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What Matters Most On Thursday, January 4, 2024

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People watch a televised speech in Beirut by Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah on January 3, 2024, a day after the killing in the city of a Hamas terror chief. The speech was pre-scheduled to mark the anniversary of the killing Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. (Anwar Amro/AFP)

'For now, we are fighting on the frontline'

Nasrallah vows response to Arouri, warns of fight ‘without limits’ if Israel goes to war

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Hezbollah head says alleged Israeli killing in Beirut of Hamas terror chief was a ‘major and dangerous crime’ that won’t go unpunished; says Israel would ‘regret’ all-out war

A golf cart moves on a footpath along a promenade in Nahariya in northern Israel on January 3, 2024. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Fear stalks northern Israel after Beirut strike kills Hamas deputy Saleh al-Arouri

By AFP and ToI Staff

Analysis

Despite Arouri strike in his backyard, Nasrallah is trying to avoid war with Israel

Under intense domestic pressure, and facing effective IDF strikes, Hezbollah leader uses speech to underscore his lack of desire for a major escalation right now

People watch a televised speech by Lebanon's Hezbollah terror chief Hassan Nasrallah in a Beirut southern suburb on January 3, 2024. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

Supporters shout slogans during the commemorations of the anniversary of the killing of slain top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, marked by a televised speech by Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah in a Beirut southern suburb on January 3, 2024.(ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Jan. 4: Day 90 – Is Nasrallah’s saber-rattling a good or a bad sign?

Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden, speaks to journalists at Beirut Rafik Hariri International Airport after his meeting with Lebanese officials, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 31, 2023. (AP/Bilal Hussein)

US dispatches senior envoy to cool seething tensions on Israel-Lebanon border

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Amos Hochstein arrives in Israel, Blinken due early next week; US all but backs alleged Israeli hit on senior Hamas terror chief in Lebanon

A picture taken from northern Israel shows smoke billowing from across the border in south Lebanon on January 3, 2024. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Israeli strike on southern Lebanon takes out 4 Hezbollah fighters including commander

By Emanuel Fabian

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) tours Israel's northern border, January 3, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Israel ready for fight in north, IDF chief says after killing of Hamas terror chief

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

A souvenir shop owner sits on a nearly empty street in Jerusalem's Old City, following a halt in the tourist influx due to the Israel-Hamas war, November 6, 2023 (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)

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By Jeremy Sharon

Justices rule 6-5 that law shielding Netanyahu from being ordered to recuse himself due to conflict of interest is personal in nature, and can only be applied after next elections

The High Court of Justice hears petitions against the government's incapacitation law, September 28, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Ministers slam High Court for delaying recusal law; one calls decision ‘null and void’

By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon

Mass exiling of Palestinians is 'a baseless illusion'

Israel denies it is talking to other countries about absorbing Gazan immigrants

By Lazar Berman

Senior official pushes back on Zman Yisrael report Jerusalem talking to Congo and others, says Smotrich can’t carry out controversial idea; cabinet to talk post-war Gaza on Thursday

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a press conference on the planned construction of a new railway line from the northern city of Kiryat Shmona to the city of Eilat, in Jerusalem, July 30, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Likud minister slams Smotrich, Ben Gvir’s ‘unrealistic’ call for Gazan emigration

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By ToI Staff and Agencies

EU foreign policy head urges world to impose solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Agencies and ToI Staff

An aerial picture shows damages to a synagogue following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot on December 3, 2023. (Jack Guez / AFP)

'There's a range of opinions about coming back'

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By Canaan Lidor

Residents of towns 4-7 kilometers from Gaza border seen going home by March 1, says resettlement source; communities ravaged the most on Oct. 7 may take up to 2 years to resettle

Smoke billowing over the Gaza Strip amid Israeli strikes on January 4, 2024. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

IDF destroys Shifa Hospital tunnels, accuses Hamas of using child soldiers

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Israeli soldiers check an Egyptian truck carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, at the Kerem Shalom Crossing, December 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Under pressure, cabinet said mulling concessions ahead of meeting on postwar Gaza

Palestinians walk past destroyed buildings in Gaza City on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (AP/Mohammed Hajjar)

US lambasts ‘meritless’ South African request for ICJ to charge Israel with genocide

