PM open only to partial hostage deal, won’t end war * 19 die in terror at Russia synagogues, churches * Public Diplomacy crumbles *US official: No more fast-tracking arms

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, June 24, 2024 Presented by [Jewish People Policy Institute]( [PM says open to partial pause and hostage deal but war won’t end until Hamas destroyed]( By ToI Staff Netanyahu later says ‘Hamas is the one opposing the deal, not Israel,’ as hostage families accuse him of ‘walking back’ offer; Eisenkot: His comments contradict war cabinet decisions [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 24: Day 262 – PM talks partial hostage deal in 1st Hebrew interview]( By ToI Staff [IDF: Troops in Rafah raze Hamas training facility, raid senior commanders’ offices]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [US hasn’t withheld weapons for Israel, but it’s done fast-tracking them — official]( By Jacob Magid Emergency protocol used to cut through bureaucratic procedures in early months of war no longer in place, as intensity of IDF fighting drops and US fears of regional war rise [Democrats split over whether to attend Netanyahu’s upcoming Congress address]( By AP and ToI Staff [Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow blames Russian government neglect for Dagestan attack]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Russia’s Dagestan region in mourning for 19 killed in attacks on synagogues, churches]( By AP and ToI Staff 15 police officers among dead; gunmen said to include 2 sons and nephew of head of the Kremlin’s United Russia party’s regional branch; authorities say all 5 attackers dead [Over 15 Russian cops, civilians killed in attacks on synagogues, churches in Dagestan]( By Agencies and ToI Staff from our sponsor [Live at 6 pm Israel time: Jewish People’s Webinar]( Like many countries in the world, Israel is also being rocked by waves of populism. 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Live updates [LIVE: ‘Endangered state security’: PM sent warning letter by inquiry panel into ‘sub affair’]( By ToI Staff Committee questions PM’s decision-making * IDF says Hamas weapon developer killed in strike * Families of hostages Goldberg-Polin, Levy and Cohen to publish video of abduction [Public Diplomacy Directorate said crumbling after departure of chief and most staff]( By ToI Staff Ex-staffer says many hired after Oct. 7 have left due to work conditions, delays in pay; PM’s wife reportedly intervening in selection process to ensure loyalist tapped for job [Knesset to vote this week on bill extending retirement age for IDF reservists]( By Sam Sokol [AG: Levin’s refusal to hold vote on Supreme Court chief ‘extremely unreasonable’]( By ToI Staff [Reporters denied access to Beirut airport area where weapons suspected to be stored]( By Gianluca Pacchiani Tour of Rafic Hariri airport aimed at disproving allegations Hezbollah uses it to stock missiles is cut short as authorities keep journalists outside one of the buildings [Hezbollah using Beirut airport to store Iranian arms, Lebanese whistleblowers claim]( By ToI Staff [Two members of Metula security team injured in Hezbollah missile attack Sunday]( By Emanuel Fabian [CRM]( [Iran liable to join fight if Israel takes on Hezbollah, US warns]( By Agencies Forecasting far-reaching fallout in case of full-blown conflict, top general says America likely can’t provide same air defense help as it did against Iranian barrage in April [Israel carries out rocket engine test over Mediterranean]( By Emanuel Fabian [After ‘unacceptable’ Hezbollah threats, European ministers fear Middle East escalation]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Top Ops Shervin Eli Natan [Los Angeles, you have failed us Jews]( If your mayor wants to prevent anarchy, her government cannot be lax when it comes to those who commit crimes against the Jewish community Mark Cohn [The anguished dilemma of a Reform rabbi]( Jews are a particular people with a universal message – If we abandon our particularity, we risk losing ourselves [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Freed hostage, 9, exchanges letters with pope, asking for help to free captive father]( By ToI Staff ‘It would be better if we played [soccer] together instead of shooting at each other,’ writes Naveh Shoham, recalling grandfather, who took him to games and was murdered by Hamas [Anti-government protesters handcuff selves to labor union building, demanding strike]( By ToI Staff [Police internal affairs probing cop’s violent handling of reporter at Tel Aviv rally]( By Jeremy Sharon [Violent clashes erupt between pro- and anti-Israel protesters outside LA synagogue]( By ToI Staff At least one arrested, others detained after pro-Palestinian protesters apparently tried to prevent people entering Jewish house of worship to attend Israeli real estate event [Anti-Israel protesters in NYC wave Hezbollah, Hamas flags, hold portrait of Sinwar]( By Michael Horovitz [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Sites of devastation from Oct. 7 attack new essential stop for Israel’s visitors]( By AP Politicians visit kibbutzim as show of solidarity; hundreds of soldiers participate daily in virtual reality tours; Birthright sends nearly all participants to Nova massacre site [Seizure of stray West Bank livestock prompts annexation claims in High Court hearing]( By Jeremy Sharon Palestinian shepherds lodge petition after Jordan Valley Regional Council detains hundreds of animals under municipal bylaws, demands hundreds of thousands of shekels to release them [State ordered to report on conditions at terror suspect detention facility in the Negev]( By Jeremy Sharon and Emanuel Fabian [Keir Starmer’s centrism on Gaza alienates some UK Labour supporters]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Opposition is poised for success in next week’s British elections, but among ethnic minorities, Starmer is least popular Labour leader since at least 1996 [UK probing complaint after Israelis ‘harassed’ by staff at Heathrow Airport]( By ToI Staff [‘A circus. Why should I vote?’: Legacy of 2022 protests shapes Iran’s presidential race]( By Reuters One young woman says voting is farcical when she wants regime to be toppled; hardline Basij militia member says election will reinforce policies of Khamenei and Islamic Republic [Iran’s ‘Hamster’ crypto craze highlights economic malaise ahead of presidential vote]( By Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi [Iran, Bahrain agree to discuss restoring ties in latest Gulf-Tehran thaw]( By AFP [Day 262 – PM talks partial hostage deal in 1st Hebrew interview]( [listen to the podcast]( [Returning to Israel, couple reflects on pioneering unlikely protest movement in NYC]( By Luke Tress When Shany Granot-Lubaton and husband Omer arrived for 2-year stay, they hoped to escape Israeli politics. 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