Israel-Qatar spar over hostages * Israel hits Hezbollah’s drone airstrip * ‘I was so burned, no one recognized me’: Fauda’s Amedi leaves hospital * Ready to resettle Gaza

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Thursday, January 25, 2024 Presented by [ICR Real Estate]( [Amid widening spat, Smotrich accuses Qatar of impeding hostage talks to serve Hamas]( By Jeremy Sharon, Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Finance minister calls Doha ‘biggest obstacle for returning hostages,’ day after Gulf state said Netanyahu hindering talks for political gain; PM has called Qatar role ‘problematic’ [Qatar fumes at Netanyahu’s criticism, says he undermines talks for political reasons]( By ToI Staff [Protesters block Tel Aviv highway as women’s groups demand immediate hostage deal]( By ToI Staff and AP Live updates [LIVE: After UAV attacks, IDF hits Hezbollah airstrip thought built by Iran to launch drones]( By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff Smotrich, Hamas spar over Qatar’s role in hostage talks * Death toll in Gaza shelter blast up to 12, UN reports * Report says ministry for combating antisemitism a needless waste [‘I was so burned, no one recognized me,’ says ‘Fauda’ actor Amedi of his Gaza injuries]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Discharged from hospital after seriously hurt in blast, reservist has broken bones in fingers, but promises to get back to playing guitar; hopes to be in ‘Fauda’ season 5; urges unity [Freed hostage says she met Hamas leader in a tunnel, was kept in dire conditions]( By AP and ToI Staff from our sponsor [Tel Aviv’s Hidden Gem: Cosmopolitan Living Amidst Nature]( Explore Tel Aviv’s best-kept secret in our latest article – a unique blend of city life, community, and natural serenity at Eve North Park [As battles rage in Khan Younis, first rocket alert from Gaza in 4 days sounds in Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff No reports of injuries or damage after siren sounds in border town; IDF says dozens of Hamas terrorists killed in past day, with most intense fighting concentrated in Khan Younis [IDF probing deadly strike on Gaza UN shelter, says it may have been caused by Hamas]( By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Agencies [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 25: Day 111 – IDF creating kilometer-wide buffer zone inside Gaza]( By ToI Staff Inside story Shalom Yerushalmi [Thousands of right-wing activists are getting ready to resettle Gaza after the war]( ‘Gaza City will be Jewish’ says one leader; core groups of potential residents being assembled; MKs from all parties in Netanyahu-led bloc support the burgeoning movement [World Bank report finds 45% of residential buildings in Gaza ruined beyond repair]( By Tani Goldstein and ToI Staff [For second day in a row, protesters block aid reaching Gaza from Israel]( By ToI Staff Families of hostages among those at Kerem Shalom border crossing, urging government to not allow any supplies in until captives held by terrorists are freed [PM denies not informing ministers of transfer of 6-months’ worth of flour to Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Protesters hold up aid to Gaza, as government faces rising domestic pressure]( By Canaan Lidor Exclusive [Senior UAE official: Warm peace with Israel ‘could turn cold’ if Gaza war drags on]( By Jacob Magid Remarks to ToI further indicate Abraham Accords countries aren’t weighing severing ties, but suggest relations may become similar to the chilly ones Israel has with Egypt, Jordan [Day 111 – IDF creating kilometer-wide buffer zone inside Gaza]( [listen to the podcast]( [Allies of Jewish US students visit Israel after Oct. 7 – and come back armed with info]( By Cathryn J. Prince The Maccabee Task Force brings pupils together to combat antisemitism and disinformation on American college campuses – a place where Israel supporters have fewer friends [Restaurant called October 7 opens in Jordan, appearing to fete Hamas’s massacre]( By ToI Staff Offensive naming of shawarma joint follows recall of Amman’s envoy to Israel in wake of war in Gaza; owner says name unrelated to politics, but eatery’s social media suggests it is Top Ops Shira Pasternak Be'eri [When our hearts turned orange]( The image of Shiri Bibas