2 killed in terror * Biden warns on Rafah; PM vows to resist Palestinian state * Matisyahu canceled * Safed defiant after deadly attack * US probes two West Bank killings

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, February 16, 2024 Presented by [Prosperity Real Estate]( [Two killed, 4 hurt in terror attack at Re’em Junction in south Israel; gunman dead]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Two of the wounded listed in serious condition following shooting near Kiryat Malachi [In call, Biden warns Netanyahu on Rafah; PM vows to resist Palestinian state]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff After 40-minute call, Netanyahu says he’ll defy ‘international dictates’ regarding Palestinian accord; Biden opposes offensive in Rafah without plan to protect civilians [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Feb 16: Day 133 – PM ‘categorically’ rejects an imposed Palestinian state]( By ToI Staff [PM, top officials meet with visiting CIA director amid hostage talks]( By Lazar Berman, Gianluca Pacchiani and Agencies Live updates [LIVE: Foreign minister says Israel will not harm Egypt’s interest ahead of planned Rafah op]( By ToI Staff Troops searching Khan Younis hospital arrest over 20 Oct. 7 suspects, find arms * Soldier killed, bringing Gaza ground op toll to 234 * 5 terrorists killed in IAF Lebanon strike from our sponsor [How to navigate the Israeli real estate market in 2024]( Aviva Gat For many people abroad, buying real estate in Israel is challenging. Prosperity Real Estate’s mission is to simplify this process for those looking to invest or build their home in the Holy Land [‘What if they were your children?’: Families demand cabinet return to Cairo talks]( By ToI Staff At protest, Ruby Chen, dual Israeli-US citizen and father of hostage, says he feels the ‘US wants to bring a deal more than the government of Israel does’ [Kibbutz says hostage Yair Yaakov was killed on October 7, body held in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Head of elite commando unit recounts ‘all or nothing’ operation to free hostages]( By Michael Horovitz [Report: IDF intel assesses that Hamas will ‘survive as terror group’ post-war]( By ToI Staff Document drawn up by Military Intelligence reportedly states that even if Israel dismantles Hamas’s organized military capabilities, it will continue to operate in Gaza [IDF says Al Jazeera reporter wounded in Gaza is also a Hamas deputy commander]( By Emanuel Fabian From the Blogs David Makovsky [Without enforcement, talk of two states is hollow]( Most Israelis would support a deal if they thought it would succeed, but first they’d need to overcome their genuine reasons for skepticism [Paratrooper killed in Gaza, as IDF arrests Oct. 7 terrorists in Khan Younis hospital]( By ToI Staff Second soldier seriously hurt in battle that kills Staff Sgt. Noam Haba, 20; weaponry found inside Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza [Egypt reportedly building walled enclosure in case masses of Gazans flee to Sinai]( By ToI Staff [Israel blasts top UN aid official after he says ‘Hamas is not a terrorist group for us’]( By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Slamming comments by OCHA deputy chief Martin Griffiths, Jerusalem says UN ‘reaches new lows every day’; he later says he meant Hamas not a Security Council-designated terror group [Israel says UN failing to distribute aid in Gaza, needs to ‘scale up operations’]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Israel says South Africa’s latest appeal to ICJ an attempt ‘to protect ally Hamas’]( By Jeremy Sharon [Two Matisyahu concerts canceled in US amid outcry from pro-Palestinian protesters]( By PHILISSA CRAMER Jewish singer, who has been vocal in his support for Israel since beginning of war, criticizes venues for caving to ‘antisemitic’ pressure [Canadian cyclist disinvited as speaker at women’s event because of past IDF service]( By Jennifer Lovy Leah Goldstein booted from Ottawa International Women’s day event after pro-Palestinian activists discover her military background 3 decades ago [Israeli film festival in Barcelona still on after venue change due to harassment campaign]( By Jackie Hajdenberg Reporter's notebook [In Safed, a deadly rocket salvo fails to rattle deeply rooted residents]( By Canaan Lidor Jews have lived for centuries in the northern holy city. Its resilient inhabitants resumed regular life mere hours after Hezbollah hit it for the first time in years Top Ops Neal Katz [The funky art of uplift in Texas]( Some people are in the business of justifying terror, but there is a more powerful message coming from those who love Michael Saenger [MLA – Not just a style sheet (but maybe it should be)]( It’s bad when the Modern Language Association sides with the terrorists; it’s worse when it shuts down their victims ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: UNRWA’s problem isn’t the terrorists in its ranks]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan UN agency keeps Palestinians as eternal ‘refugees’ – even if they have citizenship. As staff collaboration with Hamas surfaces, Rettig Gur argues this is not the org’s biggest evil [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [US sends investigators to West Bank following killings of two Palestinian-Americans]( By AP and ToI Staff Both Mohammad Ahmad al-Khdour and Tawfic Abdel Jabbar were killed by gunfire while driving their cars [Analysis / Hard-right MK’s bill against incitement to terror could incriminate him, his colleagues]( By Sam Sokol [Preventative medicine: After Oct. 7 mass casualty event, Israeli MDs share tough lessons]( By Renee Ghert-Zand While dealing with the ongoing medical challenges of the war, physicians are already in touch with others over what they learned about honing lifesaving preparedness protocols [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Explainer Jeremy Sharon [Back to the ICJ: Court to hear claims against Israel’s 56-year rule over Palestinians]( The UN General Assembly is seeking an advisory opinion from the World Court that Israel’s decades-long control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal [US Congress condemns Hamas sexual violence in bipartisan resolution; Tlaib abstains]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Archaeology [In breakthrough, parts of Herculaneum scroll, buried by Vesuvius eruption, deciphered]( By Ariella Oldfield Three students crack previously unreadable ancient philosophical text with machine learning software developed to read damaged Dead Sea Scrolls [Day 133 – PM ‘categorically’ rejects an imposed Palestinian state]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [FBI arrests Indiana man who threatened to ‘kill every Jew’]( By JTA and ToI Staff [As avian flu rises in Hula Valley cranes, authorities spar over who collects carcasses]( By Sue Surkes [Top European rights court upholds bans on halal, kosher slaughter in Belgium]( By JTA and Canaan Lidor [US conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship — report]( By Reuters [UK Labour wins two seats in special elections, dealing blow to Tories]( By AP and ToI Staff [Russia’s prison service says imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died]( By Jim Heintz [Left-wing Zionist groups Americans for Peace Now and Ameinu to merge]( By Ron Kampeas [Israel complains after Catholic Church denounces Gaza ‘carnage’]( By AP and ToI Staff [White House confirms Russia obtained ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon]( By AAMER MADHANI and Zeke Miller [Israeli deepfake detection startup raises first $16 million in seed funding]( By Sharon Wrobel [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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