’Shameful’: Ministers assail IDF chief at meet on war’s next phases * Israel tells US only ’short window’ to avoid Lebanon escalation * UPenn makes 1st US faculty visit

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, January 5, 2024 Presented by [Startup Nation Central]( [Meeting on next phases in Gaza ends in fracas as ministers snipe at IDF chief over probe]( By ToI Staff Right-wing politicians question timing of internal IDF Oct. 7 investigation while fighting ongoing, as Gallant, Gantz come to Halevi’s defense and tell lawmakers to butt out [IDF announces probe of failures in lead-up to Oct. 7, drawing rage from ministers]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 5: Day 91 – Why is the IDF investigating Oct. 7 failures now?]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Gantz: PM allowed ministers to bash IDF chief; he must pick between politics, security]( By Shira Silkoff, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Likud says ministers are allowed to challenge Halevi and that National Unity head is one playing politics * Nasrallah: If we don’t respond to Arouri killing, Lebanon would be exposed [Gallant tells US envoy Hochstein there’s a ‘short window’ for a deal with Hezbollah]( By Emanuel Fabian and AFP Defense minister calls for ‘a new reality in the northern arena’ so that displaced Israelis can return to their homes: ‘We will not tolerate the threats posed by the Iranian proxy’ [Netanyahu to US envoy: Israel committed to fundamental change on Lebanon border]( By ToI Staff [Houthis claim hit on cargo ship in Red Sea but US official says drone ship missed]( By Agencies FROM OUR SPONSOR [Israel at COP28: Climate crisis won’t wait]( Despite the Oct 7 Hamas attack in Israel, dedicated startups and thought leaders showed up to the UN Climate Change Conference with promising solutions for many climate challenges. [Hailing Hamas, Iranian president says October 7 massacres will destroy Israel]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Speaking to mourners at funerals for 89 victims of ISIS suicide bombings, Raisi threatens perpetrators: ‘Our enemies can see Iran’s power and the whole world knows its strength’ [Islamic State claims responsibility for Iran suicide bombings killing 84 people]( By Agencies [‘Bomb Tel Aviv’: Mourners call for revenge at funeral for top Hamas terrorist Arouri]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Reporter's Notebook [Kibbutz Kfar Aza, devastated on October 7, becomes a grim place of pilgrimage]( By Sue Surkes Groups of Americans seen alongside soldiers, researchers, friends of the dead, parents of serving soldiers, and curious onlookers who want to ‘feel close’ to what happened [Gallant’s post-war Gaza plan: Palestinians to run civil affairs with global task force]( By Tal Schneider, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Defense minister’s 4-part proposal calls for ongoing Israeli military control; no Jewish settlement; US, Egypt, moderate Arab countries to lead rehabilitation; Smotrich slams it [Blinken heads to Mideast for talks with Israel, Arab allies on war’s ‘next phase’]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Top Ops Ellen Ginsberg Simon [Personal responsibility and moral courage: Claudine Gay’s failings as a leader]( America’s universities need a new cadre of leadership: Those who aren’t afraid of debate or difficult topics, and who gladly represent everyone on campus Tanya White [The secret weapon of Jewish survival]( When you overloaded by the world and you still try to fix it, without worrying about yourself, because some things are just that important (Shemot) [UPenn faculty solidarity mission receives rock-star reception in Israel]( By Gavriel Fiske A whirlwind tour of less than three days represents the first organized visit by faculty from a US university after October 7, and Israeli academia shows its appreciation [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [IDF says 3 Israelis missing since October 7 are among Gaza hostages; 1 of them is dead]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Number of hostages believed held in Gaza rises to 136; IDF troops kill Hamas gunmen in tunnels, detain operatives of elite Nukhba force; Gaza death toll said to pass 22,000 [Kibbutz Nir Oz announces death of Tamir Adar, 38, presumed kidnapped on October 7]( By ToI Staff [Ex-hostage watched Hamas captors tell Yarden Bibas of family’s ‘fate’ while filming]( By ToI Staff ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: How the court just redefined its own powers]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan ToI’s senior analyst weighs in on an unprecedented Supreme Court decision and whether it will reignite the existential debate over judicial overhaul [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Inside Story Gianluca Pacchiani [Arouri’s rapprochement: How Hamas found shelter and military support in Lebanon]( After opening a Lebanon operational base in 2018, Hamas recruited new members among local Palestinian refugees and availed itself of Hezbollah’s aid with Iran’s blessing [Cartoon of ex-chief justice Hayut stabbing IDF soldier in the back sparks outrage]( By Sam Sokol Opposition Leader Yair Lapid condemns ‘sickening and dangerous incitement;’ Bar Association head calls on attorney general to investigate ‘fascist’ political cartoon [British lawyer to defend Israel from Gaza genocide claims in The Hague]( By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon Territorial disputes expert Professor Malcolm Shaw will present Israel’s defense against South African war crimes accusations at International Court of Justice on January 12 [$100 for 25 kg of flour: Gaza families scramble to find food, water and medicine]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Day 91 – Why is the IDF investigating Oct. 7 failures now?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Winter arrived late this year, so Israel only now seeing surge in COVID and flu]( By Renee Ghert-Zand With hospital beds filled with the war wounded, the healthcare system urges people to get vaccinated while there is still time to keep themselves and others healthy More Headlines [NYPD reports 31 antisemitic crimes in December, as Gaza war surge begins to subside]( By New York Jewish Week via JTA [Sex offender pleads guilty in NY to new charges after interview with Hasidic comedian]( By Luke Tress [3 nabbed for allegedly posing as relatives of hostages, taking NIS 100,000 in donations]( By ToI Staff [UK podcast pair jailed for neo-Nazi series, incitement to terrorism]( By AFP [High Court warns Likud ministers to reverse firing of Israel Post chairman]( By Jeremy Sharon [Woman found dead in north, man shot in Baqa al-Gharbiya]( By ToI Staff [Smotrich said to nix coalition statement criticizing High Court recusal ruling]( By ToI Staff [Poland probes TV commentators’ call to send migrants to Auschwitz, tattoo their arms]( By Vanessa Gera [Israeli foodtech startup secures US regulatory nod for cow-free dairy protein]( By Sharon Wrobel [New footage shows West Bank stabber grabbed rifle left behind by guard during attack]( By ToI Staff [South Africa: Ex-Olympic runner Pistorius released 11 years after killing girlfriend]( By AFP [New book by Alice Hoffman imagines Anne Frank’s life in Amsterdam before her diary]( By Hillel Italie [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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