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What Matters Most On Tuesday, August 13, 2024

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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas terror group leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Iran officials suggest planned retaliation may be scrapped if Gaza ceasefire reached

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Senior security official says Tehran and its proxies will launch direct attack on Israel if no deal reached in this week’s hostage talks, amid US push to prevent regional flareup

A banner with a picture of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is displayed next to the Iran and Palestinian flags in a street in Tehran, August 12, 2024. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters)

Iran rejects ‘impudent’ Western calls to stand down threat to attack Israel

By ToI Staff and Agencies

An anti-Israel billboard showing Israeli soldiers running with a slogan in Farsi which reads: 'Laugh a little now, for you will be crying soon,' is seen on a building in Tehran's Palestine square on August 8, 2024. (AFP)

IDF on ‘peak alert’ for Iran, Hezbollah attacks; US expects it may happen this week

By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

Live updates (closed)

Aug. 13: Successful Gaza ceasefire talks would stave off Iranian retaliation, Biden says

By Jacob Magid and Michael Bachner

Netanyahu to huddle with Israeli negotiating team to determine their mandate ahead of Thursday meeting * Blinken approves $20 billion sale of weapons to Israel, including F-15 jets

9:02 pm

IDF says Gaza humanitarian aid route shut after Hamas fires at corridor
8:53 pm

Border cops shoot dead Palestinian teen hurling Molotov cocktail over West Bank security barrier
8:51 pm

Blinken: Ben Gvir showed blatant disregard for Temple Mount status quo at pivotal moment in hostage talks

Jewish worshipers are seen prostrating themselves while praying at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, August 13, 2024 (Video screenshot)

Arab, Palestinian leaders outraged by 'dangerous provocation'

Ben Gvir scorns PM’s objections as Jews seen praying on Temple Mount: ‘It’s my policy’

As worshipers prostrate themselves during minister’s visit, Netanyahu pans breach of status quo, but Ben Gvir shrugs him off; outraged Haredim warn they may reconsider partnership

Orthodox Jews pray on the Tisha B'Av day of mourning, in Tel Aviv on July 26, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Sidelined by war, fight over gender-segregated prayer in Tel Aviv resumes in court

By Canaan Lidor

From the blogs

The day after Tisha B’Av

Victory is not about the defeat of our enemies — though that is a necessary component of any long term strategy. It is about what we build

Fitch downgrades Israel’s credit rating, warning war could last well into 2025

By Reuters and Sharon Wrobel

Credit rating agency also keeps outlook negative, meaning further drop possible, says ‘political fractiousness and coalition politics’ risk hampering essential corrective measures

A sign for Fitch Ratings, in New York, October 9, 2011. (Henny Ray Abrams/AP)

Members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet during a meeting to approve the amended 2024 budget, January 15, 2024. (Haim Zach/GPO)

As politicians dither, Treasury prepping alone for NIS 25 billion cut to 2025 budget

By Sharon Wrobel

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center) meets with senior officers for an assessment at the IDF HQ in Tel Aviv, August 12, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF chief approves multi-front battle plans as Israel girds for Iran, Hezbollah attack

By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies

Iran reportedly may attack within 24 hours, as Gallant says Israel has boosted defenses, is prepared to respond; UK, France, Germany warn Tehran not to thwart ceasefire-hostage deal

Lebanon's Health Minister Firas Abiad speaks during a press conference on the first case of cholera, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanon’s beleaguered healthcare system hunkers down for Israel-Hezbollah war

By Agencies and ToI Staff

The Iranian drone 'Mohajer 10' is displayed Iran's defense industry achievements exhibition, on August 23, 2023 in Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP/File)

Iran displays long-range drones at defense forum in Russia

Abu Obeida, spokesman of the Hamas military wing, speaks during a memorial in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on January 31, 2017. (AFP/ Said Khatib/ File)

Hamas says its guards killed a hostage, wounded two others; IDF investigating claim

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

Terror group spokesman pins responsibility on Israel, says efforts underway to save two severely injured female captives

Israelis call for the release of the hostages, who have been held in Gaza for 300 days, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, August 1, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

US expects hostage talks to resume but says Iranian attack on Israel may impact them

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Jewish men pray as they gather for the ritual of Tisha B'Av at the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on August 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Marking poignant Tisha B’Av, Israelis draw parallels to October 7 attacks

Crowds attend prayers at Western Wall, while thousands more gather at Hostages Square to call for captives’ release

Jewish men pray during Tisha B'Av, at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, August 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Aug. 13: Day 312 – On Tisha B’Av, a lamentable need to be on ‘peak alert’

Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip gather to mark the Tisha B'Av fast day at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, August 12, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Divided and facing outside attack, some Jews see echoes of Tisha B’Av everywhere

My son died on Oct. 7. This Tisha B’Av, I’m focused on our gravest threat

The Romans knew it two millennia ago, and Sinwar and Nasrallah know it today: Jews can be their own worst enemies

Manara, the abandoned lighthouse

A ceasefire in the North is within reach, the terms of a peace agreement are known – what’s missing is a political strategy

ArchaeologyWhen the Second Temple was destroyed

Detritus from ancient Jerusalem drainage channel captures moment of city’s destruction

By Gavriel Fiske

Excavation reveals rare glass and ceramic vessels, oil lamps, tableware and food remains, offering insight into state of city in period before its sacking by Rome in 70 CE

MK Gotliv defends prime minister, urges him to fire Gallant

Gallant: ‘Absolute victory’ slogan ‘gibberish’; Netanyahu slams his ‘anti-Israel narrative’

By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

Citing decision not to launch early war on Lebanon, defense minister reportedly tells MKs in key Knesset panel that Netanyahu does not display courage in discussions

