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What Matters Most On Friday, June 7, 2024

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The identities of nine of the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists the IDF says were killed in a strike on an UNRWA school on June 5, 2024, in this graphic released a day later. (IDF)

Gaza hospital reduces number of women, children it says killed

‘Falling for Hamas tactics’: IDF names 9 terrorists killed in school strike, slams media

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

After attack on UNRWA facility that reportedly killed 33 and sparked global anger, army spokesman says its intel showed no women or children in the targeted rooms

An injured Palestinian man is wheeled away from a UN school housing displaced Palestinians that was hit by an Israeli strike in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 6, 2024. The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claimed there were dozens of civilian fatalities. The IDF said it hit three classrooms where Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were gathered, killing many of them. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)

Analysis finds flaws in Hamas data, drop in rate of Gazan women, children killed

By AP and ToI Staff

Troops of the Nahal Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo published June 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Army says troops found weapons in baby's crib in Rafah

Biden: PM heeded warning against major Rafah offensive, scaling down IDF ops there

By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Reuters

US president stresses need for ceasefire in interview, as IDF presses assault in central and southern Gaza, completes capture of Philadelphi Corridor along Gaza-Egypt border

People wave Palestinian, Hamas and Fatah flags during a march in support of the people in the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Nablus on October 26, 2023 (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Hamas hopeful of retaining influence over Gaza in upcoming talks with Fatah

By Gianluca Pacchiani and Reuters

In this April 30, 2020, photo, Palestinian engineer Raed Nakhal from Palestine Children Relief Fund, right, and engineer Abdullah Dewik, check the Watergen machine that generates safe drinking water from air on the roof of al-Rantisi pediatric hospital in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israelis, Palestinians to launch joint bid to bring humanitarian aid to post-war Gaza

IDF troops are seen operating in the Gaza Strip in an undated handout photo cleared for publication on June 7, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Live updates (closed)

June 7: US says still awaiting official Hamas response to hostage-ceasefire deal proposal

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Incident marks deepest Hezbollah attack on Israel in the war * IDF names another 8 terror operatives it says it killed in Nuseirat UN school on Thursday, taking total to 17

8:55 pm

Yemen's Houthis fired four anti-ship missiles over Red Sea, US CENTCOM says
8:34 pm

Danish PM attacked and hit by man in Copenhagen; suspect arrested
8:15 pm

UN spokesman blasts Erdan for 'shocking' decision to release video of call informing him Israel on 'list of shame'

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, left, holds a picture of his son Sagui Dekel-Chen, as he stands next to Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen, following a White House meeting of families of hostages held in Gaza on December 13, 2023, in Washington, DC. (AP/Evan Vucci)

Promoted podcast

Bring Them Home

Prof. Jonathan Dekel Chen, whose son Sagui has been held in captivity since October 7, discusses what he wants the Israeli government to do to secure the release of the hostages.

War cabinet minister announces presser for after shabbat

Gantz expected to leave coalition Saturday night, though he’s under pressure to stay

National Unity chair’s ultimatum expires June 8; US said to urge him to remain as hostage deal efforts ongoing; in plea, mother warns leaving would let PM ‘give up’ on hostages

War cabinet minister Benny Gantz at a Jerusalem Day ceremony in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

Netanyahu to defend ‘just war’ in July 24 speech to joint session of US Congress

Address to come a month later than initially planned, creating major questions regarding the kind of message PM will give as Israel awaits Hamas response to hostage deal proposal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of US Congress, Washington DC, March 3, 2015. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara addresses the Israel Bar Association's annual conference in Eilat, May 27, 2024. (Courtesy: Israel Bar Association)

AG implores Netanyahu to cease blocking state commission of inquiry into Gaza war

Troops of the Givati Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo published June 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing June 7: Day 245 – PM to visit DC next month. Will Israel still be at war?

A member of the Lebanese security forces inspects the damage around a building that was targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese town of Wadi Jilo, east of Tyre, on June 6, 2024. (Mahmoud Al-Zayyat/AFP)

Top commander in north says IDF ready for war against Hezbollah

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Netanyahu notes heavy international pressure amid multi-front military campaign, as report details US warning that ground operation in Lebanon could draw Iran into war

A yellow ribbon in solidarity with the hostages still held captive in the Gaza Strip is displayed on a giant screen during the Tel Aviv pride rally on June 6, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Tens of thousands attend toned-down Tel Aviv Pride rally, with spotlight on hostages

By Michael Horovitz

Some 25,000 reported at event; partner of slain IDF officer receives medal, says leaders have forgotten to value ‘life over death’; Noa Kirel sings ‘Unicorn’ next to hostage family

A faltering war – who is at fault?

Despite the American bear hug, the US’s regional interests diverge from those of Israel – and they entail keeping Hamas in power

‘Together we will win!’ is a hard goal when we don’t agree on what victory is

Even trusting an Israeli win against Hamas, how can we go home to the North knowing that we are perpetually at risk from Hezbollah there?

