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What Matters Most On Tuesday, November 13, 2018

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The silhouette of an Israeli soldier is pictured in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on November 13, 2018.(JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Security restrictions removed in southern Israel as uncertain calm sets in

After tense 24 hours, army tells Gaza-area residents they can return to routine; Palestinian official says Egypt still trying to convince Israel to accept ceasefire deal

8:45 pm

State Department condemns 'unacceptable' rocket fire from Gaza
8:36 pm

IDF: Bus hit by anti-tank missile was near Gaza border against protocol
8:13 pm

Polls close in tense round 2 of Jerusalem municipal elections

A picture taken on November 12, 2018, shows a bus set ablaze after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, at the Israel-Gaza border near the kibbutz of Kfar Aza, on November 12, 2018. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

Video shows bus hit by missile minutes after soldiers disembarked

Bus had previously been filled with troops but was apparently empty of everyone but driver when it was hit by an anti-tank missile fired from Gaza

A picture taken on November 12, 2018, shows a bus set ablaze after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, at the Israel-Gaza border near the kibbutz of Kfar Aza, on November 12, 2018. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

Condition of soldier severely injured by anti-tank missile improves

Smoke from the Israeli bus hit by mortar fire from Gaza on November 12, 2018. (Screen capture/Hadashot news)

Soldier critically hurt as more than 300 rockets, shells from Gaza pummel south

By Judah Ari Gross

Missiles from the Iron Dome air defense system in the south of Israel destroy incoming missiles above Ashkelon fired from the Gaza Strip on November 13, 2018. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)

Rockets, mortars from Gaza continue despite reports of 3:30 p.m. ceasefire

By Judah Ari Gross

Arabic news outlets say Gaza terror groups agree to request from Egyptians to halt attacks in order to give ceasefire a chance

IDF threatens to step up Gaza attacks, but won’t call up reservists for now

By Judah Ari Gross

Gaza rocket fusillade on southern Israel resumes after brief overnight lull

By Judah Ari Gross, ToI Staff and AP

Terror groups threaten to expand attacks to Beersheba, Ashdod and beyond

Mahmoud Abu Asabeh, 48, from the West Bank town of Halhul north of Hebron, was killed late Monday, November 12, 2018, when a rocket launched by Gaza terrorists struck a home in the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon. (Twitter screen capture)

Man killed in Ashkelon rocket attack was Palestinian from Hebron area

Uncle of 48-year-old Mahmoud Abu Asabeh says his nephew had worked in Israel for 15 years; security official says he had permission to spend nights in Israel

One killed, two seriously hurt as rocket strikes Ashkelon apartment building

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

Victims only found under rubble in Ashkelon an hour after rocket strike

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

‘The rocket fell through the living room’: Israelis describe terror of barrage

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

A man stands inside a house that was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on November 13, 2018 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Analysis

Melanie Lidman and Video by Luke Tress

Residents of rocket-battered Ashkelon try to regain a sense of normalcy

Coastal city slowly comes back to life after overnight strike kills 1 and injures 13, but school is still off, and residents are staying near protected areas

Israel rejects international mediation as cabinet meets to discuss Gaza

By Raphael Ahren

As cross-border violence flares, Abbas cuts trip abroad short

US condemns Hamas rocket attacks, calls for ‘immediate halt’

By Eric Cortellessa

A ball of fire above the building housing the Hamas-run television station al-Aqsa TV in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli air strike, on November 12, 2018. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Israeli strike levels headquarters of Hamas-affiliated TV station in Gaza

By Adam Rasgon and Judah Ari Gross

IDF says Al-Aqsa TV used for military activities, including sending messages to terror operatives; Islamic Jihad condemns attack

A bus burns after it was hit by an anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip near the Israel-Gaza border on November 12, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces/Twitter)

International community condemns rocket fire on Israel

By Raphael Ahren

President Reuven Rivlin consoles the family of an IDF officer killed in the Gaza Strip during the officer's funeral o November 12 2018 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Thousands attend funeral for special forces officer killed in Gaza raid

Israeli security forces and firefighters gather near a bus set ablaze after it was hit by an anti-tank missile fired from the Palestinian enclave, at the Israel-Gaza border near the kibbutz of Kfar Aza, on November 12, 2018. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

Op-ed

Hamas will never change. Sooner or later, it must be faced down

Israel has manifestly sought to avoid a descent into deeper conflict. But Gaza’s Islamist rulers will not allow quiet to prevail

Fire and smoke billow following Israeli air strikes targeting Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, near the border with Egypt, on November 12, 2018. (Said KHATIB / AFP)

IDF says it hit 70 targets in response to Gaza attacks, including 3 tunnels

By Judah Ari Gross

A man watches a building that was set ablaze after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on November 12, 2018. (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

Hamas claims massive rocket barrage, threatens to strike deeper into Israel

By Adam Rasgon and Judah Ari Gross

Gaza's Hamas leader Ismail Haniya flashes the V for victory sign at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Gaza city, on October 12, 2018. (Said Khatib/AFP)

Analysis

Avi Issacharoff

Israel and Hamas are plunging into an all-out war that neither side wants

Both are under intense pressure and are determined to deter each other, but there is yet hope they can come back from the brink

