Iran president in helicopter crash * Smotrich threatens Hezbollah with invasion * 50 Egypt-Rafah tunnels found * Gantz to PM: Adopt post-war Gaza plan by June 8 or I quit

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Sunday, May 19, 2024 Presented by [Americans for]( [Ben-Gurion University]( Live updates [LIVE: Iranians asked to pray for president as rescue teams search for helicopter crash site]( By ToI Staff Contact reportedly lost with chopper in which Raisi, Iranian FM, other officials were traveling * Top Biden aide meets Netanyahu after Saudi talks on Gaza, bilateral deal [Smotrich: If Hezbollah doesn’t withdraw from border, IDF must take southern Lebanon]( By ToI Staff After Gantz’s ultimatum to Netanyahu, far-right leader issues his own demands to PM, including for military to establish a ‘permanent presence in the entire Gaza Strip’ [IDF says 2 soldiers killed, 4 seriously wounded during fighting in southern Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff 800,000 civilians evacuate Rafah as Israel said to seek US okay for expanded op during visit by Sullivan; TV report: Troops find 50 tunnels used to smuggle in weapons from Egypt [IDF announces recovery of body of Ron Benjamin from Gaza, says he was killed on Oct. 7]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff from our sponsor [What to do when your alma mater doesn’t reflect your values?]( Doug Seserman School administrators across the country have negotiated with protestors, reaching shocking deals that capitulated to anti-Israel pressure. Together we can make a difference. Here are some ideas. [Gantz sets June 8 deadline for PM to make postwar plan, or he’ll bolt coalition]( By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff Minister lists 6 key goals including alternative to Hamas rule in Gaza, return of hostages, Saudi normalization; Netanyahu’s office: He should issue ultimatums to Hamas, not the PM Op-ed: Day 225 of the war David Horovitz [Fearing disaster for Israel, Gantz issues an ultimatum, but he doesn’t have the votes]( If necessary, Netanyahu can simply shrug off Gantz and return to his core, 64-strong pre-war coalition. It’s only from within that it can be brought down [US, Saudi Arabia discuss emerging security deal said to include Israel normalization]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Riyadh state media says US national security adviser and Saudi crown prince held talks on ‘semi-final version of draft,’ end to Gaza war, setting up Palestinian state [US officials hold indirect talks with Iran in Oman to prevent regional escalation]( By ToI Staff [Tel Aviv rally urges global backing for hostages; clashes at nearby anti-gov’t protest]( By Charlie Summers Man who lost six family members on October 7 taken to hospital after allegedly being beaten by right-wing activist; protesters block highway, light bonfires [‘Now she can rest’: Murdered hostage Shani Louk’s parents thankful to have a grave]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [Eden Golan sings ‘October Rain,’ her disqualified Eurovision song, at hostage rally]( By ToI Staff Singer tells crowd that in her first performance onstage since contest, she wanted to use original version rejected by song contest producers, seen as referencing October 7 [Criticized by other Eurovision teams, Israel claims it was the abused delegation]( By ToI Staff Top Ops Yedidia Stern [We need a broad national emergency government now]( To shake off the current paralysis, all Zionist parties must agree to join hands under Netanyahu for 12 months followed by elections Jonathan Lord [That’s the sound of Biden learning to speak like an Israeli]( Tired of being ignored, the US president is using the same blunt talk Israelis use – but never expect to hear from the polite American [CRM]( ToI podcast ToI Staff [Daily Briefing May 19, Day 226: Bold IDF op recovers bodies of 4 hostages from Gaza]( Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the fighting in the Strip and in Israel’s north, and the rare West Bank airstrike that killed a terrorist involved in a 2023 murder [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 18, Day 225: US explores sanctions for extremists blocking Gaza aid]( By ToI Staff [Jewish Iranian sentenced to death for murder receives last-minute stay of execution]( By ToI Staff Arvin Nathaniel Ghahremani was allegedly defending himself against knife attack when he killed Amir Shokri in brawl; international rights groups working to have sentenced commuted [Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi faces new trial, family says]( By AFP [Iran reportedly hands down three years, additional jail terms to rap artist Tataloo]( By AFP [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Ultra-Orthodox travel addict reveals visits to Iran, Iraq, other enemy states]( By ToI Staff Israeli Avi Gold claims to have been to 129 countries, including some with no diplomatic ties to Israel; says most people he meets are intrigued by his Jewishness [New exhibit aims to rectify LA Academy Museum’s omission of Hollywood’s Jewish origins]( By jacob gurvis 2.5 years in, museum’s first permanent installation on role of Jewish immigrants in founding America’s film industry is set to open Sunday after outcry at their initial exclusion [Despite polls, Biden aides say anti-Israel campus protests won’t hurt reelection bid]( By Reuters and ToI Staff Surveys show young people still favor president over Trump, but by an increasingly narrow margin; officials believe housing costs and inflation more important to voters than Gaza [Several Penn students face felony charges over attempted anti-Israel occupation]( By Agencies and ToI Staff [Day 226: Bold IDF op recovers bodies of 4 hostages from Gaza]( [listen to the podcast]( More Headlines [Jewish community in Toronto escorts boy to school as antisemitic bullying persists]( By ToI Staff [Police investigators appeal acquittal of officer in Soloman Tekah killing]( By Jeremy Sharon [Man gets 30 years in prison for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer]( By Olga R. 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