War enters Gaza’s ’military quarter’ * The Hamas rapes of Oct 7 * Israel seeks media answers on assault photos * Tlaib’s ’River to Sea’ problem * China antisemitism soars

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, November 9, 2023 Presented by [The Jewish Federations of]( [North America]( Live updates [LIVE: IDF troops battle Hamas gunmen in Gaza City’s ‘military quarter’ near Shifa Hospital]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Army retaliates for mortar, missile and gunfire attacks from Lebanon * Drone crashes into school in Eilat, background unclear * Soldier’s death takes IDF ground op toll to 34 Warning: Graphic content Carrie Keller-Lynn [Amid war and urgent need to ID bodies, evidence of Hamas’s October 7 rapes slips away]( Despite definitive witness testimony, global skepticism persists about the terrorists’ sexual crimes. ToI investigates how a mass-casualty event in a war zone made forensic determination impossible [Testimony of Hamas massacre survivors compiled from social media posts on new website]( By Mati Wagner [Hamas says purpose of massacres was a ‘permanent’ state of war on Israel’s borders]( By ToI Staff [US admits Israel likely to keep ‘initial’ security force in Gaza post-war]( By Jacob Magid White House spokesperson says unclear how long that will be, but reiterates opposition to Israel reoccupying Gaza; Egypt said to reject US plan to run Gaza security until PA ready [Gantz: Israel’s war against Hamas is existential and carries no time limit]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [New law makes it illegal to watch terror content unless for a good reason]( By Jeremy Sharon from our sponsor [Hundreds of hostages captured by Hamas are still missing]( They can’t use their voices to speak out & demand freedom, but we can. Be a voice for good. Be a voice for solidarity. Be a voice for freedom. 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[Israel demands clarification from global media over photographers during Hamas assault]( By Stuart Winer AP, Reuters deny any prior knowledge, say their job is to cover news; CNN suspends ties with freelancer; Israel warns those present could be held accountable for crimes [Qatar works for release of 10-15 hostages in exchange for pause in fighting]( By ToI Staff, AFP and Jacob Magid [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Nov 9: Day 34 – How leaked Qatari hostage release proposal may trap Israel]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Rachel Sharansky Danziger [This is why we will win]( The spirit that moves Israelis to stand up and fight is the same spirit that will move us to rise from our grief and rebuild Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler [Israel’s disastrous love affair with military tech]( Reliance on shiny new surveillance toys put humans in the back seat and left gaping security holes for Hamas to exploit [IDF captures terror stronghold as troops said closing in on Shifa Hospital’s Hamas HQ]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Military announces death of a soldier as ground operation toll reaches 34; aid delivery reaches hospital in northern Gaza; military expands safe corridor times for civilians [Hamas operative boasts he ‘can leave with any ambulance,’ in call overheard by IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian and Michael Horovitz [IDF: Troops destroyed 130 Hamas tunnel shafts in Gaza since start of ground op]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Policewoman killed in Jerusalem stabbing eulogized as ‘free-spirited people magnet’]( By Jessica Steinberg Rose Lubin, an immigrant from Atlanta, moved to Israel in 2021, joined the Border Police as a lone soldier a year later [Since Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, antisemitism has exploded online in China]( By Jordyn Haime Viral video taunts parents of half-Chinese Israeli-born Noa Argamani, held hostage by Hamas; other posts criticize actions against Palestinians, compare Israel to Nazi Germany [‘Finish them’: GOP presidential candidates unite with advice for Netanyahu on Hamas]( By Ron Kampeas DeSantis at debate: Hamas ‘would wipe every Jew off the globe if they could’; Haley: First thing I said to PM when massacre happened was, ‘Finish them’; Scott: I’d also strike Iran [Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden’s response to Israel-Hamas war – poll]( By AP and ToI Staff Inside story Andrew Lapin [At US House antisemitism hearing, anti-Israel protester interrupts Jewish student]( Cornell student Amanda Silberstein