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What Matters Most On Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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US President Joe Biden speaks on October 10, 2023, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on the war between Israel and Hamas after the terror group launched its shock attack on Israel on Saturday. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Live updates (closed)

Oct. 10: First plane with ‘advanced’ US ammo lands at airbase; Blinken to visit Israel

Biden lashes Hamas in address to nation, says it unleashed ‘pure unadulterated evil on this world,’ evoked memories of Jewish genocide; president vows to stand with Israel

12:20 am

Sirens sound in Israeli community north of Gaza Strip
11:38 pm

Death toll from Hamas onslaught said to climb to over 1,000
11:20 pm

IAF strikes over 70 Hamas targets in Gaza City

An IDF soldier prepares to remove the bodies of Israelis killed during an October 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian terrorists, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel bordering the Gaza Strip, on October 10, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Israel takes foreign journalists to see massacre site in Kfar Aza

By Lazar Berman

With terrorists’ bodies still lying in the grass, international press witnesses firsthand the shocking aftermath of Hamas’s slaughter of Israeli civilians

This picture shows a number of missing people who were found by the army near Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha, late October 9, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

30 missing people found safe in Gaza border kibbutz after hiding out for 3 days

By Emanuel Fabian

Israeli soldiers takes position on a main road near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Oct. 10: Day 4 of Israel at war – IDF says terrorists still at large

The White House is lit in blue and white, the colors of the Israeli flag, to underscore U.S. solidarity with Israel, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP/Jon Elswick)

Western leaders jointly back Israel, condemn Hamas

US sends arms; White House lit up in Israeli colors; Biden: Not some distant tragedy

By AP and Jacob Magid

US death toll rises to 11 in Hamas attacks; this is ‘personal for so many American families,’ president says, references 9/11 and ‘millennia of persecution’ of Jews

Ambulance and rescue personnel outside of the southern Israeli town of Sderot, October 8, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

US confirms at least 11 Americans killed in Hamas terror assault

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Sen. Ben Cardin, Democrat-Maryland, speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2021. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

Congressional Democrats and Republicans back aid to Israel, with minor dissent

Promoted Livestream

Israel’s strategic dilemmas

Shmuel Rosner and Avi Gil discuss Israel’s strategic dilemmas as it enters the second year of war, and the key issues awaiting the Knesset’s return today.

Israeli soldiers patrol on a road near the Gaza border, October 9, 2023 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Israel at war

IDF says Gaza border finally sealed, bodies of 1,500 terrorists found inside Israel

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

Breaches in barrier being mined; military continues to notify relatives of those taken to Gaza; airstrikes target hundreds of sites in Strip, including Gaza City power base Rimal

The scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed and caused damage in the Arab village of Abu Ghosh, outside Jerusalem, October 9, 2023. (Jamal Awad/ Flash90)

Israel at warRockets cause injuries near Jerusalem; IDF hits back; Gallant orders ‘siege of Gaza’

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivers a speech at the opening of the 54th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, on September 11, 2023. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

UN human rights chief: Israel’s total siege of Gaza ‘prohibited’ by international law

By AFP and ToI Staff

Analysis

Why did Israel think a border fence would protect it from an army of terrorists?

Once an offensive-minded force, the IDF thought it could hunker down behind walls and the Iron Dome, while the threat grew on the other side

Palestinian terrorists take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (Said Khatib / AFP)

Burnt cars near the entrance to Kibbutz Alumim, near the Israeli-Gaza Border, southern Israel, October 9, 2023. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

‘No one to talk to’: Israelis feel abandoned by trusted army after terror assault

By AP and ToI Staff

Officer 'Ben,' from the IDF's Arabic-language department, in a video addressing Gazan residents, instructing them on where to evacuate during the Israeli operation in the Strip in response to Hamas's massive terror attack, October 8, 2023 (screenshot, X, formerly Twitter)

IDF instructs Gazans on evacuation routes, while many find shelter in UNRWA schools

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Israelis watch Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a statement to the public on the war against Hamas, on October 9, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

IAF hitting Hamas in Gaza 'even at cost of harm to hostages'

Likening Hamas ‘savages’ to IS, Netanyahu vows victory in war for ‘our existence’

PM pledges crushing response against terrorists who gleefully executed civilians young and old; Herzog laments worst scenes since Holocaust, urges ‘all nations’ to assist Israel

Then-outgoing interior minister Ayelet Shaked at a handover ceremony with then-incoming minister Aryeh Deri (unseen), at the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Jerusalem, January 1, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Shaked says international community must remember that ‘Hamas acted like Nazis’

