Hostage deal talks to resume Sun * Biden hails Schumer’s anti-PM speech * 1st Gaza aid ship unloads * Antisemitism shakes Aussie Jews * Tel Aviv rats * Prehistoric Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, March 16, 2024 Live updates [LIVE: Mossad chief expected in Doha on Sunday for talks on hostage-truce deal — report]( By ToI Staff Barnea to reportedly hold discussions with Qatari PM, Egyptian officials * 1st aid ship to Gaza is unloaded * Gunman opens fire at settlement neighborhood in Hebron, is shot dead [Biden hails ‘good speech’ by Schumer criticizing Netanyahu, says many Americans agree]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff US president backs up Senate majority leader who called the prime minister an obstacle to peace and said he’d ‘lost his way’ [Analysis / Schumer’s speech wins some plaudits, but not all Netanyahu critics are on board]( By Luke Tress [Pence says he won’t endorse former boss Trump for US presidency]( By Jill Colvin [PM says he okayed plans for Rafah op, Hamas demands still ‘absurd’ but talks to go on]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu says delegation will travel to Qatar for ongoing negotiations after cabinet discusses latest proposals by terror group for hostage release [Live updates (closed) / March 15: White House says Hamas response ‘within bounds’ of hostage deal framework]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff [NGO says 1st aid ship to Gaza is unloaded, supplies being readied for distribution]( By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff World Central Kitchen says teams loading 240 tons of food onto 2nd boat in Cyprus, in addition to forklift and crane to help with unloading; unclear when vessel will set sail [First ship to use new sea route arrives in Gaza with 200 tons of humanitarian aid]( By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff [Hostage families rallying Saturday for global support; protesters urging elections]( By ToI Staff French envoy, relatives of those held in Gaza to address weekly gathering in Tel Aviv, after cabinet meeting on potential deal reportedly curtailed due to approaching Sabbath [Iran reportedly pushed US to broker Gaza ceasefire during secret talks in Oman]( By ToI Staff NYT reports that US in turn asked for Tehran to halt attacks by its proxies in Yemen, Iraq and Syria, which Iranian officials claim they can’t do unless fighting ends in Gaza [Iran using European ports to hide weapons shipments to Hezbollah — report]( By ToI Staff [Iran Air could be banned from Europe if Tehran sells missiles to Moscow, US warns]( By AAMER MADHANI [‘Zone of Interest’ producer criticizes Glazer’s Oscars speech: Lacked ‘proper context’]( By Andrew Lapin Blaming Hamas for civilian deaths, Danny Cohen says he ‘fundamentally disagrees’ with director’s remarks against Israel and that they’re a ‘distraction’ from the award-winning film [NY art museum surprised to find hidden ‘Free Palestine’ message on artwork]( By Michael Horovitz Top Ops Sharon Rosen Leib [After Oct. 7, would they still have moved to Israel?]( US Jews owe our support to those idealists who came with dreams of raising families and building a better democratic nation Eric Grossman [A knife to Canadian Jews]( The blocking of kosher slaughter is one of the most severe blows ever dealt to the community – and it’s unquestionably antisemitic [IDF chief ‘severely reprimands’ division commander for critique of politicians]( By Emanuel Fabian Halevi says Brig. Gen. Goldfus’s remarks in press conference ‘harmed IDF’s dignity, boundaries between political and military echelons’; Goldfus apologizes [Bedouin Israeli said to have joined Hamas in Gaza dies after found unconscious in cell]( By Emanuel Fabian Prison Service says Juma Ibrahim Abu Ghanima was discovered March 12 and taken to hospital; he had been detained when trying to return to Israel after sneaking into enclave in 2016 [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Reports: Ministers told signs point to successful hit on Hamas number 3 Marwan Issa]( By ToI Staff Security cabinet informed evidence piling up that top commander is dead after Gaza strike, though terror group has yet to comment [Palestinian terror leaders, Houthi officials met to coordinate against Israel – report]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Post-Oct. 7 antisemitism upends an Australian Jewish community with Holocaust history]( By Nomi Kaltmann Accused of being nefarious lobbyists, Aussie Jews are shaken by increasingly bold displays of hatred amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war [Australia to resume funding for UNRWA, pledges further aid for Gaza]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Gallant says having PA-linked locals rule Gaza is least bad alternative to Hamas]( By ToI Staff Remarks to security cabinet anger fellow Likud members; defense minister reportedly responds by saying ‘the ones paying the price for the lack of decision-making are IDF soldiers’ [Fatah hits back at other Palestinian groups’ criticism over new PA prime minister]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Hamas slams Mahmoud Abbas’s ‘unilateral’ designation of new PM]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Rail construction in Tel Aviv may be behind a surge in rat-related disease cases]( By Renee Ghert-Zand Patients diagnosed with flea-borne typhus and leptospirosis at area hospitals have reported seeing the rodents in their neighborhoods, and even in their homes [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Chief rabbi claims his threat of Haredi exodus in case of army draft was ‘distorted’]( By ToI Staff Yitzhak Yosef does not walk back comments, but says he never meant to offend bereaved families Interview [Intricacies and wonder of prehistoric Israel accessible through an engaging new book]( By Gavriel Fiske ‘They Were Here Before Us,’ released this week, distills decades of academic work to reveal the fascinating world of early humanity [CRM]( [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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