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What Matters Most On Friday, August 9, 2024

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Relatives of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and their supporters protest for the return of the captives from the Gaza Strip, outside Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, August 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

US: Attack on Israel would jeopardize any hope of ceasefire

Israel: Negotiators to fly out next week to finalize framework of hostage deal

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Netanyahu’s office announces delegation to attend August 15 talks after US, Egypt, Qatar urge Israel and Hamas to conclude Gaza ceasefire deal ‘without further delay’; Hamas silent

Fatah terror chief Marwan Barghouti, serving five life terms for murder during the Second Intifada, is escorted by Israeli police into Jerusalem's Magistrate Court to testify as part of a US civil lawsuit against Palestinian leaders, in January 2012. (Flash90)

Hamas said demanding release of Marwan Barghouti in first stage of hostage deal

Demonstrators protest for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, August 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Aug. 9: Day 308 – As hostage talks to resume, PM often seen as obstacle

From left: Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi follow Israel's strike in Yemen from the IAF operations room at the Kirya Headquarters in Tel Aviv, July 20, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

US said to warn Iran: Devastating consequences if you strike

Security cabinet convenes as Israel warns Hezbollah of ‘destruction’ if it attacks

By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Israel said to assess group wants to target senior official; leaders meet in ‘the pit’; Gallant to Lebanese: Don’t let Hezbollah drag you to war; Haifa mayor tells locals: Stock up

Illustrative: In this image released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry, July 25, 2023, Abu Mahdi naval cruise missiles are displayed in a ceremony to deliver the missiles to both national Navy as well as navy of the Revolutionary Guard, Iran. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard displays what it claims are new undetectable cruise missiles

A woman walks past a huge billboard depicting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Tehran's Valiasr square on August 8, 2024. (AFP)

Killing of Hamas boss Haniyeh will ‘cost Israel gravely,’ Iran warns

By AFP and ToI Staff

Live updates (closed)

Aug. 9: Hamas armed wing swears allegiance to Sinwar after he becomes terror group’s new chief

By Shira Silkoff, Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff

IRGC readying attack to avenge Haniyeh, Quds Force head tells new Hamas leader, but report suggests Iranian president trying to thwart plans to bomb Tel Aviv to avoid all-out war

8:48 pm

IDF suggests troops accidentally shot US activist in West Bank
8:27 pm

Israelis receive text messages threatening them with burial
8:07 pm

US set to release $3.5 billion to Israel for arms purchases -- report

Mikhael Sammarah, 27, who passed away on August 9, 2024 from injuries caused by a malfunctioning Iron Dome interceptor missile during a Hezbollah drone attack. (Courtesy)

Man dies from wounds caused by defective interceptor missile amid Hezbollah drone attack

By Emanuel Fabian

Mikhael Sammarah, 27, was visiting family from abroad when interceptor missed drone and exploded on highway; IDF says two Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon strike

This image shared by Syrian media outlets purports to show the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on the Shayrat Airbase, south of the city of Homs, November 13, 2022. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Syria says four troops hurt in alleged Israeli strike

By Emanuel Fabian

Armed Yemenis chant slogans during a demonstration denouncing the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on August 2, 2024. (Abdallah Adel/AFP)

Oil tanker reports double attack off Yemen, crew safe

By Agencies and ToI Staff

IDF launches new offensive in Khan Younis; officer seriously hurt in Rafah

By Emanuel Fabian

Military says it has information on terrorists gathering in southern Gaza city; assault comes day after residents told to evacuate; projectile fired at Ashkelon is intercepted

Palestinians evacuate an area in eastern Khan Younis after the Israel Defense Forces issued a new evacuation order for parts of the southern Gaza City, on August 8, 2024. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)

The Zomi camp for displaced people in southwestern Gaza. (Courtesy, Damour for Community Development)

Palestinians, Israelis partner to bring off-grid solutions to Gaza camps

Gaza-based Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar addresses supporters during a rally marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, in Gaza City, on April 14, 2023. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)

AnalysisAfter 10 months of war, Hamas chief Sinwar still evading Israeli forces

By AFP and ToI Staff

Says he'll stay PM as long as he thinks he can protect Israel

Netanyahu says he’s deeply sorry about October 7, but rejects probe until after war

