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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 587

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Trump says US will turn Gaza into a ‘freedom zone,’ but Hamas ‘has to be dealt with’

Report: Witkoff gave Araghchi a written US proposal for an Iranian nuclear deal * Edan Alexander’s dad says son was beaten, held with bag over his head while hostage in Gaza

4:10 pm

IDF believes deadly West Bank shooting was carried out by lone terrorist who fired from side of the road
4:00 pm

France says it will file complaint against Iran at the Hague over citizens' detention
3:47 pm

Palestinians report heavy Israeli strikes across Gaza, 115 said killed since the morning
3:41 pm

Convicted sex offender Rabbi Berland to light bonfire at Lag B'Omer Meron ceremony

The scene of a terror shooting attack on Route 446 between the Bruchin and Pedu'el settlements on May 14, 2025. Inset: Tzeela Gez, who was killed in the attack (Magen David Adom; courtesy)

Woman en route to hospital to give birth killed in West Bank terror shooting

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Tzeela Gez succumbs to wounds after doctors perform emergency C-section to deliver baby who is in serious condition; husband, who was driving, lightly wounded; IDF manhunt ongoing

LiveUpdated 17sec ago

Trump says US will turn Gaza into a ‘freedom zone,’ but Hamas ‘has to be dealt with’

Report: Witkoff gave Araghchi a written US proposal for an Iranian nuclear deal * Edan Alexander’s dad says son was beaten, held with bag over his head while hostage in Gaza

The scene of a terror shooting attack on Route 446 between the Bruchin and Pedu'el settlements on May 14, 2025. Inset: Tzeela Gez, who was killed in the attack (Magen David Adom; courtesy)

Woman en route to hospital to give birth killed in West Bank terror shooting

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Tzeela Gez succumbs to wounds after doctors perform emergency C-section to deliver baby who is in serious condition; husband, who was driving, lightly wounded; IDF manhunt ongoing

US President Donald Trump attends a breakfast with business leaders in Doha on May 15, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Trump says US ‘getting close to maybe doing’ Iran deal, Tehran ‘sort of’ agreed to terms

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said Islamic Republic would curb enrichment, promise not to pursue nuclear weapons, and allow inspectors — if the US lifted sanctions ‘immediately’

US President Donald Trump speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Trump tells Gulf leaders Iran must end support of proxies under nuclear deal

By AP and ToI Staff

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi, speaks during a joint press conference with the President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region in the regional capital Arbil on February 17, 2025. (Safin HAMID / AFP)

Iran says open to temporary uranium enrichment limits

By AFP and ToI Staff

US President Donald Trump arrives for the group photo with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders during the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s Mideast visit comes as his family deepens business, crypto ties in region

By Will Weissert

Relatives and supporters of the Gaza hostages call for the US to intervene for their release, at a protest in front of the US embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, on May 13, 2025, (Jack Guez/AFP)

Hostage talks kick off in Doha, but PM’s insistence on not ending war curbs optimism

By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg

Witkoff holds two-hour call with Netanyahu, but fails to extract major compromise; US pressure on parties expected to ramp up in next 48 hours; Hamas showing flexibility on disarmament

US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the start of a state dinner at the Lusail Palace in Doha on May 14, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Trump, in Qatar, announces ‘record’ deals with Gulf State for US planes, drone tech

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and US hostages envoy Adam Boehler (center left and right) meet with relatives of hostages held in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, May 13, 2025. (Paulina Patimer / Hostages Families Forum)

US envoys, headed to Doha for truce-hostage talks, tell families they’re optimistic

By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff

People walk past an electronic billboard that shows US President Donald Trump, left, shaking hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the pro-normalization message 'We are ready,' in Tel Aviv, February 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ariel Schalit)

Poll: 61% of Israelis back Saudi normalization; 69% support hostage deal, ending war

New aid group: We’ll start Gaza operations by June; Israel to lift blockade in interim

Organization says Israel will establish more distribution sites throughout Strip after initially only agreeing to 4 in the south; US still working to secure key backing from other NGOs

Palestinians wait for donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)

Palestinians evacuate after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for several schools and a hospital in Gaza City's Rimal neighborhood, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Live updates (closed)May 14: Spain PM calls Israel a ‘genocidal state,’ sparking summoning of Madrid’s envoy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) greets French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. (Christophe Ena/Pool/AFP)

PM accuses Macron of standing with Hamas and spreading ‘blood libels’ against Israel

By Nava Freiberg, Stav Levaton and AFP

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L), as they hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. (Christophe Ena/Pool/AFP)

Macron: EU may revisit cooperation pacts with Israel over PM’s ‘shameful’ Gaza policy

