LIVE: Israel awaits 6th set of hostages * PM vows war ’until the end’ after truce * IDF checking Hamas claims about Bibas family hostages *Be’eri, Nir Oz heads boycott PM

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Presented by [The Midcareer Fellowship]( Live updates [LIVE: As Israel awaits 6th set of hostages, Netanyahu vows war will resume after temporary ceasefire]( By ToI Staff IDF looking into Hamas claims on wellbeing of Bibas family hostages * PM: Israel to fight against Hamas ‘until the end’ * Hamas said ready to extend truce for 4 more days Op-ed: Day 54 of the war David Horovitz [Hamas hostage releases are a daily mix of horror and relief. And this is the easy part]( Looming ahead is an ‘all for all’ offer – to free remaining hostages in exchange for every jailed terrorist and ending the war; that’s when Israel will need the US more than ever [Germany warns of ‘real’ Islamist terror threat in wake of Israel-Hamas war]( By AFP and ToI Staff [French floating hospital docks off coast of Egypt to treat wounded Gazans]( By Jacob Magid [Hamas said to seek 4-day truce extension, as 6th group of hostages set to be freed]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Israel has said it’s willing to prolong halt in fighting by 24 hours for every 10 hostages released; US, Qatar pushing larger deal that could see civilian men and soldiers returned [Israel said open to weighing further hostage deal once all children and women freed]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [First of three US planes carrying aid for Gaza arrives in Egypt]( By Jacob Magid and Agencies 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 > [Hamas today to release two Russian hostages in act of ‘appreciation’ to Putin]( By ToI Staff Unclear whether the two also hold Israeli citizenship; Russian-Israeli citizen Roni Krivoi previously released following Kremlin intervention [Bodies of three soldiers killed on October 7 taken by Hamas to Gaza, IDF says]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Several injured as Hamas attacks Israeli troops in Gaza, straining fragile truce]( By Emanuel Fabian, Tal Schneider and ToI Staff [Several Gaza border communities refuse to send reps to meeting with Netanyahu]( By Michael Horovitz PM set to meet regional council heads, but some kibbutzim decry short notice for meeting, claim lack of interest, as government under fire for poor response to Oct. 7 victims [Ben Gvir threatens to tear down government if war not resumed]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Nov 29: Day 54 – Why restrained Israel ignores Hamas violence, violations]( By ToI Staff [Mother of hostage held in Gaza pans Red Cross as ‘Uber for released hostages’]( By Jessica Steinberg Rachel Goldberg criticizes aid group for not securing visits to kidnapped Israelis; says she was told hostages more valuable to Hamas alive, injured probably taken to hospitals Top Ops Emily Bornstein [Keep the Holocaust out of your anti-Israel arguments]( If you believe Israel desecrates the memory of the six million, I can say with confidence that if they were alive today, you’d hate them too Cori Shalit [PHOTO ESSAY: The beautiful bomb shelters of the Gaza Envelope]( The painted concrete blocks reflect the Jews’ resilience in settling the land – even now, when they are stained with Jewish blood Yonatan Cohen [There’s no shortcut to redemption]( The trials of the Jewish nation are not fair: Some get more than their fair share, and some must fight for a crumb, but that is how we build Martin Fletcher [CPJ’s misleading tally of journalist deaths is clickbait for Israel haters]( It matters that a large number of listed fatalities were tragic casualties of the war, not necessarily reporters at work [Hamas ended exercise in mock Israeli town: ‘We have killed everyone on the kibbutz’]( By ToI Staff Leaked emails show veteran intel soldier warned that terror groups were training for major assault to ‘start a war,’ but her cautions were dismissed by senior officers as ‘fantasy’ [Nir Oz high schoolers made prescient short film about abduction months before Oct. 7]( By Michael Horovitz [As Calderon family rejoices at Sahar and Erez’s return, fight continues for dad Ofer]( By Jessica Steinberg It’s complicated and happy and sad at the time time’: Family member Abbey Onn cites conflicted emotions as two children welcomed home [Freed hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Freed hostage Elma Avraham, 84, no