By Jeremy Sharon

The busy aisles at a Rami Levy supermarket in Pardes Hannah-Karkur, on October 10, 2023. (Gavriel Fiske/ Times of Israel)

Shoppers empty supermarket shelves despite pleas not to let the war cause panic

By Gavriel Fiske and ToI Staff

Israeli security seen next to burnt cars at the entrance to the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Be'eri, October 9, 2023. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Orthodox group holds virtual prayer, with chair’s son missing near Gaza

Doron Perez, the head of Zionist Orthodox organization World Mizrachi, has one son missing, while another was shot in the leg during battle

Illustrative: Mothers and daughters approach Congregation Shaarei Tefila synagogue in Los Angeles on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, October 7, 2023. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

How Diaspora Jews offline for a 2-day holiday found out about the attack on Israel

By Gabe Friedman and jacob gurvis

Ella Meskel (left) and Eva Volovik enjoy being made up by volunteers at the Herod's Hotel in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2023, after fleeing from missiles from Gaza and a gunfight between kibbutz members and Hamas terrorists on October 7. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

'We will never be the same'

A traumatized community from the Gaza border finds refuge at a Tel Aviv hotel

Residents of Kibbutz Nir Am spent 16 hours in safe rooms without electricity while members fought off terrorists; now they’re surrounded by Israelis eager to help

A lament for these times: ‘Oi Meh Haya Lanu’

Let the lioness rise, let her shatter the mountaintops with her deafening roar and devour those who provoked her. Return us.

What I learned at Harvard

As a Jewish progressive in the Diaspora, I have never felt so betrayed as I have by these so-called human rights defenders

Jessica Levine Kupferberg

It’s morning in Israel

You’re so tired but you may never sleep again, your friend’s son is missing, your daughter needs a ride, you’ve made sandwiches for soldiers, and it’s just beginning

Hussein Aboubakr

Hamas’s messianic violence

From Mosaic: Why Hamas frames the Israel-Palestinian conflict with the imagery of divine justice and cosmic warfare, and why it appeals to so many in the West

Part of the long line of MDA blood donors at Jerusalem's Pais Arena on October 10, 2023 (Jessica Steinberg/ Times of Israel)

At Magen David Adom blood drive, a show of force by Israelis of every type

By Jessica Steinberg

Hundreds from all walks of life stand in line for up to 11 hours at Jerusalem’s Pais Arena in order to donate for devastated nation after Hamas bloodbath

Israel-Gaza war fears turn Jerusalem into ‘ghost town’

By Chloe Rouveyrolles-Bazire and Majeda El Batsh

Masa Israel fellows commemorate Yom Hazikaron, Memorial Day, in a ceremony at Latrun on April 25, 2023. (Courtesy of Masa Israel Journey)

As war continues, exchange and gap year programs work to keep participants safe

By Charlie Summers and JTA

What had looked to be an uneventful academic year for international students has turned into a whirlwind of evacuations, head counts, and open-ended delays

Avital Aladjem tells Channel 12 the terrifying story of her temporary capture by Hamas gunmen, who handed her neighbors' children to her, and walked her to the Gaza Strip. (Screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israel at war

Survivors share accounts of encounters with terrorists, and an escape from Gaza

By Jessica Steinberg

Residents of the Gaza border communities recount what happened to them, in and around their homes, in the terrifying hours of the Hamas invasion

Mother of missing woman to Hamas: ‘We are not animals; you can change your ways’

By Charlie Summers

As Hamas war rages, personal firearm activists see surge in interest

By Gavriel Fiske

Then-defense minister Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a consultation during Hamas rocket fire at Israel and IDF counterstrikes, May 11, 2021. (Amos Ben Gershom / GPO / File)

National Unity, Likud appear to near deal for emergency unity cabinet

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Netanyahu offers arrangement without preconditions, Gantz wants narrow war cabinet, his party says deal now likely; Lapid’s Yesh Atid not involved in negotiations

Daniel Mualem, toting a plastic bag, looks at the house of Rachel and David Edry in Ofakim, Israel, on October 9, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)

In Ofakim, one woman’s graceful bravery offers precious solace to a grieving nation

By Canaan Lidor

Rachel Edry charmed five armed captors holed up in her home as she conveyed information secretly to a SWAT team she knew was watching

Families agonize over hostages’ safety as Gaza pounded and Hamas threatens executions

‘Currently no chance’ of prisoner swap with Israel, says Hamas official

By AFP and ToI Staff

UK’s Sunak vows solidarity with Israel at synagogue as dueling rallies held in London

Prime minister promises to keep Jews safe amid antisemitism concerns; 10 British Jews feared dead or missing in the Hamas attacks

