Very heavy fighting in north Gaza * Hezbollah fires 75 rockets at north * Israel pans S. Africa abuse of IJC * French cops kill man who set fire to shul * Fixing US ties

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Friday, May 17, 2024 Presented by [Sources: A Journal for Jewish Ideas]( Live updates [LIVE: In northern Gaza, troops battle Hamas in some of war’s ‘most violent’ fighting]( By ToI Staff French synagogue attack ‘act of anti-Semitism’ – minister * Moroccan asylum seeker jailed for life in UK for random murder of elderly man to ‘avenge’ Israel’s response to Oct. 7 [2 hurt as barrage of 75 rockets fired at north; IDF strike on Hezbollah said to kill 3]( By Emanuel Fabian Iron Dome intercepts dozens of rockets in major Hezbollah barrage from Lebanon; Israeli strikes came after several drones were launched from Lebanon early Friday morning [Explosive Hezbollah drone injures troops, rockets pound north as fighting heats up]( By Emanuel Fabian [Israel pans Gaza ‘distortions’ at World Court, says Pretoria aims to keep Hamas in power]( By Jeremy Sharon Jerusalem points to efforts to supply aid as proof genocide claims are false, says petition would deny Israel right to self-defense, let Hamas keep attacking, likely seal hostages’ fate [Rafah offensive is ‘Israeli endgame to destroy Gaza,’ South Africa alleges at ICJ]( By Jeremy Sharon from our sponsor [Doubt in a Time of War]( Rabbi Gordon Tucker on living with uncertainty at this moment. [PA’s Abbas accuses Hamas of giving Israel ‘pretexts’ for Gaza war with Oct. 7 attack]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Responding to PA chief, who has refrained from condemning the deadly onslaught itself, terror group boasts the massacre put ‘Palestinian cause at the forefront of priorities’ [Egyptian president accuses Israel of evading ceasefire efforts amid deepening rift]( By ToI Staff From the Blogs David Makovsky [Some big decisions: What it will take to repair Israel-US ties]( The two allies are unlikely to agree on everything, but, in light of how much is at stake, they need to iron out their differences [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Extremist settlers again attack truck and injure driver in W. Bank; wound 3 soldiers]( By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff Driver in moderate condition; troops lightly injured while confronting rioters, provide medical assistance to driver; US weighing sanctions against those attacking aid [After US, Canada issues its first sanctions against Israeli settlers]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via temporary pier]( By Agencies and ToI Staff ‘This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a maritime corridor,’ CENTCOM says [Soldier killed in accident on Gaza border as Gallant sends more troops to Rafah]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [UN to use new Gaza aid pier but insists land access still needed to prevent famine]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [French cops kill man who set fire to synagogue; gunfire near Israel’s Stockholm embassy]( By ToI Staff and Lars Avner Aqurette In Rouen, armed individual was shot by cops at the scene; in Sweden, police investigating shooting in area, with several suspects reported detained [Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Madrid’s foreign minister says this will become policy as ‘the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace’ [US House passes bill requiring delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [In first, UN Security Council holds meeting solely focused on hostages held by Hamas]( By Agencies and ToI Staff ‘We cannot allow the normalization of this unprecedented form of terrorism,’ freed hostage tells informal gathering of body; US envoy calls on terror group to release the captives [Jerusalem Pride parade to march for hostages’ release, LGBTQ rights]( By ToI Staff [Diverse backgrounds give way to shared fate as Gaza friendly-fire victims eulogized]( By Canaan Lidor Five soldiers killed by mistaken tank fire in Gaza came from Tel Aviv, Tiberias; two West Bank settlements and Buenos Aires, to serve in special religious unit [Israel confirms 2 Thai nationals were killed on Oct. 7, bodies being held by Hamas]( By ToI Staff [Chaplain duo at Soroka hospital treat patients spiritually wounded by October 7]( By Diana Bletter The country’s second-largest hospital has taken in some 3,000 people hurt during the Hamas atrocities and their aftermath, but as the clergy can attest, not all wounds are physical ToI podcast [What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Reasons for optimism in Israel’s 77th year]( By ToI Staff After somber Memorial and Independence Days, ToI’s senior analyst takes a look ahead and discusses why Israel is ranked 5th in the Happiness Index – and is likely to remain so [CRM]( Op-Ed Shalom Yerushalmi [Gallant tries to force Netanyahu’s hand on Gaza; it probably won’t work]( 14 months after briefly losing his job, the defense minister again challenges his boss, demanding real plans to replace Hamas, no Gaza occupation, and less of the personal politics [Netanyahu to speak with Gallant after row over post-war Gaza, again vows no PA role]( By ToI Staff [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 17, Day 224: PM faces crises on post-Gaza plans, Haredi draft]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Rachel Sharansky Danziger [‘Bye, from Inbal. ❤️’]( It was eulogies for a fallen soldier that made me appreciate how the slow and steady strength that is love joins the louder, patriotic strength to keep us going (Emor) Michael Oren [10 necessary steps for the ‘day after’ in Gaza]( They don’t include a hostage deal ’at any price, or reestablish Gaza settlements, but they pave a way through this complex, dangerous situation [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Police in riot gear dismantle anti-Israel encampment at Chicago’s DePaul University]( By AP and ToI Staff Protesters leave voluntarily as cops move in; school publishes examples of over 1,000 complaints about pro-Palestinian protests, including antisemitic harassment of students [Toddler video superstar ‘Ms. Rachel’ launches Gaza fundraiser, dividing Jewish moms]( By Jackie Hajdenberg The children’s YouTube sensation raises $50,000 in hours for Save the Children fund for kids in Gaza, Congo, Sudan and Ukraine; online forums for mothers bash absence of Israel [Day 224: PM faces crises on post-Gaza plans, Haredi draft]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [NYC deputy mayor: Washington Post report on Columbia contains ‘antisemitic tropes’]( By ToI Staff [Spanish museum changes name of ‘River to the Sea’ events after complaints]( By AFP and ToI Staff [J Street-backed candidate beats AIPAC donor in Maryland Democratic Senate primary]( By Ron Kampeas [Police open murder probe after body found in abandoned building in Ramat Hasharon]( By ToI Staff [Nice’s Barak Eilam to step down as CEO after decade-long tenure]( By Sharon Wrobel [Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to start Friday trading in bid to align with Europe]( By Steven Scheer [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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