Blinken: Must ensure no Oct. 7 repeat; more aid for Gaza civilians * Nasrallah: Didn’t know in advance * US youth: falling Israel support * Blog: Dear world, I don’t care

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, November 3, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Blinken: Must ensure Oct. 7 can't be repeated, build better future; Nasrallah: We weren’t told ahead of Hamas assault]( By Michael Bachner Top US diplomat speaks in Tel Aviv as Hezbollah head makes 1st speech of war * Families of Gaza hostages vow to stay outside IDF HQ until PM vows no truce * Ground op toll at 24 [As Blinken meets PM, IDF airs call it says shows Hamas storing fuel under Gaza hospital]( By Emanuel Fabian Israel working to resist international pressure to allow fuel into Strip; military ground op death toll reaches 24; US said to be flying drones over Gaza in hunt for hostages [Israeli troops roll into Gaza City as ground offensive intensifies, IDF toll rises]( By Emanuel Fabian [IDF releases radio recording, footage of troops fending off Hamas ambush in Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian [Polls show lower support for Israel among young Americans amid war against Hamas]( By Ron Kampeas Surveys conducted in wake of Gaza-ruling terror group’s October 7 massacres indicate Democratic backing for Jewish state declining, Americans wary of being drawn into Mideast war [Cornell nixes Friday classes to regroup after threats against Jews on campus]( By AFP [US House approves military aid package to Israel that Biden has vowed to veto]( By Agencies [Over 100 aid trucks enter Gaza in a day for 1st time since start of Israel-Hamas war]( By Jacob Magid Palestinian Red Crescent says 374 trucks of food, water and medicine or medical supplies have entered via Rafah since October 21, but fighting still making deliveries difficult [Inside story / Blinken to face uphill battle for Gaza war pauses at Israel meetings and Arab summit]( By Jacob Magid [IDF chief says fuel could be allowed into Gaza for hospitals; PM denies okaying move]( By Amy Spiro and Emanuel Fabian [Hezbollah’s Nasrallah to break silence as Lebanon border skirmishes intensify]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Iran-backed terror chief to make first public comments since devastating Hamas attack in speech that may signal if his terrorist army will widen conflict [Rocket from Lebanon strikes Kiryat Shmona as fighting ramps up on northern border]( By Emanuel Fabian, Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff [Report: US concerned Hezbollah could get air defense system from Wagner Group]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Top Ops Avi Lewis [Dear world: I don’t care]( I don’t care if you’re out on the street, waving your flag and chanting your slogans. We won’t die silently the way you want us to Gershon Baskin [The end of Hamas]( The group whose senior officials I negotiated with for so many years has forfeited its right to exist as a government [Israel said likely to form tribunal to try Hamas terrorists for October 7 atrocities]( By ToI Staff Legal authorites reportedly discussing the correct way to bring to justice the over 200 terrorists detained in Israel [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Nov 3: Day 28 – Fighting heats up in north as Gaza City is encircled]( By ToI Staff [Senior IDF officer who fought Hamas in Be’eri killed in Gaza fighting]( By ToI Staff Lt. Col. Salman Habaka, 33, from Galilee Druze village of Yanuh-Jat, is highest-ranking officer to perish during IDF ground operation [Egypt says it will help evacuate some 7,000 foreign nationals from Gaza]( By AFP [IDF exposes catfishing network seeking info on troops heading into Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian and Michael Horovitz [Ministers vote to transfer tax funds to PA, subtracting money designated for Gaza]( By Amy Spiro and Michael Bachner Security cabinet says it has ‘cut all contact’ with Gaza, vows to return detained laborers back to Strip; Washington had pushed Israel to release funds after Smotrich freeze [Minister rolls out bill to strip citizenship from terror supporters in wartime]( By ToI Staff [Bill to ban ‘systematic’ viewing of terror content readied for final Knesset passage]( By Jeremy Sharon [Day 28 – Fighting heats up in north as Gaza City is encircled]( [listen to the podcast]( [IDF releases footage of Houthi missiles being downed over Red Sea]( By Emanuel Fabian Video shows F-35I fighter jet intercepting missile or drone and long-range Arrow system being deployed against Eilat-bound ballistic missile fired from Yemen [Bahrain lawmakers vote to recall envoy from Tel Aviv, but Israel says ties stable]( By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Women in abusive homes fear for their safety as war leads to relaxed gun licensing]( By Shira Silkoff 175,000 firearm license applications filed since Oct. 7 as Ben Gvir eases restrictions; forum calls for those with domestic violence complaints against them to be ineligible Op-ed Robert Philpot [The BBC is under fire for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war – rightly so]( The outlet whose founder famously pledged to ‘educate, inform and entertain’ risks its reputation as the most trusted international news provider globally ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Israel Story’s Mishy Harman: ‘Wartime Diaries’]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Since the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas of 1,400 and the capture of 240 hostages, the country’s foremost podcast team has pivoted to amplifying slices of life during this uncertain time [Study: Nearly 50% of Israeli citizens volunteered during first weeks of war]( By Gavriel Fiske Far-reaching Hebrew University analysis shows ‘pre-existing social divisions set aside’ to create over 1,000 diverse civil initiatives [Venture capitalists launch emergency impact fund for war-affected Israeli startups]( By Sharon Wrobel [Inside Story / Thai workers face dilemma: Stay and endure war, or flee but lose vital wages]( By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI [US rabbis make solidarity trip to Israel for firsthand experience of Hamas onlsaught]( By Eliyahu Freedman Group visits Ofakim and Be’eri, where terrorists killed more than 100 people, meet with parents of hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin [Wexner museum to keep exhibit by Palestinian artist who appeared to celebrate Hamas]( By Andrew Lapin [Biden’s stance on Israel-Hamas war could lose him Michigan in 2024, Democrats warn]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Inside story [For displaced families, Eilat’s charms are a painful reminder of a life pierced by war]( By Canaan Lidor For many of the 60,000 Israelis relocated to the Red Sea resort city since the October 7 massacre, sorrow and worry overlay the memories of earlier happy vacations More Headlines [FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding crypto customers]( By Larry Neumeister [Justice minister, Supreme Court president appoint 14 temporary judges]( By Jeremy Sharon [NYC councilwoman charged for toting gun at protest against pro-Palestinian rally]( By AP and ToI Staff [Goyim Defense League founder sentenced to 30 days for antisemitic littering]( By Andrew Lapin [For South Florida’s Jews, Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war is a political test]( By Agencies [Austria increases payments to Holocaust survivors for first time in decades]( By Toby Axelrod [Man with pellet gun arrested outside headquarters of Detroit Jewish federation]( By Andrew Lapin [Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery, state media says]( By AP [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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