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What Matters Most On Sunday, April 7, 2024

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Troops of the Givati Brigade operate in the Khan Younis neighborhood of al-Amal, in a handout image published April 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF withdraws ground troops from south Gaza, leaving just one brigade in whole enclave

By Emanuel Fabian

Military sees targeted raids with new intel as more effective way to fight Hamas; Rafah plans not affected, since op there would in any case need major call-up of fresh reserve forces

This image, from a video released by the IDF on April 6, 2024, shows a Hamas tunnel being demolished in the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF says it blew up Hamas tunnel that stretched hundreds of meters into Israel

By Emanuel Fabian

An Israeli army vehicle moves along the Gaza border, March 19, 2024. (Jack Guez / AFP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing April 7: Day 184 – A guided tour of the fronts after six months of war

Relatives and supporters of hostages held in Gaza since Hamas's October 7 massacre hold placards and wave national flags during a demonstration in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem on April 7, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

April 7: At least 50,000 in Jerusalem rally for hostage release

By Elana Kirsh and ToI Staff

Pro-Israel gatherings around the world raise awareness for captives * Gaza truce talks resume in Cairo * COGAT: 322 humanitarian aid trucks scanned, transferred to Gaza today

8:33 pm

'The closest we've been in months': Cautious optimism reported as Gaza talks resume in Cairo
8:11 pm

Gazans start returning to Khan Younis after IDF withdraws ground forces
7:49 pm

Pro-Israel rallies around the world call for hostage release, mark 6 months of war

Four soldiers killed fighting in southern Gaza as war on Hamas hits six-month mark

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Attackers emerge from tunnel, ambush troops, then escape; 604 soldiers killed since start of war on October 7, 260 of them during ground operation; 3,193 injured

From left to right, This combination of photos shows Cpt. Ido Baruch, Sgt. Amitai Even Shoshan, Sgt. Ilai Zair and Sgt. Reef Harush, who the army said were killed fighting against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip on April 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip pass through the inspection area at the Kerem Shalom Crossing in southern Israel, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

UN says Israel approved reopening of 20 bakeries, water pipeline in northern Gaza

A woman washes pots outside a tent pitched by a destroyed building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 5, 2024. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing April 6: Day 183 – After Biden’s ‘or else’ call, is more aid reaching Gaza?

Iran threatens Israeli embassies as Gallant says country prepared for ‘any scenario’

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Iranian state media publishes graphic of missiles it claims can hit Israel, as it promises to avenge 7 IRGC personnel killed in Syria airstrike it blames on Jewish state

Pic: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) meets with the chief of the IDF's Operations Directorate, Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk (center), and the chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, at his office in Tel Aviv, April 7, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

A Houthi supporter holds a mock missile during a protest marking Jerusalem Day in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

UK agencies say missiles fired at vessel off coast of Yemen, one intercepted

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Liri Albag, who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)

Shin Bet says Iran was behind funeral bouquet sent to taunt hostage’s family

Wreath delivered to home of Liri Albag with note saying ‘may she rest in peace’; father of captive says ‘I am collapsing’; florist says he was wary, double-checked with the sender

A man is knocked over by a police horse as protests in Tel Aviv are dispersed, April 6, 2024. (Iddo Schejter/Times of Israel)

Car rams protesters, injuring 5, as large crowds in Tel Aviv demand hostage deal

By Iddo Schejter, Canaan Lidor and Charlie Summers

Tens of thousands also rally against government, call for early elections at nationwide protests marking six months since October 7; police retract claim officer was punched

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, Tel Aviv, April 6, 2024. (Courtesy of Itai Raziel)

Netanyahu mum as opposition slams ‘horrifying’ ramming of anti-government protesters

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the weekly cabinet meeting, April 7, 2024. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Marking 6 months of war, Netanyahu says Israel is ‘a step away from victory’

PM urges Israelis to ‘unite to repel attacks against us,’ pledges there will be no ceasefire without hostages’ return, calls out Iran and its proxies

Yael Or, cousin of hostage Dror Or, speaks outside the military's headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 6, 2024. (Video screen capture; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

For 2nd week, some hostages’ relatives accuse PM of standing in the way of a deal

What to expect when you’re expecting an Iranian invasion

As we teeter on the brink, with so much to fear, I don’t think bottled water or a home generator is the answer

Why the US continues to advance the Abraham Accords despite Gaza

Washington is anchoring the US’s security architecture in the region in order to deter Iran and blunt China’s growing influence