Families of Americans being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, from left, Jonathan Dekel-Chan, Ruby Chen, Ronen Neutra and Orna Neutra, are interviewed by the Associated Press, June 5, 2024. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Interview

Relatives of US hostages lament apathy to their plight among American public

By AP and ToI Staff

Families say deal ‘with the devil’ only way to free their loved ones, note stark difference between warm embrace of US officials and ‘lack of knowledge’ by members of the public

Reservists’ spouses feel ‘vacuum’ of absence as households come under strain

By AFP and ToI Staff

Briahna Joy Gray rolls her eyes after Yarden Gonen, sister of Romy Gonen who is held hostage in Gaza, tells her to "believe women," in an interview on June 5, 2024. (The Hill screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Far-left US pundit who rolled eyes at hostage’s sister axed by The Hill

Briahna Joy Gray, who has denied Oct. 7 rape claims, was responding after interviewee told her to ‘believe women’; says firing part of outlet’s pattern of ‘suppressing speech’

Illustrative: Anti-Israel protesters target Hillel, a social club for Jewish students, at Baruch College in New York City, June 6, 2024. (Luke Tress via JTA)

Baruch College student groups protest Hillel, in rally decried as antisemitic

Rivkah de Reus blocks her husband Ernst de Reus during self-defense training given by an instructor from Belgium at a Jewish conference near Amsterdam on June 3, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'We’re at a point where words are not enough'

Best offense is good self-defense: Fighting antisemitism gets physical at Jewish confab

By Canaan Lidor

Emigration projections and gun permit discussions are at the center of an international event held in the Netherlands under the shadow of anti-Jewish violence

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York City on April 18, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP)

Israel rejects Security Council resolution in support of its own hostage deal offer

Erdan opposes changes to wording in US initiative; pushback sure to irk Washington but unlikely to impact outcome given that Israel is not a member of the top panel

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (R) attends the UK Ministry of Defense and the Royal British Legions commemorative ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" Allied landings in Normandy, at the British Normandy Memorial near the village of Ver-sur-Mer which overlooks Gold Beach and Juno Beach in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024. (Gareth Fuller / POOL / AFP)

From our partnerStarmer: There has to be a ‘safe and secure Israel’ for Labour to recognize Palestine

A banner reading 'Keir Starmer: Will Labour Stop Arming Israel?' is hung over the side of Westminster Bridge, in front of the Palace of Westminster, in London on June 3, 2024. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)

Report: UK Labour’s election manifesto set to pledge Palestinian state recognition

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Fires allegedly lit by Jewish extremists burn an agricultural field in the West Bank town of Qusra, June 6, 2024. (X screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Jewish extremists clash with Palestinians, burn fields in West Bank town

By Michael Horovitz

Palestinians throw rocks at troops who arrive on scene to disperse rioters, with 2 injured as soldiers return fire; Hadash-Ta’al MK calls incident ‘another pogrom’

Gunmen wearing Lions's Den headbands and insignia attend the funeral in Nablus of Tamer al-Kilani, a top fighter in the Palestinian terror group, who it said was killed by an explosive device planted in a motorcycle, October 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

US announces sanctions on largely dormant West Bank terror group Lions’ Den

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Mourners gather in a morgue containing the bodies of three Palestinian men killed during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the West Bank on June 6, 2024. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP)

Palestinians say 3 killed in IDF raid on Jenin; helicopter conducts strikes

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Reuters

Prof. Jodi Magness in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on April 11, 2022. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)

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To mark Jerusalem Day, we speak with the ‘Jerusalem Through the Ages’ author and learn about the archaeological record of the peoples who have resided in the Holy City

An Israeli archaeologist points at a nearly 1,800-year-old decorated floor from an early Christian prayer hall that Israeli archaeologists discovered adjacent to Megiddo prison, on November 6, 2005. (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Archaeology

Mosaic floor of early Christian prayer hall to be displayed at US evangelical museum

By Gavriel Fiske

The Megiddo Mosaic, discovered in 2005 on the grounds of a prison in northern Israel, to get first public showing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC

German and US soldiers at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany honor Nathan Baskind's remains after their excavation. (US Army)

At least 20 WWII Jewish American soldiers buried under crosses

Jewish D-Day veteran to be reburied in Normandy after 80 years in Nazi mass grave

By Andrew Lapin

Excavation team led by Operation Benjamin foundation found remains of Nate Baskind, an American-Jewish soldier who died in a POW camp

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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a debate in Strasbourg, eastern France, April 24, 2024. (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

EU invites FM Katz for ‘ad hoc’ meeting to discuss Gaza, hostages

By Lazar Berman

From 'Red Dawn,' a new Yes Studios show for 2024-25 season about Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)

Hard-core TVYes Studio’s new series includes ‘Shtisel’ spinoff and October 7 stories

By Jessica Steinberg

Forces loyal to the Houthis in Yemen participate in a military parade on the occasion of the 34th National Day to commemorate Yemeni unity, in Sanaa, on May 22, 2024. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

In abrupt crackdown, Yemen’s Houthis seize UN staffers, aid workers

By Jon Gambrell and BARAA ANWER

Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the Ima restaurant in Jerusalem, June 6, 2024. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)

Fire causes ‘significant damage’ to renowned Ima restaurant in downtown Jerusalem

By Michael Horovitz

An unfinished construction of a railway bridge on Route 1, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, on June 1, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash9)

Builder warns avoiding Shabbat work on train bridge will cause highway hazard

By Stuart Winer

From 'Incomplete,' an outdoor exhibit at Tel Aviv's Habima Square through June 29, 2024, with photographs of Israeli protests for the hostages (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Still lifeImages of Israelis fighting for hostages displayed at Habima Square

By Jessica Steinberg

Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Meir Porush at a government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, June 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Haredi minister upbraids national religious for opposing military draft exemptions

Yemenis brandish rifles and wave Palestinian flags during a march in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa in solidarity with Gazans on May 31, 2024. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP)

Yemen’s Houthis say they’ll step up strikes on Israel in tandem with Iraqi militia

By Reuters and ToI Staff

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