IDF enters main Gaza hospital, finds weapons, delivers supplies * DC’s record rally: Who came and why * Canada’s Trudeau slams Israel * Inspiration at a bloodied kibbutz

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Presented by [The Midcareer Fellowship]( Live updates [LIVE: IDF operation in Gaza’s Shifa Hospital ongoing, as first fuel shipment enters Strip]( By ToI Staff Weapons found in medical center indicate Hamas presence * Military destroys Hamas parliament building * Rocket fire toward north, south * IDF toll in ground op reaches 48 Reporter's notebook [Who came and why: Radically diverse Jewish communities briefly unite at DC Israel rally]( By Sarah Rosen Many different opinions, motivations, thoughts on Israel, ways to be Jewish came together in the 290,000-strong crowd in the National Mall on Tuesday [‘Let our people go’: Nearly 300,000 rally in Washington for Israel, hostages’ release]( By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies [Reporter's notebook / Massive pro-Israel rally spotlights anxieties around surge of antisemitism in US]( By Charlie Summers [Alleged bus driver boycott snarls 900 Detroit Jews’ trek to DC pro-Israel rally]( By jacob gurvis [BBC apologizes after false claim IDF targeting medical staff, Arabic speakers in Gaza]( By ToI Staff In latest controversy, broadcaster says it misread report of Israeli troops entering Gaza hospital — where IDF says Hamas has HQ — accompanied by medical teams and Arabic speakers [Knesset sanctions 2 Arab MKs for ‘denying’ Oct. 7 atrocities, alleging IDF war crimes]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [Belgian parliament refusing to screen video of Hamas atrocities]( By ToI Staff FRom our sponsor [Take the next step in your Jewish professional journey]( Earn a Master’s in Jewish education or non-profit management. Learn more > [Canada’s Trudeau: Israel must stop ‘this killing of women, children, babies’ in Gaza]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu slams Canadian PM, saying Israeli forces don’t deliberately target non-combatants while Hamas ‘beheaded, burned and massacred civilians’ on Oct. 7 [Erdogan blasts Israel as a ‘terrorist state’ intent on ‘total destruction’ of Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Belize suspends ties with Israel over war against Hamas in Gaza]( By Agencies [IDF forces raid Gaza’s main hospital, find weapons, ‘concrete evidence’ of Hamas use]( By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Army describes ‘precise, targeted op,’ avoiding ‘friction’ with civilians; 5 gunmen killed outside; IDF calls on Hamas gunmen inside to surrender, says it delivered medical supplies [US backs Israeli claims on Hamas use of hospitals, including Shifa, for military ops]( By Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Nov 15: Day 40 – IDF controls north Gaza, above ground; enters Shifa]( By ToI Staff [Netanyahu downplays talk of hostage deal after Biden says he believes it’ll happen]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff ‘When we have something to report, we will,’ PM says, shortly after US president sends hopeful message and tells families: ‘Hang in there, we’re coming’ [Foreign minister, families of hostages hold briefing for UN diplomats in Geneva]( By ToI Staff [In Geneva, Israel’s FM demands Red Cross meet hostages, calls on UN chief to resign]( By Jeremy Sharon Analysis David Horovitz [IDF isn’t seeking ‘victory pictures’; it’s seeking victory, however long that takes]( The foreign minister predicts a ‘diplomatic window’ of 2-3 weeks before pressure to halt the war against Hamas becomes significant; the military has a very different timetable Top Ops Bracha Zornberg Gross [Healing our trauma: Will the world help or hinder?]