ISRAEL UNDER FIRE: 2 killed in Ashkelon; Hamas steps up barrages * 3 IJ terror chiefs among dead in counterstrikes * Arab mob riots in Lod * Ra’ am freezes coalition talks

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Tuesday, May 11, 2021 [2 women killed by rockets in Ashkelon amid massive barrages from Gaza]( By [Judah Ari Gross and Aaron Boxerman]( [Rocket directly hits home of elderly woman; dozens of Israelis hurt in unremitting volleys on south; Islamic Jihad commanders said among those killed in IDF strikes]( Live updates [LIVE: As Gaza barrages on Israeli towns intensify, Netanyahu vows to step up counterstrikes]( By [TOI staff]( [2 Israelis killed in Ashkelon; Defense Minister Gantz promises to take Gaza terror groups ‘years back’; Israel kills 3 PIJ commanders, including rocket chief]( [Arab Israeli killed amid violent riots by Arab mob in Lod; Jewish suspect held]( By [TOI staff]( [Two injured, with witnesses saying they were shot during riots in which stones, firebombs thrown at Jewish-owned homes; Arab mob attacks school, synagogue, staff at local hospital]( [As tensions soar, Rivlin urges Arab Israeli leaders to be ‘clear voice’ for calm]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Rachel Sharansky Danziger]( [In Jerusalem, I’m holding onto hope]( [Ours is a long and ancient story that whispers though the stones and streets and ancient hillsides. It will carry us through]( [Michal Lashansky]( [Rockets are flying, and we’re supposed to carry on as usual?!]( [What if the siren sounds while my 10-year-old is outside by herself? I think I’ll pick her up today…]( [Anne Rothenberg]( [UNRWA feeds Palestinians a steady diet of Jew-hatred]( [Hadassah urges the US Congress to insist on reform and oversight to rid the UN agency of curricula demonizing Jews and Israel]( [Leah Solomon]( [We’ve been here before, often, and the children on both sides pay the price]( [It is the most important responsibility of our generation: a just and durable resolution to what we call the ’Israeli-Palestinian conflict’]( Behind the Headlines [Israel under fire: Join ToI Community for live Q&A with our senior editors]( By [TOI staff]( [In a special Behind the Headlines for ToI Community members only, this Wednesday, May 12, readers can query panelists for their perspective on the ongoing crisis in Israel]( Analysis [David Horovitz]( [Yet another deepening round of conflict shows Israel still unable to deter Hamas]( [Gaza’s terror chiefs manifestly have no compunction in sowing devastation in Israel ‘every Monday and Thursday,’ notes a former national security adviser, pleading for a rethink]( Analysis [Avi Issacharoff]( [Hamas thinks Israel will want to end this conflict quickly; it could be wrong]( [The terror group got its ‘victory pictures’ but has no exit plan for the violence it started, Gaza is paying a heavy price, and Netanyahu may not rush to end the IDF counterstrikes]( [Gaza terrorists fire barrages at Jerusalem, southern Israel, raising fear of war]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( Times of Israel Podcast [Daily Briefing May 11 – Israel under fire: An escalation on multiple fronts]( By [TOI staff]( [Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today]( [Police change route of Flag March through Old City as Jerusalem simmers]( By [TOI staff]( [Separated by cops, Joint List, Religious Zionism MKs face off in East Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [Gaza terrorists fire hundreds of rockets at Israel; IDF pummels Hamas targets]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [At least 28 Israelis hurt, 3 seriously; 23 Palestinians said killed, among them children; military says most were Hamas members or were killed by errant Gazan rockets]( [Netanyahu vows Hamas will pay ‘heavy price’ for firing rockets at Jerusalem]( By [TOI staff]( [Gaza rocket fire forces temporary clearing of Knesset plenum and Western Wall]( By [TOI staff]( [UN condemns Gaza rocket fire, Israel’s response to Jerusalem riots]( By [Agencies and TOI staff]( [Spokesperson for organization’s rights chief urges Israel to allow ‘freedom of expression and assembly’ on Temple Mount; Rivlin holds an emergency briefing with EU ambassadors]( [UN Security Council statement on Jerusalem held up by US]( By [Jacob Magid and Agencies]( [CRM]( Analysis [Aaron Boxerman]( [In Jerusalem crisis, Hamas sees opportunity to retake center stage]( [After incessant rocket barrages, leaders of Gaza’s ruling terror group say they’re not interested in further escalation, but conflict could still get out of hand]( [Footage shows blaze on Temple Mount during Jerusalem Day celebrations]( By [TOI staff]( [Jerusalem District Court evacuated amid rioting in nearby Old City]( By [TOI staff]( [Ra’am freezes coalition talks with ‘change bloc,’ amid violence]( By [Alexander Fulbright]( [Source in Islamist party says unclear if negotiations will resume before Lapid’s mandate to form coalition expires; anti-Netanyahu parties call for forceful response to attacks]( [Netanyahu met with Ra’am chief, urged him not to back Lapid-Bennett coalition]( By [TOI staff]( [Pro-Netanyahu bloc forces votes on right-wing bills, seemingly to divide rivals]( By [TOI staff]( [Israeli research explains post-vaccine grogginess, and why it’s not worrying]( By [Nathan Jeffay]( [First digital monitoring of COVID shot recipients shows vitals spike but return to normal within three days, demonstrating ‘vaccine safety’]( [Israel set to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds after FDA okays Pfizer shot]( By [Stuart Winer]( [Pollard: ‘Jew-hatred’ a foundational belief of ‘Amalek’ Biden administration]( By [Jacob Magid]( [Convicted spy who recently moved to Israel is honored at Jerusalem Day event at prominent yeshiva, launches into diatribe against Democrats, Palestinians, Jordanians and UN]( [Israeli shares slide, shekel weakens as Gaza tensions soar]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Mood in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is also dampened by Monday’s US share slide; if fighting is prolonged then risk to market will increase in short term, Leumi economists say]( [Digital shekel may be coming as Bank of Israel preps an ‘action plan’]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Facebook faces $1.8 million fine for buying firms without Israeli regulator nod]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [US synagogues touched by COVID adapt to serve grieving congregations]( By [Stewart Ain]( [CRM]( More Headlines [Knesset vote for President Rivlin’s successor set for June 2]( By [TOI staff]( [Agtech firm discovers markers to make tomatoes resistant to dread virus]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Iran rejects US claim that speedboats sparked incident]( By [AP]( [Seth Rogen says no plans to work with James Franco amid sexual misconduct claims]( By [TOI staff]( [Syria says IDF chopper bombs site near border, 1 injured, in rare daytime strike]( By [Judah Ari Gross]( [Heart ultrasound-guidance startup gets $13 million from investors]( By [Shoshanna Solomon]( [Germany wants ban on wearing yellow star to protest pandemic lockdowns]( By [Toby Axelrod]( [Registration opens in Iran’s presidential vote; 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