World Court tells Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, doesn’t order ceasefire * PM: Disgrace that case not thrown out * Horovitz: Wrong culprit * ’Critical’ hostage talks

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, January 26, 2024 Presented by [KKL-JNF]( [ICJ tells Israel to ‘prevent genocide’ in Gaza, rejects ordering immediate ceasefire]( By Jeremy Sharon In its decision, Hague court finds there is ‘plausibility’ to South Africa’s claims that the rights of Palestinian not to be subjected to genocide must be urgently protected Live updates [LIVE: Israeli leaders vow Gaza war to go on; Hamas: ICJ ruling ‘contributes to isolating Israel’]( By ToI Staff By 15-2 vote, ICJ tells IDF to immediately act to prevent killing, injuring of Palestinians * Stops short of demanding end to war * Requires Israel to report back to court in a month Op-ed: The wrong culprit David Horovitz [Hamas came for everyone it could kill in Israel on Oct 7. Today, The Hague encouraged it]( The ICJ accepted the South African jurists’ misrepresentation of the cause and nature of the war in Gaza, seeking to constrain Israel and thus aiding the true genocidal party, Hamas [Explainer / How genocide officially became a crime, and why Israel is being accused of it]( By Agencies FROM OUR SPONSOR [Planting Hope Amid Tragedy: Tu B’shvat at the Site of the Nova Massacre]( KKL-JNF held a tree-planting event at the site of the massacre in Reim with families of the partygoers who perished in the massacre, as well as Nova survivors and their loved-ones. [Failure to throw out genocide claims a ‘mark of disgrace’ on ICJ, Netanyahu declares]( By Sam Sokol ‘Like every country, Israel has the basic right to self-defense,’ prime minister says in statement; ‘Antisemitic court’ seeks ‘the persecution of Jewish people,’ states Ben Gvir [El Al nixing flights to South Africa amid fall in demand, ICJ genocide charge]( By ToI Staff and Reuters Analysis Jeremy Sharon [The Hague’s decision means Israel is now in the dock for genocide]( There are caveats, including the absence of a ceasefire order. But the IJC ruling will give a tailwind to international calls for trade sanctions and arms boycotts against Israel [US sets up channel with Israel to discuss reports of civilian casualties in Gaza]( By Reuters and ToI Staff American official says channel was established after Blinken told Israeli leaders during recent visit that US needs to know ‘what the answers are’ when strikes reported [Israel says WHO ‘colluding’ with Hamas by ignoring ‘terrorist use’ of Gaza hospitals]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Hamas’s cobbled together weapons arsenal still proving deadly to IDF troops in Gaza]( By AP [Troops battle Hamas operatives in Khan Younis as IAF strikes RPG-wielding cell]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff IDF announces death of reservist, bringing Gaza op toll to 220; protesters block humanitarian aid at Kerem Shalom for third consecutive day, calling for release of hostages [Gallant: Hamas collapsing in tunnels, more than 100 operatives nabbed in recent days]( By Emanuel Fabian [Netanyahu tells troops there’s ‘no substitute for complete victory over our enemies’]( By Michael Horovitz Analysis Lazar Berman [US support is firm, but Biden and Netanyahu play dangerous game with two-state fight]( Escalating public spat over possibility of a Palestinian state doesn’t help Israeli war effort against Hamas, but for now Biden is holding out against frustrated left flank [Israel advancing deals with US to purchase fighter jets, helicopters and munitions]( By Emanuel Fabian ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Yossi Klein Halevi: 5 big questions about the war]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan Noted author weighs in on the tough issues facing Israel and the Jewish people now – and how to conceive of the foreseeable future Top Ops Sally Mayer [Fighting the pharaohs of today]( Sometimes, all the Jewish people need for salvation is a ready willingness to do God’s command (Beshalach) Rachel Sharansky Danziger [The almond trees bloom and I’m thinking of salvation]( I trust redemption will come, but I’m impatient: I want it to arrive as swiftly as the first blossoms and with the force of the parting sea (Beshalach) [CIA, Mossad chiefs to hold ‘critical’ hostage talks with Qatari, Egyptian mediators]( By ToI Staff and Reuters Potential deal up for discussion would see all hostages released in phases over several months, with war paused and thousands of Palestinian prisoners freed, though huge gaps remain [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan. 26: Day 112 – Hostage families protest, both for and against war]( By ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [For third day running, protesters block Gaza aid at Kerem Shalom crossing]( By ToI Staff Hundreds more expected at border crossing to demand all humanitarian aid entering Strip be cut off until Hamas frees all remaining hostages [State comptroller hits back at IDF chief over criticism of probe into Oct. 7 failures]( By Jeremy Sharon [Analysis / Why Israel’s push to control Gaza’s southern border could endanger peace with Egypt]( By AP Films [‘Origin’ story: How Ava DuVernay’s new movie connects the Holocaust, slavery and caste]( By Andrew Lapin Based on Isabel Wilkerson’s bestseller, the drama, now in theaters, includes a portrayal of the real-life author and uses historical recreations to capture the book’s cerebral tone [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Partygoers who fled Supernova massacre reunite with Holocaust survivor who hid them]( By Reuters In first meeting since Oct. 7, Sarah Jackson of Kibbutz Sa’ad recounts experience of Holocaust to 3 Israelis who sheltered with her, expresses hope for peace [Cedrick Garin, Filipino IDF reservist killed in Gaza, laid to rest in Tel Aviv]( By Maya Zanger-Nadis Interview [New Hadassah Org. president makes Israeli solidarity trip her first act in office]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Carol Ann Schwartz says priorities for her term are Zionist education, fighting antisemitism, seeking justice for women raped by Hamas and addressing Israel’s needs during the war [After UAV attack, IDF hits Hezbollah airstrip said built by Iran to launch drones]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Lebanese terror group claims to target Iron Dome; 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