Biden said to weigh limiting arms to Israel * Toxic discourse at US literary magazine * US intel: Hamas won’t disappear, PM’s coalition might * Kippah row ends Saudi trip

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Presented by [Sheba Global]( [Biden mulling conditions on Israel military aid if Rafah assault goes ahead — report]( By ToI Staff Four US sources tell Politico that an offensive against southern Gaza city, where more than 1 million displaced Gazans are sheltering, could prompt strong reaction [Biden says no plans to address Knesset amid deepening public spat with Netanyahu]( By Jacob Magid [US criticism of Israel encourages Hamas, Netanyahu says in Fox News interview]( By Lazar Berman [Katz decries UN’s ‘silence’ on Hamas attacks at meeting on Oct. 7 sexual violence]( By Jacob Magid US envoy says report ‘confirms what we have known for months’ about terror group’s conduct, calls it ‘a gross affront’ to treat ‘these atrocities with suspicion and skepticism’ [Jordanian queen claims humanitarian crisis in Gaza is ‘deliberate’]( By ToI Staff [IDF seeking to force UNRWA dissolution in Gaza, to be replaced by alternative]( By Emanuel Fabian 'Toxic discourse' JTA and ToI Staff [US literary magazine retracts Israeli writer’s coexistence essay amid mass resignations]( Guernica staffers quit, calling piece by Joanna Chen that is highly critical of Israel ‘a hand-wringing apologia for Zionism’; critics lament anti-Israel extremism in literary world [Bring them home / Ex-Olympic sailor wears hostage dog tags on Oscars red carpet]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [Sheba Medical Center hosts Ambassador Jack Lew at the hospital]( His presence strengthens the solidarity between the United States and Israel, and demonstrates the shared goal of advancing healthcare on a global scale. [IDF: Soldier Itay Chen was killed during Hamas’s Oct. 7 onslaught, body held in Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian Military chief rabbi declares death of tank crew member stationed at border, a dual US-Israeli citizen, based on findings and new intelligence information [Qatar says Gaza truce not close, but hope remains; working on permanent ceasefire]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Live updates [IDF says some 4,500 Hezbollah targets hit, 300 operatives killed since start of war]( By ToI Staff Biden ‘devastated’ by death of US-Israeli soldier abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 * Qatar: ‘We’re not near a Gaza deal’ * IDF strikes deep in Lebanon after Hezbollah fires 100 rockets [Hebrew University suspends senior lecturer who called for abolishing Zionism]( By Gavriel Fiske Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a longtime Israel critic, also questioned whether Hamas committed atrocities on October 7 [Marwan Issa: Shadowy Hamas ‘chief of staff’ who was a key mastermind of Oct. 7 attack]( By Shira Silkoff Terror group’s No.3, targeted by Israel in Sunday air strike, turned Qassam Brigades into organized force; first arrested in 1987, he has survived several assassination attempts [IDF airs footage of strike on Hamas’s No. 3, but says still unclear if he was killed]( By Emanuel Fabian [Netanyahu says Israel coming for Hamas leaders amid speculation senior terrorist killed]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Top Ops Ellen Ginsberg Simon [Bloody hands, bloody fools]( That symbol the Hollywood glitterati sported is rooted in the horrific lynching of two Israeli men by a Palestinian mob Eric Cohen and Elliott Abrams [A classical Jewish education to rekindle the American spirit]( Our new school will revive the lost art of training young minds, hearts, and souls in the best that Western civilization has to offer [US assessment: Hamas likely to pose armed threat to Israel ‘for years to come’]( By Jacob Magid Intel report says IDF ‘will struggle to neutralize’ terror group’s tunnel network in Gaza, predicts massive Israeli protests calling for elections and demanding Netanyahu resign [IDF announces terms for West Bank Palestinians’ entry to Temple Mount during Ramadan]( By Emanuel Fabian and AP Military liaison COGAT says visitors will allowed in for Friday prayers with a permit, limited to children under 10, men over 55, and women over 50 [IDF said to transport Gazan orphans to West Bank via Israel without cabinet’s OK]( By ToI Staff [IDF: Soldiers kill would-be suicide bomber ‘en route’ to carry out attack in Israel]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Commandos shoot Palestinian man in Zeita, close to West Bank security barrier; top security official quoted as saying ‘large terror attack in Tel Aviv was thwarted tonight’ [Tempers flare in controversial Knesset hearing on West Bank civil rights activists]( By Jeremy Sharon [Construction begins on large new settlement neighborhood west of Ariel]( By Jeremy Sharon [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [As first ship sails, Israel to inspect all aid from Cyprus; aid groups will distribute]( By Lazar Berman Official says increasing humanitarian aid to Gazans is crucial for international legitimacy during war; IDF to ensure no attacks or looting at new jetty built to accept goods [First ship carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza sets sail from Cyprus port]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [IDF strikes Hezbollah sites deep in Lebanon; 100 rockets fired at north]( By Emanuel Fabian One person reported killed in airstrikes on terror group’s stronghold Baalbek after drone attack; no injuries reported in one of the largest barrages fired to date by terror group [Houthis target US ship in Red Sea as they threaten to ramp up attacks during Ramadan]( By Reuters [Terror suspects arrested in Europe had images of Jewish, Israeli targets — report]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [US government delegation cuts short Saudi trip after rabbi is asked to remove kippah]( By AFP Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who chairs the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, says ‘no one should be denied access to a heritage site… simply for existing as a Jew’ [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Dozens of bereaved girls gather for group bat mitzvah celebration in Jerusalem]( By Ariella Oldfield New York-based family of Ruth Werthenschlag, 12, sponsors joint event for those who have lost immediate family members to terrorism, accidents, and illnesses [Netherlands’ first Holocaust museum finally opens, with a side of anti-Israel protests]( By Matt Lebovic and JTA Israeli president and Dutch king attend dedication of long-awaited institution that presents history in victims’ own words, opened 80 years after murder of 75% of Dutch Jews [Day 158 – Tel Aviv markets optimistic; rabbinical threat over Haredi draft]( [listen to the podcast]( [Market optimism: Despite war uncertainty, Israeli stocks and shekel attract investors]( By Sharon Wrobel Even as Gaza conflict continues into its 6th month, investors flock to buy local assets seen as cheap relative to those in global markets amid hopes for postwar recovery [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Mar 12: Day 158 – Tel Aviv markets optimistic; rabbinical threat over Haredi draft]( By ToI Staff More Headlines [Watchdog group calls for removal of chief rabbi for politicizing judicial role]( By Sam Sokol [Israel a ‘place of strength’: Visiting liturgical singer mulls relocating from France]( By Jessica Steinberg [Smotrich: IDF chief ‘taking advantage’ of wartime backing to promote officers]( By Sam Sokol [Antisemitism in Switzerland nearly tripled by Hamas-Israel conflict, study shows]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Switzerland to try Assad’s uncle for alleged war crimes in Syria in 1982]( By Reuters [Iran, Russia and China to hold joint naval drill in northern Indian Ocean]( By Agencies [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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