Hostage-truce talks resume * ’Diamonds in our hands’: How 2 hostages were rescued * Columbia U. probed for antisemitism * Hostage families’ Hamas war crimes suit at ICJ

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Presented by [The Jewish Quarterly]( Live updates [LIVE: Egyptian official says Cairo meeting focusing on ‘final draft’ of six-week truce deal]( By ToI Staff CIA-Mossad-Qatar-Egypt hostage talks begin * France sanctions 28 ‘extremist settlers’ * S. Africa asks ICJ to block Rafah op; Israel said to share Rafah evacuation plan with Egypt [Mother, teen son seriously hurt in Hezbollah rocket attack on Kiryat Shmona]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies 15-year-old boy, 47-year-old woman reported in serious condition, taken to hospital by chopper; terror group says attack response to Israeli airstrikes, to support Gazans [France proposes Israel-Lebanon truce deal pushing Hezbollah 10 km from border]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Footage shows hostages being rescued from Hamas captivity in daring Rafah operation]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Gallant calls undercover raid ‘a turning point,’ but says most captives will be freed through talks, as officials fete special forces who extracted Fernando Marman, 61, Louis Har, 70 [‘My heart is whole’: Families of rescued hostages ‘stunned’ by their return from Gaza]( By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff [Families of hostages complain of online abuse from truce deal opponents]( By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff from our sponsor [New essay on Musk and the Jews]( why was Elon Musk, the unorthodox liberal visionary flirting with white nationalists and Holocaust deniers on X?. Read the Jewish Quarterly’s 2024 edition. 50% off for ToI readers [Commander, 2 troops killed in Gaza blast, raising ground operation death toll to 232]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Two more from Southern Brigade’s 630th Battalion seriously wounded; IDF: 30 Hamas operatives killed in Khan Younis; Kirby: We’ve never said Israel can’t go into Rafah to remove Hamas [NY Times: Tunnel under Al-Shifa Hospital used by Hamas ‘for cover, weapons storage’]( By ToI Staff [Egypt says peace treaty with Israel safe despite jitters over Rafah offensive]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Daniel G. Saunders [The Jewish state as effigy]( Claiming Israel is colonialist, white supremacist, genocidal is how protestors cleanse their own middle class white guilt Gidi Grinstein [How to do Palestinian statehood right]( Handled properly, US recognition of the PA as a nascent state could turn the current breakdown into a breakthrough toward peace [Israel plans to move Rafah civilians to 15 tent cities along the coast – report]( By Lazar Berman According to Wall Street Journal, Israel showed Egypt a proposal to get civilians out of Gaza’s southern city ahead of ground op; PM’s Office says several plans being discussed [UN ‘will not be party’ to Rafah evacuation due to lack of safe refuge in Gaza]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Israel bans UN rapporteur, looks to boot UNRWA from buildings on state lands]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [House committee to investigate Columbia’s ‘inadequate response’ to campus antisemitism]( By Cathryn J. Prince 16-page letter slams the school for allowing a hostile atmosphere for Jewish students to thrive for over 2 decades, including through antisemitic statements by faculty after Oct. 7 [‘Get the f*ck out of here’: Comedian berates Israeli at UK show, some in crowd join in]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Swiss ski shop in hot water over sign refusing rentals to Jews]( By Jamey Keaten [Israel to send delegation to Cairo hostage talks as Biden touts push for 6-week pause]( By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid Jerusalem to dispatch Mossad, Shin Bet heads to Egyptian capital following US pressure, as tentative negotiations resume on deal for truce, hostage release [As Israelis negotiate in Cairo, far-right presses PM to reject ‘irresponsible deal’]( By Sam Sokol [US says Rafah rescue op won’t tank hostage talks set for Cairo Tuesday]( By Reuters, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff ToI podcast [Daily Briefing Feb. 13: Day 130 – Deep, deep under the Red Sea, a new threat looms]( By ToI Staff Zman Yisrael editor on Houthis’ new target – fiber optic cables – and a French proposal for the Lebanon border; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on settler violence and wartime voting [Houthi missiles target Iran-bound vessel in Red Sea, officials say]( By Nayera Abdallah and Jonathan Saul [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Families of Israeli hostages to file war crimes complaint against Hamas in The Hague]( By Jeremy Sharon Some 100 relatives of Israelis held in Gaza will submit charges of kidnapping, sexual violence, torture and other allegations to the International Criminal Court on Wednesday [Herzog says South Africa twisted his words for ICJ genocide case]( By Lazar Berman [Jordan king says Oct. 7 attack unacceptable to Muslims, calls for ‘lasting’ ceasefire]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Speaking alongside Biden, Abdullah II says international community must step up efforts to reach ‘comprehensive peace’; US president touts deal in works for pause in fighting [Interview / Jordan in ‘balancing act’ between Palestinian majority and key allies US, Israel]( By Gianluca Pacchiani [US calls for ‘urgent’ probe into alleged IDF killing of 6-year-old Gazan girl]( By Jacob Magid and AFP [EU’s top diplomat to Israel’s allies: Send less arms if you think too many Gazans dying]( By AFP and ToI Staff Josep Borrell calls on countries to limit their weapons supplies if they believe that Israel’s response ‘over the top,’ quoting Biden; he also asks where Rafah evacuees should go [UK’s Labour disowns candidate who said Israel wanted Oct. 7 as pretext to invade Gaza]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [On Be’eri, bulldozers begin kibbutz rebuild by clearing out rubble of October 7]( By Canaan Lidor Over 1 in 3 homes were badly damaged in the Gaza-adjacent community, where a 2-year rehabilitation plan will cost more than NIS 300 million; 97 civilians were killed at the kibbutz [Sderot schools to reopen March 3 as some come back south]( By Gavriel Fiske and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Jewish Canadian politician fired, gets death threat after snark about pre-Zionist Palestine]( By Robert Sarner Progressive British Columbia minister Selina Robinson forced to step down after anti-Israel activists demand her ouster for calling pre-state Israel a ‘crappy piece of land’ [US Senate passes $95 billion aid bill for Ukraine and Israel, but House battle brews]( By David Morgan Aid package approved 70-29 in early morning vote after overnight session dominated by GOP filibuster, amid growing doubts about legislation’s fate in hands of Republicans [US House speaker rips Ukraine, Israel aid package as senators forge ahead on bill]( By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK [A Holocaust museum that predates WWII, London’s Wiener Library turns 90 this month]( By Robert Philpot Founded in 1934 by Alfred Wiener, the museum exposed Nazis, helped the Allies battle them, and led to their conviction. Now it’s one of the world’s preeminent research institutions [Day 130 – Deep, deep under the Red Sea, a new threat looms]( [listen to the podcast]( Op-ed Ksenia Svetlova [Beyond Israel’s Borders: Is Iran actually able to control its proxies?]( This week in the region: Sudan loses internet connection, America continues to target Shiite Iraqi militias, and Turkey and Syria still feel heavy damage from last year’s earthquake More Headlines [With ballot boxes for troops in Gaza, Israel readies for local elections in wartime]( By Jeremy Sharon [Settlers reportedly shoot two Palestinians, torch cars in latest West Bank attacks]( By ToI Staff [Likud minister Akunis tapped to fill New York consul general post]( By Luke Tress [Senior Hamas official involved in West Bank attacks nabbed in Jenin raid]( By ToI Staff [Reservist group pushes for unity government, new elections, after 2023 divisions]( By Sam Sokol [Woman who opened fire in Houston church left antisemitic writings, police say]( By Reuters [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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