Israel media reviewSpeed-walking toward war: 7 things to know for November 13

By Joshua Davidovich

School canceled across south amid unprecedented rocket onslaught

By ToI Staff and Judah Ari Gross

IDF readies for heavier Gaza conflict as massive missile barrage persists

By Judah Ari Gross

Schlepping into the saferoom

I can only imagine those Sderot moms and dads and their concerns tonight — pray for a peaceful tomorrow

Shmuley Boteach

Miriam Adelson deserves the Medal of Freedom

When President Trump gives her the medal on Friday, he’ll be giving it to a tireless humanitarian and defender of the US-Israel alliance

Hezbollah takes over Lebanon’s ministry of health, media is M.I.A

A terror group that aims to destroy Israel will now have more resources to spread disinformation and manipulate the press

When America doubted my grandmother’s loyalty

How far have we come since an overzealous bureaucrat or a neighbor with a grudge could cast doubt on the patriotism of a fellow citizen?

Local elections campaign posters can be seen as smoke rises behind from a building that was set ablaze by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on November 12, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Jerusalem, other towns return to mayoral polls, as Gaza attacks stymie 1 runoff

By Raoul Wootliff

Candidates who failed to reach 40% in first round face tense runoffs; race in capital too close to call as voters chose between ultra-Orthodox-backed Lion and secular Berkovitch

An ultra-Orthodox man stands outside the Haredi campaign headquarters for the Jerusalem mayoral candidate Ofer Berkovitch in Jerusalem, on November 8, 2018, ahead of the second round municipal elections that will take place on November 13. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Jerusalem Hasidic leaders refrain from endorsing mayor, in boost to Berkovitch

By Marissa Newman

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A group of high school students in Baraboo, Wisconsin, making a salute in a photo published on November 11, 2018. At back right is Jordan Blue, who didn't salute. (Screenshot: Twitter)

Authorities investigate after entire US class performs Nazi salute

By JTA

Local school district threatens legal measures after photo of students in Wisconsin goes viral, draws condemnation from Auschwitz Memorial

Sarah Silverman participates in a panel during the Hulu Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Pointed jokeSarah Silverman: Better to get a Hollywood star than have to sew one on

By Josefin Dolsten

Tamika Mallory, right, co-chair of the Women's March on Washington, DC, talks during an interview with fellow co-chairs Carmen Perez, left, and Linda Sarsour, January 9, 2017, in New York City. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Women’s March condemns anti-Semitism, but supports leaders Sarsour and Mallory

By JTA

More Headlines

AnalysisConfusion during Gaza op shows risk Netanyahu takes by not designating deputy

By Raoul Wootliff

An American flag is draped over the charred remains of an old pickup truck entering Point Dume along the pacific coast highway in Malibu, California, on November 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

California wildfiresCalifornia synagogues, Hillel houses and families evacuate amid raging fires

By Elissa Einhorn

Stan Lee, creator of comic-book franchises such as 'Spider-Man,' 'The Incredible Hulk' and 'X-Men,' smiles during a photo session in his office in Santa Monica, California, April 16, 2002. (Reed Saxon/AP)

A universe of flawed heroes: Stan Lee was ahead of his time

US comic book writer Stan Lee attends a talk show during the Tokyo Comic Con in Chiba, a suburb of Tokyo, Japan, on December 2, 2016. (Behrouz MEHRI / AFP/ File)

Stan Lee, architect of the contemporary comic book, dies at 95

By ANDREW DALTON and Dave Zelio

Former Arab Israeli MK Basel Ghattas enters Gilboa Prison to serve his 2-year sentence on July 2, 2017. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)

Ex-MK imprisoned for smuggling cellphones to terrorists denied early release

By Michael Bachner

Illustrative: Passengers rush through New York's Penn Station to catch their train, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016. (AP/Mark Lennihan)

Holocaust survivor dies after shove by commuter at New York train station

By JTA

Illustrative: A TV screen shows a local news program reporting a North Korea missile launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, November 30, 2017. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea developing ballistic missiles at 16 secret sites – report

By ToI Staff and Agencies

People sit on the beach of the Sea of Galilee near Kibbutz Ein-Gev, on October 8, 2018. (JACK GUEZ/AFP)

Shrinking Sea of Galilee has some hoping for a miracle

By Clothilde Mraffko

US National security adviser John Bolton gestures while speaking to the media during a news briefing following his meetings with Georgian officials in Tbilisi, Georgia, October 26, 2018. (Shakh Aivazov/AP)

US security chief Bolton vows to ‘squeeze’ Iran

By AFP

The Hezbollah-affiliated al-Mayadeen television channel airs footage of an Israeli soldier removing a flag from the Gaza security fence, which contained a tripwire that set off a bomb moments later, on February 17, 2018. (Screen capture)

Video emerges of February attack on soldiers along Gaza border

By Judah Ari Gross

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan, addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, June 4, 2018. (Ronald Zak/AP)

UN nuclear watchdog says Iran remains within 2015 deal limits

By KIYOKO METZLER

Johann Rehbogen, a 94-year-old former SS enlisted man, who is accused of hundreds of counts of accessory to murder for alleged crimes committed while he served as a guard at the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp, waits for the beginning of the third day of his trial at the regional court in Muenster, Germany, November 13, 2018. (Guido Kirchner/pool photo via AP)

Ex-SS guard, 94, to testify at trial in Germany in rare move

By David Courbet

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