Israel Brief: Friday, October 3

Yom Kippur’s quiet, rockets’ roar, and the clock on Hamas: clarity at home, pressure abroad, resolve intact.

Shalom, friends.

We are catching our breath after the fast and aiming straight for Shabbat. Apologies, in advance, that this “brief” is bit less brief than usual—a lot happened during our short Yom Kippur break.

Israel’s high holy day held two truths at once. Streets fell silent for Yom Kippur as kids biked down the Ayalon, and at the same time sirens sou…