IDF rescues 2 hostages in Rafah * Biden said to call PM ’asshole’ * 2 soldiers killed * Int’w: How social media serves Hamas * Solomonic ruling on troops in iconic photo

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, February 12, 2024 [IDF rescues 2 hostages from south Gaza’s Rafah in daring nighttime operation]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Yamam officers breach second floor of building, kill three Hamas terrorists guarding Fernando Marman and Louis Har, as air force carries out massive strikes [Praising hostages’ rescue, Israeli officials vow to ‘never give up’ until all are home]( By Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Feb. 12: Day 129 – Daring hostage rescue brings hope to war-torn nation]( By ToI Staff Live updates [IDF footage shows rescue of 2 hostages; Biden said to call PM an ‘asshole’]( By ToI Staff Fernando Marman, 61, and Louis Har, 70, reunite with families after being rescued from Strip * Two soldiers killed in separate operation, bringing troop death toll in Gaza op to 229 [‘Time running out’: Relatives of rescued hostages call for deal to get back the rest]( By AFP and ToI Staff ‘We are happy today, but we didn’t win,’ says Louis Har’s son-in-law; Fernando Marman’s niece says ‘we will not stop until all hostages are free’ [US sees ‘real progress’ on framework for hostage release, says senior official]( By Reuters, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid [Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Gaza Strip, bringing ground op death toll to 229]( By Emanuel Fabian and Renee Ghert-Zand Palestinian medics say 15 killed in airstrike in central Gaza’s Deir Al-Balah overnight; Hamas decries hostage rescue operation in Rafah as continuation of a ‘genocidal war’ [Top defense officials said to try to calm Egyptian counterparts on Rafah attack plans]( By ToI Staff Reports swirl as Gaza’s southernmost city emerges as imminent target of IDF campaign; officials reportedly tell Egyptian security establishment they will coordinate with Cairo [Biden reportedly fed up with Netanyahu, calling him ‘asshole’ over management of war]( By Lazar Berman NBC News reports that US president is telling confidants he is frustrated by prime minister’s refusal to change tactics in Gaza and agree to Saudi normalization framework [Biden tells Netanyahu: Don’t press into Rafah without ‘credible’ plan for civilians]( By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid In 45-minute call days after president said Gaza campaign is ‘over the top,’ two leaders discuss ongoing war against Hamas, aid to Gazans, efforts to release remaining hostages [Netanyahu: US response to attack like Oct. 7 would be ‘at least as strong’ as Israel’s]( By Lazar Berman and Agencies Interview [Delete your account: How social media may be metastasizing terror in service of Hamas]( By Amir Ben-David Influential economic columnist Guy Rolnik says hatred of Israel and Jews is being spread online to an unfathomable degree, creating an algorithmically sustained shadow October 7 Top Ops Cheryl Levi [When the battlefield is the basketball court]( The Irish women’s team refused to shake hands with the Israel’s team, leaving the Israelis no choice but to win a decisive victory Jonathan Lipow [To defeat Hamas, we must use our words]( The terror group must be confronted ideologically, and for this, the most important battleground is in Israel’s prisons [Court orders Netherlands to stop F-35 parts delivery to Israel over war on Hamas]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Dutch government vows to appeal after judge says there is ‘undeniable’ risk exported parts are being ‘used in serious violations of international humanitarian law’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Solomonic ruling: 2 paratroopers can claim single spot in iconic Six Day War image]( By Jeremy Sharon The leftmost soldier in the 1967 photo of paratroopers at the Western Wall has been identified as both Zion Karasenti and Abraham Bornstein; a Tel Aviv court upholds both claims [Al Jazeera journalist is also a Hamas commander, IDF says]( By Emanuel Fabian Laptop found in Gaza base contains documents and images showing Mohamed Washah is a senior operative in terror group’s anti-tank forces and did research for air unit, military says [Emirati envoy conditions Gaza rehab funds on progress toward Palestinian state]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Foraging Jerusalem restaurateur grasps the nettle, and the morel, to reopen after Oct. 7]( By Jessica Steinberg Moshe Basson of Eucalyptus is ready to serve diners again for first time since war broke out, and his long-awaited book of recipes is out too [New poll shows anti-Netanyahu bloc with 75 seats, Smotrich on the brink]( By ToI Staff In Channel 12 survey, Gantz’s National Unity party receives 37 seats, with Netanyahu’s Likud at 18; majority of public wants early elections [Likud enraged after reporter says ‘Netanyahu wants all the hostages dead’]( By ToI Staff [Security forces say they foiled 2 separate stabbing attacks in Jerusalem, West Bank]( By Emanuel Fabian Attackers neutralized in incidents less than an hour apart; man lightly injured by shrapnel from gunfire during one attack [Jordan’s King Abdullah joins aid airdrop to Gaza as humanitarian crisis grows]( By Reuters and ToI Staff With monarch aboard, Jordanian military plane drops medical supplies for field hospitals in enclave; UNRWA says massive supply of food has been blocked from leaving Israeli port [PA’s Abbas in Doha to discuss efforts to achieve Gaza truce]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Nablus; driver hospitalized]( By ToI Staff About 15 settlers seen hurling rocks, smashing windshields and spraying tear gas at Palestinian cars near Bizzariya, according to Yesh Din [West Bank settler population grew by nearly 3% in 2023 — report]( By AP [Biden slams Trump’s ‘appalling’ NATO comments; alliance chief: He put allies at risk]( By AFP Republican presidential frontrunner sees severe pushback after he recounts saying he’d ‘encourage’ Russia to ‘do whatever the hell they want’ to members that don’t pay their share [Trump: Frame foreign aid as a loan, demand repayment if country ‘drops us like a dog’]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [EU’s Borrell warns ‘NATO cannot be an alliance a la carte’ after Trump remarks]( By AFP [Day 129 – Daring hostage rescue brings hope to war-torn nation]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [AG concerned procedural shortcuts being used to pass illegal cabinet resolutions]( By Jeremy Sharon [Analysis / Allies think US is becoming less reliable, regardless of who wins election]( By AP and ToI Staff [Super Bowl ad on antisemitism features ‘I Have A Dream’ speechwriter Clarence Jones]( By JTA and ToI Staff [Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl thriller win over 49ers]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [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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