Vast Hamas tunnel exposed * Gaza gunmen seize aid trucks * Most Americans 18-24 think Israel ’should be ended’ * Michael Oren on friendly fire *Hostage struggle divisions

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, December 17, 2023 [IDF uncovers largest-ever Hamas attack tunnel, near northern Gaza border crossing]( By Emanuel Fabian Massive underground network is 50 meters deep in some places and wide enough for vehicles; footage from Strip shows terror group building passages with tunnel-boring machines [Israel finds tunnels under vacation homes of Yahya Sinwar, other top Hamas officials]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies [IDF says it nabbed some 90 terror operatives at north Gaza hospital, seized weapons]( By Emanuel Fabian Live updates [LIVE: Humanitarian trucks stolen by armed men, looted by civilians after entering Gaza]( By ToI Staff Hebrew media reports Hamas commandeering aid sent to Strip * Troops find Hamas tunnel beneath baby’s crib * Rockets, missiles fired at south and north * Ground op toll reaches 121 Reporter's notebook Canaan Lidor [Partisan divisions resurface at rival rallies for release of Gaza hostages]( Hostility toward Netanyahu simmer at weekly solidarity gathering whose organizers say is nonpartisan; right-wing counter-protest says no one should ‘get in the way’ of IDF campaign [Families rally for hostage deal, say IDF pressure failed, after mistaken killings]( By Canaan Lidor and Agencies [Israel said looking to boost efforts for new hostage deal, but expects hard road ahead]( By ToI Staff From the blogs Michael Oren [‘Friendly fire,’ that horrific oxymoron]( Casualties in these tragic accidents are doubled: those who are killed, and those who must live with their fatal mistakes Interview [Facing the unthinkable, Rachel Goldberg is just doing her best to bring her son home]( By Deborah Danan When Hersh Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, his mother says her heart was torn out and taken away. Now, she sprints through an endless marathon to get him back [Poll: Most young Americans think Israel should be ‘ended and given to Hamas’]( By ToI Staff Majority of all respondents support Israel, but results from 18-24 age group show majority think IDF campaign ‘genocidal,’ while saying calls for genocide of Jews is are legitimate [Defense chiefs take blame for hostage killings, note complexities of Gaza battlefield]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Halevi, Gallant and Netanyahu reject calls to halt fight for deal freeing remaining hostages, promise changes as some say liberal open-fire policies responsible for tragic outcome [Hostage Samar Talalka, mistakenly killed by IDF, buried; no government reps on hand]( By ToI Staff [Hostage Inbar Haiman, 27, murdered in Hamas captivity, officials say]( By ToI Staff Op-ed David Horovitz [‘And suddenly darkness’: IDF’s tragic killing of 3 hostages a new, heartbreaking blow]( In their ongoing nightmare, relatives of hostages now carry the added fear that even escape might lead to the deaths of their loved ones, in hitherto unthinkable circumstances [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec 17: Day 72 – PM vows to press on with war after tragic killings in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec 16: Day 71 – Israel reels from accidental killing of 3 hostages in Gaza]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Lisa Fliegel [A bridge to Eilat]( ’How do we talk to children amidst this cavernous loss?’ That’s what the blue-shirted counselors in the evacuees hotel ask me Ari Heistein [Deterring the Houthis requires more than a textbook response]( The Houthis want to be players on the world stage, so threats to their global good name may push them to reduce the threat they’ve become [Pointing to Hamas’s ‘little state,’ Netanyahu touts his role blocking 2-state solution]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff Prime minister reiterates rejection of PA taking control of Gaza after war, hinting that US plan is an ‘illusion’ and claiming he may be able to bring Washington around [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [IDF: At least 4 gunmen killed in drone strikes during arrest raid near Tulkarem]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Military says strike launched after Israeli troops were attacked with explosives, gunfire; four suspects detained, firearms seized, roadside explosives uncovered [Christian mother, daughter killed while sheltering in Gaza church, patriarch says]( By ToI Staff Sole Catholic church in Gaza claims pair killed by IDF sniper fire, generators and water source struck by tank; British MP says her family sheltering in church ‘days away from dying’ [Communications blackout, rising hunger compound suffering in Gaza on 11th week of war]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Bethlehem plans muted Christmas festivities under shadow of Israel-Hamas war]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [NY Times: Israel uncovered vast Hamas financial network in 2018, took no action]( By ToI Staff Report says Jerusalem, Washington were presented with evidence of Hamas assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars but chose not to stem the flow [Majority of Israelis oppose annexation, resettlement of Gaza – poll]( By Sam Sokol and JTA [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [War caught Israeli rehab hospitals unprepared to handle number of wounded]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Crucial aspect of recovery in danger if more beds are not opened and additional staff not hired to heal body and soul: ‘There is no rehabilitation without mental health’ [French FM urges ‘immediate and durable’ truce, which Cohen casts as ‘gift for Hamas’]( By ToI Staff and Agencies In joint briefing, Colonna says Paris believes testimonies of Oct. 7 rape victims; Israeli counterpart says France could play major role in preventing war with Hezbollah [UK, Germany stress need for ‘sustainable ceasefire’ – soon but not ‘right now’]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Day 72 – PM vows to press on with war after tragic killings in Gaza]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Jewish author who compared Israel to Nazi Germany receives German literary prize]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Who should be helped first in crisis? Experts say it’s not always women and children]( By AP and ToI Staff [US, UK forces down 15 drones over Red Sea as Houthis vow to keep up attacks on Israel]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Released hostage says she survived captivity for sake of her daughters held with her]( By Agencies [Shipping firms MSC and CMA CGM are latest to suspend passage through Red Sea]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Man shot dead in northern town of Ar’ara, in third killing within hours]( By 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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2023 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved