Israel said to expect major Iran attack; US sends missile sub * Hezbollah clears out Beirut HQ * Hamas to skip Thurs hostage talks * Blogs: Tisha B’Av in shadow of war

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, August 12, 2024 [In reversal, Israel said to now believe Iran plans to attack in next few days]( By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies IDF says civilian guidelines unchanged as reports say Tehran will possibly strike by Thursday; US announces it’s sending guided missile submarine, expediting strike group’s arrival [IDF places limitations on soldiers’ travel abroad amid fears of Iranian attack]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Aug. 12: Day 311 – Iran, Hezbollah said to step up prep for striking Israel]( By ToI Staff [Hezbollah reportedly clears out entire operation from Beirut headquarters]( By ToI Staff Lebanese media outlet says terror group moved people, computers and other equipment from Dahieh suburb to ‘prepare for the worst’ as it threatens to attack Israel [IDF drone strike kills Hezbollah cell in south Lebanon; 30 rockets fired at north]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Air India scraps TLV route until Oct. 27 as airlines extend pauses due to war fears]( By ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: IDF, Shin Bet name another 12 terrorists killed in strike at Gaza City school]( By ToI Staff Total Hamas, Islamic Jihad operatives named in airstrike now 31 * Gallant, Netanyahu trade barbs over war aims * Two settlers detained over attack on Arab Israelis in West Bank outpost [Hamas says it won’t attend Thursday’s ‘last opportunity’ talks for hostage-truce deal]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Reports conflict on whether Israel is optimistic or pessimistic negotiations could seal the deal; Biden: Region can ‘easily’ devolve into all-out war [In cabinet meeting, justice minister said to call to revive judicial overhaul plan]( By Sam Sokol ‘Time has come to make the change,’ Levin is quoted as saying of proposals that sparked mass protests last year; Lapid: We’ll block ‘judicial coup with all tools at our disposal’ [With negotiations over new High Court president stuck, Levin gets 2-week extension]( By Jeremy Sharon [Despite AG’s dissent, cabinet okays plan for PM to choose civil service commissioner]( By Sam Sokol [IDF announces Sgt. Omer Ginzburg killed in combat in Gaza’s Khan Younis]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies Paratrooper shot by sniper in southern Gaza city, where military ordered evacuations and launched operation due to Hamas activity [IDF says Hamas operating in Khan Younis safe zone, issues new evacuation orders]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies [IDF spokesman says Al Jazeera covering up Hamas activity in targeted Gaza school]( By ToI Staff Reporter's notebook Diana Bletter [Organs of man who died of wounds from Hezbollah drone attack donated to six people]( Baby girl among recipients; family of Mikhael Sammarah of Kfar Yasif in Western Galilee express disappointment that nobody from Israeli government came to pay their respects [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Shimshon HaKohen Nadel [Tisha B’Av in the shadow of war]( Iran and Hezbollah may target this day of mourning as an ominous time for Jews, but they miss the point: It’s also a time of profound hope Noam E. Marans [‘As the trauma continues unresolved’: Mourning and hope on Tisha B’Av]( It’s too soon to know whether Tisha B’Av is elastic enough to hold October 7 – we’re still a long way from the P of PTSD [October 7 trauma reconnects Israelis with a 2,000-year-old Jewish day of mourning]( By Canaan Lidor Thousands of synagogues prepare to feature lamentations about the Hamas atrocities, on Tisha B’Av, a fast day that commemorates historical – and now contemporary – tragedies [Civilian killed, another hurt in Jordan Valley terror attack; IDF hunting for shooters]( By Emanuel Fabian Victim named as Yonatan Deutsch, 23, from Beit She’an; initial probe finds assailants used an assault rifle; troops search for terrorists; wounded man in moderate condition [CRM]( [Arab Israeli attacked by West Bank mob rejects far-right MK’s claim her car wasn’t Israeli]( By ToI Staff Husband of victim calls on Otzma Yehudit MK to apologize for justifying attack at Givat Ronen settlement outpost; Democrats MK calls incident ‘attempting lynching’ [Head of banned German mosque received orders from Iranian official, report says]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Instructions came in hundreds of text messages on WhatsApp, including about how to frame October 7, according to Der Spiegel report, before institution was shuttered last month [Iran’s Zarif resigns from post as vice president for strategy, days after appointment]( By AFP Interview [Shunned for her stance on Israel, a Jewish US abortion activist starts her own fund]( By Cathryn J. Prince Allison Tombros Korman launches the Red Tent Fund in response to what she calls a movement steeped in antisemitism amid a one-sided conversation about Gaza that isolates many Jews [Day 311 – Iran, Hezbollah said to step up prep for striking Israel]( [listen to the podcast]( [Army broadens closed zone around Gaza ahead of prayer event by pro-settlement activists]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff Security sources tell media move is a precaution against possible attack on gathering, intended to mark Tisha B’av fast and raise awareness of desire to rebuild Gaza settlements [EU’s Borrell: Consider sanctions on Ben Gvir, Smotrich for ‘incitement to war crimes’]( By ToI Staff [Man charged with hate crime in Brooklyn stabbing of Israeli yeshiva student]( By Luke Tress Vincent Sumpter, 22, charged with eight felonies over attack in which he allegedly shouted ‘Free Palestine’; victim says knife missed his heart by four centimeters [Musk’s X is platform where it is easiest to find Hamas content, watchdog says]( By ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( Interview [Ups and downs of Anu Museum’s ‘Jewish Resilience Project’ usher us through trying times]( By Gavriel Fiske New programming developed after Oct. 7 focuses on an ‘oscillating narrative’ that stresses how Jewish history is filled with highs and lows – a combination that fosters endurance More Headlines [Military AG: Arresting officers at Sde Teiman wore masks as they face ‘dozens of threats’]( By Sam Sokol [Swiss police arrest ‘mentally disturbed’ man for pouring gasoline on synagogue]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Amid ongoing war, Israel and the UK launch fund for joint tech research projects]( By Sharon Wrobel [Closing Paris Games, Tom Cruise rappels down stadium, receives Olympic flag for LA]( By John Irish and Richard Lough [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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