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What Matters Most On Sunday, March 31, 2024

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Protesters light a bonfire during a protest for the Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas terrorists, on March 30, 2024,. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

200 protesters break through police barriers in Jerusalem

After nearly six months of war, hostages’ families join with anti-government rallies

By Charlie Summers, Iddo Schejter, Jessica Steinberg and Canaan Lidor

‘We will not meet here again,’ says father of abductee at Tel Aviv’s Hostages’ Square rally; tens of thousands at protests across Israel; over a dozen arrested in clashes with police

Einav Zangauker, mother of Matan Zangauker, who is held hostage in Gaza, demands the ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhyahu, at a demonstration with other relatives of hostages outside the Kirya military HQ in Tel Aviv, March 30, 2024 (Nevet Kahana / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)

Relatives of some hostages declare PM must go: ‘You are the obstacle to a deal’

Demonstrators protest for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the government in Jerusalem, March 30, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Hostages’ families, anti-government protesters to set up tent city outside Knesset

By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff

The scene of a stabbing attack in Gan Yavne, March 31, 2024. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

March 31: Three seriously wounded in terror stabbing at Gan Yavne mall

By ToI Staff and Ricky Ben-David

Palestinian suspect reportedly worked at shopping center illegally * Netanyahu undergoes hernia surgery * Israel accused of airstrike near Damascus

10:04 pm

Hamas accuses PA security forces of trying to sneak into Gaza with aid trucks
9:34 pm

Reports: Suspected knifeman worked illegally inside Israel
9:28 pm

Teen, young men identified as stabbing attack victims

Interview

The stunning rise, curious suspension and insistent return of Israel’s star spokesman

As Israel has struggled to make its case to the world since Oct. 7, Eylon Levy was a rare compelling English-speaking voice. So why was he pushed aside, and what is he doing about it?

Eylon Levy speaks at a rally urging the return of Hamas-held hostages from Gaza, in London's Trafalgar Square, January 14, 2024. (Omri Dagan)

OurCrowd presents the Israel Resilience Fund

Police at the scene of a stabbing attack at the central bus station in Beer Sheva, southern Israel, March 31, 2024. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)

IDF officer lightly hurt in terror stabbing at Beersheba central bus station

By Emanuel Fabian

Attacker from nearby Bedouin city of Rahat is shot dead by another soldier at scene; another person lightly hurt by bullet ricochet

The scene of a shooting attack on Route 90 near the West Bank town of Al-Auja, March 28, 2024. (Magen David Adom)

IDF: Terrorist who fired on vehicles in West Bank last week turns self in

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

File: Israeli security forces inspect the area of a shooting attack in Al-Auja in the West Bank on March 28, 2024 (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Palestinians say teen shot dead by IDF in West Bank; army says it fired at gunmen

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Palestinian terrorists drive to the Gaza Strip with what is believed to be the body of Shani Louk, on October 7, 2023. (AP/Ali Mahmud)

Shani Louk’s father defends award for photo of daughter’s abduction as ‘good thing’

By Michael Horovitz

Nissim Louk equates image with past historical images ‘that symbolize an era,’ but activists and friend of Nova massacre victim decry move as antisemitic, unethical

Dovid Kornreich

One Haredi man’s view on drafting yeshiva boys

Jewish sovereignty is not a high priority for us, and it’s well below endangering a single Jewish life in order to maintain it

After Oct. 7, all US Jews need security training

The high threat level means communities must tighten security, including by empowering members to protect their own

Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 30, 2024. (Itai Ron/Flash90)

Indirect truce talks between Israel and Hamas to resume in Cairo

By Reuters, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman

Netanyahu okays departure of delegation after negotiations in Qatar collapsed last week; Hamas official says terror group will wait to hear from Egyptians first

Herod the Great, left, and the Second Temple. (Wikimedia Commons/iStock/Jerry Uomala)

Interview'He had problems if his love wasn't reciprocated'

Temples, tantrums and tyranny: The peculiar legacy of Judean King Herod the Great

By Rich Tenorio

The 1st century BCE ruler played politics in Rome, lavishly rebuilt Judea, executed his own relatives out of paranoia, and is the subject of a new book by Prof. Martin Goodman

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip in an undated handout photo released on March 30, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF, Shin Bet say several senior Hamas terrorists killed as Shifa op continues

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Army chief Halevi visits troops, praises ‘very, very successful’ campaign at hospital, as fighting continues throughout Gaza

The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on March 25, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP)

France to advance UNSC resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire, two states

By AFP and ToI Staff

Protesters deploy a banner and wave Palestinian national flags during a rally marking the 48th anniversary of Land Day, in the Arab-Israeli town of Deir Hanna in the northern Galilee region on March 30, 2024. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Thousands in Israel call for end to Gaza war as they mark Palestinian Land Day

By Agencies and ToI Staff

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Mar. 31: Day 177 – Did the IDF lay a trap for Hamas at Shifa Hospital?

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on recent terrorist attacks and a drawn-out manhunt, allegations the IDF struck UNIFIL, and how the IDF could absorb a huge influx of Haredi youth

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands during their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, February 7, 2024. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Mar. 30: Day 176 – Palestinian Authority rebrands with White House help

Maronite Christians attend a Good Friday procession in Haifa on March 29, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebookNasrallah is 'holding us hostage, and it’s infuriating'

Haifa Christians stage solemn Good Friday march in Hezbollah’s crosshairs

By Canaan Lidor

The threat of rockets has caused northern worshipers to alter their plans on a holiday weekend that they are nonetheless determined to observe

In a still Jerusalem Old City, Easter pilgrims pray for peace amid fears of war

By Canaan Lidor

The Israel Museum's 'The Dawn of Darkness: Elegy in Contemporary Art' exhibit commemorating the Hamas attacks of October 7, opened March 15, 2024 (Courtesy Israel Museum)

Israel Museum opens new exhibit, an elegy for October 7

By Jessica Steinberg

Using contemporary works from its extensive archives, the country’s largest art institution reflects the national mood in ‘The Dawn of Darkness: Elegy in Contemporary Art’

Bank of Israel chief Amir Yaron, left, gives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the central bank's year-end report in Jerusalem, March 28, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)

Bank of Israel head urges government to set ‘appropriate’ fiscal priorities in budget

By Sharon Wrobel

Central bank chief tells lawmakers the need for higher defense spending during war requires fiscal adjustments to prevent debt from rising further and to help economy recover

Dr. Benjamin Neel in 2019. (Courtesy)

Interview'First they praised me. Now they want to destroy my career'

Cancer doc speaks out on suit against NYU Langone for termination over anti-Hamas posts

By Cathryn J. Prince

Researcher Dr. Benjamin Neel claims his former employer tarnished his reputation after firing him, but reinstalled another doctor who described the Oct. 7 atrocities as ‘liberation’

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Illustrative: An American Medical Response ambulance in California. (KEVORK DJANSEZIAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Israeli couple dies in small airplane crash in California

Yair Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File)

Former officials slam security detail for PM’s son as excessive, unnecessary

Pouria Zeraati seen recovering in a hospital bed in London, March 30, 2024 (Screenshot/X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

London-based Iranian journalist in stable condition after stabbing attack

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Illustrative. Police officers in Rishon Lezion on July 03, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Man shot dead in northern town of Abu Snan

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