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What Matters Most On Friday, January 3, 2025

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Members of the IAF's Shaldag unit carry out a raid against an Iranian missile factory near Masyaf, Syria, September 8, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

Army: Site would have manufactured up to 300 missiles a year

120 commandos deep inside Syria: IDF reveals daring raid on Iranian missile factory

By Emanuel Fabian

Elite Air Force unit breached underground facility 124 miles from Israel, laid explosives and escaped unscathed after 2.5 hours, in one of most complex ever operations in enemy territory

A screenshot of video showing a fireball in the air following reported Israeli strikes near Syria's Aleppo, late January 2, 2025. (X screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israel said to hit defense facility, scientific research center near Syria’s Aleppo

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

IDF says it downed Yemen missile that triggered sirens in central Israel, Jerusalem

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Sirens were activated across central Israel and in Jerusalem around 4:30 a.m. Friday after a ballistic missile was launched at the country from Yemen, the Israel Defense Forces said. The military said it successfully shot down the projectile, but a fragment following the interception impacted near the central... Continue Reading

People gather in a shelter after airstrike sirens sound near Tel Aviv, on January 3, 2025. (AP/Matias Delacroix)

Inside story

Gianluca Pacchiani

Who’s afraid of the Houthis? Iran’s last proxy standing is proving no pushover for Israel

Eight times in the last two weeks, including at 4.30 a.m. Friday morning, millions of Israelis have been forced to seek shelter due to ballistic missile attacks launched from Yemen, usually in the middle of the night. Behind the attacks stand a terror group known as the Houthis, who despite being located some 2,000 kilometers... Continue Reading

Supporters of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis march in the capital Sana'a on March 15, 2024, in support of Palestinians, during the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Huwais/ AFP)

'Members of the religion of Moses... your house is here'

Aide to Syrian leader meets with head of tiny Jewish community, urges Jews to return

In a video published to social media this week, a representative of the new regime in Syria, led by Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, spoke with Bakhour Chamntoub, the head of the tiny Jewish community that remains in the country, promising “peace and security” and even calling on Syrian Jews abroad to... Continue Reading

Bakhour Chamntoub (L), the head of Syria's remaining Jewish community, which numbers some nine people, speaks with Mohammad Badarieh (R), a representative of the country's de-facto new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in a clip aired by the Kan public broadcaster on January 3, 2025. (Screen capture via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

People celebrate on New Year's Eve at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, December 31, 2024. (AP/Leo Correa)

‘New political beginning’: German, French FMs to meet with nascent Syrian regime

US President Joe Biden confers with his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, October 11, 2023 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)

Biden briefed on plans for potential US strikes if Iran makes nuclear move — report

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Source tells US news site that presentation by Jake Sullivan was part of ‘prudent scenario planning,’ in case Tehran attempts dash for bomb before Trump takes office

Families of the Gaza hostages block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, January 1, 2025. (Danor Aharon/Pro-Democracy Protest Group)

Live updates (closed)

Jan. 3: Qatar hosts Israeli, Hamas teams for renewed talks aimed at breaking impasse

PM-approved mandate said not as broad as hostage negotiators requested, but enough for progress to be made * Hamas-run health ministry says 77 Gazans killed in last 24 hours

8:52 pm

Lebanon's PM discusses with Syria's de facto ruler relations between two countries
8:50 pm

Syrian foreign minister to visit Qatar, UAE and Jordan in coming days
8:02 pm

Trump-backed Republican Johnson elected speaker of US House

Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden, gives a media statement after his meeting with Lebanon's Hezbollah-aligned Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 20, 2024. (AP/Bilal Hussein)

US envoy reportedly to visit Beirut in bid to bolster ceasefire before IDF withdrawal

By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian

Reports on Amos Hochstein’s trip come as IDF says it hit medium-range Hezbollah rocket launchers in southern Lebanon after the Lebanese army failed to act against truce violation

Mourners carry the coffin of a Hezbollah fighter, killed fighting Israeli troops, during his funeral procession, in Maarakeh village, southern Lebanon, November 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Former American soldier indicted over plan to ‘join Hezbollah, kill Jews’

Illustrative photo of a Mahan Air Airbus (Shahram Sharifi/Wikimedia Commons)

Lebanon said to stop transfer of funds to Hezbollah through Iranian flight to Beirut

Troops of the Nahal Brigade operate in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on January 3, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

Gaza rocket lands near Nir Am, missile fired at chopper, as IAF pounds Hamas targets

By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies

IDF orders evacuation from Bureij area that saw shoulder-launched missile fired at helicopter, downed by Iron Dome; Nahal Brigade demolishes tunnels, kills gunmen in Beit Hanoun

People gather in front of a clock counting the days since the hostages were taken by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Israeli negotiators head to Qatar amid some reported progress in hostage talks

