Thousands block roads as Tel Aviv police chief forced out * LIVE: Israeli killed in W. Bank shooting * Israeli researcher abducted in Iraq * Boy’s head reattached to neck

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, July 6, 2023 [Thousands take to the streets, block roads after Tel Aviv police chief steps down]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff Ayalon blocked for hours; at least 27 held nationwide; 1 injured as driver rams through protest; Eshed says he lost his job for refusing to use disproportionate force to curb demos [Protesters block key highway as anti-overhaul demonstrations show no sign of easing]( By ToI Staff [Smotrich backs brother’s support for driver who plowed through Tel Aviv protesters]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Israeli killed in West Bank shooting attack near Kedumim settlement]( By Amy Spiro Gunman shot dead, say medics, as IDF soldiers hunt area nearby for other suspects [IDF: Rocket fired from Lebanon explodes near border, artillery returning fire]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says projectile landed in Israeli territory, close to northern village of Ghajar; at least 15 shells fired in response [Report: Israeli Air Force hit targets near Damascus overnight]( By Emanuel Fabian [Gantz calls on Netanyahu to renew judicial overhaul talks, halt legislative push]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Opposition party leader says negotiations are necessary for ‘the prevention of bloodshed,’ while Likud argues his aim is solely to ‘waste more time’ [Watchdog petitions High Court to order government to enforce Haredi draft]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jul 6: Trifecta of ramped-up overhaul legislation, protests and police]( By ToI Staff [Israeli researcher abducted in Iraq by radical Shiite militia]( By Gianluca Pacchiani, Tal Schneider and Lazar Berman Elizabeth Tsurkov entered Iraq on her Russian passport in March, Prime Minister’s Office announces; says it ‘holds Iraq accountable for her safety’ [Families of Israelis held in Gaza visit Geneva, seeking help from UN, Red Cross]( By AFP and ToI Staff Analysis Haviv Rettig Gur [Anatomy of a power vacuum: How sewage and import rules stoke West Bank conflict]( Part of the story of escalating violence is as boring as it is devastating: Bureaucratic ineptitude, driven by the lack of democracy in areas under its control Op-ed David Horovitz [Jenin op highlights need for West Bank strategy; instead, we’re back to the overhaul]( After limited incursion, rather than focus on long-term plan to prevent anarchy and worse in West Bank, coalition again prioritizing its divisive obsession with neutering judiciary [Gallant: Goals of Jenin op fully achieved, most gunmen fled or hid among civilians]( By ToI Staff [Trifecta of ramped-up overhaul legislation, protests and police]( [listen to the podcast]( Top Ops David Sedley [The quiet remarkable lives of rich Sarah and old Serah]( The Torah portion spends few words on a woman who, unlike Zelophehad’s daughters, got her due without a fuss Yuval Shany [‘Reasonableness’ keeps government power in check]( Canceling this judicial tool would lift yet another barrier to unlimited power and open the door for rampant corruption [‘A man with a heart of gold’: Soldier killed in Jenin operation laid to rest]( By ToI Staff Thousands attend Mount Herzl funeral, where David Yitzhak eulogized as modest comrade who ‘saw everyone’s trouble as if it was his own’ [BBC anchor to ex-Israeli PM on Jenin op: ‘Israeli forces are happy to kill children?’]( By ToI Staff Naftali Bennett says all the Palestinians killed in West Bank incursion were combatants. ‘Terrorists — but children,’ responds interviewer Anjana Gadgil [Hadassah surgeons reattach boy’s head to his neck after internal decapitation]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Suleiman, 12, who was hit by a car while riding his bicycle, undergoes extremely rare operation after his ligaments were broken, base of skull severed from spine’s top vertebra [For third day in row, Earth’s average temperature hits record high]( By Seth Borenstein and MELINA WALLING Temperature average 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), watchdog says, with records broken in Quebec and Peru, heat advisories issued in many US regions [Using electric algae, ancient proteins and more, start-ups seek to green the sea]( By Sue Surkes [Tired of long waits and hefty fees, Israelis hope US will lift visa requirements]( By Deborah Danan Acceptance into the Visa Waiver Program would add US to list of 126 countries that Israelis can enter without a visa [Jerusalem border cop cleared of wrongdoing for killing autistic Palestinian in 2020]( By ToI Staff Officer acquitted of manslaughter for shooting Iyad Halak after mistaking phone for gun; court says its ‘heart is with deceased’s family,’ but believes policeman perceived threat [CRM]( More Headlines [Deputy speaker rebuffs Knesset legal adviser who chided him for not being evenhanded]( By ToI Staff [Judges in Netanyahu trial to review Milchan’s account to police amid testimony gaps]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff [Israel and UAE sign agreement to expand industrial cooperation and investment]( By Sharon Wrobel [Mental illness played no role in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre — prosecution expert]( By AP [After Quran, request filed with Swedish police to burn Torah outside Israeli embassy]( By ToI Staff [Two men shot dead within hours as wave of homicides continues]( By ToI Staff [Israeli vegan protein startup inks manufacturing deal in India]( By Sharon Wrobel [Israeli tourist dies in diving accident in Malta]( By ToI Staff [Construction worker killed in fall in southern Israel]( By ToI Staff [England dashes Israel’s hopes of reaching Under-21 Euro finals with 3-0 win]( 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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