By Agencies and ToI Staff

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Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Those We Have Lost
Shraga Hasid, 77: Paratrooper who liberated Jerusalem in Six Day War

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Ido Edri, 24: Off-duty Shin Bet agent stayed at rave to help

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Rotem Kalderon, 66: Lifelong kibbutznik and inspiring educator

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Maj. Roey Chapell, 25: Helped keep terrorists from border communities

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Eliyahu Berenshtein, 19: Oldest of 10 was ‘magical’ musical autodidact

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Entire Siman Tov family: Murdered by Hamas in Kibbutz Nir Oz

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Yehoshua Hatav, 66: Devoted grandfather and retired military man

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Sgt. Maj. Debbie Abraham, 40: Police officer on duty at rave

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Staff Sgt. Daniel Bezgodov, 21: Had ‘muscles as big as his heart’

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Hayim Katsman, 32: US-Israeli scholar and peace activist

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Kobi Shmaya, 47 & Sgt. Osher Shmaya, 19: Father & son slain together

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Lior Tkach, 26: CompSci student with a ‘passion and love for life’

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Shai Regev, 25: Gossip reporter who was ‘like a sunflower’

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Ron Yehudai, 24: Soccer-loving partier ‘tattooed his life on his body’

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Maj. Shilo Har-Even, 25: Golani commander with lofty political goals

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Sgt. First Class Cedrick Garin, 23: Found calling in protecting Israel

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Maj. Ido Shani, 29: Newlywed commander who sprang into action

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Nadav Amikam, 39: Art teacher with a deep love of nature

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Elia Toledano, 28: Tel Aviv event planner who was ‘full of joy’

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Those We Have Lost
Eden Gez, 31: Partygoer with a twin sister and an ‘endless smile’

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Those we are missing

The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

Those we are missing
Taken captive: Matan Angrest, turned 21 while held hostage in Gaza

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Bipin Joshi, Nepalese student who deflected grenades

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Maxim Herkin, was attending his first trance rave

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Yosef-Haim Ohana, helped injured at Supernova rave

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Nimrod Cohen, twin working to bring him home

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Gali Berman, from Kfar Aza’s ‘young neighborhood’

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Matan Zangauker ‘is a survivor’

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Taken captive: Ariel Cunio told brother ‘We are in a horror film’

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Pinta Nattapong, saving up for a coffee shop

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Guy Gilboa-Dalal, took a selfie with his brother for mom

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Avinatan Or, planning to move in with girlfriend

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Informal educator Eitan Horn visiting from Kfar Saba

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Alon Ohel, pianist’s family recorded song for him

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Rom Braslavski, rave guard who saved others

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Omri Miran, driven in his own car to Gaza

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Eitan Mor, guard at rave who helped save others

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ziv Berman, from his home in Kfar Aza’s young generation neighborhood

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Evyatar David, IDed in a Hamas photo on Telegram

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Elkana Bohbot, young son asking, ‘Where’s Daddy?’

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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Tamir Nimrodi, walked by gunmen to base gate

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Tales of the Times

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MAGA influencers call out Trump for plan to accept jet from Qatar

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Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Gold Rush’ restored a century after release

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Spurring her on
Tottenham soccer fans welcome ex-hostage Emily Damari to stadium

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African rhythms
Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod to host jazz pianist, Berber singer and Ethiopian saxophonist

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Art power
Biggest art fair to take place in little-known Israel Electric compound

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Wisdom of Solomon
Israel’s Solomon seals team’s dream return to England top league

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Setting sail
‘Eretz Nehederet’ makes poignant remake of Israeli rap song

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Children of hope
Freed hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen sings with Idan Raichel

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When in Rome
Trump posts apparent AI image of himself in papal attire

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Wonderful casting
Gal Gadot set to star as Holocaust survivor seeking revenge

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'If I forget you, O Avner'
Netanyahu unable to remember son’s name at Bible contest

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Faux grass
A (fake) tree grows in Tel Aviv’s Museum of Art

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Alive, again
Netta Barzilai gives new life to ‘Chai’ in Independence Day music video

By Zev Stub
Laughable politics
Jewish far-right TV host in France rules out possible presidential run

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Location scouting
Quentin Tarantino buys $13.8 million property in Tel Aviv

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Chai Chai Chai
AI to revive Ofra Haza, other deceased singers for Independence Day

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Unity without politics
Families of ‘Beautiful 6’ murdered hostages organize evening of song

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Udder confusion
Could FDA changes cause observant US Jews to sour on uncertified milk?

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Hat-Trick
‘Trump 2028’ merchandise for sale on US president’s store

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'Dinner with Adolf'
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