In first, Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv * Rocket hurts 2 at northern kibbutz * IDF calls up troops, threatens Lebanon ground op * Parkinson’s detection breakthrough

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Presented by [The Jewish Federation of]( North America  [2 wounded in northern kibbutz rocket impact as IDF warns of possible ground invasion]( By Emanuel Fabian Man seriously hurt, another moderately injured in Kibbutz Sa’ar; IDF’s Northern Command chief says troops must be ‘strongly prepared’ to enter Lebanon as reserve brigades called up [Netanyahu huddles with security chiefs after vowing to ‘continue to hit Hezbollah’]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Netanyahu set to address the UN amid global criticism of war in Gaza, Lebanon]( By AP and ToI Staff Live updates [LIVE: IDF calls up reserves brigades for northern front; security cabinet set to meet]( By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff Army general threatens Lebanon ground op * 2 injured, 1 seriously, as Hezbollah fires multiple rocket barrages at northern towns * US calls rocket at Tel Aviv ‘deeply concerning’ [In first, Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv area; no injuries as IDF intercepts it]( By Emanuel Fabian Sirens ring out across central Israel, with terror group claiming it targeted Mossad HQ with ‘Qader 1’ ballistic missile; drones fired from Iraq at Arava, Golan, Galilee [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Sept. 25: Day 355 – Even as it targets Tel Aviv, Hezbollah shows restraint]( By ToI Staff from our sponsor [October 7th: Marking One Year]( Across North America, communities are coming together to mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific October 7th attacks. Find out what’s happening in your community, and ways you can get involved [Pager, walkie-talkie explosions took 1,500 fighters out of action – Hezbollah source]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Officials within the terror group say chain of command remains intact, and fighters are trained to operate even if it breaks down, pointing to underground arsenal, tunnel network [Khamenei: Killing of Hezbollah commanders will not bring group to its knees]( By Agencies [Analysis / Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah, but victory could prove elusive]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Top Ops Leora Kimmel [We can’t stay stuck on October 7, 2023]( We failed again and again, so I ask: What do we need to do differently? For, despite it all, I still believe we can bring the change we so desperately need Keith Brooks [Jets overhead]( Life in the flight path means loud reminders of how our pilots protect our nation – exactly what the rest of us non-pilots, non-soldiers would do if we could [Sources: Iran brokering Russia-Houthi talks on arming group with anti-ship missiles]( By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Jonathan Landay Western and regional sources say Tehran has hosted multiple rounds of talks between Moscow and Yemeni terror group to discuss potential transfer of more precise Yakhont missiles [Trump’s campaign says US intelligence warned of Iranian threats to his life]( By Agencies [IAEA chief: Iran showing more ‘willingness to reengage’ on nuclear program]( By Reuters and Jacob Magid [CRM]( [At UNGA, Biden describes horrors of Oct. 7 and Gaza war, urging sides to accept deal]( By Jacob Magid President warns against despair as war rages, calls out settler violence and pushes two-state solution, while Mideast leaders slam Israeli ‘genocide’; Netanyahu to speak Thursday [Israeli officials pan UN chief’s remarks on Gaza, Lebanon at General Assembly]( By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid [At UN, world leaders warn against ‘full-scale war’ between Israel and Hezbollah]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Iran’s president tells UN Israel’s ‘terrorism in Lebanon cannot go unanswered’]( By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid Hezbollah has reportedly asked Tehran to attack Israel as fighting intensifies, but regime unwilling to do so while Pezeshkian is in New York for General Assembly [Iranian president says Hezbollah ‘cannot stand alone’ against Israel]( By AFP and ToI Staff [US-based Israeli professor says he spoke with Iran’s president at interfaith meeting]( By ToI Staff [In breakthrough, Israeli researchers detect Parkinson’s markers 15 years before symptoms]( By Diana Bletter Tel Aviv University-led team uses super-resolution microscopy to detect abnormal aggregates in skin cells, focusing on 2 gene mutations known to be widespread among Ashkenazi Jews [Haberes buenos! Hebrew U initiates first Ladino intensive language program]( By Gavriel Fiske Inaugural summer session attracted a diverse group of students, who took a deep dive into the living tradition of Judeo-Spanish and encountered native speakers [Airlines put brakes on Tel Aviv and Beirut trips as Israel-Hezbollah tensions soar]( By ToI Staff and Agencies British Airways, Lot, Azerbaijan and Wizz all cancel flights to Ben Gurion Tuesday, while several Middle Eastern airlines announce planes will avoid Lebanon for next two days [Despite rocket fire at Haifa, Israeli seaports operating as usual, authorities say]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Sa’ar’s pursuit of cabinet role drives wedge between him and opposition leaders]( By Sam Sokol Confidence in right-wing MK ‘greatly eroded’ by his talks with Netanyahu and the fact he has still left the option to join the government ‘on the table,’ opposition sources say [Treasury is said to propose new taxes to bolster state coffers and finance war]( By Sharon Wrobel [The school ‘routine’ up north: Sirens, unshielded classrooms, bus rides under fire]( By Tani Goldstein Amid escalating flare-up, parents in bombarded communities say their children are paying the price of war, and struggle to come up with solutions [10 Supreme Court justices seek to retract their imposed candidacies for president]( By Jeremy Sharon Justice Minister Levin nominated all 12 judges without their consent in protest against court ordering him to appoint new president when he doesn’t want to [Day 355 – Even as it targets Tel Aviv, Hezbollah shows restraint]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Report on antisemitism at CUNY college system calls for ‘complete overhaul’ to approach]( By Luke Tress [Tiny treasure / Museum of the Bible unveils newly dated ‘oldest Jewish book’]( By Asaf Elia-Shalev [UK’s Starmer calls for ‘return of the sausages’ instead of hostages in speech gaffe]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Norway probing citizen’s reported links to exploding Hezbollah pagers]( By Nerijus Adomaitis [Harris leading Trump in presidential race 47%-40%, according to new poll]( By Jason Lange [Son of Trump would-be-assassin charged over child sexual abuse images]( By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER [Driven out of Iran, Afghan refugees tell of government-led persecution, torture]( By Pascale TROUILLAUD and Qubad Wali [Son of liberty / Rare document shows Jewish financier’s role in American Revolution]( By Jackie Hajdenberg [Researchers raise concerns as medical compounds found in Eilat coral samples]( By Sue Surkes [House votes to consider making US Jewish history museum part of Smithsonian trust]( By Asaf Elia-Shalev [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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