100 killed at Iran general’s grave * Hezbollah vows revenge for slain Hamas chief * ’Voluntary migration’ for Gazans to Congo? * Harvard helped Nazi Germany improve image

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, January 3, 2024 [Iran says at least 103 killed in ‘terror’ blasts near grave of slain general Soleimani]( By Agencies and ToI Staff At least 141 injured in explosions on 4th anniversary of killing of senior Revolutionary Guard terror chief; outlets say blasts caused by suicide bombers or remote detonation [Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in alleged Israeli strike in Beirut]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Israel mum on blast at Hamas office in Dahiyeh suburb said to kill 7 including terror chief; all eyes on Hezbollah, which said it would respond to any targeting of Hamas in Lebanon [Saleh al-Arouri: Mastermind of Hamas terrorism in West Bank, hostage deal negotiator]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 3: Day 89 – Who was West Bank Hamas terror head Saleh al-Arouri?]( By ToI Staff [Hezbollah vows revenge for a Hamas chief killed in Beirut; IDF ‘at very high readiness’]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Haniyeh says Hamas ‘won’t be defeated’ after Saleh Arouri killed in precision strike blamed on Israel; Gaza-ruling terror group decries ‘cowardly assassination by the Zionist enemy’ [Mossad chief: Those who took part in Oct. 7 massacre signed their own death warrant]( By ToI Staff At funeral of Zvi Zamir, David Barnea says ex-spymaster’s spirit ‘will accompany us’ on mission to kill Hamas heads, likening it to Zamir’s hunt for 1972 Munich Massacre culprits Op-ed David Horovitz [A Hamas chief’s killing, in a Hezbollah suburb, shows calculations remade post-Oct. 7]( Wanted for years by Israel, terror orchestrator Saleh al-Arouri would have figured he was untouchable in Hezbollah’s Beirut stronghold. But no such assessments hold true anymore Exclusive Shalom Yerushalmi [Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan]( Senior official says Jerusalem working on postwar resettlement of Palestinians from Strip; some ministers tout Saudi Arabia as destination for Gazans seeking construction work Live updates [LIVE: EU foreign policy czar calls for ‘imposed’ solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict]( By ToI Staff IDF on alert for possible Hezbollah response to Tuesday killing of Hamas deputy chief, allegedly by Israel * Mossad chief: Those who took part in massacre signed own death warrant Top Ops Julie Sandorf [Safeguarding Israeli journalists]( Among the first to view Hamas’s October 7 atrocities, reporters and photographers are now dealing with the trauma; Shomrim has a fund to help Eliezer Finkelman [The fire hose and the trickle: Humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza]( Hamas leaders explain that the terror organization elected to govern Gaza is not responsible for providing for anyone but its fighters Jeremy M Staiman [A tin of love and cookies]( Nothing compares to my mom’s recipe – given the chance, I even ate my brother’s portion. But I bet my sons serving in Gaza will share Sarah Bronson [The cracks in my plates]( Since October 7, so much of who I am – my beliefs, my character, my values, my inner world – has become subject to change [Expulsion of Hamas leaders from Gaza on the table, PM said to tell hostage families]( By Michael Horovitz Netanyahu reportedly says talks ongoing, terror group ‘eased’ conditions for deal; during meeting, representatives were unaware of killing of deputy Hamas chief [IDF, Shin Bet said to favor Palestinian clans temporarily administering Gaza]( By ToI Staff [New Foreign Minister Israel Katz: My priority is bringing hostages home]( By Lazar Berman [US slams ‘irresponsible’ calls by Smotrich and Ben Gvir for emigration of Gazans]( By Jacob Magid State Dept issues rare, unprompted critique of ministers by name, days after Biden pressed PM to rein in far-right partners; Ben Gvir unfazed: ‘We are not another star in the US flag’ [Smotrich doubles down on resettlement of Gazans, rejecting US criticism]( By Sam Sokol and Jacob Magid [In Karnei Shomron, a community mourns a fallen son, US-Israeli Amichai Oster]( By Sam Sokol The IDF reservist was abroad on October 7 but returned to join his unit, his mother said at his funeral on Tuesday. ‘He died doing what he came home to do’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Soldier killed in Gaza takes ground op toll to 175; troops find tunnel in school]( By Emanuel Fabian IDF releases footage showing close air support for ground forces after unsubstantiated claims by far-right MKs; airstrike targets Islamic Jihad weapons plant [US intel assesses Hamas used Shifa Hospital as command center, held hostages there]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [As combat in north Gaza slows, Gallant rejects any prospect war nearing end]( By Emanuel Fabian [Israel confirms it’ll defend itself from Gaza genocide claims in The Hague next week]( By Jeremy Sharon Spokesman: ‘History will judge South Africa for abetting modern heirs of the Nazis’; court seen unlikely to order halt to IDF campaign, could demand more aid, fuel, medical supplies [British and Cypriot aid screened in Cyprus heads to Gaza via Egypt]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Sandfly-borne parasitic disease has affected at least 100 IDF troops in Gaza]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Contracted in southern Israel before entering the Strip, cutaneous ​leishmaniasis causes deep, ugly skin lesions — but in most cases doesn’t affect a soldier’s ability to fight [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [High-tech medical simulation training arrived ‘just in time’ for IDF medics]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Soldiers use computer-controlled anatomically correct mannequins to learn key lifesaving procedures for use on the battlefield [Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns after plagiarism claims, antisemitism fracas]( By AP and ToI Staff Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, is the second Ivy League president to quit in the past month after controversial Congressional testimony on campus antisemitism Inside Story [A century before Claudine Gay, Harvard helped Nazi Germany improve its image in the West]( By Matt Lebovic Research into ‘active collaboration’ between Harvard and Nazi Germany gains relevance as Harvard continues to frame antisemitic rhetoric on campus as freedom of speech [Day 89 – Who was West Bank Hamas terror head Saleh al-Arouri?]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Musicians read, sing and strum to poems of hostage Amiram Cooper, 84, as worries mount]( By Jessica Steinberg [Reservist who shot hero civilian dead amid terror attack released from house arrest]( By Jeremy Sharon [Jailed terror convict Marwan Barghouti petitions against poor prison conditions]( By Michael Horovitz [Far-right MK, ex-Shin Bet chief both panned for equating rivals to Israel’s enemies]( By ToI Staff [Ben Gvir says attorney general ‘hates’ him after she charges he exceeded his powers]( By ToI Staff [Jerusalem wedding singer charged with inciting to terror over backing for Hamas]( By ToI Staff [Only 15% of Israelis want Netanyahu to keep job after Gaza war, poll finds]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [3 Lebanese, Syrian nationals arrested in Buenos Aires airport over alleged terror plot]( By ToI Staff [7 members of Jewish Indian tribe said killed in rocket strike on Manipur synagogue]( By ToI Staff [As Houthi attacks persist, global shipping firms say they’ll continue to avoid Red Sea]( By Terje Solsvik and Vera Eckert [US tech giant Palantir decides to hold first board meeting of new year in Tel Aviv]( By Sharon Wrobel [In sermon, Australian imam says Jews are ‘bloodthirsty, treacherous monsters’]( 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? 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