Israel bars UNRWA, limits it in Gaza * PM bleak on hostage deal * Israelis prefer Trump to Harris, 66%-17% * How a few police fighters blocked Hamas from central Israel

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Presented by [Atlantis Paradise Islands]( [Knesset approves laws barring UNRWA from Israel, limiting it in Gaza and West Bank]( By Sam Sokol and Jacob Magid Bucking global pressure, MKs overwhelmingly back legislation against UN Palestinian refugee agency over staffers’ terror links; PM’s office: Ready to work with world on Gaza aid [US urges Israel to rethink anti-UNRWA laws, warning millions at risk of ‘catastrophe’]( By Jacob Magid [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing Oct. 29: Day 389 – If UNRWA leaves Gaza, what would fill the vacuum?]( By ToI Staff [PM ‘not certain’ negotiations can progress as Mossad chief returns from Qatar talks]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Netanyahu tells Likud meeting Israel is also pursuing ‘partial solutions,’ but Sinwar’s killing may not prove catalyst; Israeli source says Hamas has yet to respond to mediators [Inside story / In warning, Qatar and Egypt tell US hostage talks complicated by killing of Sinwar]( By Jacob Magid [Poll shows Israelis massively favor Trump over Harris in US election]( By ToI Staff and Agencies Channel 12 survey finds 66% prefer Republican candidate; separate poll finds Netanyahu preferred to former PM Bennett as Likud rises amid war successes [Vance: US and Israeli interests won’t always overlap; we don’t want war with Iran]( By Jacob Magid [GOP works on pro-Trump Jewish voter turnout in swing states to trim Democrats’ edge]( By AP and ToI Staff from our sponsor [Celebrate Yeshiva break in paradise]( This January, gather your family at Atlantis Paradise Island, The Bahamas to celebrate Yeshiva Break. Book your Yeshiva Winter Break package now and enjoy exclusive savings Live updates [LIVE: Four soldiers killed, officer seriously wounded in northern Gaza fighting]( By ToI Staff Hezbollah names deputy head Naim Qassem as successor to Nasrallah * Lebanon reports at least 60 killed in Israeli strikes on Beqaa Valley [Man killed in Hezbollah barrage on Ma’alot-Tarshiha in north]( By Emanuel Fabian Victim named as Muhammad Naim; drones also hit Ashkelon and Nahariya; IDF probing failure to intercept projectiles [‘Iron Beam’ laser-based interception system set to become operational in 2025]( By Emanuel Fabian [IDF launches fresh strikes on Tyre as Hezbollah rockets rain down on north]( By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies [With blood-red hands, Gaza hostage supporters make their mark on opening of Knesset]( By Sam Sokol and Stuart Winer Protesters block corridors while dressed as kidnapped woman, make impassioned pleas at meetings and establish their own ‘committee’ to focus on bringing captives home [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Netanyahu says Israel’s strikes on Iran destroyed ‘industrial factories of death’]( By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and Sam Sokol In speech to opening Knesset session, PM vows to prevent Iranian nukes, make peace with more Arab countries; Lapid to premier: ‘Take responsibility,’ no PM has weakened Israel more [Cabinet said to weigh fresh attack on Iran in response to drone strike on PM’s home]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Amos Yadlin [Israel restored deterrence against Iran…for now]( The nuclear threat has not been erased and it’s time to translate Israel’s military successes into strategic and political gains Chari Pere [The miscarriage misconception: Suffering in (less) silence]( Pregnancy loss is hard enough; thinking you can’t talk about it makes the pain that much worse. I’m trying to change this culture of secrecy [CRM]( [‘I’m not a Nazi. I’m the opposite of a Nazi,’ Trump declares amid fascism claims]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Second Gentleman Emhoff charges that GOP nominee would betray Jews and Israel ‘if it suited his personal interests,’ says he’d like to put a mezuzah on White House if Harris wins [Trump’s MSG rally features vows to back Israel, antisemitic joke and nativist rhetoric]( By Ron Kampeas [Hezbollah names deputy leader Naim Qassem as secretary-general, successor to Nasrallah]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Qassem, deputy secretary since 1991, has served as acting leader since Israel killed Nasrallah last month; Israel says his tenure ‘may be the shortest in the history’ of Hezbollah [Elite police unit stopped scores of Oct. 7 terrorists from reaching deep into Israel]( By ToI Staff Heavily outnumbered, four Gideonim fighters engaged gunmen who planned to drive pickup trucks into central region; battle held up attackers until IDF arrived [IDF officer succumbs to wounds sustained fighting Hamas in northern Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Agencies [Ultra-Orthodox party backs down from threat to tank budget over IDF exemption bill]( By Sam Sokol United Torah Judaism pushes to postpone budget vote until law passes to entrench Haredi non-service in army, then changes course to pursue daycare subsidies [Ministers back bill denying the PA a path to petition the High Court of Justice]( By Sam Sokol and Tal Schneider [AG comes out against bill that would give government control of TV viewer ratings]( By Jeremy Sharon [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( Interview [Macron’s point man on Israel-Palestine says ‘it’s not the right time to think about peace’]( By Robert Sarner French-Israeli Ofer Bronchtein believes that conditions conducive to peace will eventually return, despite a deteriorating relationship between the French and Israeli leaders [Day 389 – If UNRWA leaves Gaza, what would fill the vacuum?]( [listen to the podcast]( [Israeli startup says it can help detect deadly terror drones with smart signal tech]( By Sharon Wrobel As some UAVs from Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies keep evading Israel’s air defenses, tech execs say detection is the first step to remedying this defensive weakness More Headlines [Orthodox Jew shot on way to Chicago synagogue; man charged with attempted murder]( By jacob gurvis [South Africa files its ‘evidence’ of alleged Israeli genocide in Gaza at UN court]( By Jeremy Sharon [Report: Despite war, southern Israelis most fear internal violence, political situation]( By Sue Surkes [Germany recalls ambassador from Iran, protesting execution of Iranian-German prisoner]( By AP and ToI Staff [Music therapy / 13 orchestras to perform around country, marking year since Oct. 7]( By Jessica Steinberg [Sally Rooney among 1,000 authors urging boycott of Israeli cultural institutions]( By ToI Staff [Universities gear up for new academic year in shadow of ongoing war]( By Gavriel Fiske [Sister act / Rutu Modan graphic novel ‘The Property’ reaches the big screen]( By Jessica Steinberg [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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