Demonstrators in support of Palestinians shout and gesture at the Permanent Mission of Egypt, calling them traitors, during a protest in New York on October 9, 2023, after the Hamas terror group launched a devastating attack on Israel (Adam GRAY / AFP)

‘Israel go to hell’: Pro-Palestinian activists rally in New York for 2nd day

By Agencies and ToI Staff

People take part in a 'Stand with Palestine' demonstration, close to the Israeli embassy, in West London, on October 9, 2023. (Daniel LEAL/AFP)

European leftists panned for casting blame on Israel over brutal Hamas attack

By AFP and ToI Staff

Hundreds of Israelis mourn the death of the 20-year-old Corporal Netanel Young at his funeral on Monday evening, October 9, 2023. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)

Lone soldier’s funeral attracts hundreds to Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl cemetery

By Charlie Summers

Attendees dive for cover as sister’s eulogy for Cpl. Netanel Young is interrupted by rocket sirens; proceedings resume a short time later

Graves being prepared at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, October 8, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

As death toll from Hamas onslaught continues to climb, Israel begins to bury its dead

Israeli forces launch artillery fire towards southern Lebanon from the border zone in northern Israel on October 9, 2023, after mortar fire and an infiltration attempt from Lebanon. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Officer, 2 soldiers killed in clash with terrorists on Lebanon border; mortars fired

By Emanuel Fabian

Two gunmen killed as third retreats to Lebanon, Islamic Jihad claims responsibility; IDF hits Hezbollah targets after clashes along border, killing three members of terror group

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him attending a joint graduation ceremony for cadets in Tehran, October 10, 2023. (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Iran’s Khamenei lauds Hamas attack on Israel, again denies involvement

By AFP and ToI Staff

Ali Barakeh, a member of Hamas’s exiled leadership, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 9, 2023 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hamas official claims Iran, Hezbollah didn’t help plan attack, but may yet join fight

By Agencies and ToI Staff

More Headlines

U2 frontman Bono, in Las Vegas on October 8, 2023, sings about 'those beautiful kids' at the Supernova music festival in southern Israel, at least 260 of whom were murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy U2 Twitter screengrab)

Musical solidarityU2’s Bono pays tribute to ‘beautiful kids’ slain at Israeli desert rave

By Jessica Steinberg

Ishay Ribo singing at the impromptu backyard wedding of Maor and Gal Peretz on October 9, 2023 (Courtesy Yossi Zer)

The groom wore khakiIshay Ribo sings at impromptu wedding for reservist and bride

By Jessica Steinberg

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks to supporters during a rally in Bogota, Colombia, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombia president likens Israeli military to Nazis, protesters burn flag at embassy

By Jacob Kessler

US pro-Palestinian activists during a protest in support of the terror attack against Israel, in New York City, October 8, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

US Democrats lash socialist organization for backing rally supporting Hamas attack

A house is on fire in Kibbutz Nir Oz during an attack by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. (AP/Hassan Eslaiah)

‘My heart dropped’: Families fear for Thais kidnapped by Hamas during onslaught

By AFP and ToI Staff

IDF soldiers at a staging area near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 9, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Moscow sees ‘high risk’ of 3rd party opening front against Israel amid war on Hamas

By AFP and ToI Staff

Interview‘The writing was on the wall,’ says counterterror expert who saw war looming

By Gianluca Pacchiani

A demonstrator (r) holds a placard reading 'Israel will live! Israel will win!' during a rally in support of Israel on the French Riviera city of Nice, on October 9, 2023. (Valery HACHE/AFP)

French MP says around 8 French citizens dead, missing or abducted in Hamas attack

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: The Tamar gas field. (NewMed Energy/Delek Drilling)

Amid heavy rocket fire, Israel shuts down Tamar offshore natural gas field

By Sharon Wrobel

Israel's Artem Dolgopyat celebrates with a gold medal on the podium after the Men's Floor Final during the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, October 7, 2023. (Lionel BONAVENTURE/AFP)

Gymnast Dolgopyat wins Israel’s first-ever World Championships gold

By AFP and ToI Staff

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows increased activity at the Tumangang Rail Facility in North Korea, on Oct. 5, 2023 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Hamas surprise attack sparks South Korean rethink of border agreement with North

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Jedidiah Murphy wears a skullcap that was a gift from one of his supporters, Rabbi Yehuda Eber, in the death row unit at Polunsky prison in Livingston, Texas, Oct. 26, 2019. (Yehuda Eber)

Texas Jew on death row granted stay of execution

By Jackie Hajdenberg

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