By Jacob Magid and Jeremy Sharon

Israeli official acknowledges incendiary comments by coalition lawmakers cited in Johannesburg’s application may cause problems when Jerusalem makes case before top panel

A protester holds up a mock body to represent children killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza during an anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian rally outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

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Protesters calling for a deal to free hostages held in Gaza block a road in Tel Aviv, January 4, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

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Jan. 4: Three people missing since October 7 determined to be hostage in Gaza

By Ricky Ben-David, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Rockets fired at Ashkelon * Jordan hits Iran-linked drug smugglers in Syria * Khameini said to seek ‘strategic patience’ with US, Israel, avoid escalation

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3 unaccounted Israelis confirmed by IDF to be among hostages identified as Hanan Yablonka, Idan Shtivi and Ilan Weiss
8:45 pm

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Sahar Baruch, who was taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Be'eri, and later confirmed dead. (Courtesy)

IDF admits hostage Sahar Baruch was killed during failed rescue attempt last month

By Emanuel Fabian

Military says still unable to determine cause of death of 25-year-old, but confirms Hamas’s claim that he was killed during operation in Gaza on December 8

This undated image provided by Fadi Sckak shows a family photo of Abedalla Sckak with his wife Zahra Sckak and children. (Fadi Sckak via AP)

Mother and uncle of a US serviceman are rescued from Gaza in secret operation

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Sahar Baruch, who was taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Be'eri, and later confirmed dead. (Courtesy)

Family of hostage killed in failed rescue op: ‘We were afraid this would happen’

Students hold up signs reading 'Welcome Nir Oz' in Kiryat Gat on January 2, 2024. (Courtesy of the Municipality of Kiryat Gat)

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Locals from the growing southern city greet the traumatized newcomers with fanfare and a steady trickle of acts of goodwill

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By Stuart Winer

IDF soldier who singlehandedly fought back against rampaging terrorists at Kissufim base until his last bullet, saving others, is memorialized for his deep fondness for brews

Undated photo of Tomer Nagar drinking beer. (Courtesy Nagar family)

View of the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 2, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

Parents grieve couple slain on Oct. 7 at their bloodied, bullet-riddled Kfar Aza home

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View of Kiryat Atidim, the tech business park of Tel Aviv. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Amid war with Hamas, Israeli startup funding drops to six-year low

By Sharon Wrobel

Investment in tech startups slumped 46% in last quarter of 2023, as foreign funds shy away from reinvestment in local market, according to report by industry tracker

Screen capture a video released by state-run Iran Press news agency on January 3, 2024 shows ambulances leaving the site where two explosions in quick succession struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Guards general Qasem Soleimani, near the Saheb al-Zaman Mosque in the southern Iranian city of Kerman. (IRAN PRESS / AFP)

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Yemenis chant slogans during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on December 22, 2023. The official Houthi slogan is: The group's slogan officially goes: 'God Is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, A Curse Upon the Jews, Victory to Islam.' (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

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Illustrative: The 'CMA CGM Palais Royal,' the world's largest container ship powered by natural gas, sails in the bay of Marseille, southern France, on December 14, 2023. (Christophe Simon/AFP)

Houthis claim another Red Sea attack as shipping prices soar

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Ambulances line up in front of a building used by the the Iraqi militia group Hezbollah al-Nujaba after it was hit by an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq, January 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

US says strike kills pro-Iran militia commander at its HQ in Baghdad

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Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, left, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene of a terror attack in the West Bank settlement of Ma’ale Adumim, outside of Jerusalem, August 1, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

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Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving comes off the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Salt Lake City, January 1, 2024. (Rick Bowmer/AP)

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US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2023. (AP/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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Political activist and writer Elie Wiesel on November 3, 1980 in New York, New York. (Santi Visalli/Getty Images via JTA)

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Assembly members Heath Flora, left, and Josh Lowenthal, right, leave the Assembly chambers as pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza disrupt the first day of the California legislative session in Sacramento, California, January 3, 2024. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Jewish radical anti-Israel protesters disrupt start of California legislative session

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Illustrative: Two Qantas planes taxi on the runway at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, August 20, 2015. (Rick Rycroft/AP)

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