IDF targets Hamas chiefs * Jenin cell’s ’murderous attack’ thwarted * Detroit shul president murdered * 15,000 volunteers fill gov’t vaccuum * Huge UK anti-Israel protest

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, October 22, 2023 [IDF kills senior Hamas members, intensifies Gaza strikes to prep for fateful ground op]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Military spokesman says aerial attacks clearing way for troops; security forces locate ‘exhausted’ Hamas commando trying to return to Strip after entering during October 7 massacre [IDF stepping up strikes to create ‘best conditions’ for ‘next phase of war’ on Hamas]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Israel denies humanitarian aid wasn’t checked for weapons before entering Gaza]( By ToI Staff [IDF carries out airstrike on terror cell at Jenin mosque planning ‘murderous attack’]( By Emanuel Fabian 2 said killed in what may be the 1st fighter jet attack in West Bank in 20 years; military, Shin Bet say Hamas, Islamic Jihad gunmen used al-Ansari mosque as base of operations [As tensions rise, Pentagon boosts Mideast air defense in response to Iran ‘escalations’]( By AFP and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Israel denies fuel has entered Gaza as foreign reporters claim trucks seen crossing]( By ToI Staff Number of confirmed hostages in Gaza reaches 212 * Rockets fired at central, southern Israel * Missiles fired from Lebanon * Military says it struck terror cell at Jenin mosque [President of Detroit synagogue stabbed to death]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Local police stress motive not yet known in murder of Samantha Woll, request FBI help with investigation; Jewish federation says ‘no known threats at this time’ [Outraged at antisemitic agitation in Germany, Chancellor Scholz vows ‘never again’]( By AP and ToI Staff [Israel to evacuate 14 more communities on Lebanon border amid Hezbollah attacks]( By Emanuel Fabian IDF strikes terror cells carrying out new missile attacks; military spokesman says Iran-backed terror group risks ‘dragging Lebanon into a war’ [Israeli strikes said to knock Damascus, Aleppo airports out of commission]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies [IDF drones hit Hezbollah terror squads amid uptick in attacks; soldier seriously hurt]( By Emanuel Fabian Inside story [In stunning response, 15,000 volunteers fill leadership vacuum to help victims of Hamas]( By Sue Surkes Movements set up to oppose government’s judicial overhaul bid metamorphose overnight to coordinate unprecedented civilian rescue and relief effort [Israel said to form unit tasked with killing Hamas commandos behind Oct. 7 assault]( By ToI Staff and AFP Report says Mossad and Shin Bet have set up an operations center to track down members of the Gaza-ruling terror group’s Nukbha forces [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct 22: Day 16 of war – what first, toppling Hamas or finding hostages?]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct 21: Day 15 of war – Two freed hostages offer glimmer of good news]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Ariel Beery [How and why the Left must end the Gaza war]( We progressives will keep the moral high ground if we call for the immediate unconditional surrender of Hamas Chaya Lester [Losing it]( My imagination was surely running away with me… but were the Arabs I passed in the street secretly casing my Jerusalem neighborhood? [Some 100,000 pro-Palestinian protesters in London demand end to Israeli strikes]( By Agencies and ToI Staff British authorities probe video appearing to show train driver leading ‘free Palestine’ chant; demonstrations also take place in Ireland, France, Italy, Australia, US [Yeshiva U students launch ‘Day of Loving-Kindness’ to counter Hamas days of ‘rage’]( By Luke Tress Inside story Canaan Lidor [Not just prayers: War sparks unprecedented mobilization by ultra-Orthodox Israelis]( Some 2,000 volunteer IDF soldiers are at the forefront of an effort that some hope will change the minority’s relationship with the rest of society long-term [Day 16 of war – what first, toppling Hamas or finding hostages?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Hadassah Organization heads double down on support for their hospitals during war]( By Renee Ghert-Zand At Hadassah Ein Kerem on her 2nd trip to Israel since Oct. 7, president Rhoda Smolow joins CEO Naomi Adler to comfort the victims of Hamas’s brutality while raising emergency funds Inside story Andrew Silow-Carroll [As Israel fights back after Hamas massacre, US colleges, firms take flak over responses]( Review of 600 responses by businesses, universities, politicians shows initial wide, if not universal, denunciation of Hamas’s terror onslaught, sympathy for Israel. That’s changing [Celebrities pen letter to Biden demanding ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Family of elderly Israeli held by Hamas fears for hostages without dual nationality]( By Michael Horovitz [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Those We Are Missing]( The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown [Designers sew for combat soldiers, pivoting from fashion to function]( By Jessica Steinberg Design schools Bezalel and Shenkar ramp up volunteer teams to customize gear for troops and reservists [CRM]( Analysis AP and ToI Staff [AP analysis: Rocket from Gaza appeared to go astray, likely caused hospital explosion]( Study of of videos, satellite imagery, photos and expert opinion finds ‘most likely scenario’: ‘A rocket launched from Gaza that failed mid-flight’ caused deadly blast in parking lot [UN chief, Arab leaders call for end to Israel-Hamas war, urge peaceful solution]( By Agencies and ToI Staff More Headlines [Ministry wants 8,000 West Bank Palestinians to replace foreign farmhands who fled war]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff [Fox fashion retailer to furlough up to 50% of staff amid ongoing war with Hamas]( By Sharon Wrobel [2 Jewish men arrested for assaulting Arab municipal worker in Jerusalem]( By ToI Staff [Cabinet votes to shutter denuded Public Diplomacy Ministry, send budget to south]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn and Amy Spiro [Tech summit organizer quits following backlash for accusing Israel of war crimes]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Annual memorial for assassinated PM Rabin canceled due to war with Hamas]( 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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