PM defends prosecution of war, denies intentionally prolonging it; asked if he was ‘rightfully criticized’ by Trump for failures that led to attack, answers: ‘Criticized for what?’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the cover of Time magazine, August 2024.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the state memorial for Ze'ev Jabotinsky, at Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem, Aug. 4, 2024. (Naama Grynbaum/Pool Photo via AP)

Likud polls as largest party for first time since Oct 7; Netanyahu favored over Gantz

Prosecutor Judith Tirosh arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem on July 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Prosecutors rest case in Netanyahu trial; PM to kick off defense portion on Dec. 2

A bomb shelter in Nahariya painted by Lidia and Igor Katliarski. (Lidia Katliarski)

ToI podcast

What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: How to relax in your bomb shelter

ToI’s senior analyst and host Amanda Borschel-Dan share how they are stocking their bomb shelters – physically and metaphysically

The newest chapter of the Jewish story is told in song

We have no ’Moshe’ to lead us by reframing our experiences, but many uphold our people’s mission and contribute to our narrative (Devarim)

Tisha B’Av isn’t about mourning the past

Fasting is pointless in the face of justice perverted, compassion abandoned, and zealotry. It must provoke us to act better

Illustrative: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters march outside Columbia University, in New York City on May 23, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP)

3 Columbia deans quit after exchanging texts deriding campus antisemitism concerns

Resignations come two months after administrators made mocking remarks during panel on hatred at campus, which university president said echoed ‘ancient antisemitic tropes’

Anti-Israel protesters chant holding signs at a rally in front of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 28, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP)

Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, says Jewish students were kept safe

By AP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A Palestinian flag is displayed outside a tent at an anti-Israel protest encampment on the UCLA campus, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

University of Georgia panel upholds sanctions for 6 students over Gaza war protest

By AP

Analysis

Listening to anti-Israel activists, then shushing them, Kamala Harris walks a tightrope

US VP and Democratic presdential nominee has to navigate between two of her party’s natural constituencies, Arab Americans and Jews, amid the divisive Israel-Hamas war

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Romulus, Mich. (AP/Carlos Osorio)

Democratic US presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally August 7, 2024, in Romulus, Michigan. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Aide says Harris opposes Israel arms embargo, after far-left group claims she may not

By Reuters and Jacob Magid

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Trump claims surging Jewish support, suggests those backing Harris ‘get head checked’

By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Friend founder Avi Schiffmann (Cameron Quijada)

'Some people look at this as the craziest, most weird thing'

Whiz kid Avi Schiffmann is back, this time with a new controversial AI ‘Friend’

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Moving beyond website building and internet activism, the 21-year-old is in the process of launching a wearable AI device people can talk to, bond with, and lean on like a real pal

The author Herman Brusselmans is seen at a soccer game in Gent, Belgium, in February 2016. (VI Images via Getty Images/JTA)

Belgian author sued for writing he wants to ram ‘knife through throat of every Jew I meet’

By Shira Li Bartov

Herman Brusselmans declares he is filled with rage every time he sees a Jew on the street due to war in Gaza; he and magazine defend article as satirical

Illustrative: An Iranian flag made from binary code. (Sergio Lacueva/iStock Photo by Getty Images)

Iranian hackers ramping up online activity to influence US election, Microsoft says

Islamic republic reportedly using fake news, phishing accounts to sway November vote; online accounts highlight wedge issues including LGBT rights, Israel-Hamas war

These screenshots released by the Shin Bet on August 8, 2024, show fake social media profiles run by Iranian operatives. (Shin Bet)

Iranian operatives have been posing as Israelis to try to recruit them, Shin Bet says

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Finance Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a press conference in the southern city of Ofakim, July 24, 2024. (Liron Molodovan/Flash90)

Smotrich decries ‘trap’ as mediators push Israel, Hamas to agree to hostage deal

Finance minister slams ‘delusional symmetry’ between Israeli hostages and terrorists, says deal would harm Israel’s deterrence, make it look weak in Middle East

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 22, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/ Flash90/ File)

Smotrich stands by ‘misunderstood’ comment seeming to justify Gaza starvation

Co-host Jamie Geller interviews Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Noam Tibon for the documentary 'October 7th: Voices of Pain, Hope and Heroism.' (Courtesy: Aish)

