Court nixes Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul * Hezbollah’s ’Land of tunnels’ * Freed hostages return to kibbutz, urge release of the rest * IDF fights Hamas inside tunnels

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Presented by [Sheba GlobalÂ]( [In historic ruling, High Court strikes down key judicial overhaul legislation]( By Jeremy Sharon In 8 vs 7 decision, justices rule that reasonableness law undermines Israel’s democratic character; 13 justices assert court’s right in principle to strike down Basic Laws [Levin declares High Court ‘won’t stay our hand’ after justices annul overhaul law]( By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 2: Day 88 – Unprecedented Supreme Court ruling repeals Knesset law]( By ToI Staff Interview Tal Schneider [Expert: Hezbollah has built a vast tunnel network far more sophisticated than Hamas’s]( Tunnel system in south Lebanon runs hundreds of kms, up to the border and even into Israel; launchers can fire precision-guided missiles from there, then disappear, says Tal Beeri Reporter's notebook [Defying fears, freed hostages return to Be’eri to plead for the release of the rest]( By Canaan Lidor Seven survivors of the massacre stand amid the ruins of their homes in a moving event and concert [Israeli delegation reportedly in Cairo to discuss possible hostage deal]( By ToI Staff Promoted Video [Returning to Life: Sheba’s new rehab center for war injuries]( Over ten thousand Israelis have been injured since the war started. Sheba is helping them recover, providing hope without boundaries every step of the way. Analysis Jeremy Sharon [High Court ruling rebuffs gov’t claim that the will of the majority is all-powerful]( The legacy of the reasonableness law ruling will be the huge 13-2 majority which asserted that the Knesset coalition has limits on its authority, cannot undermine Israeli democracy [Op-ed / If only the ‘reasonableness law,’ nixed by Israel’s top court, had never been initiated]( By David Horovitz Top Ops Hannah Wacholder Katsman [Comfort among the mourners]( When Hamas murdered my son Hayim z”l, I knew the grieving would be a public affair. I did not know it would console others Michael Fertik [This war will bolster Israel’s stature as an AI powerhouse]( The conflict with Hamas is lots of thing: terrible, sad and also fertile ground for massive and rapid technical innovation Cheryl Levi [Catering to terrorists]( The US has put Israel in an impossible position, forcing it to feed Hamas in order to obtain arms it needs to fight Hamas Susannah Dainow [My dad is right to the left of me]( My father’s moral interrogation makes me confront difficult questions: Is Israel doing all it can for Gazan civilians? Explainer Sam Sokol [As politicians argue the future of Gaza, Netanyahu is in no hurry to release a plan]( Faced with US pressure to reestablish the PA’s rule in Gaza and coalition partners calling for resettling the territory, Netanyahu has stayed mostly silent on his postwar vision [Far-right ministers call to ‘resettle’ Gaza’s Palestinians, build settlements in Strip]( By Sam Sokol Live updates [LIVE: IDF captures Hamas stronghold in Gaza City residential area, fights gunmen in tunnels]( By Ricky Ben-David, Shira Silkoff and Jacob Magid Troops raid, destroy home of Hamas Gaza City Brigade commander * IDF intelligence links Gaza City mosque to October 7 onslaught * Turkey arrests 33 alleged spies for Israel [In interrogation, ex-Hamas operative says group uses Gaza civilians as human shields]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Suspects captured by troops in Gaza Strip detail incidents of Hamas’s use of civilians for terror operations, including one in which group forced men to hospital to hide among them [Military Police probe IDF soldier’s killing of Palestinian detainee in Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian Behind the Headlines [Join ToI Community for an extended filmed Daily Briefing anniversary podcast episode]( By ToI Staff On January 4, ToI editor David Horovitz and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur join host Amanda Borschel-Dan to answer your questions about the war. Exclusively for members [Some southern residents set to return, as IDF lowers intensity of Gaza fighting]( By Emanuel Fabian and Canaan Lidor Military to allow those from communities at least 4 kilometers from northern part of border to return; soldier killed in Strip’s north, bringing ground op toll to 173 [42 survivors of the Nova rave massacre sue defense establishment for negligence]( By Michael Horovitz [Finding solace under water: Displaced Oct. 7 survivors learn to scuba dive in Eilat]( By Ilan Ben Zion [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Obituary [Zvi Zamir, the man who sounded the alarm in 1973, is dead at 98]( By Mitch Ginsburg As Mossad chief, Zamir spearheaded the post-Munich campaign against Palestinian terror in Europe and warned, at the midnight hour, that the Yom Kippur War was breaking out [Turkey arrests 33 alleged Mossad agents, as Israel threatens Hamas abroad]( By Lazar Berman Ankara claims operation foiled Jewish state’s attempts to kidnap foreign nationals on Turkish soil; Israel declines to comment [Day 88 – Unprecedented Supreme Court ruling repeals Knesset law]( [listen to the podcast]( [Israeli strikes blast sites outside Damascus as border tensions grow]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IDF says it hit Syrian Army targets in response to rocket fire on Golan Heights; Syria says ‘material losses’ caused [USS Ford aircraft carrier returning home after extended deployment defending Israel]( By Agencies [Shipping behemoth Maersk mulling return to Red Sea route after Houthi assault]( By Reuters [VC funds stay bullish on Israeli tech as ‘resiliency is off the charts’]( By Shoshanna Solomon After global and local events sideline investors, tech ecosystem will likely find ‘new normal’ in 2024, investors say — and the national challenges may even prove to be a tailwind [Amid ongoing war, Bank of Israel cuts borrowing costs for 1st time since April 2020]( By Sharon Wrobel [Israeli med tech company’s innovative headset could reduce delirium in ICU patients]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [2023 ‘most violent’ year for West Bank settler attacks, watchdog says]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Yesh Din says 10 Palestinians killed, dozens of homes torched; in two months after Oct. 7 massacre, 242 incidents reported; UN office counts over 1,200 throughout year [4 Palestinian gunmen killed in West Bank gunfight; IDF reservist moderately hurt]( By Emanuel Fabian Literature [Some of the best Jewish books – and authors – we’ve seen in 2023]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll Flawed and complex, historic and particular, the noteworthy works defining this year were written prior to the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities; next year’s list may be marked by war [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Dortmund honors its only Jewish mayor, who ultimately died poor due to Nazi policies]( By Toby Axelrod A new initiative seeks to pay tribute to Paul Hirsch, who transformed the city but was denied pension by the government because he was a Jew, after retiring in poor health in 1933 More Headlines [5 killed but all 379 passengers, crew safe as plane catches fire in Tokyo runway crash]( By AFP [Anti-Israel protesters sporting ‘intifada’ graffiti hinder access to busy NYC airport]( By AP and ToI Staff [University of Haifa suspends 8 Arab students for alleged praise of Oct. 7 massacre]( By Michael Horovitz [Man seriously injured by car bomb in 3rd suspected Netanya hit attempt in one week]( By ToI Staff [Bill demanding fealty pledge from diplomats advances through Knesset]( By Sam Sokol [Earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast]( By Hiro Komae and YURI KAGEYAMA [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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