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Friday, December 1, 2023
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Dec. 1: IDF hits Hamas sites in Gaza, Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after rocket fire
By
ToI Staff
and
Jacob Magid
Rockets target south, center, Jerusalem * IDF: Map splitting Gaza into zones will help civilians avoid fighting * US confirms Hamas holds female hostages who fit terms of deal it broke
9:16 pm
Israel opts not to extend UN envoy's visa
9:06 pm
Mansour Abbas calls on armed Palestinian factions to throw down their weapons, work with PA to establish state
8:36 pm
US backs Israeli claim that Hamas still has female hostages it could release
Army: 4 Nir Oz residents abducted in Oct. 7 onslaught died in Hamas captivity
By
ToI Staff
IDF confirms deaths of Aryeh Zalmanovich, Maya Goren, Ronen Engel, Eliyahu Margalit; Zalmanovich, 85, was the oldest hostage; relatives of Engel and Margalit were freed this week
Two Israelis missing since October 7 attacks confirmed to have been killed
By
ToI Staff
Nearly two months after Oct. 7, for many Israelis, fate of relatives still a mystery
By
SAM MEDNICK
PM's office: Government committed to original goals of war
Israel, terror groups renew combat in Gaza: ‘Hamas violated the ceasefire’
By
Emanuel Fabian
and
Agencies
Hamas fires rockets, fails to provide list of hostages to be freed, prompting IDF to launch airstrikes, warn Khan Younis residents to evacuate; talks said ongoing; 137 held hostage
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Relative of freed captives say Hamas branded child hostages in case they escaped
By
ToI Staff
A relative of hostages released by Hamas terrorists this week said that children were branded after they were kidnapped to prevent their escape, as other family members described abuse and neglect experienced by captives during their time in the Gaza Strip. The uncle of brothers Yagil (12) and...
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Daily Briefing Dec 1: Day 56 – Released hostages learn to eat, speak in normal tones
By
ToI Staff
Families reunite with 17 Thai hostages upon return to Bangkok from Hamas captivity
By
Agencies
US says it will back Israel militarily when fighting resumes
Blinken said to warn war cabinet Israel may not have months to topple Hamas
By
Jacob Magid
US diplomat says Israel must change way it is fighting, set up safe zones, avoid hospitals, UN facilities: ‘Massive loss of civilian life’ in north Gaza must not be repeated in south
Inside story
PA’s Abbas a ‘liability’ in planning for post-war Gaza, Arab officials say
By
Jacob Magid
US House advances measure blocking Iran from $6 billion freed up in prisoner swap
By
Agencies
As truce ends, Herzog, Qatari Emir seen in first public meeting of countries’ leaders
By
ToI Staff
Meeting comes as Qatari-brokered ceasefire with Hamas collapses; President meets King Charles, other world leaders, on sidelines of UN environment summit in UAE
Herzog meets UAE leader on sidelines of climate summit in push to free Gaza hostages
By
Agencies
Top Ops
Benjamin Blech
When redeeming hostages invites more hostages
What can Israel do when the enemy states clearly that massacre remains its goal and Jewish death is the only end that will satisfy?
Kally Rubin Kislowicz
Breakfast of champions
Every Friday morning, we find the antidote to the unpredictability of life at our local café
Tanya White
Why the progressive liberal left isn’t sympathetic to Israel’s pain
The Jewish experience has been replete with suffering, but since the time of the biblical Jacob, this people has refused to play victim
Benjamin Folkinshteyn
Happy hostage games: ‘And may the odds be ever in your favor’
Praising Hamas for releasing the people they abducted to trade for Palestinian prisoners is a sick charade
IDF joins police probe of soldier who shot him
Family says Yuval Castleman, killed after taking out terrorists, was ‘executed’
By
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
Castelman was hit by soldier who apparently mistook him for a terrorist during Jerusalem attack, but footage shows him unarmed, with his hands in the air prior to being shot
Israel obtained, ignored Hamas document laying out Oct. 7 attack plan, report alleges
By
AFP
NYT says officials who saw 40-page paper dismissed it as unrealistic, continuing to believe the terror group was uninterested in launching a war
'With all the pain, we have come out of it stronger'
A religious boys’ high school in Efrat grapples with war losses
By
Gavriel Fiske
Neveh Shmuel Yeshiva High School in Efrat has had three recent alumni from the same class fall in Gaza fighting, along with two parents of current students
Analysis
Luke Tress
NYC education officials defend school where student protest targeted pro-Israel teacher
New York Jewish Week -- Students and city officials are pushing back against accusations of antisemitism at Hillcrest High School in Queens after a Jewish teacher was targeted in a protest, even as local Jewish leaders are demanding accountability after the incident. Video of the unruly protest, which took place November 20 and exploded into...
