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What Matters Most On Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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(Left to right) Harel Masood, 21, of Yad Binyamin, Elisha Anteman, 17, of Eli, Ofer Fayerman, 64, of Eli, and Nachman Mordoff, 17, of Ahiya, who were killed in a shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Eli on June 20, 2023. (Courtesy)

'How do you write a eulogy? They don't teach this at school'

‘How do I go on?’ Funerals held for 4 Israelis killed in West Bank terror attack

By Michael Bachner

Elisha Anteman, 17, buried next to Ofer Fayerman, 64; mother eulogizes Harel Masood, 21: ‘Everyone was blinded by your beauty’; grandpa of Nachman Mordoff, 17: ‘You never did harm’

(Left to right) Harel Masood, 21, of Yad Binyamin, Elisha Anteman, 17, of Eli, Ofer Fayerman, 64, of Eli, and Nachman Mordoff, 17, of Ahiya, who were killed in a shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Eli on June 20, 2023. (Courtesy)

Two teens, recently discharged soldier among 4 killed in West Bank attack

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terrorist attack near the West Bank settlement of Eli, June 20, 2023. Inset: (left to right) Harel Masood, 21, of Yad Binyamin, Elisha Anteman, 17, of Eli, Ofer Fayerman, 64, of Eli, and Nachman Mordoff, 17, of Ahiya, who were killed in the shooting (Flash90; courtesy)

Four Israelis killed, four injured in terror shooting at West Bank gas station

By Emanuel Fabian

Palestinian homes and cars are seen on fire following a settler attack in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, June 21, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

IDF condemns 'serious incidents of violence'

Palestinian killed in unclear circumstances as settlers rampage in West Bank town

By Emanuel Fabian

12 wounded in attack on Turmus Ayya; police say officers shot suspect who allegedly fired at troops; dozens also storm Palestinian village of Urif; no reports of arrests

Rampaging settlers torch Palestinian cars, fields near Nablus after deadly shooting

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Settlers mass at Evyatar, vow to reestablish outpost in response to deadly attack

By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon

ToI podcastDaily Briefing June 21: In grim repeat, deadly terror shooting spurs settler rioting

Tear gas fumes fill the air as members of the Druze community gather with their flags in a protest against an Israeli wind turbine project near the village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on June 21, 2023. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)

4 Druze seriously injured, 12 cops hurt in massive riots against Golan wind farm

By Michael Bachner

Official warns of ‘intifada’ amid anger at project near farmland; police stress program is legal; protesters said to use live fire, firebombs to try and overrun police position

‘Our response to terror’: PM okays 1,000 new homes in West Bank settlement of Eli

Israel will authorize 1,000 new homes to be constructed in the West Bank settlement of Eli, the site of a deadly terror attack that killed four Israelis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement Wednesday. The decision was made in a meeting between Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Finance Minister... Continue Reading

View of the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the West Bank on January 17, 2021. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a security consultation after the terror attack at Eli on June 20, 2023. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Netanyahu: ‘All options open’ in responding to deadly West Bank shooting attack

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene of a deadly shooting attack near the West Bank settlement of Eli, June 20, 2023. (Flash90)

Ben Gvir left out of terror attack security assessment, reportedly over lack of trust

'We started to fire at each other. I hit him; he hit me'

‘I kept firing until he fell’: Security officer recounts killing West Bank terrorist

A settlement security officer who shot and killed one of the terrorists who carried out Tuesday's deadly terror attack in the West Bank has recounted the gunfight and its aftermath from his hospital bed. The attack unfolded when two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a hummus restaurant and... Continue Reading

Morel Nikel, who shot dead a terrorist at a gas station near the settlement of Eli, and was shot and wounded in the exchange of fire, speaks from his hospital bed, June 20, 2023. (Channel 12 screenshot; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

An Israeli soldier takes measurements at the home of a Hamas-affiliated terrorist, who carried out a deadly attack near the Eli settlement, in the West Bank town of Urif, June 22, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF to raze homes of deadly Eli attack terrorists, revoke relatives’ entry permits

By Emanuel Fabian

Illustrative: Masked Palestinians march in Balata, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Palestinian teens killed in accidental blast while handling explosives

By ToI Staff and Agencies

The scene of an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle near the West Bank city of Jenin on June 21, 2023 (Social media: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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IDF drone strikes car carrying terror cell near Jenin; 3 Palestinians said killed

Military and Shin Bet say occupants fired on troops; incident marks first drone strike in West Bank in 17 years; Gallant: We will use all means at our disposal

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Israeli sources say three Palestinians killed in drone strike
7:05 pm

