Deadly terror attack in Ra’anana * Turkey boots Israel soccer player for solidarity with hostages * ’Free hostages’ rallies in Europe, NY * Jewish guide to GOP candidates

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, January 15, 2024 Presented by [Shalom Hartman Institute]( [Woman killed, 17 wounded in terrorist car-ramming and stabbing spree in Ra’anana]( By Emanuel Fabian, Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff Children, teens among injured; cars seized from owners during attack; police arrest 2 suspects — Palestinian relatives from Hebron area who were working illegally in the city [Gallant says Hamas inciting West Bank terror, urges strengthening Palestinian Authority]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: Cabinet approves budget, making cuts to compensate for massive wartime defense boost]( By ToI Staff IDF withdraws one of four divisions from Gaza for refreshment * Shin Bet identifies Ra’anana terrorists as relatives from West Bank working illegally in Israel [Turkey to deport Israeli soccer star over gesture to hostages; Israeli ministers irate]( By Michael Bachner and Lazar Berman Sagiv Jehezkel to return home Monday, Foreign Ministry says, with Katz blasting Ankara as ‘dark dictatorship’; Gallant: Ungrateful Ankara acting as ‘executive arm’ of Hamas [Israeli soccer player arrested in Turkey for ‘inciting’ after gesture to hostages]( By ToI Staff and Reuters [Chants of ‘death to Israel’ as Iran, Palestinian soccer teams hold moment of silence]( By Agencies and ToI Staff From our sponsor [The Evolution of Human Rights]( On the Identity/Crisis podcast, Yehuda Kurtzer hosts Yehudah Mirsky for a master class on the trajectory, impact, and underlying values of the human rights discourse at times of war [Hamas airs propaganda clip of hostages Noa Argamani, Yossi Sharabi, Itay Svirsky]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff 37-second, undated video ends with chyron reading ‘Tomorrow we will inform you of their fate,’ in latest instance of practice Israel has slammed as psychological warfare [Eisenkot, Gantz said to urge hostage deal for long halt to war; PM, Gallant opposed]( By ToI Staff [On day 100 of war, Biden says US will ‘never stop working’ to bring Gaza hostages home]( By ToI Staff US president says will never forget ‘the grief and suffering’ of relatives of those held by terrorists in the Strip; Blinken says Washington ‘will not rest’ until they’re returned [Returning to Kfar Aza, couple says ‘It was worse to be a refugee than to be at home’]( By Reuters and ToI Staff 100 days of captivity [/ Hostages' father berates visiting coalition MK as 'murderer']( [Herzog heckled by protesters as he urges ‘entire world’ to help bring hostages home]( By ToI Staff Crowd chants ‘Now! Now!’ to signify dissatisfaction with authorities; Omer Adam sings song by injured reservist and ‘Fauda’ star Idan Amedi, ends 24-hour rally with national anthem [‘Now!’ demand hostages’ families, supporters in urgent call for new release deal]( By Jessica Steinberg [Day 101 – Deep inside Gaza, Hamas is still digging new shafts]( [listen to the podcast]( [Families shocked by repainted Oct. 7 shelters; official said to call complaints ‘petty’]( By ToI Staff Survivors, relatives appalled by government-owned firm’s unilateral erasure of the silent testimony of charred walls inside roadside bomb shelters where dozens were murdered by Hamas Top Ops Jeff Rubin [Farewell, Sheikh Daud]( David Pollock, a ’kid from the Flatbush Yeshiva’ who spoke fluent Arabic, informed and molded US views on the Middle East Martin Kramer [MLK: The Six Day War interview]( ABC has Dr. King on record positing that Israel would give up lands claimed in 1967, but he never once mentioned the Palestinians. What did he really think? [Ex-IDF chief Kohavi says probe into Oct. 7 failures should scrutinize his decisions]( By Emanuel Fabian Former top general, whose term ended a year ago, takes responsibility for actions he took, says ‘I constantly ask myself what we could have done differently’ [The war in numbers: 9,000 Hamas members killed, 11,000+ rockets fired into Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan 15: Day 101 – Deep inside Gaza, Hamas is still digging new shafts]( By ToI Staff [War trauma compounds challenges faced by autistic children and their families]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Much-needed routine, predictability, and consistency are taken away by rocket fire, displacement, and absence of loved ones since October 7. How can special-needs families cope? [Top BBC presenter Gary Lineker urges boycott of Israeli sports, later deletes post]( By ToI Staff Former soccer star retweets, then removes, call by boycott group for FIFA and International Olympic Committee to bar Israeli athletes [Six pro-Palestinian activists arrested for plot to disrupt London Stock Exchange]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Pro-Israel protesters flood European capitals’ streets to urge freeing Hamas hostages]( By AFP and ToI Staff Thousands of activists in London chant ‘Bring them home,’ cycle through Regents Park to draw attention to abductees amid tight security; marches also held in Paris, Berlin [‘100 black days’: NY’s Central Park hosts rally in support of hostages held by Hamas]( By Jordana Horn Family members of hostages and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine address crowd of 2,000 gathered for Marching and Running for their Lives in Central Park [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Nasrallah: Red Sea, Lebanon border, Iraq violence all ‘tied to one thing’ — Gaza]( By Agencies and ToI Staff In speech commemorating death of top commander, Hezbollah leader says US attacks on Yemen ‘will harm the security of all maritime navigation,’ vows Houthi strikes will continue [In 1st attack since US-led strikes, Houthis fire missile at American warship in Red Sea]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Crew of oil tanker seized by Iran amid dispute with US ‘safe and in good health’]( By Agencies [Ignored by the state, Eritreans from Sderot find temporary shelter in northern kibbutz]( By Omer Sharvit Asylum seekers find themselves displaced once again following the Oct. 7 massacre; deprived of government assistance due to bureaucracy, they rely on the kindness of others US elections jacob gurvis [A Jewish guide to 2024 GOP presidential contenders, as primary season opens in Iowa]( 5 Republicans are vying to be the Republican candidate to face off against President Joe Biden this November [Key initial victory within Trump’s reach as GOP faithful set to vote in Iowa caucuses]( By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont and HANNAH FINGERHUT [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [‘One Life’ stars Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton, who saved Jewish kids from Nazis]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Based on the book by its subject’s daughter, the biopic of a Holocaust-era hero who helped 669 Czech children escape to the UK hits big screens – but not without controversy More Headlines [Shin Bet unveils Iranian plot to trick Israelis into giving info on defense officials]( By Emanuel Fabian [High Court rules women can fill ‘rabbi’ slots in Chief Rabbinate’s top bodies]( By Canaan Lidor [Jewish extremist Bentzi Gopstein found guilty of incitement to anti-Arab racism]( By Michael Horovitz [After spat, cabinet okays Ben Gvir’s pick for new interim head of Prison Service]( By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon [Visiting Egypt, China’s FM calls for Palestinian state, Israel-Hamas ceasefire]( By AFP [Amid war, Strauss to hike prices of 25% of its products, lay off 150 employees]( By Sharon Wrobel [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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