War in ’new phase’ with tanks in Gaza * UNGA votes 120-14 for ceasefire, ignores Hamas * Hamas HQ under hospital * 200 held at Grand Central protest * Ground war analysis

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, October 28, 2023 [IAF strikes 150 Hamas tunnels, bunkers; tanks in Gaza; Gallant: War entered new phase]( By Emanuel Fabian IDF says it killed several terrorists including head of Hamas aerial forces; stepped-up ground forces incursion continues; no Israeli injuries in clashes [Israeli ground forces ‘expanding’ activity inside Gaza, ramping up airstrikes — IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian Live updates [LIVE: IDF steps up operations in Gaza, amid rocket fire from Strip, missiles from Lebanon]( By ToI Staff Gallant says ‘ground in Gaza shook’ * Limited ground op continues * Beersheba home hit; Tel Aviv targeted * Hamas aerial chief, who directed hang gliders, drones on Oct. 7, killed [UN resolution urging immediate Gaza ceasefire passes with overwhelming majority]( By Jacob Magid Jerusalem denounces General Assembly’s approval of ‘despicable’ Jordanian initiative that makes no mention of Hamas, vows to move forward with goal of toppling terror group Analysis Lazar Berman [If ground invasion comes, combat in Gaza’s cities will be a bloody grind]( Urban warfare offers endless advantages to the defender, and comes at a massive cost to both soldiers and civilians, but the IDF might have no choice [Hamas’s main operations base is under Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, says IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Military charges terror group has several underground complexes under Gaza’s largest hospital, says ‘hundreds of terrorists flooded into hospital to hide’ after Oct. 7 massacres [200 held as Jewish group shuts NYC’s Grand Central calling for Gaza ceasefire]( By Agencies Jewish Voice for Peace, an anti-Zionist group, protests Israeli strikes on Hamas with banners and slogans saying ‘not in our name,’ and ‘Palestinians should be free’ [‘Liberate Gaza’: Thousands of Palestinians demonstrate across West Bank]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Families of hostages demand to speak to PM as Gaza op intensifies; he agrees to meet]( By ToI Staff IDF says that freeing the captives is a national imperative and the military’s efforts are aimed at achieving this goal even as it steps up airstrikes and sends troops into Strip [Some 30 children were taken hostage into Gaza. Their families wait in agony]( By Laurie Kellman [Empty Shabbat table set up in Times Square, as fight for hostages extends abroad]( By Luke Tress [Arab, Western officials agree Hamas is keeping Gaza food, fuel for itself – NY Times]( By ToI Staff Sources tell newspaper terror group has stocks that could last for months, as it prepares for lengthy fight ahead [Hamas said to tell Moscow it’s looking for 8 Russians among hostages, will free them]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Top Ops Matt Futterman [How friends abroad can help: Show the pictures]( Israelis are shielded from Hamas’s images of their atrocities – but they are out there: Show the truth to the deniers Ariel Beery [The case for hopeÂ]( To fight despair we need to focus on how Israel will emerge stronger from this war [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [IDF strikes Hezbollah sites in Lebanon after fresh missile, rocket attacks]( By Emanuel Fabian Military says missile aimed at UAV intercepted, terror cell preparing anti-tank fire struck; rockets launched Friday miss army positions, hit Syria [Israel dismisses ‘rumors’ of progress in indirect hostage negotiations with Hamas]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Senior Israeli official says Jerusalem believes terror group dragging out talks to delay IDF ground offensive into Gaza [Israelis are going forward with weddings despite war and loss in their own families]( By Deborah Danan Unprecedented circumstances call for quick thinking and last-minute changes as rockets fall and men go to reserves – but for many couples the only unacceptable option is canceling [Police: Don’t answer calls from unknown foreign numbers amid potential hack attempt]( By ToI Staff Authorities say calls flooding Israelis’ phones over past day appear designed to cause panic, possibly hack WhatsApp accounts [With gut-wrenching drawings, artist Zoya Cherkassky shares Israel’s pain with world]( By Renee Ghert-Zand There is no escaping the sheer horror, pain and trauma in mixed-media works on paper, in which even the brightest colors are overshadowed by the blackness of Saturday, October 7 [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Explainer Jeremy Sharon [Amid concern for humanitarian situation, how much water and power does Gaza have?]( Israel has severely reduced water supply to Strip and halted provision of all electricity and fuel, but maintains there is enough water and power to prevent a humanitarian crisis [As Vilnius celebrates its 700th anniversary, Lithuanian Jews commemorate a darker one]( By Emily Tamkin A thriving Jewish center for hundreds of years, the city saw its Jews decimated by the Nazis and local collaborators, a history not all Lithuanians are willing to confront [CRM]( More Headlines [Popular video game found to be virtual hub for pro-Palestinian protests]( By jacob gurvis [Biden says Hamas attack ‘deepening the wound’ of 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre]( By Ron Kampeas [Clocks in Israel to turn back an hour as daylight saving time ends]( By ToI Staff [French Jews set up a hotline for community members traumatized by Israel-Hamas war]( By Agencies [Iranian teen allegedly attacked by morality police for not wearing a hijab dies]( By Jon Gambrell [King of Queens / ‘Paulie’ confronts NY man who ripped down Israeli hostage posters]( By Ben Sales [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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