LIVE: Families of hostages clash with PM * IDF fights in Khan Younis * Israel-led UN session slams world silence on Hamas rapes; US on why Hamas won’t free women hostages

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Families of hostages clash with PM; Hamas said to have drugged freed hostages so they’d seem happy]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Troops thrust into heart of south Gaza’s Khan Younis in ‘most intense fighting yet’ * 3 hurt as rocket hits Ashkelon home, shrapnel falls in Tel Aviv * Ground op toll reaches 80 [Israel-led UN special session condemns world silence on Hamas using rape as weapon of war]( By Amelie Botbol Meet aims to raise awareness of sexual crimes against women during Oct. 7 massacres; US says women still held hostage so they can’t talk about what’s happened to them in captivity [US: Hamas not releasing female hostages so they won’t share ‘what happened to them’]( By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec. 1: Day 60 – UN Women condemns Hamas’s brutal assaults]( By ToI Staff [IDF: Troops fight in center of Khan Younis, raid Hamas general security HQ in Jabaliya]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Top general cites heaviest battles since ground op began; Air Force hits elite Hamas Nukhba unit in joint operation with paratroopers; targets hit on Gaza coast [Israel said to set up pumps in Gaza for flooding Hamas tunnels with seawater]( By ToI Staff [Dozens of tanks roll into southern Gaza as rockets target central Israel, Beersheba]( By Emanuel Fabian and Michael Bachner [More details unveiled of IDF intel on Oct. 7 plans, consults hours before Hamas attack]( By ToI Staff 2 IDF commando companies diverted to West Bank from Gaza border days before onslaught; Sinwar last year publicly hailed Hamas TV dramatization of invasion as ‘what we’re preparing’ [2 commando companies said diverted from Gaza border to West Bank days before Oct. 7]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [IDF officials: 2 civilian deaths for every 1 Hamas fighter killed in Gaza]( By AFP and ToI Staff Top Ops Karen Sutton [The Red Cross is failing Israelis]( It was MIA during the Holocaust, but it can still find its moral compass now and redeem itself Adele Raemer [Returning home: The long road ahead]( How will the government and the IDF convince me that security is available to my Western Negev kibbutz at a moment’s notice? Inside story [Kibbutz Nir Oz, overrun on October 7, embodies Hamas’s hostage-taking strategy]( By Lori Hinnant and Sam McNeil Residents who survived describe how terrorists abducted residents with well-rehearsed moves; internal messages show horror of residents as massacres and kidnapping unfolded [Day 60 – UN Women condemns Hamas’s brutal assaults]( [listen to the podcast]( [14 kids under 10, 25 people over 80: Up-to-date breakdown of Oct 7 victims we know about]( By ToI Staff Age, gender data for most civilian victims of Hamas onslaught, based on media tally, provides a picture authorities aim to complete as they continue efforts to identify bodies [Visiting Gaza, Red Cross chief says suffering ‘intolerable,’ ICRC must see hostages]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Army denies telling WHO to empty aid warehouse in southern Gaza]( By AFP and ToI Staff [EU warns of ‘huge’ risk of Christmastime terror attacks due to Israel-Hamas war]( By Agencies Warning comes following suspected Islamic State-linked murder near Eiffel Tower over the weekend [Turkey warns of ‘serious consequences’ if Israel targets Hamas members on its soil]( By ToI Staff [Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war on rare trip to Saudi Arabia, UAE]( By Agencies [Report: Hamas rocket hit IDF base thought to house nuclear-capable missiles on Oct 7]( By ToI Staff Through analyzing satellite imagery, NY Times finds rocket impact on Sdot Micha Airbase caused fire to spread near facilities where sensitive weapons are believed to be stored [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Senate Democrats upping efforts to condition US military aid to Israel]( By Ellen Knickmeyer and LISA MASCARO Sen. Bernie Sanders says concrete measures regarding the protection of civilians must be fulfilled for Senate to approve continued funding [White House slams ‘antisemitic’ protest at Philadelphia Israeli restaurant]( By Jacob Magid and AP [Reported cancellation of Virginia menorah lighting draws rebuke from governor]( By AP and ToI Staff [Released from captivity, Noam Avigdori won’t let her father out of her sight]( By Jessica Steinberg Father Hen Avigdori describes loved ones’ small, cramped quarters in captivity, but says the fact that family members were kept together was key to their survival [Now-freed hostage seen in video fighting against her 7 Hamas kidnappers on October 7]( By ToI Staff [Be’eri survivor seeks to retell Hamas attack via Oct. 7 WhatsApp messages]( By AFP and ToI Staff Reporter's notebook [Resurrecting Gaza border communities will take a lot more than sowing winter wheat]( By Canaan Lidor Despite optimistic images of return and rehabilitation, the harsh reality in the kibbutzim and towns wrecked by Hamas makes living there largely impossible, locals say Behind the Headlines [Join ToI for: ‘Is the IDF acting legally and ethically in Gaza?’ with Prof. Amichai Cohen]( By ToI Staff On December 6, we speak with the Israel Democracy Institute’s Cohen, an expert in International Law of Armed Conflict and National Security Law. Exclusively for the ToI Community [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [New Jewish neighborhood partly in East Jerusalem given final approval]( By Jeremy Sharon Lower Aqueduct project will include 1,792 units on 46 acres of land straddling the Green Line; group charges plan part of ongoing housing discrimination against Palestinians [Homes and EU-funded school in West Bank village wrecked after threats by settlers]( By Jeremy Sharon [Report: Economy Minister Barkat plans to challenge Netanyahu for Likud leadership]( By ToI Staff Barkat said to tell Likud supporters that party needs new leadership to regain public trust in wake of October 7 failures [Some Netanyahu trial hearings nixed as defense says PM doesn’t have time due to war]( By ToI Staff [Near the Gaza border, Israeli sculptor turns Hamas ‘swords into plowshares’]( By Matt Lebovic After surviving the terrorist massacre at his moshav on Oct. 7, Israeli blacksmith Yaron Bob has brought his renowned pro-peace Rockets into Roses project to US communities More Headlines [Relatives of Nelson Mandela welcome Hamas officials to 10th anniversary memorial]( By AFP and ToI Staff [260,000 firearm permits sought since Oct. 7, after Ben Gvir’s push to arm civilians]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn [Dutch lawyers seek court order to halt export of F-35 parts to Israel]( By Agencies [IDF prepares to destroy 2 Jenin homes of terrorist who perpetrated fatal May attack]( By Emanuel Fabian [Amid war with Hamas, Israel’s Matrix is seeking to hire 700 new employees]( By Sharon Wrobel [Nearly $1 million raised for Palestinian student shot in Vermont]( By Lisa Rathke [US, allies mull naval task force to protect shipping in Red Sea after Houthi attacks]( By AP and ToI Staff [Israeli private equity firm in talks to take over Cellcom in deal worth NIS 925m]( By Sharon Wrobel [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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