Gallant praises drone strike: We will use all means available to us
6:45 pm

IDF: Drone strike targeted Palestinian terror cell in vehicle near Jenin

Sadeel Turkman, 15, who was fatally shot during clashes between gunmen and the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Jenin, June 19, 2023. (Courtesy)

Teen Palestinian girl dies of wounds sustained in Jenin clashes between gunmen, IDF

By Emanuel Fabian

Military expected to investigate death of 15-year-old Sadeel Turkman; fatality brings toll of Monday battle to 7, with 18 still in serious condition

Smoke billows from an Israeli helicopter strike during an army raid in Jenin in the West Bank on June 19, 2023. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

‘Everyone will pay the price’: Arab nations, EU and UN pan deadly Jenin raid

By Michael Horovitz

United States Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides speaks at the Herzliya Conference on May 22, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

US envoy backpedals after tweet bemoaning West Bank deaths sparks Israeli protest

Interim head of the Israel Bar Association Amit Becher (left) and former Israel Bar Association head Efi Nave (right). Becher and Nave are the leading candidates in the elections for IBA chairman set for June 20, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 and Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Nave: It became war of left vs right — which didn't favor me

In blow to coalition, anti-overhaul Becher expected to win Bar Association vote

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Government’s preferred candidate Nave admits defeat; results seen as crucial in larger fight over Judicial Selection Committee and effort to curb High Court’s powers

Lawyers cast their ballots for the head of the Israel Bar Association at a voting station at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Chaos in crucial Bar Association elections as high turnout complicates vote

By Jeremy Sharon

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Occupation is what drives Israel’s anti-democratic forces

Without addressing 56 years of undemocratic practices used to control Palestinians and expand settlements, the protest can’t win

The Negev Forum steering committee poses for a photo in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (Foreign Ministry)

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In this photo taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6, 2022. (Amr Nabil/AP)

Flights between Israel and Saudi Arabia for Muslim pilgrims won’t be ready for Hajj

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (C) is seen on a giant screen as he delivers a speech at the opening of the 53rd UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, on June 19, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

US leads 27 countries in condemning UN Human Rights Council probe into Israel

By AFP and ToI Staff

Opposition decries 'horrifying incitement'

Coalition MK: LGBTQ community poses greater threat to Israel than Hezbollah or Hamas

By Michael Bachner

A Haredi member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition blasted the LGBTQ community in an interview Tuesday, saying it was a graver threat to Israel than Islamist terror groups and adding that it was his duty to prevent Pride marches. Yitzhak Pindrus, a senior member of the United... Continue Reading

United Torah Judaism MK Yitzhak Pindrus gives an interview on June 20, 2023. (Screenshot: Channel 12; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

'This Iranian weaponry is being used against us and you'

Zelensky chief of staff: Only Israel can provide what we need against Iranian drones

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

A senior official close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration on Tuesday over Israel's continued refusal to provide his country with military assistance, saying he hoped to receive Israeli technology to combat Iranian drones deployed by Russia as part of Moscow's 16-month-long invasion. Speaking in translation from Kyiv, Andriy Yermak -- Zelensky's... Continue Reading

Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (Courtesy Office of the President of Ukraine)

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak applauds as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky appears on the screen at the opening session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, June 21, 2023. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Zelensky: Putin is ‘like the second king of antisemitism after Hitler’

Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska in the Hall of Names as Yad Vashem Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023. (Twitter screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Zelenska visits Yad Vashem, launches new Ukrainian-language audio guide

By Michael Horovitz

Illustrative: IDF reservists patrolling along the Lebanese border near the Israeli village of Zar'it. (Roy Sharon/Flash90)

Video of Arabic-speaking IDF soldiers laughing and cursing Israel goes viral

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Illustrative: Israeli soldiers on the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, May 24, 2023 (Ayal Margolin/FLASH90)

Hezbollah set up armed posts in Israeli territory on Lebanon border 2 weeks ago

By Emanuel Fabian

IDF says matter ‘being handled with all relevant parties’; Israel aims to have UN peacekeepers remove tents placed over Blue Line, manned by terror operatives

Ben Silverman plays in the first round of the Canadian Open in Toronto, June 8, 2023. (Bernard Brault/ Golf Canada)

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By Renee Ghert-Zand

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UNRWA chief reissues ‘broken record’ warning of service cuts without more funding

By AP and ToI Staff

Belgium's Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib speaks to the press during a NATO foreign affairs ministers' meeting, at NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 4, 2023. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)

Belgian official resigns, foreign minister on hot seat over junket for Tehran mayor

By Canaan Lidor

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International review finds Israel can do more to donate surplus food to needy

Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Hunter Biden charged with income tax evasion and illegally owning a weapon

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST

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Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing near Titanic

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Zero-waste company delivers dry groceries without throwaway packaging

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