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a meeting of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, August 12, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Israeli man seriously wounded, 2 Palestinians hurt in West Bank terror shooting

By Emanuel Fabian

Terrorist, who was released in November hostage deal with Hamas, shot dead by IDF brigade commander after trying to flee scene in Qalqilya

This photo taken shows a neighborhood in the West Bank city of Qalqilya, July 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser/File)

‘The coffee was still hot’: IDF general says troops were ‘minutes’ from catching Sinwar

In interview, Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus describes how troops found Hamas leader’s underground lair, talks of IDF’s successes in the war and importance of maintaining values

IDF Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus speaks to Channel 12 in an interview aired August 11, 2024. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

People sift through the rubble inside a school compound in Gaza City, following an Israeli strike on what it said was a Hamas-Islamic Jihad command room there, August 10, 2024. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

IDF names another 12 Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists killed in Gaza school strike

By Emanuel Fabian

The head of Hamas's military wing Muhammad Deif in an undated photo. (Israel Defense Forces)

Report: Israel assassinated Deif after being tipped off by Hamas courier

Eitan Yahalomi, 12, reunites with his mother at the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel, on November 27, 2023, after being released as a hostage by Hamas in a truce agreement. (Israel Defense Forces)

Groundbreaking study of 26 former Hamas hostages charts physical, psychological trauma

By Diana Bletter

Researchers find that the 19 children and 7 women faced poor sanitation, hunger and darkness; lead researcher worries about the hostages still held in Gaza

The opening page of X is displayed on a computer and phone, October 16, 2023, in Sydney. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Anonymous X user who threatened hostage families identified as local tycoon

Inside story

Uri Blau in partnership with Shomrim

Disease without borders: Massive piles of garbage in Gaza also threaten Israel

Experts say even drinking water in Ashdod could be contaminated by toxic buildup from hundreds of untreated trash heaps, after Gaza’s waste removal system paralyzed by war

Displaced Palestinians sit by tents across from a garbage dump in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 22, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

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

As fall semester nears, Columbia restricts access to campus to prevent ‘disruptions’

University’s chief operating officer says measures intended to ‘keep our community safe,’ especially from non-affiliates, as anti-Israel activists vow to restart protests

Former Cornell University student Patrick Dai (Broome County Sheriff's Office)

Former Cornell student gets 21 months for posting violent threats to Jewish students

By AP

Mocks Harris, calls her candidacy after Biden quit 'a coup'

In glitchy interview, Trump tells Musk Iran ‘wouldn’t be attacking’ if he were president

By AP and ToI Staff

In two-hour chat marred by technical issues, former US leader reiterates assertion ‘zero chance’ Oct. 7 would have happened on his watch, invites billionaire to join administration

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump (left) speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach on August 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); Elon Musk arrives before a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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

US threatens to hold Iran accountable for election interference after Trump hacking

By AFP

IDF reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility attend a hearing at the Beit Lid military court, August 6, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Ahead of indictments, suspects in Sde Teiman abuse case to be sent to house arrest

By Emanuel Fabian

Defense, prosecution come to agreement to extend five suspects’ remands, as Military Police probe of alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian detainee expected to wrap up

IDF reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility attend a hearing at the Beit Lid military court, August 6, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

IDF slams broadcaster for showing faces of suspects detained in Sde Teiman abuse case

By Emanuel Fabian

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The torched car of several Arab Israeli women who were attacked after mistakenly entering the Givat Ronen West Bank settlement outpost on August 9, 2024. (Screenshot via social media used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Two detained on suspicion of assaulting Arab women and child in West Bank outpost

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Reginald D. Hunter performing at the Latitude Festival in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, July 25, 2021. (Matt Crossick/Empics via Reuters)

Israeli couple heckled out of Edinburgh comedy show for saying Israel joke not funny

Gold medalist Tom Reuveny and other members of Team Israel arrive home from the 2024 Paris Olympics, at Ben Gurion Airport on August 12, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

2024 Paris OlympicsIsraeli gold medalist says win was possible because of country’s soldiers

A sign for Israel's Jewish National Fund is seen defaced, in Toronto, Canada, October 9, 2008. (Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images/JTA)

Canada strips 2 pro-Israel charities of tax-free status, including ‘flagship’ JNF

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

Ilan Goldenberg (YouTube screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Harris campaign names former peace negotiator as liaison to Jewish community

A member of Saudi Arabia's special forces stands in front of a military vehicle during the 'World Defense Show 2024,' north of the Saudi capital of Riyadh, February 4, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

US ends ban on offensive arms sale to Riyadh, eyeing Saudi help on Gaza and Iran

By AFP and ToI Staff

Illustrative: A researcher shows seismograph sensor readings from an earthquake in Mexico, on July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Earthquake centered in Syria shakes already-jittery northern Israel and Lebanon

Faraj Easem, 12, was found dead near Tel Sheva on August 13, 2024. (Israel Police)

Missing 12-year-old boy found dead in sealed fridge in southern Bedouin town

Osama Abu Irshaid speaks at a press conference organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations on August 12, 2024. (Screen capture/YouTube)

US government sued over alleged discrimination against Palestinian Americans

Cantor Nikola David appears in a 2018 performance. (March of Life on YouTube via JTA)

Prominent German cantor, opera singer killed in what police say was family dispute

By Toby Axelrod

Photos of drugs seized by police during an operation that saw the arrest of four Israelis and four foreign nationals in Greece on Tuesday. (Israel Police)

4 Israelis nabbed in Greece as part of major drug bust

By ToI Staff and Reuters

This photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on August 12, 2024, shows Russian military vehicle boarding a lowboy for transfer to Kursk region. (Russian Defense Press Service via AP)

Top commander says Ukraine now controls 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory

By AP

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