By Lazar Berman, Gianluca Pacchiani and ToI Staff

After reports that talks had reached an impasse, both Israel and Hamas signal negotiations will resume on Friday; hostage families forum: ‘We can’t miss this window of opportunity’

This undated passport photo provided by the FBI on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, shows Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, who died after killing 14 people celebrating New Year's on New Orleans' Bourbon Street. (FBI via AP)

FBI: Driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State

By Eric Tucker, Jim Mustian, Kevin McGill and Jack Brook

A bouquet of flowers stands at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street during the investigation after a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of revelers early on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Aspiring nurse, football star, and single mother among victims of New Orleans attack

By AP

A detachment of Haganah soldiers overlooking Acre relaxes on May 21, 1948, after the three-day fight for the city, which surrendered on May 18. 1948. (AP Photo/FN)

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Jan. 3: Day 455 – Why the IDF abandoned the offensive and ended up with Oct. 7

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman

Starting with the origins of the IDF, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman charts the army’s evolving ethos and sets the stage for the disaster that still rocks the country

Passengers at Ben Gurion International airport on October 31, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Israel to cut travelers’ flight cancellation compensation to woo back foreign airlines

By Sharon Wrobel

MKs advance measure under which passengers will be entitled only to a refund of ticket cost; government also announces plan to assist airlines operating US flights

So you want to live a long life…

The NY Times list for longevity doesn’t work in Israel, where ’getting more sleep’ isn’t quite up to us. Here’s my review of 10 resolutions for living well

Why do we make New Year’s resolutions when we don’t stick to them?

Learn from Judah, who, in contrast to many sinners, takes responsibility for his actions, and from Joseph, who forgives those who wronged him (Vayigash)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (at left) seen leaving the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, four days after prostate removal surgery, January 2, 2025 (Screenshot/KAN)

He thanks 'all the medical staff, who went above and beyond'

Netanyahu released from hospital four days after prostate removal surgery

By Lazar Berman, Diana Bletter and ToI Staff

Doctors say PM is recovering satisfactorily; his attorney said expected to request cancelation of criminal trial hearings next week

Newspapers and magazines for sale at a shop in the center of Jerusalem. November 10, 2013. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)

ToI podcast

What Matters Now to David Horovitz: Freedom of the press under attack

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

Marking five years of the our Daily Briefing podcast, ToI’s editor also discusses the challenges of wartime reporting and how the military censor works

UTJ MK Moshe Gafni (left), chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee, presides over a committee meeting on education funding on December 31, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesman)

Opposition furious at 11th-hour transfer of hundreds of millions to Haredi education

‘We didn’t have time to read, understand, study the material,’ complains MK Beliak, day after Finance Committee pushed through extra budgets. Opposition weighs High Court petition

ExplainerExperts fear last-minute corporate tax law could have unintended, costly consequences

By Sharon Wrobel

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

NY university opens first legal clinic training future lawyers to combat antisemitism

Touro University, with the nonprofit National Jewish Advocacy Center, launches program focused on legal strategies for safeguarding Jews, and hopes to expand to other colleges

Jonathan Holloway, president of Rutgers University, testifies at the "Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos" hearing before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images via JTA)

Rutgers, feds reach agreement on likely discrimination amid Gaza war protests

By JTA and ToI Staff

Shoppers and supermarket staff seen at the new branch of a Mahsanei HaShuk chain in Katzrin, on the Golan Heights, on November 22, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Inside story

Along with soaring prices, Israel rings in 2025 with economic reforms, but will they work?

With a few behemoths dominating imports of food, cosmetics and other products, changes are intended to lower costs including by boosting competition; experts have their doubts

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Evan Wolfson receives the Presidential Citizens Medal from US President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, on January 2, 2025. (Chris Kleponis/AFP)

Biden awards presidential medals to Jewish same-sex marriage activist, philanthropist

Until January 1, 2025, public access to the Central Archives of the Special Administration of Justice (CABR) was limited. (Sebastiaan ter Burg, under Creative Commons 2.0, via Wikimedia)

Netherlands grants public access to dossiers on 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators

By JTA

Illustrative: NYPD vehicles in a religious Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, November 6, 2022. (Luke Tress)

Vehicular ramming that alarmed New York Jews was an accident — NYPD

Magen David Adom ambulance workers stand at the scene where a tractor hit three people, lightly wounding them, in south Tel Aviv, January 2, 2025. (Magen David Adom)

Tractor driver rams into 3 in Tel Aviv, reportedly after father stabbed in brawl

Cleaning workers disinfect the Western Wall due to the COVID-19 virus in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 31, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

5 years later: Things we know and still don’t know about COVID-19

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, laura ungar and Mike Stobbe

Katz's Deli in New York City, December 7, 2020. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

We'll eat where they're eatingKatz’s Deli will become accessible to the disabled after federal lawsuit

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