ISRAEL AT WAR, DAY 3: Death toll 800; 260 were massacred at rave; 130 said abducted * IDF tackles gunmen in north * Rockets in J’lem area * Some terrorists still in south

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, October 9, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: IDF fights off gunmen on northern border; rocket fire targets Jerusalem area, south]( By ToI Staff Army says it killed several invaders, reportedly strikes southern Lebanon as Hezbollah denies involvement; some in north told to enter bomb shelters; Israeli death toll up to 800 Israel at war [/ Hamas claims 4 hostages killed in IDF strikes on Gaza]( [Heavy rocket fire on central, southern Israel; 300,000 reservists mobilized in 48 hours]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff 5 injured by barrages in Ashkelon, Ashdod; IDF sees fastest call-up of reservists in its history; IDF claims control of all border towns, but says terrorists may remain [Israel at war / Air Force pounds Gaza overnight in bid to ‘devastate’ Hamas; rocket fire continues]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Israel at war / Death toll from Hamas onslaught passes 800, over 100 kidnapped, as Israel strikes Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian, Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Op-ed David Horovitz [Day three of Israel’s war against Hamas: No room for any more complacency]( It is unforgiveable that Israel failed to heed the signs of what Hamas was planning. But our people are unified amid the disaster, and our leaders must clearheadedly ensure victory [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct 9: Day 3 of Operation Swords of Iron – ongoing Hamas infiltration]( By ToI Staff [Moscow sees ‘high risk’ of 3rd party opening front against Israel amid war on Hamas]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Egypt intelligence official says Israel ignored repeated warnings of ‘something big’]( By Agencies Former top Israeli officers say failure to heed alerts only 1 aspect of massive intelligence and political blunders; Cairo official says Israel focused on West Bank instead of Gaza [Hamas carried out years-long campaign to fool Israel before attack, source says]( By ToI Staff [Israel evacuates civilians from Gaza-area towns as forces scour for remaining gunmen]( By Michael Bachner and Emanuel Fabian Interview [/ 'Every time a car passed I was sure it was Hamas']( [Camera in hand, partygoer captures escape from rave where Hamas killed 260 Israelis]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Canadian-Israeli Shye Weinstein documents how he and his friends fled from deadly party, made nail-biting flight to Tel Aviv: ‘We only slowed down for checkpoints and bodies’ [Emergency group says 260 were slain by terrorists at rave, as families seek answers]( By ToI Staff [Israeli survivor recounts music festival terror amid Hamas terrorist slaughter]( By AP and ToI Staff [Coffee and cookies: How a hostage kept her terrorist captors distracted till rescue]( By ToI Staff Rachel and David were held captive in their Ofakim home by 5 gunmen from Gaza Strip for 15 hours, as their son waited outside, until security forces burst in to save them [Was Hamas’s attack on Saturday the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust?]( By JTA Along with comparisons to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor, the claim that it was ‘the darkest day in Jewish history since the end of the Holocaust’ appears to be accurate [Reserve soldiers complain that equipment is lacking or substandard]( By Sue Surkes and Jessica Steinberg Behind the headlines [Israel at war: Join ToI TODAY for live webinar on Operation Swords of Iron]( By ToI Staff On Oct. 9, ToI Community members’ questions will be answered by military reporter Emanuel Fabian, diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani Top Ops Noah Efron [Now, in the awful quiet of this moment]( Just before the retaliation and recriminations, it’s worth noting three things we’ve discovered in this tragedy Peta Jones Pellach [Who’s counting?]( 1 cousin killed in battle; 3 acquaintances taken captive; 36, the number of hours before the attack that I prayed with Muslims Matt Futterman [‘Militants’? ‘Fighters’!? No, these butchers killed hundreds in cold blood]( International media whitewashes Hamas’ monstrous disregard for human life that my son discovered in Operation Cast Lead Jonathan Goldstein [Loud, proud, and uncompromising, I stand with Israel]( Whatever Israel determines to be the right response to this atrocity deserves unstinting and total support [Waiting for official help, relatives scan graphic videos from Gaza to find missing]( By Canaan Lidor Videos published by Hamas as propaganda devastate some Israelis awaiting news from loved ones, but inspire others to stay strong [Day 3 of Operation Swords of Iron – ongoing Hamas infiltration]( [listen to the podcast]( [Chanting ‘700,’ pro-Palestinian activists in New York fete Hamas attack]( By Luke Tress Israel supporters rally to mourn hundreds of dead and express solidarity and outrage, as opponents mock them and applaud ‘resistance’ at dueling protests [Footage of Hamas assault on civilians shows likely war crimes, experts say]( By Jeremy Sharon [UN Security Council members condemn Hamas for Israel attack, but not unanimously]( By AFP Israel at war [After shock Gaza attack, Israelis step up to provide aid. Here’s how you can, too]( By Gavriel Fiske Protest organizers, private citizens and many others seek to lend a hand to southern residents affected by the conflict. Here are links to grassroots efforts [A peace activist, a soldier, a son: Americans missing, wounded, dead in Hamas attack]( By Ron Kampeas Activist Vivian Silver abducted to Gaza; Hersh Goldberg-Polin hasn’t been since since rave attacked by terrorists; US-born soldier shot in the face [Foreign nationals among murdered, abducted and missing in brutal Hamas assault]( By ToI Staff, Lazar Berman, Gavriel Fiske and Agencies [4 Argentine Israelis dead, others missing from kibbutzim after Hamas attack]( By Juan Melamed [Blinken: US working to verify reports of Americans killed, abducted in Hamas attack]( By Lazar Berman, AFP and ToI Staff [Gantz, Liberman open to emergency unity government, but demand say in waging war]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff National Unity head says he’ll back premier if given influence over security matters; Yisrael Beytenu demands commitment to toppling Hamas [By abducting over 100 people into Gaza, Hamas has put Netanyahu in a political bind]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [US speeds aircraft carrier, fighter jets to region in show of support for Israel]( By AP and ToI Staff Munitions and other aid also promised as IDF retaliates for brutal Hamas assault; four Americans thought killed and seven missing, official says [US Senate Majority Leader Schumer pans China for not backing Israel]( By AP and ToI Staff [CRM]( [IDF: Israeli Navy commandos take senior Hamas member captive]( By Emanuel Fabian Deputy head of southern division of Hamas naval force captured by elite Shayetet 13 unit; IDF launches massive strikes on ‘nests of terror’ Shuja’iyya, Beit Hanoun [Qatar said trying to negotiate female prisoner swap; UAE, Egypt meet on crisis]( By Gianluca Pacchiani and Agencies [Iran denies it had role in Hamas attack on Israel, claims accusation is ‘political’]( By AFP and ToI Staff Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Tehran does not intervene in decision-making of other countries ‘including Palestine’ [Iranian president backs assault on Israel, holds talks with Gaza terror leaders]( By AFP and ToI Staff More Headlines [Bank of Israel to sell $30 billion to stop shekel collapse during Gaza war]( By Sharon Wrobel [Schools to stay closed, universities delay semester start by week]( By Gavriel Fiske [Analysis / Deadly Hamas attack may slam door on cautious thaw in US-Iran relations]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize in Economics for work on women in the labor market]( By Johannes LEDEL [Airlines cancel Tel Aviv flights as Israelis abroad scramble for way home]( By AFP, Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff [Angry over Hamas assault, influential Palestinian blogger says he is Israeli first]( 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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