was disrupted in Congress as she testified how professors, student groups have fueled Jew-hatred on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre [Israel-Hamas war puts pressure on White House antisemitism policy, officials say]( By Ron Kampeas [Jewish billionaire quits Columbia Business School board over Jewish student safety]( By Ron Kampeas Henry Swieca’s resignation comes amid protests by other supporters of elite universities in response to schools’ handling of campus protests in wake of Israel-Hamar war [US education sec. warns colleges may face funding cuts if they ignore antisemitism]( By Ron Kampeas [Orthodox Union pitching ads condemning antisemitism to over 20 US campus newspapers]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Inside Story Ben Sales [‘From the river to the sea’: The slogan that led to Rashida Tlaib’s censure, explained]( The Palestinian-American congresswoman from Michigan has been penalized before for using the phrase, which critics say calls for the destruction of the Jewish state [UK interior minister accuses police of favoring pro-Palestinian ‘hate marchers’]( By Agencies [Day 34 – How leaked Qatari hostage release proposal may trap Israel]( [listen to the podcast]( [Kerem Shalom to move displaced residents to Ashalim; Nir Oz to move to Kiryat Gat]( By Michael Horovitz Kerem Shalom to relocate at least until end of school year, while Nir Oz residents, devastated by massacres, to face shift from rural kibbutz to urban space until community rebuilt [Knesset greenlights wartime compensation plan for businesses]( By Sharon Wrobel [Budget deficit widens to 2.6% as government shells out billions for Gaza war effort]( By Sharon Wrobel [Palestinian Authority says 9 killed, 15 injured in Jenin clashes with IDF]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff PA health ministry says 2 others killed near Bethlehem and Hebron as West Bank continues to heat up [2 Israelis wounded, 1 of them seriously, in northern West Bank shooting]( By ToI Staff [PM pans West Bank attacks by ‘handful of extremists,’ says they’re not representative]( By Jacob Magid [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Israel, US said to kill 12 Iran-backed fighters in separate strikes in Syria]( By Agencies and Jacob Magid IDF reported to hit sites belonging to Hezbollah along with Syrian air defense units; US targets IRGC-linked weapons warehouse in eastern Syria amid repeated attacks on its troops [Brazil nabs suspected Hezbollah operatives said planning attacks on Jewish targets]( By Gabriel Toueg [Civilian killed by Hezbollah anti-tank missile named as Meir Mouyal, 55]( By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian inside story Sue Surkes [Ministries, non-profits partner to rescue exotic captive animals from border towns]( With IDF support, lemurs, meerkats, emus and a giant tortoise among wildlife evacuated from conflict areas near Gaza and Lebanon and transferred to safer facilities [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [‘We need your help’: Diaspora Jews called to lend holiday homes in Israel to evacuees]( By Sharon Wrobel Immigrant aid organization helps displaced residents from the south find refuge in seaside vacation homes and elsewhere More Headlines [UK police urged to ban pro-Palestinian rally scheduled for soldiers’ Remembrance Day]( By AFP and ToI Staff [France’s Macron opens Gaza aid summit with appeal for Israel to protect civilians]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [After losing friends on Oct. 7, Israeli basketballer looks for escape on the court]( By Greg Levinsky [Holocaust survivor recalls Kristallnacht horrors in interactive VR project]( By Kirsten Grieshaber [Ivanka Trump testifies at father’s civil fraud trial, claims ignorance over finances]( By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak [Medical professionals played major role in Nazi atrocities, study finds]( By AFP [Jewish man in Sydney ‘very lucky’ to be alive after alleged antisemitic attack]( By ToI Staff [High Court rejects request to hold anti-war marches in north, cites lack of manpower]( By Jeremy Sharon [Levin announces Judicial Selection Committee to convene next week]( By Jeremy Sharon [Netanyahu aide said to request classified minutes of past security cabinet meetings]( By ToI Staff [Detroit police arrest suspect in murder of Jewish communal leader Sam Woll]( By AP [Antisemitic acts rise eightfold in Netherlands since Oct. 7, Dutch watchdog reports]( By Shira Li Bartov [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved