ISRAEL AT WAR, Day 4: Gaza ’terror nest’ pounded * Foreign press shown kibbutz massacre site * PM: We’ll crush Hamas ’savages’ * A failed fence * Israelis help each other

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Presented by [Jewish People Policy Institute]( Live updates [LIVE: IDF announces massive strikes on Gaza ‘terror nest,’ says it killed 2 top Hamas men]( By Lazar Berman Coalition backs unity government; 2 killed by rocket; forces kill terrorists near border town; over 900 Israeli deaths since Hamas onslaught; IDF toll at 123 [‘You see babies, mothers’: Foreign reporters taken to massacre site in Kfar Aza]( By Lazar Berman With terrorists’ bodies still lying in the grass, international press witnesses firsthand the aftermath of Hamas’s slaughter of Israeli civilians [30 missing people found safe in Gaza border kibbutz after hiding out for 3 days]( By Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct. 10: Day 4 of Israel at war – IDF says terrorists still at large]( By ToI Staff [US sends arms; White House lit up in Israeli colors; Biden: Not some distant tragedy]( By Matthew Lee, TARA COPP and Seung Min Kim US death toll rises to 11 in Hamas attacks; this is ‘personal for so many American families,’ president says, references 9/11 and ‘millennia of persecution’ of Jews [US confirms at least 11 Americans killed in Hamas terror assault]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Congressional Democrats and Republicans back aid to Israel, with minor dissent]( By Ron Kampeas from our sponsor [LIVESTREAM: Israel at War JPPI’s Daily Inside Analysis]( The Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), will live-stream a daily in-depth analysis from Jerusalem on the conflict and its far-reaching consequences by its expert analysts. Israel at war [IDF says Gaza border finally sealed, bodies of 1,500 terrorists found inside Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies Breaches in barrier being mined; military continues to notify relatives of those taken to Gaza; airstrikes target hundreds of sites in Strip, including Gaza City power base Rimal [Israel at war / Rockets cause injuries near Jerusalem; IDF hits back; Gallant orders ‘siege of Gaza’]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [UN human rights chief: Israel’s total siege of Gaza ‘prohibited’ by international law]( By AFP and ToI Staff Analysis Lazar Berman [Why did Israel think a border fence would protect it from an army of terrorists?]( Once an offensive-minded force, the IDF thought it could hunker down behind walls and the Iron Dome, while the threat grew on the other side [‘No one to talk to’: Israelis feel abandoned by trusted army after terror assault]( By AP and ToI Staff [IDF instructs Gazans on evacuation routes, while many find shelter in UNRWA schools]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Likening Hamas ‘savages’ to IS, Netanyahu vows victory in war for ‘our existence’]( By ToI Staff PM pledges crushing response against terrorists who gleefully executed civilians young and old; Herzog laments worst scenes since Holocaust, urges ‘all nations’ to assist Israel [Shaked says international community must remember that ‘Hamas acted like Nazis’]( By Jeremy Sharon [Shoppers empty supermarket shelves despite pleas not let the war cause panic]( By Gavriel Fiske and ToI Staff [Orthodox group holds virtual prayer, with chair’s son missing near Gaza]( By Ron Kampeas Doron Perez, the head of Zionist Orthodox organization World Mizrachi, has one son missing, while another was shot in the leg during battle [How Diaspora Jews offline for a 2-day holiday found out about the attack on Israel]( By Gabe Friedman and jacob gurvis [A traumatized community from the Gaza border finds refuge at a Tel Aviv hotel]( By Sue Surkes Residents of Kibbutz Nir Am spent 16 hours in safe rooms without electricity while members fought off terrorists; now they’re surrounded by Israelis eager to help Top Ops Harris Bor [A lament for these times: ‘Oi Meh Haya Lanu’]( Let the lioness rise, let her shatter the mountaintops with her deafening roar and devour those who provoked her. Return us. Sarah Boxer [What I learned at Harvard]( As a Jewish progressive in the Diaspora, I have never felt so betrayed as I have by these so-called human rights defenders Jessica Levine Kupferberg [It’s morning in Israel]( You’re so tired but you may never sleep again, your friend’s son is missing, your daughter needs a ride, you’ve made sandwiches for soldiers, and it’s just beginning Hussein Aboubakr [Hamas’s messianic violence]( From Mosaic: Why Hamas frames the Israel-Palestinian conflict with the imagery of divine justice and cosmic warfare, and why it appeals to so many in the West [At Magen David Adom blood drive, a show of force by