Schumer says PM must go * Ramadan prayers pass quietly * David Petraeus int’w: How to win in Gaza * IDF slams Hamas lies on aid fatalities * Half evacuees return to south

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, March 15, 2024 Presented by [Cafe Be’Ivrit]( [Senate leader Schumer urges Israeli election, says Netanyahu ‘has lost his way’]( By Jacob Magid Israeli, Republican officials blast majority leader as he charges PM placing political survival above good of country, constitutes an obstacle to peace, turning Israel into a pariah [Full text of Senator Chuck Schumer’s speech: ‘Israeli elections are the only way’]( By ToI Staff [US targets three settlers, two illegal outposts in second round of sanctions]( By Jacob Magid, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff [Tens of thousands peacefully attend 1st Friday prayers of Ramadan at Temple Mount]( By ToI Staff Police report no unusual incidents after Hamas urged worshipers to ‘defend Al-Aqsa’; Islamic Waqf estimates 80,000 people took part [Abbas appoints former World Bank economist, longtime ally as next PA prime minister]( By Jacob Magid and Agencies [IDF probe: Palestinian gunmen killed Gazans waiting for aid, army did not fire]( By Emanuel Fabian Military denies claims by Hamas health authorities that Israeli tanks and helicopters killed 21, wounded 150 others at Gaza City square [Netanyahu maintains IDF will enter Rafah despite international pressure]( By ToI Staff [Aid from Cyprus to enter Gaza via new pier; EU warns of pockets of famine]( By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff from our sponsor [Learning Hebrew is the best way to connect with Israel]( Take a free intro lesson to learn how our unique method will help you achieve fluency. 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Live updates [LIVE: Netanyahu rejects ‘still absurd’ Hamas demands, approves IDF plan for Rafah operation]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff First Friday prayers of Ramadan end peacefully as 80,000 Muslims worship on Temple Mount * Israel to send delegation to Qatar for further talks [Hamas offers exchange of women, children, elderly hostages for up to 1,000 prisoners]( By Reuters, Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff Proposal, which Netanyahu rejects as ‘ridiculous,’ would include release of female soldiers in first stage, leading up to permanent deal to end war, see IDF withdraw from Gaza [Hamas said to move toward Israel on truce deal, but PM claims demands still ‘ridiculous’]( By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid Interview Lazar Berman [With Iraq on his mind, US ‘savior-general’ points at a way to victory in Gaza]( Hamas must be destroyed, argues ex-general and CIA director David Petraeus in Tel Aviv, and then Israel must pivot to a counterinsurgency [Over half of southern evacuees back home as officials prep massive rehabilitation push]( By Canaan Lidor and Ariella Oldfield About 32,000 out of 60,000 officially evacuated residents have returned to towns near Gaza, says an official working on an NIS 18 billion regional investment plan Top Ops Daniel G. Saunders [How many civilian deaths are acceptable?]( To those clamoring for an immediate IDF ceasefire, I ask (among other things) how we stop future use of human shields, since they’ve proven so effective Rachel Eichler Maron [Who’s in the mood for Purim this year?]( War, rape, hostages, and the rowdiest day on the Jewish calendar? I just couldn’t face all that ’happy vibe’ – until I reread Megillat Esther [Thousands in Tel Aviv rally to end military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox]( By ToI Staff Separate march held to call for deal to free hostages in Gaza, as pressures surrounding war against Hamas pile up for Netanyahu government [Gantz boycotts meeting on Haredi draft with PM after cabinet ignores his proposal]( By Sam Sokol [Raps composed by Aner Shapiro, killed on October 7, produced as posthumous LP]( By Jessica Steinberg Family and friends commemorate the IDF sergeant’s heroism and his music with video that includes Hadag Nachash rapper Shaanan Streett ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Hamas starves Gazans as a war tactic]( By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Haviv Rettig Gur As humanitarian aid efforts are ramped up via land, air and sea, the IDF must decide how many of its soldiers to divert to protecting the convoys – while becoming targets themselves [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Career soldier, 51, killed in stabbing in south; terrorist shot dead by victim]( By Emanuel Fabian Stabber identified as Israeli citizen originally from Gaza; footage shows Chief Warrant Officer Uri Moyal getting up after being attacked, opening fire [Dances with wolves: A Tel Aviv choreographer forces audiences to face Oct. 7’s horrors]( By Jessica Steinberg Oden Ronen’s ‘The Missings’ looks at the Supernova rave massacre, while a piece by Hillel Kogan dances around the topic altogether to focus on those behind the Batsheva troupe [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [‘Look me in the eye’: IDF general who rapped politicians had urged PM to unify country]( By Michael Horovitz In recordings aired Thursday, Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus recounts to troops meeting with Netanyahu after October 7, telling him soldiers must return to a ‘different’ Israel after war [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing March 15: Day 161 – Brothers in Arms eyes politics; olive oil shortage]( By ToI Staff [Suspected attack by Houthis strikes a ship in Red Sea, crew reportedly safe]( By Jon Gambrell Security firm says tanker with armed guards aboard had a ‘near miss’ Thursday off the coast of Yemen; ship had been Israel-affiliated but changed owners in February [Nasrallah assures Iranians Hezbollah will fight alone if war with Israel breaks out]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Obituary [Salim Joubran, first Arab Israeli Supreme Court justice, dies at 76]( By ToI Staff Joubran served as deputy chief of court, was first Arab to chair election committee, sent ex-president Katsav to prison for rape, and ruled in favor of same-sex surrogacy rights Those We Have Lost [Cpt. Omer Wolf, 22: Beloved commander secretly wrote beautiful songs]( By ToI Staff Killed fighting Hamas terrorists near Nir Oz on October 7 [Those We Have Lost / Amit Levy, 22: Had plans to travel the world with her twin sister]( By ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost / Shahaf Krief, 17: Horse-loving high schooler and doting uncle]( By ToI Staff [Day 161 – Brothers in Arms eyes politics; olive oil shortage]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Protesters who shut San Francisco bridge over Gaza war handed community service]( By AP [SPAR to open debut supermarket store in Israel next week]( By Sharon Wrobel [Jewish Agency offers NIS 100,000 reward for info leading to missing girl]( By ToI Staff [Ex-US treasury secretary Mnuchin says he’s putting together investors to buy TikTok]( By AP [Gerald Levin, ex-Time Warner CEO who engineered disastrous mega-merger, dies at 84]( By David Hamilton [SpaceX nearly completes test flight of mega rocket, loses spacecraft near end]( By Marcia Dunn [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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