Jenin op ends; soldier killed * Bills advance to neuter Bar Assoc, help pro-Deri mayor * Pregnant woman in TLV terror loses baby * Decorated Ukraine Jewish soldier killed

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Presented by [Nefesh B’Nefesh]( [Soldier killed as major Jenin operation winds down, all troops leave West Bank city]( By Emanuel Fabian Sgt. First Class David Yehuda Yitzhak shot as troops begin pulling out, declared dead at hospital in Israel; forces strike gunmen waiting on outskirts [Military begins withdrawing forces from Jenin after 44 hours of fighting]( By Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing July 5: Netanyahu ‘mows the lawn’ in two-day Jenin operation]( By ToI Staff [Five rockets fired from Gaza at south, intercepted by Iron Dome — IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian No injuries in attack at tail end of military raid in Jenin, but home hit by interceptor shrapnel; fire first since May 14 truce ending 5-day flareup with Islamic Jihad [Israel strikes Gaza after rocket attack as fighting shifts following Jenin offensive]( By Emanuel Fabian [Fragment from Gaza rocket interception crashes into kids’ paddling pool in Sderot]( By ToI Staff [Palestinians grapple with large-scale damage in Jenin following Israeli withdrawal]( By ToI Staff and Agencies As counter-terror operation ends, thousands of refugee camp residents start returning and others emerge from their homes to find roads torn up, vehicles and buildings destroyed [Jenin residents describe fleeing their homes during IDF’s operation]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Palestinian gunmen fire at police vehicle, store in Samaritan community near Nablus]( By Emanuel Fabian from our sponsor [New Hebrew courses help Olim prepare for Aliyah]( Aviva Gat Moving to a new country has enough challenges without the language barrier. An intensive online Hebrew course gives Olim the tools they need to converse with confidence. Analysis Emanuel Fabian [IDF set clear goals for Jenin op, though any substantial impact remains to be seen]( Military aimed to restore deterrence in northern West Bank city for future, smaller operations; Palestinian gunmen showed little resistance when facing large number of forces [7 arrested as protesters against Jenin operation clash with police in Haifa]( By ToI Staff [Violence in Israel, West Bank ‘must stop,’ UN rights chief says]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Knesset panel advances bill to end ‘reasonableness’ test for politicians’ decisions]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Opposition MKs call committee chair Rothman a ‘dictator’ as he pushes through hardline version of judiciary-weakening bill after 5 discussions in 9 days, ignores expert criticism [Knesset passes law nixing time-out for appointed mayors, boosting Deri associate]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Tel Aviv police chief expected to announce resignation over removal from post]( By ToI Staff Amichai Eshed to give statement to media this evening; police minister Ben Gvir has criticized his supposedly soft handling of anti-overhaul protests [Netanyahu ‘mows the lawn’ in two-day Jenin operation]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops Ruthi Soudack [The season of purple thorns]( Nature is strong and exposed in Israel: Spring bombards us with its fleeting wonders, even as we shift to summer Elizabeth Brenner Danziger [The breached walls of history – and healing]( Had nothing in my life gone wrong when it did, I’d be a different person. Likewise, without exile and Diaspora, who would we Jews have become? [Two women still sedated and in serious condition after Tel Aviv terror attack]( By ToI Staff Mother of one of the women: ‘I had a bad feeling. She didn’t answer the telephone, and the bad feelings got worse’; 4 others still hospitalized [Ben Gvir says Tel Aviv attack response justifies his push for more guns for civilians]( By ToI Staff [Knesset passes preliminary reading of bill to sap Bar Association of key powers]( By Michael Bachner Weeks after government opponent elected as IBA head, legislation would hand its seats on politically fraught judge-selecting panel to a new body controlled by the government [Levin calls current system for picking judges ‘distorted’ and ‘absurd’]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [Anti-overhaul protesters target ultraconservative, influential Jerusalem yeshiva]( By ToI Staff Demonstrators say Har Hamor, headed by Rabbi Zvi Tau, ‘symbolizes the messianic stream that is leading the regime coup’; one protester arrested in attempt to disrupt traffic [New exhibition lifts Jewish rescue efforts in Ukraine out of the war’s shadow]( By Canaan Lidor The exhibit is the first attempt at an overview of a rare moment of empowerment amid a tragedy [Zelensky says Russia planning ‘dangerous provocations’ at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant]( By AFP [Switzerland, Austria to join European air defense project using Israel’s Arrow 3]( By AP [3 Israelis arrested in Turkey for trying to break onto missed flight]( By ToI Staff Father, 2 sons forcefully open bridge leading from gate to plane, jump down to runway in attempt to halt takeoff [Israel plans to build undersea electricity cable linking to grids in Europe and Gulf]( By Sharon Wrobel The proposed 150km subsea electricity cable will run along Israel’s Mediterranean coast from Ashkelon in the south to Haifa in the north [Monday was world’s hottest day ever recorded, US data shows]( By AFP Global temperature breaks 17 Celsius (62.6 F) threshold for first time since measurements began; record expected to be broken soon as summer heats up in northern hemisphere [CRM]( More Headlines [Ukraine Jewish soldier decorated for bravery by Zelensky, killed in Donetsk explosion]( By ToI Staff [HSBC and Leumi to provide $1.1 billion in financing for Tel Aviv purple light rail]( By Sharon Wrobel [Two men shot to death in northern towns amid unrelenting crime wave]( By ToI Staff [Russia hints at possible prisoner swap for jailed Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [5 suspects arrested over murder of LGBTQ teenage girl last month]( By ToI Staff [Visiting Jerusalem, Liberian president vows to open embassy in Israel]( By ToI Staff [Rabbinical court delays ruling on Berlin rabbi accused of sexual misconduct]( By Toby Axelrod [Reporters recognized in annual awards ceremony for Diaspora journalism]( By Charlie Summers [Anglican Church of Canada finalizes removal of prayer wishing for conversion of Jews]( By PHILISSA CRAMER [Indonesia won’t host beach games, months after losing soccer event over Israel ban]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Taliban outlaw women’s beauty salons in Afghanistan]( By RIAZAT BUTT [Suspicious powder found at White House said to be cocaine]( By Colleen Long and MICHAEL BALSAMO [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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