towards detente and strategic alliance with Sunni Muslim states presents significant new security challenges for Israel and the US [Saudi envoys land in Iran for talks on reopening missions shuttered for 7 years]( By AFP [Iranian police install cameras to identify women violating strict dress code]( By ToI Staff [Israel tests drone delivery for blood and other critical medical supplies]( By Renee Ghert-Zand In times of war and natural disaster, drones could be the fastest and most efficient way to get blood products and medicines to hospitals in the periphery and to IDF in the field [Autopsy confirms Italian killed in Tel Aviv car-ramming wasn’t shot]( By Ash Obel Finding rules out reports tourist Alessandro Parini, 35, was run over, then shot; alleged attacker’s body to be autopsied, reportedly to check for drugs, alcohol or heart attack Obituary [Ben Ferencz, last living prosecutor of Nazis in Nuremberg trials, dies aged 103]( By Mike Schneider One of the 1st witnesses to document the atrocities of the Holocaust, US war crimes investigator led to the conviction of 22 Nazi commanders in 1947, helped return looted property Inside Story [Israeli emissaries tour a Palestinian museum in DC, come away with questions]( By Ron Kampeas One-room Museum of Palestinian People hosts first-ever tour for group of young Israelis, brought by Jewish Agency, many of whom have had few direct encounters with Arabs in Israel [CRM]( [Amended Conservative Jewish Passover policy taps into booming gluten-free market]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Rabbis make a pandemic-era emergency measure permanent, allowing certain FDA-certified products to be purchased ahead of the holiday even without a kosher for Passover label More Headlines [Five people wounded in Jerusalem shooting, in likely criminal incident]( By ToI Staff [US Supreme Court judge’s megadonor friend said to own pieces of Nazi memorabilia]( By Ash Obel and AP [In Easter speech, Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ over Israeli-Palestinian violence]( By Agencies [31 Ukrainian children brought back from Russia, rescue organization says]( By AP [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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