Rockets fired at TLV * Progress seen on hostage deal * 10% of UNRWA workers said tied to terror * 11 cabinet ministers at resettle Gaza event *Kfar Aza: 2 pioneers return

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, January 29, 2024 Presented by [OurCrowd]( Live updates [LIVE: Rocket fire at Tel Aviv; White House says framework for new hostage deal possible after ‘constructive’ talks]( By ToI Staff Air raid sirens sound in Tel Aviv for first time in month * Israeli dossier claims 10% of UNRWA workers are terror operatives * Impeachment hearing held for MK who backed Hague genocide charge [Israeli intel shows 10% of UNRWA workers in Gaza have ties to terror groups — report]( By ToI Staff Wall Street Journal says document alleges around 1,200 Gaza employees of UN agency for Palestinian refugees have connections to either Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad [UNRWA workers accused of kidnapping woman, taking part in kibbutz massacre – report]( By ToI Staff [Austria joins countries freezing funds to UNRWA over Oct. 7 accusations]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [France, Japan join UNRWA fund freeze as Jordan warns against ‘collective punishment’]( By Agencies and Gianluca Pacchiani [Cabinet members call to resettle Gaza, encourage Gazans to leave, at jubilant conference]( By Jeremy Sharon 11 ministers, 15 coalition MKs present amid dancing at right-wing confab attended by thousands; Likud minister appears to endorse coercive measures to promote Palestinian emigration [Eisenkot pans coalition colleagues for attending event championing Gaza resettlement]( By ToI Staff Promoted event [How is Israel’s tech economy coping with war?]( Matthew Kalman Feb. 1 Online: Meet the investors and experts sustaining the Startup Nation [Israel says Paris talks on hostage deal were ‘constructive,’ will continue this week]( By Lazar Berman ‘Significant gaps’ remain, says Prime Minister’s Office, after US, Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials meet to weigh pause in fighting in exchange for release of hostages [Doubling down, Hamas insists hostage deal dependent on Israel ending war]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [US says 3 troops killed, 25 hurt in drone attack in Jordan; Biden: ‘We shall respond’]( By Agencies and ToI Staff President blames Iran-backed militias for strike on American soldiers near Syria border; Amman claims attack took place on Syrian side of frontier [Republicans pressure Biden to strike Iran directly after deadly drone strike]( By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali [Syria says several Iranian advisers killed in airstrike near Damascus]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Inside story [Resilience amid ruins: Kfar Aza’s first two returnees hope to forge a path of renewal]( By Canaan Lidor While some contemplate leaving the hard-hit kibbutz forever, one hardy couple believes that moving back is showing others the way forward Top Ops Sarah Tuttle-Singer [I’m Jewish. Of course.]( I know I’m afraid to wear my star of David right now, and I know that I’ll wear it anyway, because I know this too shall pass Shuki Friedman [The dangerous fantasy of independence from the US]( Frustrating as it may be, Israel’s defense sector can’t fill in the supply gaps opened by months of high-intensity warfare Haim Watzman [Holes: Part 1]( She put her eye to the peephole. It was the man she had shared her bed with for 48 years Sagi Balasha [Israel’s 2024 budget shows misplaced priorities]( Indiscriminate cuts to social welfare sectors endanger vulnerable populations and widen existing societal fault line [Are conspiracy theories about Oct. 7 a new form of Holocaust denial? Experts weigh in]( By Cathryn J. Prince At a daylong NY symposium organized by Indiana University, scholars decry rampant antisemitism and calls for violence against Jews that are propagating unchecked online [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [White House reportedly looking into holding up weapons supplies to pressure Israel]( By Lazar Berman NBC says Pentagon reviewing which munitions could be used to push Netanyahu to reduce intensity of war, allow more aid into Gaza; administration says no change in US policy [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Jan 29: Day 115 – Is Biden using munitions in power play against Israel?]( By ToI Staff Explainer Sam Sokol [An MK accused Israel of ‘genocide.’ Now he may be expelled from the Knesset]( Knesset House Committee set to hear arguments in ‘unprecedented’ effort to remove far-left lawmaker Ofer Cassif, who claims the move is ‘political persecution, pure and simple’ [Day 115 – Is Biden using munitions in power play against Israel?]( [listen to the podcast]( [‘A blood libel’: Herzog says ICJ ‘twisted my words’ to support ‘unfounded’ contention]( By ToI Staff President ‘disgusted’ by judges using ‘partial, fragmented quotes’ in genocide ruling, ignoring accompanying remarks that Israel follows international law, doesn’t target civilians [Accusation of war crimes said lodged against IDF reservists who went to The Hague]( By ToI Staff Reporter's notebook [In the Cyprus mountains, bereaved Israelis find solace during wartime]( By Gavriel Fiske A group of parents whose sons were killed while fighting in the Israel-Hamas war travel to the rural Secret Forest retreat center for a weekend of healing [Parents of slain IDF soldier Cedrick Garin to be granted Israeli citizenship]( By ToI Staff [Hundreds of family members of Oct. 7 victims launch petition calling for elections]( By ToI Staff Op-ed Ksenia Svetlova [Beyond Israel’s borders: Middle Eastern diplomatic ties under strain amid war in Gaza]( While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tests Abraham Accords allies’ patience, the US considers withdrawing from Syria, and Egypt’s relations with Russia grow warmer [‘A source of pride’: Yemen’s Houthi rebels open seized cargo ship to sightseers]( By AFP [Much of Hamas’s explosives comes from IDF fire that failed to detonate — report]( By Lazar Berman New York Times says terrorists in Gaza cut open Israeli-fired duds to create rockets; theft from IDF is also major source of weapons [Netanyahu to Wall Street Journal: War against Hamas going ‘better than expected’]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [New Israeli study uncovers molecular connection between anxiety and testosterone]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Ben-Gurion University researchers use cutting-edge genetic sequencing to connect the dots between a protein in the brain, low male hormone levels, and mental condition More Headlines [Media tycoon Lachlan Murdoch heads to Israel for secret meeting with Netanyahu]( By Tal Schneider [IDF announces closed military zone at Kerem Shalom as activists block aid again]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Iran executes four accused of plotting to blow up missile plant for Mossad]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Soldier seriously hurt in Haifa car-ramming, axe attack; suspected terrorist killed]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly shooting at Istanbul church]( By ROBERT BADENDIECK [High-ranking Christian prelate warns of spread of antisemitism by church officials]( By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS [Germany’s far-right AfD party suffers regional electoral defeat after mass protests]( By Hui Min NEO [Israel extends period to locate potential heirs for unclaimed assets]( By Omer Sharvit [Anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian discrimination in the US rose 180% after Oct. 7]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Iran seeking death penalty for Swedish EU diplomat accused of spying for Israel]( By AFP [Nancy Pelosi calls for FBI probe into ‘Russian-funded’ protests against war in Gaza]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Pyramid scheme / Egyptian pyramid undergoes renovation, drawing anger, ridicule]( By AFP [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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