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Town in Maine swaps out Star of David from holiday display
By
Andrew Lapin
Pair of swastikas spotted at pro-Palestinian rally at NYC Christmas tree lighting
By
Luke Tress
Day 7 of hostage releases
All but 2 in child category have returned from captivity
8 Israeli hostages freed from Gaza at end of seventh day of truce
By
Amy Spiro
and
ToI Staff
Two women returned in late afternoon, while six others released to Israel shortly before midnight; unclear whether ceasefire will be extended further
Day 7 of hostage releases
Hospitals release emotional photos as families reunite with released hostages
By
ToI Staff
Freed Israeli hostage reunites with Thai woman she met in Hamas captivity
By
Agencies
and
ToI Staff
ToI podcast
'We went from the depths of division to the heights of unity'
What Matters Now to Saul Singer: Refounding Israel the day after the war
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
Co-author of ‘The Genius of Israel’ explains how unity of purpose is essential to the health of the country. While Israeli society presents a unified front right now, will it last?
Aisha, 17, and Bilal, 18, Ziyadne released; father and brother captive
By
ToI Staff
Father Youssef Hamis Ziyadne and son Hamza, Rahat residents, still in Gaza after 55 days
Ilana Gritzewsky, 30, released from Gaza; partner Matan Zangauker, 24, still captive
By
ToI Staff
RELEASED: Shani Goren, 29, freed after 55 days in Gaza
By
ToI Staff
RELEASED: Nili Margalit, 41, nursed other hostages in Gaza
By
ToI Staff
Sapir Cohen, released from Gaza; boyfriend Sasha Trufanov still a hostage
By
ToI Staff
Russian-Israeli Trufanov family abducted or killed on Kibbutz Nir Oz, Oct. 7; mother and grandmother freed Nov. 29
RELEASED: Mia Schem, 21, underwent arm surgery in Gaza
By
ToI Staff
RELEASED: Amit Soussana, 40, family waited 3 weeks until capture confirmed
By
ToI Staff
Analysis
Carrie Keller-Lynn
Internal pressure builds to end truce as Israel weighs extending it into an eighth day
Ben Gvir accuses Hamas of breaking Gaza ceasefire after the terror group takes responsibility for deadly Thursday terror attack in Jerusalem
Day 6 of hostage releases
In emotional scenes, freed hostages are reunited with families and pets
By
ToI Staff
and
Amy Spiro
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France says EU should consider sanctioning violent Israeli settlers
By
ToI Staff
and
Jacob Magid
Israel summons Spanish envoy, recalls own ambassador after Madrid criticizes Gaza war
By
Tal Schneider
,
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
Israeli strike behind blast at Houthi weapons depot in Yemen’s capital — report
By
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
Tel Aviv area schools return to distance learning, partial classes as war resumes
By
Gavriel Fiske
Tel Aviv bumped down to world’s 8th most expensive city to live in – survey
By
Sharon Wrobel
Despite war, young Malawians turn to Israel for work amid economic crisis at home
By
George Ntonya
Argentine soccer announcer who advocates for hostages celebrates aunt’s release
By
Juan Melamed
Show must go on
Jerusalem’s Jewish Film Week going ahead, adjusted for war
By
Jessica Steinberg
Amid war, Israel to back angel investor clubs to help young startups nab funding
By
Sharon Wrobel
In first event for new National Library, southern artists talk life after Oct. 7
By
Jessica Steinberg
Israel sending just 28 officials to UN climate confab, in shadow of Hamas war
By
Sue Surkes
Obituary
Prominent political scientist and veteran diplomat Shlomo Avineri dead at 90
By
Michael Horovitz
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