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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 591

Israel & the Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs
A wagon reportedly used by Israeli troops in a special forces operation in southern Gaza's Khan Younis (left) and Ahmad Sarhan, a top member of the Popular Resistance Committees who was killed in the operation, May 19, 2025. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Terror group says senior operative killed in Israeli special forces op in south Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinian media says undercover troops apprehended wife and children of Popular Resistance Committees commander in Khan Younis; IDF rebuffs report of hostage rescue operation
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. (Flash90)
Netanyahu defends Gaza aid resumption, acknowledges step stemmed from allies’ pressure
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians with their belongings flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. (REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)
LiveGazans flee Khan Younis after IDF issues wide evacuation order for city
By ToI Staff
A rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, May 17, 2025 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
US said pushing 2-month ceasefire deal for 9-10 hostages; Hamas denies this is agreed
By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. (Flash90)
May 19, 2025, 4:44 pm
Netanyahu defends Gaza aid resumption, acknowledges step stemmed from allies’ pressure
PM stresses need to avoid bad optics of starvation; dozens of trucks said ready to enter; far-right parties divided on move, but neither threatens to exit in protest
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Arbel Yehoud appears before the Knesset Women and Gender Equality Committee, May 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 19, 2025, 2:38 pm
‘Blood will be on your hands’: Former hostage urges MKs to end war, return captives
In Knesset, Arbel Yehoud says she was tortured in response to IDF operations; demands government make deal; urges general strike until partner Ariel Cunio, all 58 hostages returned
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian man stands next to a truck carrying UNICEF aid supplies outside a shopping mall in Gaza City on May 12, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
May 19, 2025, 1:34 pm
Daily Briefing May 19: Day 591 – PM orders immediate Gaza aid as talks falter
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on what hostage release-ceasefire proposals are on the table and where things stand with them, while the IDF ramps up fighting in Gaza
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid
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)
May 19, 2025, 12:13 pm
Iran warns nuclear talks will fail if US pushes for zero enrichment
Deputy FM says enrichment is ‘national achievement’ that won’t be abandoned, despite US envoy Witkoff warning any such activity is a ‘red line’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A handcuffed man in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi /FLASH90)
May 19, 2025, 11:17 am
Palestinian to be charged with murdering Arab Israeli woman as she birthed their son
Suspect, 35, from West Bank village of A-Ram, allegedly burned victim’s body, which was found with newborn still attached via umbilical cord
By ToI Staff
A wagon reportedly used by Israeli troops in a special forces operation in southern Gaza's Khan Younis (left) and Ahmad Sarhan, a top member of the Popular Resistance Committees who was killed in the operation, May 19, 2025. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 19, 2025, 11:04 am
Terror group says senior operative killed in Israeli special forces op in south Gaza
Palestinian media says undercover troops apprehended wife and children of Popular Resistance Committees commander in Khan Younis; IDF rebuffs report of hostage rescue operation
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
A general view of a signage outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, March 21, 2023. (Reuters/Peter Nicholls/File Photo)
May 19, 2025, 10:39 am
Iran says it summoned British diplomat over arrest of nationals
Move comes after three Iranians charged in UK with aiding foreign spy agency, four arrested over alleged terror plot
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Robert Shwartzman, of Israel, celebrates after winning the pole position during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, May 18, 2025. (Michael Conroy/AP)
May 19, 2025, 9:21 am
Shocking field, rookie Israeli-born driver wins pole at Indy 500
Robert Shwartzman, 25, becomes first newcomer since 1983 to take starting line front row in iconic race
By AP and ToI Staff
A Palestinian man spits on a female IDF soldier on a bus in Bat Yam, May 18, 2025 (X screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 19, 2025, 8:32 am
Palestinian suspected of spitting on IDF officer turns himself in to police
Police had warned West Bank resident he is better off coming to them after incident on bus in central Israel
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and newly reinstated National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (right) in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 19, 2025, 6:30 am
‘Insanity’: Hawkish politicians and groups pillory Netanyahu for resuming aid to Gaza
Ben Gvir slams ‘grave mistake,’ as MKs in PM’s Likud lament ‘immoral decision’; right-wing hostage families voice shock at move, which leaders repeatedly insisted wouldn’t be made
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden speaks about the Los Angeles fires at the White House in Washington, on January 9, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
May 19, 2025, 4:58 am
Former US president Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer
Family reviewing treatment options after disease has spread to bones; Biden’s health was scrutinized amid 2024 reelection bid and debate performance
By Joseph Ax and Nandita Bose
Palestinians with their belongings flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. (REUTERS/Hatem Khaled)
May 19, 2025, 4:22 am
Gazans flee Khan Younis after IDF issues wide evacuation order for city
PM defends Gaza aid as necessary for war effort; Smotrich backs off threat to bolt coalition, claims assistance won’t reach Hamas * Herzog says move allows Israel to keep its humanity
By ToI Staff
Humanitarian supplies earmarked for Gaza are stored at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish during an Israeli blockade on aid deliveries to Gaza, on April 8, 2025. (Benoit Tessier /POOL/AFP)
May 19, 2025, 4:09 am
Netanyahu orders immediate renewal of humanitarian aid to Gaza, under heavy US pressure
PM announces move to ministers without a vote, amid growing international concerns following 2.5 months without food entering Strip, and as IDF launches expanded ground offensive
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Michael Bachner
A rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, May 17, 2025 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 19, 2025, 2:32 am
US said pushing 2-month ceasefire deal for 9-10 hostages; Hamas denies this is agreed
Hamas said demanding guarantees temporary truce will turn permanent, as IDF offensive ramps up; Witkoff reportedly speaking to PM and Dermer directly, with talks in Doha a ‘facade’
By Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Hostage advocates march at Israel Day on 5th, May 18, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
May 19, 2025, 1:43 am
50,000 march in NYC’s annual Israel parade centered on the plight of the hostages
Israel Day on 5th, a significant yearly celebration for the region’s Jewish community, features ex-captives and state’s political leadership
By Luke Tress and Jessica Steinberg
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