LNetanyahu: We’ll eliminate Hamas; ‘gaps’ between our proposal, terms Biden presented

Monday, June 3, 2024   LIVE UPDATES LIVE - Netanyahu: We’ll eliminate Hamas; ‘gaps’ between our proposal, terms Biden presented BY TOI STAFF Egypt says Hamas views latest proposal ‘positively,’ awaits Israeli response * Blinken talks ceasefire deal with Gallant, Gantz * Arrow system downs ballistic missile fired at Eilat   REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK Determination and grit at a somber NYC Israel Day parade, led by families of hostages BY JORDANA HORN 45,000-strong show of Jewish unity down Fifth Ave., normally a jubilant affair, reflects eight months of war, 120 hostages still held by Hamas, and skyrocketing global antisemitism   Chanting ‘bring them home,’ New York marchers rally for Israel under heavy security BY AGENCIES AND TOI STAFF   Presumed hostage Dolev Yehud declared dead as remains identified in Israel BY EMANUEL FABIAN AND TOI STAFF Following new tests, military confirms 35-year-old father of four and volunteer medic was killed while aiding others in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7   ToI podcast / Daily Briefing June 3: Day 241 – How many of Hamas’s 4 Rafah battalions still stand? BY TOI STAFF       Those We Have Lost Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7 READ HERE     Egypt says Hamas views hostage-truce proposal ‘positively,’ awaits Israeli response BY LAZAR BERMAN Foreign Minister Shoukry repeats Cairo’s rejection of Israeli control of Rafah border crossing; Israeli official tells NBC that Biden’s description of proposal is ‘not accurate’   Blinken presses Gallant, Gantz on hostage deal proposal, says onus on Hamas BY TOI STAFF AND JACOB MAGID   Smotrich said to consult rabbis on leaving coalition over proposed hostage-ceasefire deal BY TOI STAFF   Gallant vows war won’t end until Hamas is destroyed; IDF advances further in Rafah BY EMANUEL FABIAN AND TOI STAFF Defense minister says Israel ‘advancing an alternative’ to terror group’s rule; troops find rocket launchers, arms near Egypt border; fighter jets hit over 30 targets across Gaza   US expects Israel to commit to its hostage deal proposal if Hamas agrees BY JACOB MAGID AND TOI STAFF   Hero dog who saved her family from terrorists on October 7 dies BY TOI STAFF   TOP OPS   SUZIE NAVOT Can Haredi students keep avoiding army service? We’ll know soon A deep dive into the Supreme Court hearing on when recruitment must start and whether yeshivas can still get public funding   TED DEUTCH The West must lead now to curb a nuclear-poised Iran The International Atomic Energy Agency can take a crucial step, but the world’s safety depends on a forceful US and European strategy   ‘A crying need for more soldiers’: Justices lose patience with Haredi draft evasion BY JEREMY SHARON High Court judges deride arguments by government and yeshivas that IDF cannot be instructed to conscript ultra-Orthodox men, insist military urgently needs manpower due to war   ANALYSIS LAZAR BERMAN Biden’s ‘Israeli’ proposal for a hostage deal leaves key questions unanswered The timing and content of the US president’s address were curious, as was Netanyahu’s reaction; that may have been by design   Tens of thousands march in London to call for release of hostages BY TOI STAFF Supporters rally under banner ‘United we bring them home,’ for largest pro-Israel gathering in UK since October 7; speakers include relatives of Hamas captives   Maldives set to bar Israelis from visiting; Foreign Ministry issues travel warning BY LAZAR BERMAN AND AGENCIES Israeli passport holders in Indian Ocean archipelago advised to consider leaving, as nation’s president also declares ‘Maldivians in Solidarity with Palestine’ fundraising campaign   Firebomb thrown at Israeli embassy in Romania, no injuries or damage BY LAZAR BERMAN AND AGENCIES   Visiting Israel, Michael Douglas suggests anti-Israel campus protesters ‘brainwashed’ BY AMY SPIRO AND AGENCIES On solidarity trip, Oscar-winning actor-producer tours Oct. 7 massacre sites; hosted by Herzog, describes shock of anti-Israel campus activism: ‘There’s no education, no knowledge’   Sirens or school bells: Evacuated northern students don’t know where they’ll be next fall BY REUTERS AND TOI STAFF Authorities prepare new facilities for kids forced to leave homes due to Hezbollah fire; education officials also brace for possibility of war with Lebanon-based terror group   Syria says several killed in alleged Israeli airstrike on Aleppo area BY TOI STAFF AND AGENCIES   Hezbollah rockets spark fires burning 10,000 dunams of open areas in north BY TOI STAFF AND EMANUEL FABIAN Nature and Parks Authority official says it will take years for local flora to repair itself after Sunday blaze destroyed parts of Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve   Iran’s acting FM visits Lebanon for talks on ‘resistance front’ against Israel BY AGENCIES AND TOI STAFF   2 hurt as Hezbollah shells north, launches explosive drones after wave of IDF strikes BY EMANUEL FABIAN   Apparent Houthi ballistic missile fired at Eilat downed by Arrow system — IDF BY EMANUEL FABIAN Surface-to-surface projectile from ‘direction of Red Sea’ downed by long-range interceptor; no injuries   Yemen’s Houthis training to invade Israel, but need a way to get there – report BY TOI STAFF   OBITUARY CHARLIE SUMMERS David Levy, who mainstreamed Mizrahi involvement in politics, dies at 86 Likud politician was for decades Israel’s leading Mizrahi political figure, rising to deputy PM and three-time foreign minister, but faded after primary loss to Netanyahu in 1993   ‘Trailblazer’ David Levy remembered for forging space for Mizrahi voices in politics BY TOI STAFF       The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown READ HERE     Claudia Sheinbaum wins election to become Mexico’s 1st woman, 1st Jewish president BY AFP AND TOI STAFF Former Mexico City mayor wins 58% of the vote, National Electoral Institute announces, confirming earlier exit polls showing she beat key rival Xochitl Galvez   Analysis / Argentinian president’s surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel provokes tension BY AP AND TOI STAFF   Rashi was right: Machine learning confirms unique status of some Talmudic tracts BY GAVRIEL FISKE New study shows that the ‘special tractates’ of the Babylonian Talmud have distinct linguistic features, as commented on by medieval sages       Day 241 – How many of Hamas’s 4 Rafah battalions still stand? 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