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What Matters Most On Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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Hamas's Gaza Strip leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, October 10, 2023 (IDF Spokesman)

Live updates (closed)

Feb. 13: Report says PM dismissed hostage release outline put together by Mossad, Shin Bet, IDF

IDF chief says Gaza achievements ‘very high’ but still a ‘long way to go’ * IDF airs clip of Sinwar with wife, kids in tunnel days after Oct. 7 * Rescued hostages hail special forces

10:02 pm

Cairo meeting on hostage talks ends with 'keenness to continue consultation,' Egypt says
9:26 pm

PM dismissed hostage release outline put together by Mossad, Shin Bet, IDF — report
9:11 pm

IDF strikes Hezbollah posts in south Lebanon

Security forces at the scene where a rocket fired by Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon hit and injured two people in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, February 13, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Woman, teen son seriously hurt in Hezbollah rocket attack on Kiryat Shmona

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

15-year-old boy, 47-year-old mother reported in serious condition, taken to hospital by chopper; terror group says attack response to Israeli airstrikes, to support Gazans

Smoke billows over the southern Lebanese border village of El-Khiam during Israeli bombardment on February 7, 2024. (Rabie DAHER / AFP)

France proposes Israel-Lebanon truce deal pushing Hezbollah 10 km from border

By Reuters and ToI Staff

A screenshot from footage from February 12, 2024, from an APC showing Shayetet 13 commandos asking Fernando Marman (left) and Louis Har (right) about their wellbeing, shortly after they were rescued after being held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip since October 7. (Israel Defense Forces)

'The diamonds are in our hands'

Footage shows hostages being rescued from Hamas captivity in daring Rafah operation

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Gallant calls undercover raid ‘a turning point,’ but says most captives will be freed through talks, as officials fete special forces who extracted Fernando Marman, 61, Louis Har, 70

Louis Har (in black) and Fernando Marman reuniting with their loved ones, at Sheba Medical Center, February 12, 2024 (IDF Spokesperson)

‘My heart is whole’: Families of rescued hostages ‘stunned’ by their return from Gaza

By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff

Families and supporters of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza attend a rally calling for the release of the captives, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, February 10, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

Families of hostages complain of online abuse from truce deal opponents

By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff

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From left: Maj. (res.) Yair Cohen, 30, Sgt. First Class (res.) Ziv Chen, 27, Lt. Col. (res.) Netanel Yaacov Elkouby, 36 (Israel Defense Forces)

Commander, 2 troops killed in Gaza blast, raising ground operation death toll to 232

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Two more from Southern Brigade’s 630th Battalion seriously wounded; IDF: 30 Hamas operatives killed in Khan Younis; Kirby: We’ve never said Israel can’t go into Rafah to remove Hamas

Israeli soldiers show the media an underground tunnel found underneath Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, November 22, 2023. (AP/Victor R. Caivano, File)

NY Times: Tunnel under Al-Shifa Hospital used by Hamas ‘for cover, weapons storage’

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (left) shakes hands with his Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon in Ljubljana, Slovenia, February 12, 2024. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt says peace treaty with Israel safe despite jitters over Rafah offensive

Daniel G. Saunders

The Jewish state as effigy

Claiming Israel is colonialist, white supremacist, genocidal is how protestors cleanse their own middle class white guilt

How to do Palestinian statehood right

Handled properly, US recognition of the PA as a nascent state could turn the current breakdown into a breakthrough toward peace

Palestinians inspect the damage in the rubble of a building where two hostages were held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forces in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Israel plans to move Rafah civilians to 15 tent cities along the coast – report

By Lazar Berman

According to Wall Street Journal, Israel showed Egypt a proposal to get civilians out of Gaza’s southern city ahead of ground op; PM’s Office says several plans being discussed

People inspect the damage in the rubble of buildings damaged during Israeli strikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

UN ‘will not be party’ to Rafah evacuation due to lack of safe refuge in Gaza

By AFP and ToI Staff

File - UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese addresses the UN, October 2022. (Screenshot/ YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israel bans UN rapporteur, looks to boot UNRWA from buildings on state lands

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists gather for a protest at Columbia University, October 12, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

'Their commitments to fight antisemitism have been hollow'

House committee to investigate Columbia’s ‘inadequate response’ to campus antisemitism

By Cathryn J. Prince

16-page letter slams the school for allowing a hostile atmosphere for Jewish students to thrive for over 2 decades, including through antisemitic statements by faculty after Oct. 7

Comedian Paul Currie at a pro-Palestine demonstration in London, February 10, 2024. (Screenshot/Instagram; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

‘Get the f*ck out of here’: Comedian berates Israeli at UK show, some in crowd join in

By Jackie Hajdenberg

Snow covers the hills around Davos, Switzerland, on January 19, 2020. (AP Photo/ Markus Schreiber, File)

Swiss ski shop in hot water over sign refusing rentals to Jews

By Jamey Keaten

Israel to send delegation to Cairo hostage talks as Biden touts push for 6-week pause

By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid

Jerusalem to dispatch Mossad, Shin Bet heads to Egyptian capital following US pressure, as tentative negotiations resume on deal for truce, hostage release

US President Joe Biden speaks as Jordan's King Abdullah II listens in the Cross Hall of the White House, Feb. 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet with the troops who participated in a hostage rescue operation in Gaza, February 12, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

As Israelis negotiate in Cairo, far-right presses PM to reject ‘irresponsible deal’

Palestinians inspect the damage in the rubble of a building where two hostages were held before being rescued during an operation by Israeli security forces in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 12, 2024. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

US says Rafah rescue op won’t tank hostage talks set for Cairo Tuesday

By Reuters, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

File - Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the US strikes on Yemen outside Sanaa on January 22, 2024. (AP Photo)