longer critical; Yaffa Adar, 85, discharged]( By ToI Staff Soroka Medical Center says Avraham is breathing on her own but remains in intensive care for treatment; Adar, 85, who became a symbol of resilience, leaves hospital [Contract between Israel and citizens broken on Oct. 7, says uncle of freed hostage]( By Jeremy Sharon Zohar Avigdori says his niece Noam and sister-in-law Sharon ‘seem fine,’ but still coming to terms with the trauma of captivity and being informed of the murder of Sharon’s brother [Police arrest activist for bereaved families at Knesset protest against government]( By ToI Staff [Day 54 – Why restrained Israel ignores Hamas violence, violations]( [listen to the podcast]( Day 5 of hostage releases [10 Israeli and 2 Thai hostages arrive back in Israel after 53 days in Gaza captivity]( By Ricky Ben-David and Michael Bachner 8 women, one teen and her mom freed; most were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz; armed, masked terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad stage-manage grandiose handover to Red Cross [RELEASED: Ditza Heiman, 84, beloved ‘savta’ returned in a wheelchair]( By ToI Staff Capture of Kibbutz Nir Oz resident, who lives alone, was filmed by Hamas terrorists during the terror onslaught on October 7 [RELEASED: Longtime peace activist Ada Sagi, 75, after 53 days in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Tamar Metzger, 78, released from Gaza; husband Yoram, 80, still captive]( By ToI Staff [Rimon Kirsht Buchshtav released from Gaza; husband Yagev still captive]( By ToI Staff [Gabriela and Mia Leimberg, Clara Marman released; 2 family members still captive]( By ToI Staff Members of extended family were captured from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak safe room; Norberto Louis Har and Fernando Marman still in Gaza [RELEASED: Argentine-Israeli educator Ofelia Roitman, 77]( By ToI Staff [Meirav Tal, released from Gaza; partner Yair Yaakov still captive]( By ToI Staff [RELEASED: Yehud resident Noralin Agojo, captured while visiting Kibbutz Nirim]( By ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Reporter's notebook Emanuel Fabian [Amid Gaza war, IDF steps up West Bank raids to quell potential additional front]( ToI joins reservist battalion during overnight operation in Beit Furik, arresting 12 wanted Palestinians, including six Hamas members [US official credits PA for relative calm in West Bank amid Israel-Hamas war in Gaza]( By Jacob Magid [Attempted murder, shootings, bombings: Most freed Palestinians were held for attacks]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Violent crimes, including rock throwing, cited by Prison Service in cases of 64 of 117 Palestinian prisoners released in first three days of hostage deal [Arab Israeli prisoners on list of candidates for release in Hamas hostage deal]( By Jeremy Sharon [Arab Israeli prisoners oppose release under hostage deal, prefer to go to trial]( By Michael Horovitz Interview [Here’s what Jewish New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s dreams are made of]( By Risa Doherty The acclaimed illustrator, who has been at the magazine since 1978, takes readers on a nighttime tour of her phantasmagorical mind in her latest book, ‘I Must Be Dreaming’ [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( More Headlines [CIA issues guidelines after senior official shares pro-Palestinian post]( By ToI Staff [Man shot dead in Bedouin village, third murder in Arab community in past 24 hours]( By ToI Staff [Military vets / IDF troops find injured hyena in West Bank, take it for treatment]( By ToI Staff [Italian rabbi faces death threats in antisemitic assault on street in Genoa]( By ToI Staff [Anti-Israel chants at vigil for Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent]( By AP and ToI Staff [Oakland City Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza amid support for Hamas]( By AP and ToI Staff [Gigi Hadid apologizes for claiming Israel abducts, rapes and tortures Palestinians]( By Gabe Friedman [German-Israeli singer admits in court to inventing hotel antisemitism claim]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Mark Cuban ironing out $3.5b deal to sell NBA’s Mavericks to Adelson]( By Tim Reynolds and Schuyler Dixon [About it all again / New miniseries to showcase Leonard Cohen’s romance with Marianne]( By Andrew Lapin [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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