IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel; Modi personally welcomes PM to India; School friend is suspect in Bernstein murder; Turkish plane teeters on cliff The Times of Israel Visit timesofisrael.com for 24/7 updates THE DAILY EDITIONSunday, January 14, 2018 IDF says it destroyed a Hamas attack tunnel that penetrated Israel and Egypt BY JUDAH ARI GROSS Army denies Palestinian claims the cross-border passage — the third destroyed by Israel in three months — was used for smuggling Visiting bombed tunnel site, IDF general says main victims are Gaza residents BY JUDAH ARI GROSS Israel to close Gaza crossing after IDF airstrike in Rafah BY JUDAH ARI GROSS AND TOI STAFF ANALYSISAVI ISSACHAROFF Latest tunnel strike puts Hamas leaders in a tough spot with Cairo Group will have hard time explaining how it allowed -- or worse, ordered -- the construction of a passage giving Gaza terrorists access to Sinai Netanyahu hints that Israel hit Gaza tunnel, warns of ‘greater’ response BY TOI STAFF Hamas official injured in Lebanon car bombing BY DOV LIEBER AND AGENCIES Hebrew media review /Gaza tunnel syndrome BY TAMAR PILEGGI Netanyahu arrives in India, is greeted on tarmac by PM Modi BY JOSHUA DAVIDOVICH Israeli leader says he greatly appreciates unplanned personal welcome; two men embrace warmly at start of week-long visit Netanyahu departs for India with diatribe against ‘hostile press’ BY RAOUL WOOTLIFF Amid strip joint scandal, Yair Netanyahu left out of PM’s India delegation BY TOI STAFF Netanyahu trip highlights India’s tiny Jewish community BY PETER HUTCHISON Police suspect high school friend murdered Jewish student Blaze Bernstein BY JTA California authorities uncover DNA evidence tying former classmate Samuel Woodward to death of 19-year-old; motive remains unknown LIVE UPDATES Defense minister moves to legalize West Bank outpost of terror victim BY TOI STAFF Avigdor Liberman proposes formal cabinet decision to recognize Havat Gilad, home to the late Raziel Shevach, who was murdered Wednesday TOP OPS MARC SCHNEIER Martin Luther King Jr. in Jerusalem In 1959, the civil rights leader found spiritual succor in the divided city DOV GUGGENHEIM I couldn’t move, and I’m running a marathon An MS diagnosis as a teenager changed my life, my plans and my perspective ALAN ABRAMS Hawaii missile false alert: Life is not a drill The snafu that caused panic on the island wasn't necessarily a bad thing: Israel is a case in point PAUL MIRBACH Only Israel, in sickness and in health Sometimes, I feel that my dream is being wrested from me and I am gripped with anger and despair AUTHOR INTERVIEW The unknown director behind one of the most famous movies of all time BY JP O’ MALLEY Trump has ‘failed to undermine’ nuke deal, Rouhani boasts BY TOI STAFF Iranian president hails 2015 pact as 'long-lasting victory' for his country, after US president waives sanctions renewal 'for the last time' Iran vows to pursue ballistic missile development, slams ‘irrational’ Trump BY TOI STAFF Netanyahu: World powers seeking to keep Iran nuclear deal alive should fix [...]