being taken hostage with her redheaded babies haunts Israelis like no other image. Here’s why Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz [South Africa, you don’t understand the Jewish take on ‘Amalek’ at all]( If you want to build a case in The Hague that Israel is calling for genocide, then you should have better evidence than thousands of years of metaphor Ari Berman [The global hug of a united Jewish community]( I went to Israel to support the troops, and discovered a gap between the US and Israeli Jewish experience like none I have felt before Shimon Glick [An open query to all people of good will]( Please define for us and our fellow Israeli citizens what you consider a “proportionate” response [Antisemitic acts quadrupled in France last year — Jewish council]( By AFP CRIF counts 1,676 hate incidents last year, with 13% of those at schools; ‘We are witnessing a rejuvenation of the perpetrators of antisemitic acts,’ reports says [UN chief to sit out Park East Synagogue Holocaust event for first time in 10 years]( By Luke Tress [Explainer / Everything to know about Germany’s persistent mass protests against far-right AfD]( By Sarah Marsh [A month after his son fell in battle, a father stages a one-man play about October 7]( By Jessica Steinberg Hagay Lober, a rabbi and an actor, hopes to bring solace with show about the mourning process, by his Jerusalem’s Aspaklaria theater company [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [IDF chief said to halt outside team’s probe of Oct. 7 failures after political rebuke]( By ToI Staff Report says Herzi Halevi has frozen formation of team of former military generals, which was slammed by right-wingers over timing and staffing of the investigation [Halevi tells comptroller his planned Oct. 7 probe will divert IDF’s attention from war]( By Emanuel Fabian and Jeremy Sharon [Shin Bet chief accuses Likud MK of harming national security by pushing conspiracy]( By ToI Staff Mossad also slams Tally Gotliv for ‘spreading baseless lies’ as she continues to allege David Barnea held sit-down with Shikma Bressler [Swiping at Netanyahu, Gantz says ‘leaders bear responsibility, not the TV studios’]( By Alexander Fulbright [What’s to celebrate? Lapid assails government at Knesset 75th anniversary celebration]( By Sam Sokol Analysis AFP and ToI Staff [Biden’s reelection bid hobbled by US involvement in multiple war fronts around world]( Likely rival Trump is using the wear and tear from Ukraine and Gaza war fallout to cast US president as weak, alongside migrant issues [Poll shows NY state voters split on aid to Israel, in shift from November]( By Luke Tress [Despite 2 losses, Nikki Haley claims victory so far in Republican presidential race]( By MEG KINNARD [Reconfigured after October 7, Haifa Biennale uses art to work through trauma and loss]( By Jessica Steinberg Video art installations are focus of Mediterranean art show at Wizo Haifa; beeswax soldiers are lined up at Artists’ House [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Jewish literature [Critic’s account of classical music after the Holocaust named Jewish book of the year]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll Jeremy Eichler’s ‘Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance’ is joined by many other notable titles at the 73rd annual Jewish Book Awards More Headlines [IDF to recruit soldiers early from pre-military academy and service tracks]( By Gavriel Fiske [Over 380 objections filed against bid to extend secrecy for state oil group by 4 years]( By Sue Surkes [Qatar warns gas exports impacted by Houthi assaults as US-flagged vessels attacked]( By AP and ToI Staff [Erdogan and Iranian counterpart warn against ‘steps’ that threaten Mideast stability]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Woman detained for allegedly assaulting Minister Silman at Rehovot shopping center]( By Michael Horovitz [Visiting Christian group donates $500,000 to Oct. 7 survivors’ post-trauma therapy]( By Canaan Lidor [High Court upholds decision to compel Jerusalem public pool to open on Shabbat]( By ToI Staff [Called up for service / Jon Stewart to return as part-time host of ‘The Daily Show’]( By jacob gurvis [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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