Former hostages join thousands for pre-High Holiday prayers at Western Wall * Suspect who daubed ‘Gaza Holocaust’ on Kotel nabbed for doing it again at Church of Holy Sepulchre

Foreign Ministry says Brasilia refrained from responding to Ambassador Gali Dagan’s request for agrément, while maintaining 'critical and hostile line' toward Israel

US president doesn't explain rationale for timeframe, which he has used to predict wind-down of other global conflicts in the past, while Rubio says war must 'end with no Hamas'

Deri aims to lift travel ban on draft evaders so they can make annual Ukraine pilgrimage; Goldknopf wants them to be able to visit NY, calling trips a 'sublime spiritual experience'

PM Albanese says Australian diplomats in Tehran moved to safety in third country; Canberra to designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization

Police reportedly find graffiti on Old City church weeks after same man, apparently mentally ill, was released to psychiatric care after allegedly daubing identical slogans on Jewish sites

Family members of the captives accuse the government of abandoning their loved ones for political gain; opposition MKs call for crowds to take to the streets

Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz discusses relentless friction between hostages' families and government, the US role of late in talks, and a visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz