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What Matters Most On Saturday, April 6, 2024

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An undated photo of Elad Katzir before he was kidnapped by terrorists on October 7, 2023. His body was extracted from Gaza in an IDF raid on April 5, 2024 after he was murdered in captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists. (Facebook)

IDF: Katzir, abducted from Nir Oz, likely murdered in January

IDF commandos retrieve body of hostage Elad Katzir, murdered in Islamic Jihad captivity

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Sister slams ‘cowardly’ government for failing to reach a hostage release deal in time to save Elad, who twice was shown alive in terror group propaganda videos

Analysis

Israel’s begrudging approach to humanitarian aid could cost it the war in Gaza

Netanyahu was pressured into announcing new measures for Gazans in wake of deadly strike on WCK aid workers, but again Jerusalem risks doing too little, too late

A Palestinian man ferries water at a makeshift camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 4, 2024 (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

File - Minister David Amsalem arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 7, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘Enemy of the people’: Minister assails AG at stormy overnight cabinet meeting

Demonstrators burn an Israeli flag during the funeral for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel, in Tehran on April 5, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran army chief promises ‘maximum damage’ as it seeks to avenge killing of top general

By AFP and ToI Staff

Mohammad Bagheri speaks at memorial ceremony for top IRGC general killed in strike blamed on Israel, says Jerusalem will ‘regret’ its actions

Iranians attend the funeral procession for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria, which Iran blamed on Israel, in Tehran on April 5, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Iran said to decide on direct response to Syria strike, put its forces on full alert

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivers a televised speech during a gathering to mark annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Beirut's southern suburb on April 5, 2024. (Anwar Amro/AFP)

Nasrallah says Iranian response to alleged Israeli strike ‘definitely coming’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

The scene where a driver ran over protesters during a demonstration calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government in Tel Aviv, April 6, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

April 6: Protesters demand Histadrut declare strike to pressure gov’t into hostage deal

By Elana Kirsh, Shira Silkoff and ToI Staff

Tens of thousands rally nationwide * IDF says drone downed by Hezbollah missile in Lebanon * Army says it blew up Hamas tunnel that entered Israel * UK’s Sunak: War ‘must end’

9:57 pm

Six months since Oct. 7, British PM Sunak says 'terrible' Israel-Hamas war 'must end'
9:26 pm

Police admit officer was accidentally struck in nose by protester, after claiming she was punched
8:53 pm

4 arrested, elderly man knocked over by police horse as Tel Aviv protest forcibly dispersed

Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Thousands expected at protests in Tel Aviv marking hostages’ six months in captivity

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Rallies across country also to call for elections as anger mounts against government, increasingly blamed for failure to secure release of Hamas-held captives in Gaza

Posters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas are seen on the wall of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, April 3, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Israeli official: Mediators putting ‘no pressure’ on Hamas, Sinwar doesn’t want deal

Six months in hell: Notes from Hostage Square

I tell heartbreaking stories every day but I don’t cry. Suddenly I hear soothing flute music out in the Square and my eyes tear up

Clifford Rieders

Accountability in war

While slamming Israel for its mistaken civilian casualties in Gaza, the world keeps quiet on Hamas terror and stated aims

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, arrive before US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

Pelosi joins call by 37 Democrats for Biden to halt transfer of US weapons to Israel

By ToI Staff and Reuters

Former speaker’s support for measure underlines growing demand among mainstream Democrats for a fresh look at military aid to Israel amid the Gaza war

US President Joe Biden speaks on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 5, 2024, in Dundalk, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Biden’s shift on Israel fails to appease Democrats, draws fire from Republicans

By Reuters and ToI Staff

File: United States Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew gives a speech to relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv on January 13, 2024. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

US envoy indicates Biden’s Gaza strategy has no alternative to hostage deal

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

After tense phone call with Netanyahu, Biden says Israel is doing what he asked for

By Jacob Magid and Agencies

President reportedly told PM: ‘We won’t be able to support you’ if no change of course on Gaza; US not planning probe into killing of aid workers; Sullivan to meet hostages’ families

US President Joe Biden walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jonathan Glazer poses with his Oscar award for 'The Zone of Interest' at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, March 10, 2024. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Over 150 Jewish creatives sign letter supporting Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech

By JTA and ToI Staff

Echoing director’s remarks, signatories accuse Israel of ‘weaponizing Jewish identity and memory of the Holocaust,’ claim condemnations ‘have a silencing effect on our industry’

File: The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, delivers its order South Africa's request for provisional measures against Israel over its actions in the Gaza Strip, January 26, 2024. (International Court of Justice)

Colombia petitions ICJ to join South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Egyptian activists hold bread as they participate in a pro-Palestinian protest outside the building of the Journalist Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohamed El Raai)

Ten arrested at Egypt pro-Gaza rally calling for severing ties with Israel

By AP

Inside story

Qatar not inclined to assist in post-war Gaza reconstruction due to Israeli treatment

Some in Jerusalem look to distance Doha, but the warning from its PM could signal another country unwilling to help rehabilitate Strip, leaving Israel alone to do the job

Illustrative: Palestinians inspect the damage to residential buildings after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on March 20, 2024. (David Gray/AFP)

Australia to appoint envoy to probe aid worker deaths, says Israeli steps insufficient

Friends and residents gather to place candles and flowers in honor of Damian Soból, a Polish food aid worker who was killed with six other World Central Kitchen workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza this week, in Soból's hometown of Przemysl, in southeastern Poland, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo)

Poland summons Israeli envoy to protest aid worker’s death in Gaza strike

By Vanessa Gera

Thousands of worshipers attend the last Friday prayers of the Musliim holy month of Ramadan, at the Al Aqsa Mosque atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 5, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)

120,000 Muslim worshipers pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa on final Friday of Ramadan

Day passes without major incidents despite heightened tensions over Gaza war, Iranian threats of revenge; 11 arrested for pro-Hamas chants, scuffles with police

Visitors to Anu Museum of the Jewish People on March 27, 2024 watching the documentary portion of the 'October Seventh' exhibit. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

'It's maybe the most relevant thing we've done in the museum'

Jewish museum Anu marks Oct. 7 with art, diaries, music and gripping photos

By Jessica Steinberg

The Museum of the Jewish People exhibits its reaction to the Hamas attacks from works created in the days and weeks after October 7

An Israeli representative engages with a French health worker at Europe's first-ever MedEx immigration expo for medical professionals in Paris, March 31, 2024. (Courtesy of Nefesh B'Nefesh)

Reporter's notebook

European aliyah expo for health workers seeks to remedy Israel’s doctor shortage

By Romain Chauvet

Hundreds attend continent’s first-ever MedEx event in Paris on Sunday, receive bureaucratic and practical assistance as they consider leaving France amid unprecedented antisemitism

Explainer

Eric Vanden Eykel

For some Christians, upcoming solar eclipse heralds the second coming of Christ

Total solar eclipse on April 8 that will be visible in North America sparks speculation among some US Evangelical Christians that it could be a portent of the End of Days

Illustrative: A partial solar eclipse is seen behind a cross on the steeple of the St. George church, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Chen Navon. (Dafna Talmon)

Chen Navon34-year-old mother of two from Moshav Yated

'The girls came back from the lobby with red paint on their heads. When I asked what it was, they replied nonchalantly: Oh, we're pretending to be children who murder terrorists'

By Tamar Mor Sela

More Headlines

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel activists outside Columbia University, February 2, 2024. (Luke Tress/JTA)

Columbia suspends students for ‘Resistance 101’ event at which speakers praised Hamas

Illustrative: A ceremony for the incoming head of Military Intelligence's Unit 8200 in the Gelilot base, north of Tel Aviv, on April 6, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

UK paper reveals ID of 8200 intelligence unit chief, says he accidentally outed himself

Traces of fire can be seen on a synagogue entrance door damaged by an incendiary device in Oldenburg, Germany, April 5, 2024. (Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa via AP)

Incendiary device hurled at German synagogue door, causing minor damage

The Justice Ministry in Jerusalem. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Justice Ministry reviewing ‘cyber incident’ after hacktivists claim breach

By Reuters and ToI Staff

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, at the foreign ministry headquarters in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, March 24, 2024. (AP/Amr Nabil)

UN chief ‘deeply troubled’ by reports Israel using AI to identify Gaza targets

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Sacha Baron Cohen, left, and Isla Fisher arrive at the 71st annual DGA Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce

By AP

Supporters of Palestinians in Gaza protest in Istanbul, Turkey, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Turkey arrests two more people suspected of spying for Israel

By AP and ToI Staff

People walk around Times Square as news tickers display news about the earthquake on Friday April 5, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

Rare NYC-area earthquake rattles, unnerves northeastern United States

By Jennifer Peltz and MIKE CATALINI

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