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Daily Briefing Feb. 13: Day 130 – Deep, deep under the Red Sea, a new threat looms

Zman Yisrael editor on Houthis’ new target – fiber optic cables – and a French proposal for the Lebanon border; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on settler violence and wartime voting

Illustrative: Houthi supporters attend a rally against the US-led airstrikes on Yemen and in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Houthi missiles target Iran-bound vessel in Red Sea, officials say

By Nayera Abdallah and Jonathan Saul

Hili Cooper (left) and Or Nohomovitch (right), tell protesters how they miss their grandfather, Amiram Cooper, held hostage in Gaza, at a rally for the release of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas terrorists, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, February 10, 2024. (Hostage and Missing Families Forum)

Families of Israeli hostages to file war crimes complaint against Hamas in The Hague

By Jeremy Sharon

President Isaac Herzog speaks at an event at the President’s Residence honoring IDF soldiers killed in the war against Hamas in Gaza, in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024. (Screenshot: YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Herzog says South Africa twisted his words for ICJ genocide case

By Lazar Berman

Jordan's King Abdullah II, accompanied by President Joe Biden, right, speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden says 'too many' of those killed in Gaza are civilians

Jordan king says Oct. 7 attack unacceptable to Muslims, calls for ‘lasting’ ceasefire

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Speaking alongside Biden, Abdullah II says international community must step up efforts to reach ‘comprehensive peace’; US president touts deal in works for pause in fighting

US President Joe Biden arrives with Jordan's King Abdullah II to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House, February 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

InterviewJordan in ‘balancing act’ between Palestinian majority and key allies US, Israel

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Hind Rajab. (Family handout via AFP)

US calls for ‘urgent’ probe into alleged IDF killing of 6-year-old Gazan girl

By Jacob Magid and AFP

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference at the end of an Informal Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, on February 12, 2023. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP)

EU’s top diplomat to Israel’s allies: Send less arms if you think too many Gazans dying

By AFP and ToI Staff

Josep Borrell calls on countries to limit their weapons supplies if they believe that Israel’s response ‘over the top,’ quoting Biden; he also asks where Rafah evacuees should go

Former UK Labour Party candidate Azhar Ali. (Screenshot/X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

UK’s Labour disowns candidate who said Israel wanted Oct. 7 as pretext to invade Gaza

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Residential homes, severely damaged during Hamas's October 7 onslaught on southern Israel, line a street in the Olives Neighborhood of Kibbutz Be'eri on January 1, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)

On Be’eri, bulldozers begin kibbutz rebuild by clearing out rubble of October 7

By Canaan Lidor

Over 1 in 3 homes were badly damaged in the Gaza-adjacent community, where a 2-year rehabilitation plan will cost more than NIS 300 million; 97 civilians were killed at the kibbutz

A man walks past the Sderot police station that was attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot near the Gaza border on January 8, 2024, during ongoing battles between Israel and the Hamas. (Alberto PIZZOLI/AFP)

Sderot schools to reopen March 3 as some come back south

By Gavriel Fiske and ToI Staff

Selina Robinson speaks about the challenges facing women in politics, September 7, 2022. (YouTube screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

'They have capitulated to a small but loud group of people'

Jewish Canadian politician fired, gets death threat after snark about pre-Zionist Palestine

By Robert Sarner

Progressive British Columbia minister Selina Robinson forced to step down after anti-Israel activists demand her ouster for calling pre-state Israel a ‘crappy piece of land’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrives at the Capitol in Washington, February 8, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US Senate passes $95 billion aid bill for Ukraine and Israel, but House battle brews

By David Morgan

Aid package approved 70-29 in early morning vote after overnight session dominated by GOP filibuster, amid growing doubts about legislation’s fate in hands of Republicans

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., stands outside his office during a meeting with the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ohana, at the Capitol in Washington, February 6, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

US House speaker rips Ukraine, Israel aid package as senators forge ahead on bill

By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK

Staff member Mrs. Walter at the Wiener Holocaust Library in 1952. (Wiener Holocaust Library)

Wiener predicted the blood of Jews 'running on the pavement'

A Holocaust museum that predates WWII, London’s Wiener Library turns 90 this month

By Robert Philpot

Founded in 1934 by Alfred Wiener, the museum exposed Nazis, helped the Allies battle them, and led to their conviction. Now it’s one of the world’s preeminent research institutions

Op-ed

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Beyond Israel’s Borders: Is Iran actually able to control its proxies?

This week in the region: Sudan loses internet connection, America continues to target Shiite Iraqi militias, and Turkey and Syria still feel heavy damage from last year’s earthquake

A supporter of the Shiite Houthi rebels with an ammunition belt placed on his head attends a celebration in Sanaa, Yemen, November 9, 2019. (Hani Mohammed/AP)

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File - Interior Minister Moshe Arbel holds a press conference on February 12, 2024, ahead of municipal elections scheduled for February 27. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

With ballot boxes for troops in Gaza, Israel readies for local elections in wartime

By Jeremy Sharon

A car (L) and homes allegedly torched by settlers in the northern West Bank on February 12, 2024. (Screen capture/X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Settlers reportedly shoot two Palestinians, torch cars in latest West Bank attacks

Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud minister Akunis tapped to fill New York consul general post

Illustrative: Israeli security forces operate in the West Bank city of Jenin, December 14, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Senior Hamas official involved in West Bank attacks nabbed in Jenin raid

Israeli Infantry reservists seen during light arms training in the northern Golan Heights before heading south to the Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Reservist group pushes for unity government, new elections, after 2023 divisions

Mugshot of Genesse Moreno, who opened fire at Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch on February 11, 2023.
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Woman who opened fire in Houston church left antisemitic writings, police say

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