UN adopts hostage-truce motion; Blinken: It’s down to Sinwar * 4 troops killed in booby-trapped building * WATCH: IDF Gaza rescue clip * Author int’w: Women in the Talmud

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Presented by [American Friends of Hebrew University]( Live updates [LIVE: Blinken says it’s ‘down to’ Sinwar after UN adopts hostage-ceasefire resolution]( By ToI Staff 50 rockets fired at northern Israel after IDF struck Hezbollah site deep in Lebanon * Sirens sound in Haifa after interceptor mistakenly fired * IDF names 4 soldiers killed in Gaza [Four troops killed in booby-trapped building as fighting rages in Rafah, central Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian Seven others injured, including five seriously in explosion; IDF says tunnel shaft uncovered below the southern Gaza home indicates it belonged to Hamas operative [UN Security Council adopts motion urging Hamas to accept Israeli hostage-truce offer]( By Jacob Magid Terror group welcomes resolution even though it has yet to accept proposal; Israel avoids publicly voicing opposition to initiative after coming out against it last week [Israel’s full offer said to provide for ‘permanent’ truce before all hostages return]( By Michael Bachner, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff [Blinken discusses hostage proposal, ‘day after’ Gaza war in meeting with Netanyahu]( By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid FROM OUR SPONSOR [We Are One: Stand with the Hebrew University]( While the challenges of war persist, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem remains unwavering in its pursuit of knowledge. Help support HU’s commitment to building a better world. [‘We’ve come to rescue you. Be calm’: Clip shows moment troops locate 3 hostages in Gaza home]( By Emanuel Fabian Yamam officers seen storming apartment in Nuseirat, identifying Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv, then extricating them under fire [Rescued hostage’s mother urges deal with Hamas, says ‘I am one of the lucky ones’]( By Renee Ghert-Zand [Rescued hostages were beaten ‘almost every day,’ says doctor who treated them]( By ToI Staff [Hamas’s Sinwar said to laud high civilian death toll in Gaza as ‘necessary sacrifice’]( By ToI Staff Wall Street Journal report details messages to interlocutors in which Gazan terror chief exalts Palestinian deaths as helping increase pressure on Israel [Hamas commander among four Palestinians killed in West Bank clash]( By Emanuel Fabian ToI podcast [Daily Briefing June 11: Day 249 – Blinken meets with PM, hostage families in push for deal]( By ToI Staff Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses the proposed hostage deal and PMO denial, Blinken visit, Gantz quitting and ultra-Orthodox draft vote in Knesset [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Knesset approves revival of ultra-Orthodox enlistment bill; Gallant votes against]( By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff Opposition rails at coalition for advancing measure, slams government for promoting exemptions to military service amid war; several Likud MKs hint bill will face heavy scrutiny [IDF says it hit significant Hezbollah site deep in Lebanon; 50 rockets fired at Golan]( By Emanuel Fabian 3 members of terror group killed in attack in Hermel District; Israel says strike a response to UAV downed in south Lebanon Monday; suspected drone intercepted near Haifa [IAF says over 150 enemy drones intercepted during war; detecting them a challenge]( By Emanuel Fabian [Analysis / Anticipating war with Hezbollah, Israel weakening Iranian proxies in Syria]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Op-ed: Day 249 of the war David Horovitz [If Hamas wanted to end the war, it would take the Israeli offer]( As the US says, and the partially published terms indicate, there is an Israeli proposal on the table that would end the war for the return of all hostages. Hamas just doesn’t want it [A redemptive reading of Talmudic women reveals ‘radical truths’ hidden by the rabbis]( By Maya Zanger-Nadis Perfect for Shavuot learning, a new book by thinker Gila Fine reexamines the complex narratives of women in the Talmud, giving them new life with insightful second readings Top Ops Sara Yael Hirschhorn [The Israel-Hamas war could signal the end of the Black-Jewish alliance]( Is the NAACP excluding the kinds of Jewish activists that founded it when it expands its focus to include international issues? Jonathan A. Greenblatt [The hard bigotry of no expectationsÂ]( Why don’t the Israel critics ask how ordinary Gazans could look the other way as innocent men and women are held hostage in their midst? Ruthie Hollander [An aftermath of grief in the Book of Ruth]( Orpah, Ruth, and Naomi each must grapple with her own sorrow and pain, and their experiences are telling for those of us who read their tale Herzl Hefter [This Shavuot: A time of reckoning]( If we look to the Torah for why we do what we do, then we must make sure that the outcomes of those actions promote peace, compassion and human perfection Interview AFP and ToI Staff [Widow of dead hostage says he would be alive if ‘heartless’ government had ended war]( Tami Metzger, who was also abducted, assails ministers for not visiting after her release in November truce, while Netanyahu showed up at hospital to meet hostages rescued Saturday [Far-right leaders slam Gantz’s exit from government, but hail ‘big opportunity’]( By Sam Sokol [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [NYC protesters wave terror group flags, call for intifada outside Nova massacre exhibit]( By ToI Staff Demonstrators light flares, carry signs glorifying October 7 Hamas attack and chant slogans justifying killing Israeli civilians as part of ‘Day of Rage for Gaza’ in Manhattan [Rep. Ocasio-Cortez slams antisemitism on left, but says term is ‘weaponized to divide us’]( By Luke Tress [Short stories about Israelis in flux feel familiar in novelist’s latest collection]( By Jessica Steinberg Joan Leegant’s ‘Displaced Persons’ homes in on identity, character and the Jewish experience [CRM]( [LA’s Academy Museum to revise exhibit on Jewish founders after fresh outcry]( By jacob gurvis ‘It is the only section of the museum that vilifies those it purports to celebrate,’ complain 300 Jewish industry professionals Reporter's notebook [On a Greek isle, Gazans who fled before October 7 seesaw between hardship and hope]( By Eliyahu Freedman Palestinians were among the largest groups fleeing to Europe before the war. Now, more may be clamoring to leave as the EU eases their way, but getting there is harder than ever [Day 249 – Blinken meets with PM, hostage families in push for deal]( [listen to the podcast]( Reporter's notebook [How the phrase ‘Bring them home’ became a Rorschach test for Israeli and American Jews]( By Andrew Silow-Carroll While for Sabras the movement to free the hostages is critical of the Netanyahu government’s wartime policies, many Jews abroad view it as unconditional solidarity with Israel More Headlines [Intel suspends planned $15 billion expansion of southern Israel chip plant]( By AFP [High Court orders state to demonstrate aid supply to Gaza is sufficient]( By Jeremy Sharon [Yemen’s Houthis claim to nab US-Israeli spy network using aid agencies as cover]( By Agencies [Israel reprimands Slovenian envoy for recognizing Palestinian statehood]( By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies [Israeli man says he was assaulted in Barcelona over his Jewish identity]( By ToI Staff [Archaeology / Benefactors’ coats of arms revealed on early 20th century Jerusalem building]( By Gavriel Fiske [US consulate in Sydney vandalized with suspected pro-Palestinian symbol]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Tel Aviv moves up to 4th place in annual ranking of global tech ecosystems]( By Sharon Wrobel [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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