Israel mourns a month after massacre * PM: We’ll maintain Gaza security control after war * Jewish man dies after LA protest clash * US Jewry plans huge pro-Israel march

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, November 7, 2023 [Israel observes national day of mourning, one month after October 7 massacre]( By ToI Staff A minute of silence is held and flags are lowered to half staff as memorial ceremonies get underway across country to remember 1,400 dead, advocate for 242 hostages [‘We feel choked by the sadness’: Hostages’ loved ones mark 30 days with Knesset rally]( By Jessica Steinberg [A month into the war, American Jewry marks a traditional milestone of mourning]( By PHILISSA CRAMER Op-ed Amir Ben-David [The Israel we knew died on October 7. The new nation will be scarred for generations]( On foreign TV, fresh reports of Gazan ruins push aside last month’s atrocities and fuel anti-Israel rallies and sick antisemitism. We in Israel cannot get past October 7 Live updates [LIVE: Waving white flags, Gazans move south as IDF opens humanitarian corridor]( By Ricky Ben-David and Jacob Magid Israel intercepts ‘suspicious aerial target’ from Lebanon as northern front heats up * Israelis mark month since Oct. 7 massacre with memorial events, minute of silence [IDF: Troops capture Hamas redoubt, strike terrorists hiding near Gaza City hospital]( By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian Troops press offensive on outskirts of Gaza’s largest city, uncovering weapons and calling in airstrikes on terror squads amid fighting [Ground forces push further into Gaza City, ‘deepening pressure’ on Hamas, IDF says]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [US set to sign off on $320 million sale of precision-guided bombs to Israel]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu: Israel set to maintain security control in Gaza ‘indefinitely’ after war]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff PM acknowledges some responsibility for October 7 fiasco in interview with ABC News; hints at flexibility on humanitarian pauses in fighting [Ending Mideast tour, Blinken says US ‘very aggressively’ pushing for more aid to Gaza]( By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Opposition slams Netanyahu for reportedly casting blame for Oct. 7 on IDF reservists]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [UN chief: Gaza has become ‘graveyard for kids’; Israeli envoy calls for him to resign]( By AFP and ToI Staff Secretary-General Antonio Guterres labels situation in Strip ‘collective punishment,’ urges ceasefire; Ambassador Erdan retorts that remarks show ‘rotten morals,’ says he must go [Several UNRWA staffers praised Hamas’s October 7 massacres, report finds]( By Jeremy Sharon [UN Security Council still at loggerheads over pause versus ceasefire after Gaza meet]( By AP [Northern towns bombarded as 30 rockets fired from Lebanon; IDF shells launchers]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Hamas claims responsibility for firing 16 projectiles, triggering sirens in Nahariya, Acre and nearby towns; Kiryat Shmona urges remaining residents to evacuate due to attacks [IDF strikes Hezbollah cell about to fire anti-tank missile, intercepts ‘aerial threat’]( By ToI Staff [Yemen’s Houthis claim new drone attack on Israel, but no assault detected]( By AFP and ToI Staff [A month of agony, mourning and war]( A collection of must-read articles on Israelis’ reckoning and resilience following the unbearable October 7 Hamas massacres Top Ops Rachel Tzvia Back [What grief can do: 30 days of mourning]( It’s difficult to have compassion for the other side that has wreaked suffering on our own. But our humanity demands it Dennis C. Sasso [‘A Call for Repentance….’ To whom?]( A Palestinian Christian letter demonizing Israel distorts Scripture and Christian values of love and piety [Jewish man dies after struck by pro-Palestinian protester, LA Jewish federation says]( By JTA and Jacob Magid Federation says Paul Kessler, 69, was hit in head with megaphone; local rabbi says unclear what transpired; police work to unlock victim’s phone for possible footage [Antisemitism envoys from 24 countries call on governments to ensure Jews’ safety]( By Ron Kampeas [Thousands gather for pro-Israel rally in NYC, 30 days after Oct. 7 Hamas massacre]( By Luke Tress Senator Schumer and other speakers mourn the 1,400 victims of terror onslaught, demand release of hostages in Gaza [US Jewish groups put out call for massive ‘March for Israel’ in DC on Nov. 14]( By Ron Kampeas College humor [Israeli show’s satirizing of US student support for Hamas goes viral]( By ToI Staff Eretz Nehederet clip racking millions of views shows ultra-liberal students espousing antisemitism, cheerfully backing Gaza terrorist who responds with derision and death threats [Birthright invites alumni to volunteer in harvesting abandoned fields]( By Matt Lebovic The largest organizer of educational trips to Israel activates 850,000 alumni with a framework to serve citizens of war-torn Israel on the ground — quite literally [Twice evacuated from war zones, Ukrainian children wait for the battles to end]( By Gavriel Fiske Newly relocated to Kfar Chabad in central Israel, youths from the Ashkelon-based ‘Alumim’ foster home relive the traumas of the past and search for stability [Daily Briefing Nov. 7: Day 32 – Ukrainian kids who fled to Israel escape war again]( By ToI Staff [Thai government said in talks with Iran for release of 23 hostages in Gaza]( By ToI Staff PM Thavisin says country’s captives held by Hamas since October 7 are safe, will be freed soon; Thai delegates meet with Iran FM, Hamas officials in Tehran [IDF says Hamas using Indonesian Hospital to hide terror base; Jakarta pushes back]( By AFP [Family of girl thought killed Oct. 7 grapples with news she may be hostage in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [‘A story of heroism and fighting’: Army reopens surveillance center stormed by Hamas]( By Emanuel Fabian One of Unit 414’s command rooms was located at Nahal Oz base, close to Gaza border; soldiers fought invading terrorists on Oct. 7 until post was overrun; many were killed, abducted [Trained to analyze ancient carnage, archaeologists locate victims among kibbutz ashes]( By Elana Kirsh and ToI Staff [Sense of duty mixes with fear for Israeli soldiers preparing to enter Gaza]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [In daytime raid, police take out West Bank terror cell planning attacks on Israelis]( By Emanuel Fabian Security forces say 4 operatives directed and funded by Hamas killed in Tulkarem by elite counterterrorism unit [Israeli forces foil 2 stabbing attempts in the West Bank]( By ToI Staff [Palestinian killed in overnight clashes as troops ready stabber’s home for razing]( By ToI Staff [Day 32 – Ukrainian kids who fled to Israel escape war again]( [listen to the podcast]( [How New Yorker writer Ariel Levy adapted Philip Roth’s filthiest book for the stage]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll Collaborating with John Turturro, who played another Roth character in HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America,’ the play ‘Sabbath’s Theater’ is about sex and is a ‘meditation on mourning’ More Headlines [Iranian president expected to attend summit in Saudi Arabia on Israel-Hamas war]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Palo Alto to buy cyber startup in 2nd acquisition of Israeli startup within a week]( By Sharon Wrobel [Ailing pope decries antisemitism, terror and war in meeting with European rabbis]( By Frances D'Emilio [Central bank launches plan for low-interest loans to help businesses survive war]( By Sharon Wrobel [UAE says it will establish field hospital to treat Palestinians in Gaza]( By Lazar Berman [WeWork files for bankruptcy four months after sounding the alarm]( By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS [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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