Hezbollah steps up attacks * J’lem principal among 5 reservists killed in Gaza * PM: Macron wrong; will defy world on war; no PA Gaza rule * New lives give midwives hope

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, November 12, 2023 [6 civilians wounded, 1 critically, in anti-tank missile attack from Lebanon]( By Emanuel Fabian Some victims are Electric Corporation employees working to repair power lines damaged in previous attacks by Hezbollah; IDF strikes Hezbollah sites [Nasrallah urges more global protests, longer war, says only US, UK stand with Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian, Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff [Beloved educator and son of former Netanyahu aide among 5 reservists killed in Gaza]( By ToI Staff School principal Yossi Hershkovitz remembered by colleagues, students in Israel and abroad; TV producer Master Sgt. (res.) Matan Meir, 38, from Odem, best known for work on ‘Fauda’ [Netanyahu: We’ll defy the world if needed to defeat Hamas; PA can’t run Gaza after war]( By ToI Staff Defiant PM rejects international criticism, blasts Macron for accusing Jerusalem of bombing civilians; says PA can’t rule Gaza after war; Gallant rejects world’s ‘moral preaching’ [IDF: No siege at Shifa Hospital, we’ll help move babies to safety; 5 soldiers killed]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Spokesman asserts Hamas losing control as some 200,000 more evacuate Strip’s north; four of fallen Israeli troops killed by booby-trapped tunnel shaft [Herzog: Arabic copy of ‘Mein Kampf’ found on Hamas terrorist shows what war is about]( By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff [Macron’s comments on Gaza war are ‘factually, morally’ incorrect, Netanyahu charges]( By ToI Staff After Israel’s rebuke, French president pens letter to his citizens urging them to fight slew of antisemitic attacks carried out since October 7 Live updates [LIVE: Hezbollah claims anti-tank missile attack from Lebanon targeting Israeli civilians]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Civilian critically hurt, others seriously in Hezbollah attack * 15 rockets target north * Macron: I didn’t mean to allege Israel deliberately bombed civilians * Ground op toll: 42 Op-ed David Horovitz [Day 37 of the war: The IDF wants a year to defeat Hamas; Macron would have it stop now]( People abroad who care about us keep asking me two things: How is the war going, and will Israel recover? It amounts to the same question [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Nov. 12: Day 37 – Global backlash as IDF approaches Gaza’s Shifa hospital]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Nov 11: Day 36 – PM flipflops on Israeli control of a post-war Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Muslim leaders blast Israeli ‘crimes’; Iran: Solution is Palestine from river to sea]( By ToI Staff and AFP But outcome of summit also highlights regional divisions over response to war, with some nations vetoing a far harsher stance including a call to sever all Israel ties [In Gaza, growing signs of anger at Hamas as residents fight for food, battle diseases]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [At Dubai Air Show, top air force chiefs avoid discussion of Israel-Hamas war]( By Agencies [‘A nightmare, we’re not living’: Tens of thousands rally for hostages’ return]( By Melanie Lidman and Jessica Steinberg Protests held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities as relatives mark 36 days since hundreds taken captive by Hamas; some demonstrators decry government inaction [‘The Abducted Hearts’ exhibit embodies the enormity of 242 hostages in Gaza]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Shepherding life into the world following catastrophe brings hope to Israeli midwives]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Beersheba-based midwives and doctors talk of helping women give birth following Hamas’s murderous invasion on October 7 — regardless of race, nationality and religion Top Ops Michael Granoff [Deliberating Tuesday’s march on Washington? Just go!]( When Natan Sharansky gets involved on behalf of Jews in need, you join the cause to change the world, and may even change yourself Kendall Wigoda [Super Saba and Savta: The heroes on the home front]( As young parents answer the army’s call of duty, retirees answer theirs: full-time childcare From the blogs Yossi Klein Halevi [The lonely people of history]( When even Israel’s allies begin to lose moral clarity about the justness of this war, Jews will stand and proclaim our truth [A sizeable US demographic, many Evangelicals are sending money and manpower to Israel]( By Cathryn J. Prince A month into the Israel-Hamas war, Evangelicals aren’t just helping fight antisemitism at home – they’re hosting fundraisers and sending volunteers and supplies to the Jewish state [Day 37 – Global backlash as IDF approaches Gaza’s Shifa hospital]( [listen to the podcast]( [Julianna Margulies pans peers for their silence, adopts cause of Hamas-held hostage]( By Stuart Winer Jewish actress says she’s ‘standing on the right side of history’ on October 7 massacre and Gaza war, campaigns for release of Yarden Roman-Gat [Washington Post pulls cartoon highlighting Hamas use of human shields after pushback]( By ToI Staff [750 global journalists say media should cast Israeli actions as ‘genocide, apartheid’]( By Michael Horovitz [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Urban Israelis flock to Gaza border to tend farms left suddenly without workers]( By Eliyahu Freedman With many residents from the southern communities evacuated or called up to reserve duty, thousands of volunteers are heeding the call to help farmers pick vegetables and milk cows More Headlines [Amid war, poll finds Arab Israelis’ sense of kinship with state at a 20-year high]( By ToI Staff [Israel signs landmark deal to sell David’s Sling air defense system to Finland]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Suspect released in fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll]( By AP [Teacher arrested over posts appearing to justify rape, other Oct. 7 acts by Hamas]( By Michael Horovitz [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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