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What Matters Most On Thursday, February 15, 2024

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IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip, in a handout image published February 15, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Troops raid Gaza hospital in hunt for remains of hostages, nab dozens of terror suspects

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Military cites ‘credible evidence’ captives were brought to Nasser medical center in Khan Younis, highlights its efforts to keep facility functioning for patients

Illustrative: The Israeli flag flies along the EU flag in a show of solidarity with Israel at Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall) in Berlin, October 2023. (philip1234/Shutterstock.com)

Spain, Ireland ask EU to probe if Israel violating human rights in Gaza

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via AFP)

Israel okays use of Elon Musk’s Starlink, including at Gaza medical facilities

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Alleged Hamas members who were caught during their October 7 terrorist massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

Feb. 15: After call with Biden, PM says Israel won’t be pressured into accepting Palestinian state

Kibbutz Nir Oz announces death of hostage Yair Yaakov, 59; body held in Gaza * Soldier killed in Gaza; ground op toll at 233 * Freed hostage pleads with PM to secure release of abductees

1:32 am

White House says VP Harris to meet with Herzog at Munich Security Conference
11:36 pm

After call with Biden, PM says Israel won't be pressured into accepting Palestinian state
9:49 pm

Netanyahu speaks with Biden in 40-minute call after meeting CIA director in Tel Aviv

Adiel Ginzberg walks from his home in Kibbutz Sa'ad to carry out guard duties on February 6, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)

'On foggy days, I think of terrorists on powered gliders'

Near Gaza, apprehensive returnees trickle back home to revive deserted communities

By Canaan Lidor

Traumatized yet determined, thousands are now resettling towns that still echo with the sounds of war and offer limited services for residents

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Hamas officials to arrive in Cairo for talks Thursday

PM vetoes further Cairo negotiations on hostages; war cabinet reportedly not consulted

By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff

Gantz, Eisenkot said incensed; families outraged by decision they cast as ‘death sentence’ for captives; Netanyahu: No progress possible unless Hamas drops ‘delusional’ demands

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz at a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/ Pool Photo via AP)

Displaced Palestinians stand outside their tents in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 14, 2024, amid the continuing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Said Khatib/AFP)

Australia, Canada, New Zealand urge ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza

By Agencies and ToI Staff

A screenshot from a virtual reality scene called 'Shlomi's Glasses,' created by the family of hostage Shlomi Ziv to portray the experience of hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)

Captive audienceHoping to jar world leaders, hostage’s cousin rebuilds captivity in virtual reality

By Jessica Steinberg

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, attends a meeting with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hussein al-Sheikh, during a day of meetings about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the Jordanian capital Amman on November 4, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP)

Smotrich seeks formal cabinet veto on Palestinian statehood

Israel bristles at report US, Arab allies will propose Palestinian state plan in weeks

Blueprint, including ‘firm timeline,’ tied to pause in Gaza fighting, says Washington Post; Israel says ‘now is not the time to be speaking about gifts to the Palestinian people’

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators display signs while marching during a protest held to call for a cease fire in the war in Gaza, February 11, 2024, in Braintree, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Feb 15: Day 132 – Rumors swirl over ‘firm timeline’ for Palestinian state

Mohammad Dahlan during a TV interview on March 18, 2021 (video screenshot)

Exiled Palestinian official: Arab states will support an independent leader in Gaza

By Lazar Berman

Inside story

Biden’s foul-mouthed opinion of Netanyahu a bad $#%! sign, but Israel support endures

US officials acknowledge president losing patience with Israeli leader but stress ties ‘go beyond any one prime minister,’ say public airing of differences won’t be effective

US President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office of the White House, February 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a $95 billion Ukraine Israel aid package being debated in Congress, in the White House, February 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden signs memo shielding thousands of Palestinians in US from deportation

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies to a Congressional committee in Washington, DC, January 31, 2024. (Julia Nikhinson / AFP)

FBI director makes unannounced visit to Israel, meets with Shin Bet and Mossad reps

By AFP and ToI Staff

The US charge of ‘indiscriminate bombing’ is over the top

Washington should know that the Gaza civilian death toll is relatively low – its accusations endanger Israel’s security

Netanyahu pushed Qatar to support Hamas, unfairly targeted the Red Cross and is fighting a war with no exit plan – so who’s to blame?

Ali Muhammad al-Debes, 48, a reported Hezbollah commander who was killed in an IDF strike on February 14, 2024 (Hezbollah)

Senior Hezbollah commander and deputy killed in targeted IDF strike in south Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian and AFP

Ali Muhammad al-Debes of elite Radwan Force oversaw March 2023 attack at Megiddo Junction; defense minister says Israel has stepped up attacks by ‘one level out of 10’

Rescuers check a building targeted overnight by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on February 15, 2024. (Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

Hezbollah vows revenge after 10 civilians said killed in south Lebanon strikes

Data suggests rise a reflection of praise for Hamas attack

UK Jewish group records all-time high in antisemitic incidents after October 7

CST says more cases of Jew hatred reported in wake of Hamas-led onslaught than all previous annual totals the past 40 years, slams surge as ‘an absolute disgrace’

FILE - An Israeli supporter holds up a placard saying 'End Jew Hatred' as she takes part in a protest where placards with the faces and names of people believed taken hostage and held in Gaza were held up during a protest in Trafalgar Square, London, on October 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) president Sally Kornbluth speaks during a hearing of the US House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill, December 5, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