Israelis of every type]( By Jessica Steinberg Hundreds from all walks of life stand in line for up to 11 hours at Jerusalem’s Pais Arena in order to donate for devastated nation after Hamas bloodbath [Israel-Gaza war fears turn Jerusalem into ‘ghost town’]( By Chloe Rouveyrolles-Bazire and Majeda El Batsh [Day 4 of Israel at war – IDF says terrorists still at large]( [listen to the podcast]( [As war continues, exchange and gap year programs work to keep participants safe]( By Charlie Summers and JTA What had looked to be an uneventful academic year for international students has turned into a whirlwind of evacuations, head counts, and open-ended delays Israel at war [Survivors share accounts of encounters with terrorists, and an escape from Gaza]( By Jessica Steinberg Residents of the Gaza border communities recount what happened to them, in and around their homes, in the terrifying hours of the Hamas invasion [Mother of missing woman to Hamas: ‘We are not animals; you can change your ways’]( By Charlie Summers [As Hamas war rages, personal firearm activists see surge in interest]( By Gavriel Fiske [National Unity, Likud appear to near deal for emergency unity cabinet]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff Netanyahu offers arrangement without preconditions, Gantz wants narrow war cabinet, his party says deal now likely; Lapid’s Yesh Atid not involved in negotiations [In Ofakim, one woman’s graceful bravery offers precious solace to a grieving nation]( By Canaan Lidor Rachel Edry charmed five armed captors holed up in her home as she conveyed information secretly to a SWAT team she knew was watching [Families agonize over hostages’ safety as Gaza pounded and Hamas threatens executions]( By Agencies [‘Currently no chance’ of prisoner swap with Israel, says Hamas official]( By AFP and ToI Staff [UK’s Sunak vows solidarity with Israel at synagogue as dueling rallies held in London]( By Jacob Judah Prime minister promises to keep Jews safe amid antisemitism concerns; 10 British Jews feared dead or missing in the Hamas attacks [‘Israel go to hell’: Pro-Palestinian activists rally in New York for 2nd day]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [European leftists panned for casting blame on Israel over brutal Hamas attack]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Lone soldier’s funeral attracts hundreds to Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl cemetery]( By Charlie Summers Attendees dive for cover as sister’s eulogy for Cpl. Netanel Young is interrupted by rocket sirens; proceedings resume a short time later [As death toll from Hamas onslaught continues to climb, Israel begins to bury its dead]( By Amy Spiro [Officer, 2 soldiers killed in clash with terrorists on Lebanon border; mortars fired]( By Emanuel Fabian Two gunmen killed as third retreats to Lebanon, Islamic Jihad claims responsibility; IDF hits Hezbollah targets after clashes along border, killing three members of terror group [Iran’s Khamenei lauds Hamas attack on Israel, again denies involvement]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Hamas official claims Iran, Hezbollah didn’t help plan attack, but may yet join fight]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [CRM]( More Headlines [Musical solidarity / U2’s Bono pays tribute to ‘beautiful kids’ slain at Israeli desert rave]( By Jessica Steinberg [The groom wore khaki / Ishay Ribo sings at impromptu wedding for reservist and bride]( By Jessica Steinberg [Colombia president likens Israeli military to Nazis, protesters burn flag at embassy]( By Jacob Kessler [US Democrats lash socialist organization for backing rally supporting Hamas attack]( By Luke Tress [‘My heart dropped’: Families fear for Thais kidnapped by Hamas during onslaught]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Moscow sees ‘high risk’ of 3rd party opening front against Israel amid war on Hamas]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Interview / ‘The writing was on the wall,’ says counterterror expert who saw war looming]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [French MP says around 8 French citizens dead, missing or abducted in Hamas attack]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Amid heavy rocket fire, Israel shuts down Tamar offshore natural gas field]( By Sharon Wrobel [Gymnast Dolgopyat wins Israel’s first-ever World Championships gold]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Hamas surprise attack sparks South Korean rethink of border agreement with North]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Texas Jew on death row granted stay of execution]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [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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