ISRAEL AT WAR DAY 5: Biden details Hamas atrocities, backs Israel * PM: ‘Like Babyn Yar’ * Emergency gov’t agreed * Death toll 1,200 * Op-ed: Israel’s survival at stake

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Presented by [Shalom Hartman Institute]( [Horrified Biden details Hamas’s ‘sheer evil,’ vows to ensure Israel can defend itself]( By Jacob Magid and Agencies ‘Babies killed, entire families slain, young people massacred, women raped’: US president says ‘sickening atrocities’ reopened scars left by ‘millennia of antisemitism and genocide’ [Text of president's address / Biden’s speech: Hamas unleashed evil; we’ll ensure Israel has what it needs to respond]( [Interview / White House spokesperson to ToI: We share Israel’s deep fear, anger after Hamas attack]( By Jacob Magid Israel at war [Death toll from Hamas onslaught passes 1,200, as IDF steps up attacks on Hamas]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IAF launches mass strikes in Gaza, hitting at least 150 targets overnight, reportedly including home of Hamas commander’s father; troops kill 18 infiltrating gunmen in past 24 hours [Gallant: Israel moving to full offense, Gaza will never go back to what it once was]( By Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid [Foreigners from across the globe killed, missing or abducted in Hamas massacre]( By AFP and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu, Gantz agree to unity war government as IDF pummels Gaza]( By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff War to managed by three-man cabinet; rockets target Tel Aviv, south; IDF clashes with Hezbollah on Lebanese border; hospitals in north ready underground wards From The Hartman Institute [Israel at War: How Did This Happen?]( Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi discuss their emotional responses to the attack and unpack the complex and distressing events of this war [Years of subterfuge, high-tech barrier paralyzed: How Hamas busted Israel’s defenses]( By ToI Staff and AFP IDF was fooled by terror group’s messaging, over-relied on remote-controlled surveillance systems and weapons that were swiftly disabled by drones and snipers, enabling onslaught Op-ed David Horovitz [Day 5 of the war: Israel internalizes the horrors, and knows its survival is at stake]( As Biden’s speech underlined, what began on Saturday was not, in all its ‘unadulterated evil,’ a tactical Hamas attack, but the opening salvo in a strategic effort to destroy the Jewish state [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct. 11: Day 5 of Israel at war – Biden’s emotional words of support]( By ToI Staff [IDF strikes Hezbollah position in Lebanon after missiles fired at border post]( By Emanuel Fabian Terror group says attack a response to members killed in earlier Israeli strike, amid days of clashes on northern frontier [Missiles fired from Lebanon, mortars launched from Syria as northern front heats up]( By Emanuel Fabian [Relatives of Americans thought abducted to Gaza urge Biden ‘not to take a backseat’]( By Canaan Lidor At a press conference, families put a human face on loved ones whose last actions as free citizens demonstrated valor and resolve Top Ops Judy Halper [Don’t give me slogans]( After terrorists invaded and went on an hours-long killing spree, I need to know that you generals have a plan, that you can justify the price we’re paying Avi Gil [Where was Israel’s political opposition all this time?]( They criticized Netanyahu for not eradicating Hamas, but have presented no credible strategy to restore the Palestinian peace camp Shira Lankin Sheps [This time, it’s different]( Jewish history can feel repetitive: The same devastating story of violence for generations, in a world with no home for the Jews. Israel changed that Sahar Vardi [Dual loyalty]( It’s so hard to have humanity here. It’s exhausting, and it feels like time after time the world is just asking you to let go [Corpses and kids’ bikes, burned homes and death in kibbutz where Hamas butchered 100]( By AFP and ToI Staff Foreign media shown grim aftermath of Palestinian terrorists’ massacre in Kfar Aza community where whole families were slaughtered, victims mutilated [Across Israel, mourners bury the dead as nation reels from still-climbing toll]( By Amy Spiro [Gantz, Netanyahu close in on emergency unity government, 5 days into war]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Jeremy Sharon and Michael Bachner [Day 5 of Israel at war – Biden’s emotional words of support]( [listen to the podcast]( [‘Like Babyn Yar’: Hamas atrocities worst since Holocaust, Netanyahu tells Biden]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff ‘They mowed them down, making sure that they killed everybody,’ PM tells US president in phone call. ‘We’ve never seen such savagery in the history of the state’ [EU chief says Hamas attack an ‘act of war’ that reflects ‘an ancient evil’]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Inside story Matt Lebovic [A tear in the tent: The US Jews who are protesting Israel following Hamas massacres]( Galvanized by groups including ‘IfNotNow’ and ‘Jewish Voice for Peace,’ thousands of US Jews have denounced the Jewish state almost immediately after slaughter of 1,200 Israelis [Thousands hold New York vigil outside UN in support of Israel after Hamas massacre]( By New York Jewish Week via JTA and ToI Staff [15,000 Toronto Jews and allies rally for Israel following devastating Hamas attack]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [At JFK, chartered flights for Israeli soldiers, anxious travelers – and lots of food]( By julia GERGELY After Saturday’s Hamas onslaught, NYC airport sees an influx of Israelis – expats joining army reserve units, tourists seeking a way home, and some just helping coordinate it all [Israelis abroad scramble to return to join reserve IDF units, or just to help]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Where Diaspora Jews can donate to Israel’s hospitals, troops, survivors and more]( By JTA and ToI Staff The scenes of horrifying violence and trauma coming from Israel have galvanized Jewish communities worldwide to join aid efforts underway there. Here are some of the groups in need [Synagogue security in Europe raised as Jews brace for antisemitism after Hamas assault]( By Shira Li Bartov, Alice D'Oleon, Orge Castellano and Jacob Judah [2 people killed in Hamas rocket strike on south, as IDF targets ‘terror nest’ in Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian Army says it killed Hamas’s minister of economy and another senior official in terror group; 4 terrorists taken out by IDF along Zikim beach; missile barrages from Strip continue [Testimonies from Be’eri massacre expose deep trauma predating Israel’s creation]( By Canaan Lidor [Arab support for Palestinians swelled by euphoria over Hamas blow to Israel]( By AFP and ToI Staff [CRM]( [US rabbinical students, in Israel for the year, weigh whether to stay and how to help]( By PHILISSA CRAMER Most programs were just getting underway when Hamas launched its massive onslaught of terror, forcing many pupils to consider their options amid an uncertain future [How US Jewish day schools are talking about the horrors in Israel with their students]( By Andrew Lapin More Headlines [Army launches hotline for reservists seeking equipment, food]( By Sue Surkes [Israeli, US parents urged to delete social apps, fearing kids may see hostage clips]( By JTA and ToI Staff [Germany opens probe into Hamas slaying, abduction of citizens in assault on Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Health Ministry issues directives for national breast milk bank during war]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Argentina, Canada, other countries plan to airlift citizens out of war-hit Israel]( By JTA and ToI Staff [Ben Gvir says 10,000 assault rifles purchased for civilian security teams]( By Jeremy Sharon [War with Hamas to cost Israel at least NIS 27 billion, Bank Hapoalim projects]( By Sharon Wrobel [Jewish murder convict executed in Texas, in final message says sad at Hamas onslaught]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Zelensky accuses Putin of backing Hamas; Russian leader calls for Palestinian state]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Ben Gvir widely panned for warning of renewed Jewish-Arab intercommunal riots]( By Jeremy Sharon and Michael Bachner [Video shows dramatic rescue of wounded soldiers by police during initial fighting]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Knesset preparing to provide a $5b guarantee to keep El Al flying during war]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [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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