Mother, daughter detail life in captivity; say Hamas ’intoxicated’ by Oct. 7, plans repeat * UNSC demands Gaza aid boost * Kibbutz relocates to 2 TLV towers * 2,600 olim

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, December 23, 2023 [‘We’ll never forgive’: Mom, daughter on life of fear in Gaza captivity, pain upon return]( By ToI Staff Chen and Agam Goldstein-Almog recount complex interaction with captors, who could kill them any second but were also their sole company; knew they were coming home to 2 loved ones dead [From the web / The day Hamas came to Kibbutz Be’eri]( [Security Council passes resolution calling for steps to immediately increase Gaza aid]( By Jacob Magid Text adopted calls to create conditions for a ‘sustainable cessation of hostilities,’ stopping short of demand for immediate ceasefire due to US opposition [Full text of UN Security Council resolution calling for Gaza pauses, boost in aid]( Live updates [Drone strike hits allegedly Israeli-linked tanker off India’s coast]( By Ricky Ben-David and ToI Staff TV report claims Israel believes drone was fired from Iran, as Khamenei urges Muslim countries to block fuel from Israel * After UNSC vote, UN chief slams Hamas and IDF offensive [Troops kill dozens of Hamas gunmen in north Gaza, IDF says; 200 arrested in past week]( By Emanuel Fabian Army says it intentionally caused dozens of gunmen to flee into building used as command center, then called in an airstrike; rockets target south for first time in nearly 48 hours [At least 5 US-funded projects in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, but most are spared]( By JULIET LINDERMAN, Martha Mendoza and CEDAR ATTANASIO [IDF calls on residents of central Gaza town to move south as ground op expands]( By Emanuel Fabian Inside Story Deborah Danan [‘The safest place to be Jewish’: 2,600 people have moved to Israel since Hamas invaded]( New arrivals cite incidents of being spat on, bullied, and general rise in antisemitism; many had intended to make aliya and accelerated plans; authorities predict many more to come Top Ops Jeremy Issacharoff [Ultimately, victory rests on compromise with the Palestinians]( Rebuffing the Iranian threat and rebuilding Gaza will require strong alliances with the the US and moderate Arab partners Efraim Inbar [Israel’s going to need a bigger army]( Israel must also lower its dependency on the US for arms. On the bright side, the Abraham Accords are still intact [After Oct. 7, entire kibbutz temporarily resettles in two newly built Tel Aviv towers]( By ToI Staff Following long weeks in Eilat hotels, Re’im residents seek to maintain community within Florentine neighborhood; wary of lifestyle change, most plan to return home once possible [Iran ‘deeply involved’ in planning Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping — White House]( By Jacob Magid and AP Washington intensifies rhetoric, declassifies intelligence tying Tehran to breakdown of key shipping route, but holds off on re-designating Houthis as a terror group [Putin tells Abbas he’ll continue sending aid to Gaza, urges a ‘quick’ end to war]( By ToI Staff [Lebanon PM: Beirut ready to implement resolution on border if Israel also complies]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Red Cross taps controversial former UNRWA commissioner as its new director-general]( By AFP and ToI Staff Pierre Krahenbuhl resigned as head of UN agency for Palestinians amid internal probe into alleged mismanagement, ethical abuses; ICRC faces criticism from Israel and Gaza amid war [Israel-Hamas measures on table as US state legislatures meet for 1st time since Oct. 7]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [LA synagogue relocates Shabbat services due to planned pro-Palestinian rally nearby]( By jacob gurvis Analysis Diana Bletter [At group home in Nahariya, bond between Muslim and Jewish young adults survives Oct. 7]( Aya Jaber, 22, feared being ostracized after the Hamas atrocities, but connection with her friends and flatmates in northern Israel, who also have disabilities, is unbroken by war [‘The party is over’: Documentary on #Nova, the desert rave that became a massacre]( By Jessica Steinberg Dan Pe’er shows ‘the dancing and the RPGs,’ using footage filmed by partygoers and Hamas terrorists, for 52-minute film on the Oct. 7 Supernova festival, where 360 were slaughtered [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Historic synagogue creates tension between Egypt’s government and few remaining Jews]( By David I. Klein The antiquities ministry has exerted control over the 1,200-year-old house of prayer it paid to renovate. Now the tiny community fears it doesn’t respect their ownership of the site [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