US, Egypt, Qatar said pushing plan to end war * Multiple rallies urge hostage deal now, elections * Hostage kid’s drawings in Gaza tunnel *Northern evacuees dream of home

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, January 21, 2024 [US, Egypt, Qatar said pushing plan to end war, free hostages, form Palestinian state]( By Lazar Berman WSJ says plan would see gradual release of all hostages in return for Palestinian security prisoners, and full normalization for Israel and its neighbors; PMO refuses to comment [Multiple rallies demand deal to return all hostages, urge government to step down]( By Canaan Lidor and Charlie Summers Thousands in Tel Aviv, Caesarea and Jerusalem, including abductees’ relatives and freed captives, urge halt to fighting in exchange for freedom; separate rallies call for elections [Women’s plight takes center stage at weekly demonstration for hostages’ return]( By Canaan Lidor [IDF drops leaflets with pictures of hostages over southern Gaza, seeking info]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Live updates [2 Hezbollah members said killed in suspected Israeli drone strike in south Lebanon]( By ToI Staff IDF reservist killed in Gaza, raising ground op death toll to 195 * Rocket fire from Gaza after 48-hour lull * US troops injured as ballistic missiles, rockets fired at Iraq base [IDF finds tunnel in Khan Younis where 20 hostages were held in ‘inhumane conditions’]( By Emanuel Fabian Some hostages who were held in underground passage have already been released, others taken elsewhere; troops recover evidence, including drawings made by 5-year-old former hostage [IDF reservist killed in Gaza battle, raising death toll in ongoing ground op to 195]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [IDF said to heavily damage 16 Gaza cemeteries during military operations]( By ToI Staff [Ministers approve letting Norway hold tax money earmarked for Palestinian Authority]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff In apparent compromise following prolonged division on matter, cabinet okays arrangement that will see Oslo only transfer funds to PA with Jerusalem’s approval; Ben Gvir slams move [IDF commanders said to believe quashing Hamas, returning hostages alive incompatible]( By ToI Staff Army denies such assessment, cited by NY Times; paper also says IDF behind schedule in war, Hamas already trying to reassert control in northern Gaza [US said to believe Israel killed just 20-30% of Hamas terrorists in Gaza fighting]( By ToI Staff [Gaza doctor amputates niece’s leg at home as battles put hospital out of reach]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Ministers rule out Palestinian state after Biden says Netanyahu could allow it]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Smotrich says two-state solution would cause ‘next massacre’; Ben Gvir: ‘I do rule out a Palestinian state, always’ [UN chief says denial of Palestinian right to statehood ‘unacceptable’]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Hamas’s Haniyeh said to meet with Turkish FM for first time since October 7]( By ToI Staff and AFP [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( ToI podcast ToI Staff [Daily Briefing Jan 21: Day 107 – In first since war, anti-PM protests restart in Jerusalem]( Culture editor Jessica Steinberg on marking the ‘saddest birthday in the world’ as Kfir Bibas turned 1 in captivity, and ‘Daily Postcards’ from colorful illustrator Zeev Engelmayer [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan 20: Day 106 — Bibi-Biden chat spawns murky remarks on postwar Gaza]( By ToI Staff [As northern evacuees settle in for long haul, hotel dwellers dream of home]( By Sue Surkes Residents of Kibbutz Dan, Western Galilee town of Shlomi, try to make a life in Haifa hotels, but Hezbollah threat on Lebanese border means limbo-like existence won’t be over soon Top Ops Haim Watzman [Prospero underground: The crater (part 5)]( ’This whole country, we’re all hurting, we’re all horrified by what happened, and all we can think about is more death.’ David Debow [Victory is possible, if you name it right]( Hamas will never really be eradicated, so Israel must keep fighting… until more Gazans prioritize their own well-being over Israel’s destruction [Iran vows revenge on Israel after Damascus strike kills 5 Revolutionary Guard members]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Pointing finger at Jerusalem, President Raisi says Tehran ‘will not leave the Zionist regime’s crimes unanswered’; Hamas condemns ‘heinous crime’ [IRGC, Hezbollah helping direct Houthi attacks on shipping — Iranian sources]( By Samia Nakhoul and Parisa Hafezi [Israel said pressing mediators for Lebanon solution by month’s end as combat continues]( By ToI Staff [At Haifa anti-war rally, charges of genocide and chants of ‘From the river to the sea’]( By Canaan Lidor Participants in a counterdemonstration accuse the the crowd of Arab and Jewish Israelis of supporting Hamas [UN chief Guterres condemns Israel for ‘unprecedented’ killings in Gaza, urges truce]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [British pro-Palestinians heckle ‘collaborator’ PA envoy, Labour MP urging ceasefire]( By Jacob Magid, AP and ToI Staff Activists disrupt separate appearances in London by Husam Zomlot, David Lammy; UK chief rabbi: ‘Genocide’ accusations aimed at ‘tearing open the still gaping wound of the Holocaust’ [Day 107 – In first since war, anti-PM protests restart in Jerusalem]( [listen to the podcast]( [250,000 protest in Germany against far-right AfD over talk of mass exportation plans]( By AFP Wave of mobilization sparked by an investigative report that party members discussed expulsion of immigrants and ‘non-assimilated citizens’ at a meeting with extremists [What the Jews advising Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have to say]( By Ron Kampeas With the Republican primaries underway, the advisers on Jewish issues and liaisons to the community for the three front-runners weigh in on the race for the nomination [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( More Headlines [With need spiking, government said to okay funds for 2nd forensic medicine institute]( By ToI Staff [Saudis urge de-escalation of ‘dangerous’ situation amid Houthi attacks, US strikes]( By Kanishka Singh [US troops in Iraq suffer minor injuries in attack by pro-Iran militia on air base]( By Phil Stewart and Timour Azhari [US court releases man convicted in 2010 over synagogue, Jewish center bomb plot]( By Kanishka Singh [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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