The scene of a shooting attack on Route 55 in the West Bank in which two people were injured, April 7, 2024. (Magen David Adom)

Two hurt, one seriously, in West Bank highway terror shooting

By Emanuel Fabian

IDF dispatches troops to scene of attack between towns of Azzun and Nabi Ilyas to search for gunman

A knife found concealed on the body of a Palestinian terror suspect, 17, near the Old City of Jerusalem, April 6, 2024. (Israel Police)

Jerusalem police say they thwarted suspected stabbing attack in Old City

IDF hits Hezbollah air defenses in northeast Lebanon after terror group downs drone

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Military says it targeted compound and additional infrastructure in Baalbek region, known to be a Hezbollah stronghold

This image from a video published by Hezbollah on April 7, 2024, shows an Israeli military drone being downed over southern Lebanon. (Hezbollah media office)

Smoke billows after an alleged Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese border village of Tayr Harfa on April 6, 2024. (Kawnat Haju/AFP)

IDF says one of its drones was downed by Hezbollah missile over south Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (R) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meet in Tel Aviv on November 30, 2023. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP)

Lapid heads to Washington for high-level talks, amid friction between Israel and US

By AFP and ToI Staff

Opposition leader to sit down with Blinken, national security adviser and other officials; in interview, he blames Netanyahu for ‘collapse’ in ties, fears it may be irreversible

President Isaac Herzog arrives in Rwanda to attend ceremony marking 30 years since the Rwandan genocide, April 7, 2024. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)

Herzog visits Rwanda for genocide memorial; will highlight hostages, terrorism

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses the media at Downing Street in London, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Six months since Oct. 7, British PM says ‘terrible’ Israel-Hamas war ‘must end’

Explainer

Everybody dies. But what if that person happens to be a sitting prime minister?

After a couple of sudden surgeries, health concerns over Israel’s 74-year-old leader have risen. Unlike the US’s smooth succession, Israel’s process can have unintended consequences

Illustrative: The Israeli Prime Minister's Office (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

Inside story'It hurts to laugh, it hurts to speak loudly'

Victim of settler shooting left with life-altering wounds, ongoing pain 6 months on

By Jeremy Sharon

Zakaria al-Adra was shot in the abdomen at point-blank range by an armed Israeli in an incident caught on camera; the State Attorney’s Office says it’s reviewing the case now

Zakaria al-Adra, who was shot and severely wounded by an Israeli settler in October 2023, shows his injuries in his home in the West Bank village of A-Tuwani, March 31, 2024. (Jeremy Sharon/Times of Israel)

Interview'You can obtain rights while accepting existence of Israel'

US-based Gazan peace activist calls on Palestinians to abandon armed resistance narrative

By Gianluca Pacchiani

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib has long advocated for Palestinians to adopt a pragmatic approach for their cause: ‘How many wars will we go through before we try something different?’

As Hamas sticks to demands, Israeli officials warn Cairo talks likely an ’empty show’

By Agencies and Jacob Magid

Terror group still seeks full IDF pullout from Gaza, as Biden urges mediators to put pressure on for a deal; unnamed Israeli source says talks give families ‘false hope’

Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, speaks during an interview in November 2023 (video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Relatives and supporters of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas terror group attend a march calling for their release near Kibbutz Urim, southern Israel on Friday, January 12, 2024. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

After six months of war, clock ticking for Gaza hostage’s terminally ill mother

By AP

Liora Argamani wants to remain alive long enough to see her daughter Noa again, as country divided between those who want deal at any cost, and those who say Hamas must be crushed

File - This photograph taken in Izieu on March 16, 2000, shows the Maison D'Izieu Memorial-Museum, where 44 Jewish children and their 7 teachers were taken and deported on April 6, 1944, by the Gestapo of Lyon and exterminated in the Auschwitz extermination camps a few days later. (Eric Cabanis/AFP)

French president leads tribute to victims of 1944 Nazi raid on Jewish orphanage

By Marine LAOUCHEZ

Surviving alumni of ‘magnificent place’ attend event on 80th anniversary of deportation to death camps by ‘Butcher of Lyon,’ as Macron marks eight decades since key WWII year

Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance in Kiryat Yam on December 24, 2023. (Magen David Adom)

Three-year-old dies in Ashdod after being locked in car for hours

Police investigating after child found in critical condition in vehicle; deaths of toddlers forgotten in cars a recurring scourge in Israel

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