21 reservists killed in Gaza blast; PM: We bow our heads, continue to victory * MKs told: ‘Right now someone is being raped in a tunnel’ * ’Nazi Town, USA’: PBS docu airs

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Presented by [Sheba Global]( [In deadliest incident of Gaza combat, 21 soldiers killed as buildings collapse in blast]( By Emanuel Fabian Explosion possibly caused by Palestinian RPG attack as IDF prepared structures for demolition using explosives, with nearby tank hit by a missile; death toll in ground op reaches 219 [‘The best of our sons’: Israeli officials mourn deaths of 21 IDF reservists in Gaza]( By ToI Staff ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Jan 23: Day 109 – Chain of events that caused the deaths of 21 IDF soldiers]( By ToI Staff Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the deadliest IDF troop event in Gaza; diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on puppet master Iran and what a lengthy truce deal would mean [IDF says troops encircled Khan Younis, are pushing deeper into Hamas stronghold]( By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff [Fierce battles in Gaza as troops push deeper into Khan Younis; 3 IDF officers killed]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Live updates [LIVE - PM: ‘Lessons must be learned’ as 21 troops killed in Gaza building collapse, tank strike]( By ToI Staff Total of 24 soldiers killed Monday in military’s deadliest day in Strip * Hamas said to reject offer for 2-month pause * IDF says Khan Younis encircled * Ground op toll reaches 219 from our sponsor [Sheba Medical Center during Iron Swords War 2023-2024]( On the 100th day of the war, we held a moving ceremony, featuring those who returned to us from captivity and the families of those still held hostage. [‘Right now someone is being raped in a tunnel’: Knesset hears of Hamas sex crimes]( By Sam Sokol Captors treating hostages like sex dolls, former hostage says; another survivor notes some female hostages no longer getting periods, prays they won’t become pregnant [Israel said to offer two-month pause in Gaza fighting for staged release of hostages]( By ToI Staff Report says proposal does not heed demand by Hamas to end war but appears to go further than past Israeli offers, including significant reduction in IDF ops once fighting resumes [PM tells families no true Hamas proposal for hostage release, says Israel made offer]( By ToI Staff [IDF blasts Israeli radio into Gaza tunnels in bid to soothe hostages]( By Reuters Premieres on Tuesday [New PBS documentary ‘Nazi Town, USA’ looks at 1930s heyday of Hitler’s US admirers]( By Linda Buchwald A packed Madison Square Garden giving the Nazi salute and a fascist summer camp show the German American Bund at its peak, with 100,000 members [Global study finds number of Holocaust survivors shrank by half since 2000]( By Canaan Lidor Major demographic survey by Claims Conference determines world has at most 272,000 survivors left, nearly all of whom were children during Nazi genocide [At Auschwitz, Musk says social media, free speech would have prevented extermination]( By Canaan Lidor and Agencies [After German court defunds neo-Nazi party, far-right AfD could be next on the block]( By Sebastien ASH [German protesters say reported far-right plans to expel foreigners echo Wannsee]( By Toby Axelrod Top Ops Kayla Schneider-Smith [A slap in the face from my favorite queer Jewish poet]( It’s exhausting to have to keep defending Israel’s right to exist to those who won’t even acknowledge the October 7th atrocities Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib [As a Gazan, I still believe Israelis and Palestinians must talk]( My relatives were killed, my childhood homes destroyed, yet I know dialogue is the only way to start building a different future Op-ed Amir Ben-David [Till death do us unite]( Have we become a nation whose sons can no longer live together — so that all we have left is to die together? [Tu Bishvat 2024 / Oblivious to war, Israel’s iconic red anemone blooms again along the Gaza border]( By Sue Surkes [Egypt warns Israel that attempt to take over ‘Philadelphi Route’ will damage ties]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Head of Egyptian state info service denounces accusations of arms smuggling via Gaza border as ‘lies,’ accuses Israel of trying to escape from ‘its successive failures’ in the war [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Hezbollah fires rocket barrage at Israel, causes slight damage to key IDF base]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Terror group says strike on air traffic control base is in response to ‘recent assassinations and repeated attacks on civilians’ in Lebanon and Syria; no injuries Reporter's notebook Emanuel Fabian [In largely conquered northern Gaza, troops comb rubble in hunt for rocket launchers]( Military begins ‘methodical’ process of locating, destroying terror group’s remaining capabilities, amid sporadic clashes with small cells of operatives Behind the Headlines [Join the ToI Community for Yossi Klein Halevi on the big questions of this war]( By ToI Staff On January 25, the noted author will weigh in on what Israelis fear the world doesn’t understand, and what Israelis don’t understand about the world. Exclusively for Community members Inside Story Canaan Lidor [As reservists leave war zones, some take up battle for intensified Gaza offensive]( Grassroots initiative of disillusioned veterans and soldiers camping outside the Knesset joins growing frustration, on both right and left, with Netanyahu’s war strategy [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [US seeks probe into death of Palestinian-American teen in West Bank clash]( By Reuters State Department ‘devastated’ by death of Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, who his uncle says was killed in confrontations with security forces that included stone-throwing [Top EU diplomat says Israel has no right to block creation of Palestinian state]( By AFP and ToI Staff [NGO says only 6% of police probes of settler violence it was party to ended in charges]( By Jeremy Sharon [In veiled jab at Trump, pro-Israel evangelical leader slams racism, antisemitism in GOP]( By Ron Kampeas John Hagee publishes op-ed taking implied shots at former US president, denounces Texas state party for rejecting ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers [Trump, Haley campaign across New Hampshire day before pivotal vote]( By Agencies [Day 109 – Chain of events that caused the deaths of 21 IDF soldiers]( [listen to the podcast]( Inside story [Sabra hummus’s US market share has dipped by half. Why large-scale BDS isn’t to blame]( By Matt Lebovic More than Mideast politics or an uptick in a long-term boycott sticker campaign, a 2021 salmonella scare made the company unpalatable to consumers More Headlines [Government failure to arrange circumcisions delays conversion to Judaism for 98 men]( By Canaan Lidor [US, British militaries launch new strikes targeting Houthi underground arms stores]( By Lolita C. Baldor and TARA COPP [No-confidence motion against Netanyahu fails in Knesset, with only 18 votes in favor]( By Sam Sokol [US Navy’s Mideast chief says Iran ‘very directly involved’ in Houthi attacks on ships]( By Jon Gambrell [After furor over alleged removal plans, Israeli spokesman Eylon Levy to stay in role]( By ToI Staff [Music stand / Five for Fighting pens October 7 ballad: ‘We are not OK’]( By Amy Spiro [Iran executes man, 23, for killing Tehran policeman during 2022 protests]( By AFP and AP [Obituary / ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ director Norman Jewison dies at 97]( By Andrew Lapin [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? [Subscribe here]( [Unsubscribe]( from this List © 2024 The Times Of Israel, All Rights Reserved