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Illustrative: The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station for docking, April 24, 2021. (NASA via AP, File)

May 18, 2022, 6:29 pm

Israel plans to invest NIS 600 million to develop civilian space tech

New project by Israel Space Agency hopes to position country as ‘one of the world’s leaders in the space industry’

May 18, 2022, 6:11 pm

First-ever export of Israeli medical cannabis seeds heads to US

Agriculture Ministry hails development as a major step toward country becoming a significant player in the global cannabis market

By TOI staff

Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi at the Knesset, May 18, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)

May 18, 2022, 5:25 pm

Yesh Atid lawmaker heckles Joint List MK, he calls her ‘human scum’

Clash erupted after Yesh Atid’s Merav Ben-Ari protested Ahmad Tibi’s comments about Temple Mount, while he lashed her for saying she doesn’t regret death of Al-Jazeera reporter

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (with back to camera) pays a condolence call to the family of Sgt. Maj. Noam Raz, a policecounterterrorism officer killed last week by a Palestinian gunman, May 18, 2022 (Courtesy)

May 18, 2022, 5:00 pm

Son of slain counterterrorism officer tells Bennett he is as much to blame as killer

PM gets cold shoulder from mourning family of Noam Raz, says they have right to say what they feel; Netanyahu gets warm welcome

By TOI staff

A Jewish pilgrim writes her wishes on an egg before putting it back in the cave at the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia's southern resort island of Djerba on May 18, 2022, during the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue. (FETHI BELAID / AFP)

May 18, 2022, 4:55 pm

Jewish pilgrims return to Tunisia after a COVID-induced hiatus

Worshipers pass through armed police guard to enter the Ghriba Synagogue, Africa’s oldest shul

By AFP

Threatening letter sent to the Bennett family in April 2022: 'This is the bullet that will hit your soft underbelly Naftali Bennett and directly hit Yoni Bennett if you do not resign' (Courtesy)

May 18, 2022, 3:19 pm

‘This bullet will hit your son’: Suspect to be charged for threats to Bennett family

Right-wing activist Ilana Sporta Hania to be indicted for sending letters with bullets to PM and his family; investigation finds she previously threatened former AG Mandelblit

By TOI staff

People march during the annual Gay Pride Parade in Haifa, June 18, 2021. (Roni Ofer/Flash90)

May 18, 2022, 3:10 pm

Pride march in Netivot nixed after bullet sent to organizer’s mother

Aguda umbrella group says event canceled due to safety concerns; lawmakers condemn death threat, urge that parade go ahead

By TOI staff

Participants in the Flag March near Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

May 18, 2022, 3:09 pm

Nationalists can parade through Damascus Gate for Jerusalem Day, minister says

Omer Barlev okays traditional route for controversial flag march through heart of Muslim Quarter a month after blocking right-wingers from reaching entrance into Old City

By Joshua Davidovich

Lilienblum Street 13 in Tel Aviv, March 2020. (Israel Preker, CC BY, Heritage Conservation Project - Tel-Aviv via the PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project @pikiwiki.org.il)

May 18, 2022, 2:44 pm

Historic Tel Aviv villa built by early city founders goes on the market

For just under $12 million, one of Tel Aviv’s most recognizable homes is looking for a new owner

By Danielle Nagler

Police evacuate Jewish worshipers ahead of the Lag B'omer festival, at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, in Meron, northern Israel on May 17, 2022 (Courtesy David Cohen/Flash90)

May 18, 2022, 2:16 pm

Daily Briefing May 18: Tense preparations at Mt. Meron; WZO says sorry

Religion reporter Judah Ari Gross reviews plans for Lag B’Omer event and an apology to Women of the Wall, as political writer Tal Schneider discusses a Knesset scholarship bill

By TOI staff

Ricky Gardiner plays with Beggar's Opera in 1971 (Screen grab/YouTube)

May 18, 2022, 1:51 pm

Guitarist Ricky Gardiner, whose riff opened Iggy Pop’s ‘The Passenger,’ dies at 73

Scottish musician also played with David Bowie; in 1995 he composed a piece of music he said marked the liberation of Auschwitz, which he considered his most important solo work

By TOI staff

Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray points to a video display of a UAP during a hearing of the House Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee hearing on 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,' on Capitol Hill, May 17, 2022, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)

May 18, 2022, 1:39 pm

US Army vets say they saw UFOs on Israel-Egypt border in 2014

Three cavalry scouts tell UK’s Daily Mail the eight bright objects they spotted flying over the peninsula were not man-made

By TOI staff and AP

A sandstorm engulfs a mosque in Iran's capital Tehran on May 17, 2022. (AFP)

May 18, 2022, 1:04 pm

In Iran shooting spree, fired employee kills 3 before taking his own life

5 injured, some still in critical condition after rampage at state-owned financial conglomerate

By AP

Shlomo Filber, former director-general of the Communications Ministry, at a hearing in the trial against former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on May 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

May 18, 2022, 12:36 pm

Filber again seems to change testimony on Netanyahu, who hails ‘death’ of case

State witness tells court that damning evidence he gave regarding a meeting with the then-PM may have related to a different chat with Bezeq’s Elovitch

By TOI staff

Helmets and flak jackets are shipped to Ukraine, May 19, 2022 (Defense Ministry)

May 18, 2022, 12:10 pm

In first, Israel sends 2,000 helmets, 500 flak jackets to Ukraine

Defensive equipment to be handed over to civilian organizations, ministry says; aid is latest sign of Israeli policy shift on Russian invasion after initial attempt to stay neutral

By TOI staff