Israelis told to rethink travel * Nasrallah threatens * Blinken-PM at odds over war ’pauses’ * Gunmen tried to flee in ambulance; equipment for tunnels found in aid truck

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, November 4, 2023 [Israelis urged to reconsider overseas travel amid rising antisemitism worldwide]( By ToI Staff National Security Council calls on citizens to ‘weigh the essentiality’ of planned trips before departing, avoid outward displays of their Jewish and Israeli identities [Turkey recalling ambassador; Erdogan: We’ve written Netanyahu off]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel over ‘serious humanitarian situation’ in Gaza]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [IDF carries out ‘targeted’ incursion into south Gaza as troops push deeper into Strip]( By Emanuel Fabian Troops map buildings, clear area of explosive devices ahead of future stages of war; IAF says it strikes ambulance used by Hamas cell; Haniyeh home targeted; rocket fire at south [IDF still surrounding Gaza City, kills ‘numerous’ terror operatives, destroys tunnels]( By Emanuel Fabian [Projectile damages AFP’s Gaza bureau; IDF: Strike nearby may have caused debris]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Jets hit sites in Lebanon after rocket fire, even as US says Hezbollah appears deterred]( By ToI Staff IDF force makes ‘targeted’ incursion into southern Gaza * Numerous terrorists killed by IDF * Blinken meeting with Arab leaders in Amman * IDF death toll in ground op at 24 [Hamas tried to send fighters to Egypt in ambulances for wounded Gazans — US official]( By Jacob Magid Israeli officials say inspectors uncovered oxygen concentrators for tunnels used by Palestinian terror groups inside truck carrying aid to Strip [Israel sends hundreds of Gazan laborers held since Oct. 7 back into Strip]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [In much-hyped speech, Nasrallah makes threats but does not commit to broader war]( By Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff Hezbollah chief mocks ‘weak’ Israel, warns America not to intervene, but keeps options open on wider conflict; Netanyahu tells him: You cannot imagine how much a war will cost you [Blinken thanks Lebanon’s leader for work preventing country ‘being pulled into a war’]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Stressing support for Israel, Blinken urges humanitarian pauses; PM rejects any halt]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff In Tel Aviv remarks, top US diplomat notes need for fuel in Gaza while acknowledging fears of Hamas misuse, vows that ‘as long as the US stands, Israel will not stand alone’ [9 bereaved Israeli families bring ICC war crime, genocide complaint against Hamas]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Reports: US officials warn Israel it has limited time before support for war wanes]( By ToI Staff [In Tel Aviv, diverse mix of artists shines spotlight on Israeli hostages]( By Bernard Dichek From around the country, artists come to city’s museum square to paint victims held in Gaza, in the hopes of drumming up support — and one day gifting portraits to their subjects [Thousands protest in Tel Aviv as Blinken visits, demanding hostages’ return]( By ToI Staff Rally includes display of an empty Shabbat table, dolls awaiting captive children and protesters wearing red eye coverings Top Ops David Ben Moshe [Choosing resilience]( It has happened before: We Jews have been pushed into the sea and we have overcome Kent Reynolds [I’m not Jewish, but this war is my struggle too]( The appalling reaction to the Hamas massacre may have led Jews to believe they are alone. I am here to say, You are not Inside story [Israeli officials: Coalition’s West Bank policy, rhetoric harming US support for war]( By Jacob Magid Sources lament that failure to address settler violence, steps to punish PA are ‘distracting’ Washington while Jerusalem needs its full backing [Amid Shin Bet warnings, Ben Gvir said to dismiss deadly settler violence as ‘graffiti’]( By ToI Staff [NY Dem seeks meeting with Jewish voters as his stance on Israel-Hamas war criticized]( By Luke Tress Facing potential primary, Jamaal Bowman invites constituents to sit-down on antisemitism that rabbi says no one will attend: ‘The relationship with him has hit rock bottom’ [Bosnian director’s short on Muslims and Jews saving one another is a ‘mitzvah’]( By Shira Li Bartov In Sabina Vajrača’s award-winning film, a Muslim family saves a Jewish one from the Nazis. 50 years later, the Jewish family returns the favor in Sarajevo [‘Death to Israel, death to America’: Iran marks anniversary of 1979 embassy takeover]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Crowds gather in Tehran, burn US and Israeli flags; parliament speaker criticizes Washington for its support of Israel in war against Hamas [Jewish Syrian refugee faces increased antisemitism in Holland during war with Hamas]( By Shira Li Bartov After competing in marathon draped in Israeli and Palestinian flags to support victims of the ongoing war, Shevan came home to a swastika and Star of David painted on his door [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [As some US Jews take down mezuzahs due to antisemitism, some non-Jews put them up]( By Andrew Lapin ‘This is the most beautiful thing anybody has ever said to me,’ California rabbi says of offer by neighbors to affix mezuzahs, calls the one at his home ‘the security system’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [In PBS series ‘Little Bird,’ a Jewish woman uncovers her traumatic Indigenous past]( By Shira Li Bartov Airing weekly in the US through Nov. 16, the show draws on the experiences of co-creator Jennifer Podemski, a victim of the ‘Sixties Scoop’ torn from her mother’s arms More Headlines [2 charged with terror offenses for paraglider signs at UK pro-Gaza, anti-Israel rally]( By ToI Staff [German soccer team sacks player for sharing ‘from the river to the sea’ post]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Saving lives under fire / Underground blood bank proves its worth amid rocket barrages]( By Alon Bernstein and SAM MEDNICK [London Holocaust library defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti]( 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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