MIT suspends anti-Israel student group for holding unauthorized demonstration

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks during a joint news conference after his meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister in Sofia on February 14, 2024. (Nikolay DOYCHINOV / AFP)

Before resuming funding, UK wants ‘absolute guarantee’ UNRWA won’t employ terrorists

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Yamit Ashkenazi (R), whose sister Doron Steinbrecher is held in Gaza, speaks at a rally at The Hague, February 14, 2024 (Hostage and Missing Families Forum)

Hostages’ families file Hamas war crimes claim at ICC: ‘Genocide can’t go unpunished’

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Delegation of Hostages and Missing Families Forum submits complaint at The Hague; wife of captive: ‘Today’s Valentine’s Day and the love of my life is in Gaza’

From the Ophir-nominated feature film '7 Blessings,' up for Best Feature at the September 10, 2023 Ophir Award ceremony (Courtesy PR)

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Displaced Palestinians stand outside their tents in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 14, 2024. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Germany, France fear ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Rafah; PM vows to press ahead

By Agencies and ToI Staff

German FM, in Israel, expresses concern over 1.3 million Gazans sheltering in southern city; Macron fears population will be displaced; Netanyahu says civilians will be able to leave

People ride in a cart pulled by a tractor past the rubble of a destroyed building and a mosque minaret in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 14, 2024 (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

‘Wherever we go, there’s no safety’: Fearing wider ground op, some Gazans leave Rafah

By Agencies and ToI Staff

File: Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom, center, listens to speeches during a round table meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, February 3, 2024. (Omar Havana/AP)

Anti-Israel Gaza protest disrupts Sweden parliamentary debate on funding UNRWA

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Ilustrative: Offices of Discount and Hapoalim banks in the center of Tel Aviv (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)

After credit downgrade, Moody’s lowers deposit ratings of Israel’s five largest banks

By Sharon Wrobel

Lower rating increases borrowing costs for banks, which in turn will likely be passed on to consumers and lead to higher lending rates

Janina Mehlberg, seen with her husband Henry Mehlberg, was a Jewish woman who posed as a Polish countess to intervene at Majdanek, the Nazi concentration camp in Lublin, Poland, during the Holocaust. (Courtesy: US Holocaust Memorial Museum/via JTA)

'If she didn't save others, her life would have no value'

A Polish ‘countess’ saved thousands from the Nazis. No one knew she was a Jew

By Shira Li Bartov

Nearly lost to history, the incredible story of mathematician Janina Spinner Mehlberg is retold in ‘The Counterfeit Countess’ by historians Elizabeth B. White and Joanna Sliwa

Missile components and other military equipment seized by the US Central Command from a vessel it said was carrying Iranian equipment to Yemen's Houthi rebels, January 28, 2024. (US CENTCOM. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

US says it nabbed vessel carrying arms from Iran to Yemeni rebels

By AFP and ToI Staff

CENTCOM reveals January raid on ship found ‘advanced conventional weapons and other lethal aid,’ calls it example of Iranian ‘malign activity in the region’

A crew member does maintenance work on the deck of the USS aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, in the south Red Sea, February 13, 2024. (Bernat Armangue/AP)

After months taking on Houthi missiles, US carrier faces new maritime menace

By Bernat Armangue and TARA COPP

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File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference at the Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv. November 22, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Official pushes back after PM’s brother blames army for not waking him earlier on Oct 7

Palestinian artist Eid Suleiman Hthaleen is handcuffed and taken away for questioning by IDF soldiers in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair, February 14, 2023. (Courtesy)

Palestinian artist who exhibited with Ai Weiwei arrested during IDF West Bank search

By Jeremy Sharon

Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom addresses journalists upon arrival for an EU Ministerial Conference at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin on November 2, 2023. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Swedish foreign minister confronts Iran over murder plot against Jews in his country

By AFP

Left: Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Right: The Hallandale Beach luxury apartment tower (Felix Mizioznikov/Shutterstock.com)

Far from war, Yair Netanyahu spied loafing in luxe south Florida digs

Helen Mirren onstage at the screening of 'Golda' at the opening night of the Jerusalem's Film Festival, July 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Helen Mirren, Liev Schreiber among stars condemning calls for Israel Eurovision ban

This picture taken from a publicly distributed police video shows some of the items recovered in the homes of 24 people investigated for apology of Fascism in Ferrara, northern Italy, February 14, 2024. (Italian Police via AP)

Hailing Hitler, mocking Anne Frank: Italy probes 24 over racist event in Jewish area

By AP and ToI Staff

Presidential-elect and Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (C) dances on the stage after polls closed in the country's presidential and legislative elections in Jakarta on February 14, 2024. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)

Indonesia defense chief accused of rights abuses claims victory in presidential vote

By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi prior their meeting in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 14, 2024. (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss Gaza war with Sissi in 1st Egypt visit since 2012

By Agencies and ToI Staff

The red carpet is rolled out in front of the Berlinale Palast ahead of the Berlinale Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany, February 13, 2024. (Jens Kalaene/dpa via AP)

Berlin Film Festival brings Israeli-Palestinian tensions into the spotlight

By AP

File: (L to R) Education Minister Yoav Kisch, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog at the Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem, on Independence Day, April 26, 2023 (Olivier Fitoussi/POOL)

Israel Prize to skip traditional categories this year, award civilian wartime efforts

By Gavriel Fiske

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