New documentary highlights the tragedy and resilience of families affected by Oct. 7

By Ethan Freedman

‘October 7th: Voices of Pain, Hope and Heroism’ contains never-before-seen footage of the massacre; will be released by Aish on Tisha B’Av, the Jewish day of mourning, next week

A still from 'We Will Dance Again,' a documentary about the Supernova desert rave, showing October 7, 2023 Supernova victim Keshet Casarotti-Kalfa. (Courtesy: Shax Photography and the production)

Somber screeningsDocu festival at National Library to feature film on Nova rave massacre

By Jessica Steinberg

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, accompanied by Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, right, reads a book to children at People Helping People, a shelter for families experiencing homelessness in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 29, 2019. (AP/Jim Mone)

'He was an advocate for the 4 Jewish kids in our district'

Lauded by former students, Tim Walz wrote his master’s thesis on Holocaust education

By Andrew Lapin

Before entering politics, the Minnesota governor was a beloved teacher with focus on genocide studies; participated in US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s first conference for educators

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dozens of legal briefs filed to ICC on jurisdiction to prosecute Netanyahu, Gallant

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US argues that under Oslo Accords, Palestinians agreed that they don’t have criminal jurisdiction over Israeli nationals; deliberations likely to delay decision on warrants

Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip in an undated handout photo released by the military on January 2, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Retired generals to ICC: Prosecutor has no evidence for allegations against Israel

By Jeremy Sharon

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Democratic US Representative Cori Bush delivers her concession speech during a primary election watch party on August 6, 2024, in St Louis, Missouri. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images/AFP)

White House slams Cori Bush for threatening AIPAC to ‘tear your kingdom down’

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in Jerusalem, April 21, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Fiscal deficit widens to 8.1% as state continues to shell out billions on war effort

By Sharon Wrobel

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay (L) and US Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a meeting dedicated to combating antisemitism through education, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on August 8, 2024. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

US donates $2.2 million to UNESCO to fight antisemitism

By AFP

Israelis hold a gender-separated protest prayer event in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square, organized after the municipality rejected a request for gender-segregated prayers there during the upcoming Yom Kippur, in Tel Aviv, August 8, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Protest service held in Tel Aviv after city rejects gender-segregated public prayer

By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff

Israel's Daria Atamanov performs with the clubs in the rhythmic gymnastics' individual all-around qualification at the Paris 2024 Olympics, August 8, 2024. (Loic Venance/AFP)

2024 Paris OlympicsIsrael’s Daria Atamanov secures spot in Olympic rhythmic gymnastics final

Evacuees from war-torn Lebanon disembark from the Serenade cruise liner at Larnaca port in Cyprus early July 27, 2006. (Samuel Aranda/AFP)

Cyprus says it’s again ready to help foreigners flee Lebanon in case of wider war

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters gathered outside the Miraflores presidential palace after electoral authorities declared him the winner of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Venezuela’s Maduro blames ‘international Zionism’ for unrest after disputed vote

By PHILISSA CRAMER

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly talks to the media during a press conference with her Cypriot counterpart (not pictured) on humanitarian aid for Gaza,at the 'Zenon' Coordination Centre in Larnaca, Cyprus, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Canada to pull children of its diplomats out of Israel amid fears of Iranian attack

By Reuters and ToI Staff

A man walks outside the West Bank Ramallah municipality building on May 24, 2024, adorned with flags of Spain, Ireland and Norway. (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)

US, EU say Israel revoking Norwegian diplomats’ status ‘unwarranted,’ not ‘helpful’

By Agencies and Sam Sokol

Security guards remove barriers in front of the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024, after the three concerts of US mega-star Taylor Swift were canceled following the arrest of an Islamic State sympathizer in connection with an terror plot. (Alex Halada/AFP)

Iraqi teen is 3rd suspect held over ISIS plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Israeli journalist Yehuda Schlesinger speaks on a Channel 12 news broadcast on August 7, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israeli journalist retracts call for ‘policy’ of sodomizing Palestinian terror suspects

A view of a crane that collapsed in the sea near Ashkelon, March 14, 2023, killing Israel Electric Corporation employee Nir Dekel, 54. (Flash90)

NGO calls for legislation to protect outdoor laborers from effects of climate change

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