ISRAEL AT WAR, DAY 7: Israel tells many Gazans to evacuate * US DefSec: Atrocities worse than ISIS * Horror pics shown of infants murdered by Hamas * ToI on road of death

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, October 13, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Hamas fires rocket into northern Israel; Israel tells northern Gazans to evacuate; Austin visits]( By Joshua Davidovich and Jacob Magid Ayyash 250 missile shot down; homes in south take direct hits as Ashkelon bombarded; Arab capitals see large anti-Israel rallies; Abbas decries north Gaza evacuation as 2nd Nakba [Netanyahu’s office releases horrifying images of infants murdered by Hamas]( By Amy Spiro Spokesman for prime minister says the decision to share shocking photos was made ‘so that the world will see just a fraction of the horrors that Hamas carried out’ [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct. 13: Day 7 of Israel at war – The stench of death at Kibbutz Be’eri]( By ToI Staff [Public diplomacy minister quits post amid war, citing ‘waste of public funds’]( By Amy Spiro [Pentagon chief Austin says Hamas atrocities are ‘worse than what I saw with ISIS’]( By Amy Spiro Visiting Tel Aviv in show of support, defense secretary says US ‘will make sure Israel has what it needs,’ decries those offering ‘false equivalence or excuses for the inexcusable’ [Knesset okays war cabinet; PM: Saturday ‘most horrible day for Jews since Holocaust’]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [Here’s what military assistance the US is providing Israel since Hamas assault]( By TARA COPP [Security chiefs got wind of something amiss in Gaza, thought it was a drill – reports]( By Emanuel Fabian, Amy Spiro and ToI Staff Netanyahu says he was updated only when devastating Hamas infiltration began at 6:29 a.m. Saturday; reports say top brass had ‘scraps’ of info, didn’t raise alert or boost forces [Hamas drilled in plain sight, posted video of mock assault weeks before massacre]( By Agencies [IDF chief admits failures and promises investigation; vows to ‘dismantle’ Hamas]( By Emanuel Fabian and Amy Spiro [IDF warns civilians to leave north Gaza; Ashkelon takes heavy rocket fire, none hurt]( By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Hamas urges residents to not follow ‘propaganda’ order, as UN decries notice as impossible to carry out; Israeli envoy shames body for ‘turning blind eye’ to arming of terror group [Though Gaza kept under close watch, rescuing hostages there poses daunting task]( By Agencies Reporter's notebook Lazar Berman [Once an artery of thriving southern region, Route 232 transformed into road of death]( Times of Israel reporters drive along Negev highway used by Hamas during brutal Saturday invasion and discover a hellish landscape stained by blood and fire [Analysis / Hamas’s horrific massacre Saturday in line with decades-old brutal vision of victory]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Op-ed David Horovitz [Day 7 of the war: Rage and unity in Israel’s darkest hour]( Despite our leadership, the people of this wonderful nation have put aside our divisions and unified – to fight back against Hamas and whoever else piles on, and to help each other Top Ops Rachel Sharansky Danziger [Forever choosing life]( I’d thought pogroms and stateless defenselessness were things of the past. But if we must fight, at least we know what we’re fighting for David Makovsky [The trust Biden built with Israelis doesn’t come with a blank check]( The depth of the US president’s commitment impressed ordinary Israelis but an ongoing Gaza war could test ties Susannah Schild [Back line battle scenes on the home front]( I’ve seen forests burned to the ground, with all life turned to black soot. But years later, those forests display new shades of green, and I discover hope Amir Ben-David [A nation neglected]( In almost every aspect of this crisis, Israelis are feeling – and filling – the vast void left by their government [Police kill 4 Palestinians trying to blow a hole in West Bank security barrier]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IDF conducts sweeping arrests in West Bank amid increase in attempted terror attacks and settler violence; Palestinians say 44 killed by army and settlers since Gaza war started [‘Scenes out of Gaza will be hard to stomach,’ warns IDF as it tells Gazans to evacuate]( By Ron Kampeas Israel asks AIPAC and its followers to stick with the Jewish state ‘even as the going gets ugly,’ vowing to remove Hamas as it prepares a possible ground incursion [In Washington, Holocaust survivors speak out about Hamas terror onslaught]( By Ron Kampeas [Day 7 of Israel at war – The stench of death at Kibbutz Be’eri]( [listen to the podcast]( Reporter's notebook [Ahead of planned day of rage, Israelis in NY battle fears and try to cope with loss]( By Sarah Rosen Separated from their friends and families with few prospects of getting back, Israelis in the city face a range of difficult emotions following Saturday terror onslaught from Gaza [Israelis abroad urged to take extra care on Friday as Hamas calls for ‘day of rage’]( By Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff [As reservists mobilize, some moved up weddings as well]( By Jessica Steinberg [Amid northern jitters, Haifa’s fortified underground hospital readies for war]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Prepared in just 36 hours, 2,000-bed medical facility in Rambam parking garage can house 8,000 people, operate self-sufficiently for three days in case of nonconventional warfare [IDF says soldier killed in Hezbollah anti-tank cross-border missile attack]( By Emanuel Fabian [‘There was no air force, no soldiers, we were alone,’ says Hamas massacre survivor]( By Jeremy Sharon Evacuees from Netiv Ha’asara recount hiding in safe rooms for 12 hours, comforting their children as terrorists ran rampant in the moshav and executed residents [‘We went through a pogrom’: Relatives of missing French-Israelis appeal to Macron]( By Jessica Steinberg [Former soccer star, other Israeli athletes among those killed in terror onslaught]( By jacob gurvis [Those We Have Lost]( Portraits of civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas’s onslaught on southern Israel Reporter's notebook [IDF says it’s providing all equipment. Reservists find different reality on ground]( By Sue Surkes Private citizens rush to purchase proper equipment as reserve soldiers called up for the war find old, inadequate combat gear [At impromptu Tel Aviv vigil, accidental documentarian covers war’s ‘little stories’]( By Gavriel Fiske [CRM]( [A chance discovery connects US soccer star Matt Turner to his Jewish roots]( By Joseph D'Hippolito More Headlines [Israeli diplomat repeatedly stabbed by assailant in Beijing]( By Agencies [Trump said privately calling for Netanyahu to be ‘impeached’ over Hamas assault]( By Jacob Magid [2 Palestinians killed after settlers said to ambush funeral in West Bank]( By ToI Staff [Two cops hurt, one seriously, in terror shooting near Jerusalem Old City]( By Emanuel Fabian [IDF razes Palestinian pizzeria in West Bank after ad mocks elderly hostage in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Sydney government apologizes for pro-Palestine protest that had ‘gas the Jews’ chants]( By Nomi Kaltmann and Gabe Friedman [‘The softest soul’: Family says jewelry designer among the many abducted by Hamas]( By Laurie Kellman [US, Qatar to bar disbursal of recently unfrozen Iranian funds after Hamas onslaught]( By Matthew Lee, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Seung Min Kim [In extraordinary move, trains to keep running on Shabbat amid war]( By ToI Staff [Iran: US ‘can NOT renege’ on deal to transfer $6 billion through Qatar for hostages]( By Agencies [‘I pray for those families’: Pope Francis calls on Hamas to free Israeli hostages]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Philadelphia Phillies hold moment of silence for Israel before MLB playoff game]( By jacob gurvis [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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