( Global support for Israel’s pain may be critical for the nation to recover from October 7 without PTSD Erel Margalit [Tech warriors in the battle for Israel’s future]( Stepping into the enormous vacuum left by the government, the tech sector has taken the lead in responding to this crisis Noa Mevorach [The coexistence of the future: Reflections from a mixed Jewish-Arab town]( Arab Israelis must side with Israel – and Jewish Israelis must respect their neighbors’ pain when the IDF moves against Gaza Avi Davidi [Unmasking Hamas: Israeli citizens lead efforts to expose terrorism funding]( Volunteer tech workers have uncovered terrorist entities that mask their fundraising with banners of charity and education [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Warning: Graphic content [/ Police chief: 'Evidence indicates rape, amputation of organs']( [Police start building Oct. 7 rape cases, focusing on footage and testimonies]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn ‘Not a traditional rape investigation’: Police say they have multiple witnesses, are focusing on gathering circumstantial evidence as physical proof gleaned from bodies is limited [Warning: Graphic footage / In remarkable Oct. 7 video, soldier tosses grenades back at terrorists, saving lives]( By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian [Israel’s 1,400 Chabad rabbis skip New York reunion in favor of war effort]( By Canaan Lidor, Luke Tress and New York Jewish Week via JTA Some 6,500 participants attend Haredi movement’s flagship annual event, where Israel and its wartime victims loom large Reporter's notebook David Horovitz [Weeks after the onslaught, a quietly inspiring visit to a bloodied Gaza-border kibbutz]( I was last at Kibbutz Alumim 40 years ago, months after moving to Israel. I never gave a thought to Gaza’s proximity [The way to their hearts: Volunteers cook for soldiers and wartime needy]( By Jessica Steinberg Tel Aviv cooking workshop partners with World Central Kitchen, Asif Culinary Institute pivots to soldiers, and one-man show Rob King of BBQ smokes meat for troops Those We Have Lost [Israel Chana, 30: Civilian who ‘saved a whole neighborhood’]( By ToI Staff Armed with just his personal weapon as a security guard, he was killed battling Hamas terrorists in Ofakim on October 7, his 30th birthday Reporter's notebook [All quiet on the eastern front? Jerusalem Old City sits empty — and heavily patrolled]( By Gianluca Pacchiani So far, East Jerusalemites aren’t staging mass protests against the war following Hamas’s murderous onslaught, amid strict police measures and fears of jeopardizing social order [Day 40 – IDF controls north Gaza, above ground; enters Shifa]( [listen to the podcast]( Behind the Headlines [Israel at war: Join ToI senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur for an in-depth webinar Thursday]( By ToI Staff This Thursday, we address global issues facing Israel and the Jewish people as the IDF continues its Gaza operation. Exclusively for the ToI Community [‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ star opens up on Israel-Hamas war from afar]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Promoting her new film ‘Kissufim’ — coincidentally the name of the kibbutz where 8 civilians, including kids, were massacred by terrorists — Swell Ariel Or says ‘my soul is sad’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( More Headlines [Jordanian newspaper features front-page Hebrew article predicting Israel’s collapse]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Rabbi backs remark by his son, a far-right minister, that nuking Gaza is an option]( By ToI Staff [Birthright nixes December trips over security concerns amid Israel-Hamas war]( By Andrew Lapin [Foreign Ministry denies its own official’s claim public diplomacy activities halted]( By Michael Horovitz [Centrist MK says call on European countries to take Gaza refugees was misunderstood]( By ToI Staff [Israeli soccer captain displays shoe of kidnapped child ahead of qualifying match]( By Agencies [Missile from Yemen intercepted over Red Sea as Houthi chief vows to keep up attacks]( By Emanuel Fabian and AFP [Supreme Court rules Law of Return applies to widows of Jews’ children and grandkids]( By Ron Kampeas [Former envoy to UN suggests Secretary-General Guterres is a ‘spokesman for Hamas’]( By ToI Staff [US, UK sanction terror financiers tied to Oct. 7 massacre, Iran]( By Jacob Magid and Agencies [Valley Bank CEO: Danger is that we no longer recognize truth of Oct. 7 atrocities]( By Sharon Wrobel [Iraq still looking for leads on kidnapped Israeli academic after first video surfaces]( By AFP and ToI Staff [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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