Outcry in Israel as ICC prosecutor seeks arrests of Netanyahu, Gallant, 3 Hamas chiefs * Raisi dead; ’no tears’ in Israel * Extremists step up attacks on Gaza aid trucks

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Monday, May 20, 2024 Presented by [Rosen School of Hebrew]( [ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and 3 Hamas leaders]( By Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and Agencies Karim Khan accuses both Israeli and Hamas leaders of ‘extermination,’ says Israeli crimes ‘continuing to this day’; Israel, Hamas both decry being equated with one another Live updates [LIVE: Outcry in Israel as ICC prosecutor seeks warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas chiefs]( By ToI Staff Leaders denounce bid for arrests, slam parallel between Israel and terror chiefs * FM: Historical disgrace * Herzog: Beyond outrageous * Police, anti-gov’t protesters clash near J’lem [Iran’s Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash near Azerbaijan border]( By Agencies and ToI Staff Officials declare deaths of president and foreign minister after lengthy overnight search in difficult conditions; Hamas conveys ‘deepest condolences’ to the Iranian government [ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 20: Day 227 – The butcher Raisi is dead. What now for Iran?]( By ToI Staff [Obituary / Ebrahim Raisi, 63, ‘Butcher of Tehran’ and Khamenei protégé who died in chopper crash]( By Agencies and ToI Staff from our sponsor [Reviving Jewish identity: The power of modern Hebrew in today’s world]( Amid rising global antisemitism and the enduring shadows of the Holocaust, the resurgence of Modern Hebrew serves as a beacon of light. [‘We won’t shed a tear’: Israeli MKs react coldly to Raisi’s death, as government mum]( By ToI Staff Far-right MK: Iran leader who threatened Israel with annihilation now ‘a grain of dust in history’; TV station sorry after falling for joke that pilot was Mossad agent ‘Eli Kopter’ [‘Protector of the resistance’: Iran’s allies, proxy terror groups mourn Raisi’s death]( By Agencies [Obituary / Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, 60, Iran’s hardline FM who died in helicopter crash]( By AP and ToI Staff Analysis Lazar Berman [Raisi’s death doesn’t change Iranian policy, but will spark fight for power]( After fatal crash of Iran’s president and potential Khamenei successor, deep stable of figures aiming to fill the vacuum his loss creates may test supreme leader [Six pro-Iran fighters reported killed in Israeli strikes in Syria]( By AFP and ToI Staff [Top Tel Aviv University official: ‘Pity’ Netanyahu wasn’t on Iran president’s chopper]( By Michael Horovitz [Protesters arrested in clashes with police ahead of anti-government rally at Knesset]( By Shira Silkoff Brothers in Arms activists accused of planning to set vehicles alight on Route 1; Shikma Bressler leads convoy from Caesarea, says government must go for sake of nation’s survival [Bereaved father grilled by cops after scrap with right-wing activist at hostage rally]( By ToI Staff [Hostage families butt heads with MKs at raucous Knesset committee debates]( By Sam Sokol and Michael Horovitz Likud firebrand Gotliv says rallies ‘destroying Israel’ after hostage’s mother slams her for vilifying them; Otzma Yehudit lawmaker walks out of room while relative speaks [Netanyahu said to reject negotiators’ bid to formulate new hostage deal proposal]( By ToI Staff [3 recovered hostages laid to rest in Israel, 7 months after they were slain by Hamas]( By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff Mourners pay their respects to Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Itzhak Gelerenter, with funeral for Ron Benjamin set for Monday [IDF releases Hamas propaganda video recovered from Gaza of former child hostage]( By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( FROM THE BLOGS Cochav Elkayam-Levy and Irwin Cotler [Kinicide: Hamas targeting of families is a new crime against humanity]( On October 7, Hamas committed atrocities deliberately targeting the family unit, a crime that is not defined in international law but should be Top Ops Alana Goldman [The protests aren’t peaceful: Believe their calls for intifada]( The ADL’s antisemitism grade of ’F’ surprised me. It shouldn’t have – I had reason to be scared on campus (photo essay) Rachel Tzvia Back [We must disenthrall ourselves]( If we do not, Israel will stay bonded to violence, remaining a nation and a people that live by the sword, forever killing and being killed [Saudi ties in reach but hinge on path to Palestinian state, Sullivan tells reluctant PM]( By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman As Israeli leaders bicker on direction of war, top Biden aide discusses Rafah operation with Netanyahu and other top officials, meets Herzog on efforts to free hostages [Netanyahu said repeatedly stopping Israeli security chiefs from meeting US officials]( By ToI Staff [Explainer / How would a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work, and what are the challenges?]( By Reuters and ToI Staff [Ultranationalist youths persist with coordinated campaign to block Gaza aid trucks]( By Jeremy Sharon Trucks stopped Sunday night in Jerusalem, at Latrun interchange and spots in West Bank, in effort to stop passage of humanitarian aid as long as hostages are held in Strip [Peace activists descend on West Bank crossing to thwart extremists blocking aid trucks]( By Jeremy Sharon [Meeting local leaders, PM vows to restore security to north, refuses to talk timeline]( By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman In meeting described by Hebrew media as ‘stormy,’ Netanyahu declines to say when tens of thousands of evacuees can return, saying that would telegraph plans to Hezbollah [Ben Gvir suggests Israel should invade Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah in its entirety]( By ToI Staff [Op-ed / Beyond Israel’s borders: Netanyahu’s arrogance risks Israeli-Egyptian relations]( By Ksenia Svetlova [CRM]( [At Knesset, GOP lawmaker warns Oct. 7 ‘could happen in US’ if Israel not victorious]( By Sam Sokol Addressing MKs, Elise Stefanik slams Biden’s decision to pause arms shipment over Rafah op, praises Trump’s ‘historic support’ for Israel [Biden’s graduation speech goes uninterrupted after fears of anti-Israel protests]( By Jacob Magid and Agencies [George Washington U grads storm out of graduation ceremony in anti-Israel protest]( By AP and ToI Staff [Coalition tensions, enlistment bill loom large as Knesset reconvenes Monday]( By Sam Sokol New legislative session will focus on war-related legislation as arguments over ultra-Orthodox military service and postwar order in Gaza threaten future of Netanyahu’s government [IDF announces death of officer seriously wounded fighting in northern Gaza]( By Emanuel Fabian Ground offensive toll rises to 283; military says it killed senior Hamas operative involved in smuggling arms, sourcing funds for terror group [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Jewish American widower channels post-Oct. 7 Israeli grief in new film]( By Jessica Steinberg Influencer and producer Rob Mor reflects on loss, his Judaism and how to process death [Day 227 – The butcher Raisi is dead. 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