IDF fights deep in south Gaza, rockets target Beersheba * Doctor: 10 freed hostages were sexually abused * Top US college heads equivocate on calls for ’genocide of Jews’

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Presented by [American Friends of Hebrew University]( Live updates [LIVE: Rocket barrages target Beersheba, Gaza border towns, northern communities]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Man lightly hurt when projectile hits Gaza-area community * Rocket lands in Beersheba parking lot, causing damage * Military announces deaths of two more soldiers, ground op at 83 [At least 10 freed hostages were sexually abused in Hamas captivity, doctor says]( By AP and ToI Staff Both men and women were assaulted, according to testimony, which seems to confirm comments made during heated meeting between Netanyahu and released captives and hostages’ families [Netanyahu, Biden slam global silence on Hamas sexual violence against Israeli women]( By ToI Staff [Health Ministry says Hamas drugged released hostages to make them appear happy]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Heads of 3 top US colleges refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment]( By JTA and ToI Staff Presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn acknowledge safety concerns of Jewish and Israeli students, vow to take action against Jew hatred, but demur on what speech should be punished [US Jewish groups found ‘The 10/7 Project’ to fight denial of Hamas atrocities]( By JTA and ToI Staff [Suspect charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting Israeli near Times Square]( By Luke Tress FROM OUR SPONSOR [“We are One”: Hebrew University mobilizes to support Israelis affected by war]( Students and faculty at HU are organizing and using their specialized knowledge to help. From farms, to hospitals, to shelters for evacuees, everyone has something to contribute. [IDF steps up fight against Hamas in south Gaza; UN says 80% of population displaced]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Military death toll from ground operation rises to 83; US said to expect heavy fighting to wrap up in January, move to less intense phase of war [Netanyahu: Gaza must be demilitarized after war, only the IDF can be trusted to do it]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec 6: Day 61 – As fierce battles rage in Strip, Gazans heed IDF warnings]( By ToI Staff [Apparent Eilat-bound missile fired from Yemen, intercepted by Arrow over Red Sea]( By Emanuel Fabian Long-range air defense system shoots down latest attack by Iran-backed Houthis; Hezbollah continues strikes on northern border [IDF issues rare apology after strike kills Lebanese soldier]( By ToI Staff and AFP [Defense minister establishes directorate to restore security to northern Israel]( By ToI Staff [‘Chaos and yelling’: Freed hostages, family members clash with Netanyahu in meeting]( By ToI Staff Released captive tells PM women are ‘being touched’ in the tunnels, as others speak of difficult conditions, airstrikes: ‘Bring them all home now, not in another month’ [Released hostage Hanna Katzir, 78, in dire medical condition, family says]( By ToI Staff [‘Age doesn’t matter’: Mothers want their abducted adult sons back home]( By Jessica Steinberg Op-ed: Day 61 of the war David Horovitz [Why Israel, which wanted to think it was done with Gaza, sees this as a war of no choice]( Israel left Gaza in 2005. Central to the catastrophic failure to preempt or prepare to tackle the terrorist-army that invaded on Oct. 7 was our leaders’ desire not to have to go back [Israeli TV: Gaza residents increasingly directing anger at Hamas over war]( By ToI Staff [CRM]( Top Ops Gary Rosenblatt [‘Israelism:’ A damning critique of how we teach about Israel]( The disillusioned young US Jews who made the controversial film say their Jewish education failed them. They have a point Rebecca Raush [My campus is not a hotbed of antisemitism]( Students protesting for the Palestinian cause are not my enemy – it’s time to stop demonizing the other side Boaz Ganor [The Israel-Hamas War for Dummies]( Starting with the fact that Israel was attacked by the Palestinian army of an extremist Islamist Jihadist state Kenneth Brander [This Hanukkah I’m celebrating a different kind of miracle]( We don’t have to look as far back as the Maccabean story to find wonders worth commemorating [IDF chief: Flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater ‘a good idea’; Khan Younis surrounded]( By Emanuel Fabian Halevi says military moving to ‘3rd phase’ of ground offensive, while working to prevent harm to Strip’s civilians; IDF fighting ‘justified war’ and ‘the world enables us to do so’ [Flooding Hamas tunnels could harm Gaza’s freshwater for generations, warns academic]( By Sue Surkes [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [US says violent Israeli settlers and Palestinians to be barred from entering]( By AP and ToI Staff Blinken: Those ‘believed to have been involved’ in such activity won’t receive visas; State Department says list won’t be published; Yesha head: No such thing as ‘settler violence’ [US House okays resolution by Jewish Republicans equating antisemitism to anti-Zionism]( By Ron Kampeas Inside Story [Amid Israel-Hamas war, students say antisemitism is ‘new normal’ at Columbia University]( By Cathryn J. Prince Jewish and Israeli students fear for their safety in a campus climate that’s dismissive of their well-being while allowing rampant, bitter anti-Israel rhetoric to cross red lines [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Reservist who shot hero civilian at terror attack scene released to house arrest]( By Emanuel Fabian Judge notes issues with prosecution’s case against Aviad Frija, who is suspected of killing Yuval Castleman after he dropped his gun and raised his hands in air [As Israel-Hamas conflict drags on, volunteerism down but still significant]( By Gavriel Fiske New study finds diverse swath of citizenry was still donating time and money to shore up the war effort, even as weeks have passed [Day 61 – As fierce battles rage in Strip, Gazans heed IDF warnings]( [listen to the podcast]( [US-based summer dialogue program for Israeli and Palestinian youth announces closure]( By Iddo Schejter After 21 years, Hands of Peace says its shutting down due to funding shortages; alumnus Naama Levy is being held hostage in Gaza [Footage shows pedestrians narrowly dodging falling rocket fragment in Tel Aviv]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Inside story Shalom Yerushalmi [As Netanyahu’s popularity wanes, Likud MK Danny Danon prepares to mount challenge]( Some party members said to be working toward vote of no confidence against PM; while several seem interested in replacing him as Likud leader, ex-UN envoy is seen as top contender More Headlines [Film of Hamas atrocities screened for Arab Israeli community leaders in Nazareth]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [Relatives of Nelson Mandela welcome Hamas officials to 10th anniversary memorial]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Released hostage Mia Schem returns home to cheers as neighbors celebrate her release]( By ToI Staff [Erdogan warns Israel of ‘very heavy price’ if Hamas members harmed on Turkish soil]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Israeli tech exits slump 56% in 2023, deal flow drops to lowest level in a decade]( By Sharon Wrobel [Backed by PayPal and Nationwide, Israeli data privacy startup raises $30m amid war]( 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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