500 soldiers killed on and since Oct. 7 * Leak shows High Court set to nix key judicial overhaul law * Profile: Would-be president Dean Phillips * How Qatar helps Houthis

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, December 28, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: 500 troops killed since Oct 7, 167 of them in Gaza; Rockets, drone fired from Lebanon]( By ToI Staff Kibbutz says Israeli-American Judith Weinstein was killed in onslaught, body in Gaza * Youth march for hostage deal nears Knesset * High Court approves adoption by same-sex couples [IAF: Gaza strikes precise, there’s no indiscriminate bombing, but mistakes can happen]( By Emanuel Fabian Brig. Gen. Omer Tischler details principles behind operation against Hamas and other terror targets; rejects ‘misleading’ claims regarding so-called dumb bombs [Improper munition said cause of high death toll in strike on Gaza’s Maghazi]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Dec 28: Day 83 – As Hamas war rages, a judicial overhaul bombshell drops]( By ToI Staff [Bombshell leaked draft ruling shows High Court set to nix key judicial overhaul law]( By Jeremy Sharon and Michael Bachner Historic 15-justice panel reportedly split 8-7 in favor of nullifying reasonableness law; judiciary slams leak, says ruling still being written; coalition MKs pan brewing decision [Justice minister urges High Court not to issue reasonableness law ruling during war]( By Jeremy Sharon, Stuart Winer and ToI Staff [IDF says 3 soldiers killed in Gaza, as troops battle Hamas’s last northern battalion]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Air Force general denies charges of ‘indiscriminate airstrikes’; troops locate, destroy 3 tunnel shafts used by Hamas connected to Gaza City hospital; ground op toll rises to 167 [Uncovered photo purports to offer new glimpse of shadowy Hamas terror leader Deif]( By ToI Staff [Report: Shin Bet dismissed Gaza source’s tip on plans, timing of major Hamas attack]( By Michael Bachner [Mounting tally of over 6,000 injured troops presents tough challenge for health system]( By Agencies Group aiding disabled veterans triples manpower, adds therapists, upgrades rehab centers to meet overwhelming needs of new cadre of wounded soldiers [Ichilov hospital confirms soldier badly injured in Gaza died of severe fungal infection]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Singer eyed as Israel’s Eurovision entry killed fighting in Gaza]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Top Ops Rebecca Bardach [It’s day 83 and Hersh has missed his flight to India]( The decision-makers will not keep the the hostages front and center without constant reminders of how much it matters Shuki Friedman [Protest politics endangers the hostages]( No matter what we think of the government, our duty is to ensure that nothing delays the return of the captives in Gaza Ghadir Hani [My heart is big enough for Noa and for Musa]( If we lose this ability to hold the pain of both sides, we will lose hope and the chance of ever living side by side David Gil Bloom [Stay angry, my friends]( How do we get past the horror of the Oct. 7 atrocities documented by a traumatized pathologist? Maybe we shouldn’t try [Northern towns rocked by heaviest Hezbollah barrages since outbreak of war]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies No injuries, but buildings in largely evacuated Kiryat Shmona suffer damage as at least 34 rockets fired from Lebanon, day after Israeli strike kills Hezbollah man and 2 others [2 Australians, including suspected Hezbollah fighter, killed in IDF strike in Lebanon]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [UNIFIL urges probe after peacekeeper hurt by Lebanese youths in assault]( By AFP [Suspected explosive-laden drone crashes in Golan; Iraqi militia claims responsibility]( By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff Some damage, but no injuries, reported; IDF believes UAV, which did not trigger sirens, launched from Syria Profile [What to know about Dean Phillips, the Jewish congressman running for US president]( By Ron Kampeas The disarming Democrat from Minnesota is friends with Ilhan Omar while staunchly supporting Israel – and praises Joe Biden while competing against him for a long-shot nomination [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Analysis Ksenia Svetlova [The power behind the power: How Qatar helped the Houthis become a threat to Israel]( While the militia recently emerged as an unlikely menace to international shipping, its combative influence in the region has long been amplified by Doha [Qatar drops death sentence for 8 Indians on reported charges of spying for Israel]( By Agencies [Iranians chant ‘Death to Israel’ at huge funeral of commander said killed by Israel]( By AFP Khamenei leads prayer over body before thousands gather to pay respects to senior Revolutionary Guard official Razi Mousavi, killed in Syria airstrike; Iran vows response [IRGC threatens ‘direct action’ against Israel over senior commander’s slaying]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Israeli embassies around world reportedly put on high alert after India blast]( By ToI Staff [Turkey’s Erdogan says Netanyahu worse than Hitler, Israel running ‘Nazi camps’]( By ToI Staff Israeli leader says he won’t be preached to by a person ‘who commits genocide against the Kurds,’ in latest verbal brawl between erstwhile allies [Dozens arrested in anti-Israel protests at two major US airports]( By Agencies [Italy signals unease with Israel’s pick of settler leader as next ambassador]( By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Israel logistics startup forges overland trade route to bypass Houthi Red Sea crisis]( By Sharon Wrobel Trucknet seeks to facilitate the operation of an alternative land bridge for the transfer of goods from the ports of Dubai through Saudi Arabia and Jordan, to Israel’s Haifa port [Some US allies back away from Red Sea task force, not wanting to appear pro-Israel]( By Phil Stewart, David Latona and Angelo Amante [Shipping giant Maersk schedules return to Red Sea despite Houthi attacks]( By Terje Solsvik Analysis Sue Surkes [Little room for optimism after COP28 climate confab, environmental leaders say]( One Israeli activist calls Dubai summit a ‘win for maintaining the status quo,’ as lawyer laments that the ‘narrow financial interests of the fossil fuel industry have taken over’ [Day 83 – As Hamas war rages, a judicial overhaul bombshell drops]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [2-year-old stabbed to death in front of his mother in Lod; suspect heard ‘voices’]( By ToI Staff [Gaza border reconstruction proposal wins backing from coalition, opposition MKs]( By Sam Sokol [Knesset passes emergency bill delaying retirement for reservists]( By Sam Sokol [Blast hits one of Israel’s most upscale streets, in suspected organized crime signal]( By Stuart Winer [Kicks for charity / Ravens exec raises money for MDA with branded sneakers]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Leader of Lebanon’s tiny Jewish community dies at 80]( By AFP and 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? 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