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What Matters Most On Monday, May 13, 2024

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a state memorial ceremony for fallen Israeli soldiers, at the National Hall For Israel's Fallen soldiers at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Memorial Day, May 13, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

Herzog: Israel can only heal when hostages return

‘You took my children’: Netanyahu heckled as Memorial Day marked at national cemetery

At military cemeteries across the country, somber ceremonies focus on the heavy losses of October 7; Gallant says war against Hamas will shape Israel’s future ‘for decades to come’

A supporter of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir yells at a protester outside the Ashdod military cemetery following a Memorial Day ceremony on May 13, 2024. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)

Violence and protests mar wartime Memorial Day ceremonies

Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing May 13: Day 220 – A day of reckoning as Israel observes Memorial Day

IDF soldiers stand to attention as the memorial siren sounds during the ceremony marking Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

President Herzog: 'Our losses are too many, too many indeed'

‘A tear in the heart of Israel’: Nation marks a visceral post-October 7 Memorial Day

By Sam Sokol, Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman

Army chief: ‘IDF failed on Oct. 7; I am responsible for those who fell; I will never forget’; Knesset speaker: Attack was ‘one of most horrific manifestations of evil in history’

Druze activist Hamud Marzuk makes a point to Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat at the entrance to the Druze military cemetery in Isfiya, northern Israel, on May 13, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

Tensions simmer at Druze memorial ceremony attended by Likud minister Nir Barkat

The crowd at the pre-recorded annual Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial ceremony, filmed May 8, 2024, and broadcast on Memorial Day eve on May 12. (Screenshot: YouTube/Combatants for Peace; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Israelis, Palestinians hold joint online memorial: ‘Help our wounded humanity heal’

Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since October 7, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on the eve of Israel's 76th independence day, May 13, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Live updates (closed)

May 13: ‘Torch-dousing’ ceremony, rally for hostages counter state independence confab

By Elana Kirsh and Joshua Davidovich

Over 100,000 gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv * White House: We don’t believe Israel is perpetrating genocide in Gaza war * Netanyahu calls for full victory over Hamas

8:59 pm

Amsterdam University closed for 2 days after masked anti-Israel activists storm building in violent sit-in
8:49 pm

Sinwar ran secret police force with network of informants to quash dissent in Gaza -- report
8:46 pm

'Completely and utterly unacceptable behavior': US slams right-wing activists blocking Gaza aid trucks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to NBC's 'Meet the Press,' May 12, 2024. (Screen capture: X/NBC, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Warns further arms may be withheld if major Rafah op starts

Blinken urges Israel to lay out postwar plan so ‘Hamas can’t govern Gaza again’

By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Reuters

Israel has ‘means and will’ to investigate violations of international law, says top US diplomat, defending inconclusive State Dept. report

US Ambassador Jack Lew speaks in an interview with Channel 12 news broadcast on May 12, 2024. (Screenshot: Channel 12)

US envoy denies ties with Israel have changed: Only ‘1 set of munitions’ held back

Former US president and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on May 11, 2024. (Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump: Biden ‘surrounded by fascists,’ weapons delay to Israel ‘shocking’

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Rivka Grabovsky and her children in an undated photo. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law/ Zman)

Memorial Day

An unsung heroine’s 1948 tale of courage and captivity resonates anew after October 7

By Tal Schneider

Rivka Grabovsky’s little-known ordeals, during the War of Independence and as a POW held by Syria, take on added layers as Israelis process a more recent tragedy

Female IDF combat soldier (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Memorial Day

Fighting and dying alongside men for decades, female soldiers finally get their due

By Maya Zanger-Nadis

Women Warriors site gathers stories and info about female troops killed in line of duty, as group hopes to memorialize fallen and inspire more integration in combat roles

Members of the security team of Shomera hold a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers on May 12, 2024. (Courtesy of Shimon Vaknin)

Memorial Day'We’re like ducks at a shooting gallery here'

In evacuated northern towns, a handful of defenders proudly commemorate the fallen

By Canaan Lidor

Local security team members say they welcome the ‘privilege’ of standing guard, but hope for radical change worthy of the casualties’ ultimate sacrifice

An Israeli fighter jet flies above the Israel-Lebanon border, May 6, 2024. (Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

4 troops hurt in Hezbollah missile attack; explosive drones strike north

By Emanuel Fabian

Soldiers listed in good and moderate condition; bomb-laden UAVs spark fire near Beit Hillel; attacks come as country marks Memorial Day

Wounded IDF paramedic Gaya Zubery (left) speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi as he visits wounded soldiers at Sheba Medical Center. (IDF)

Healing the nation: Group of medical personnel to jointly light Independence Day torch

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Hospital doctors, a nurse, a 20-year-old female IDF paramedic severely wounded in Gaza and a health nonprofit founder will share the honor

Jenny Sividia with a picture of her brother Shlomi Sividia, killed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 (Screen capture, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

‘Every day is Memorial Day’ for bereaved siblings of October 7 victims

By Jessica Steinberg

Brothers and sisters talk about what their lives have been like since their loved ones were killed — at the Supernova rave, in Sderot and in the line of duty

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

When you live in Israel, the fallen are everywhere

We don’t commemorate our loved ones’ deaths, but rather the lives they lived, the loves they loved, before we lost them

Make space for the pain, make space for the joy

When Amir was killed in combat on October 7, his parents knew they had to celebrate their talented son and his zest for life

Shachar Fridman

Words from a fallen soldier: When you radiate happiness, a circle of joy will slowly form that will create a better world

To-do lists for a life cut short

Among a fallen soldier’s goals for his army service: Don’t complain, take initiative, don’t be upset by the little things, and help others

Israel StoryProduced in partnership with The Times of Israel

Wartime Diaries: Amit Halivni Bar-Peled

For Israel’s Memorial Day, Amit Halivni Bar-Peled shares her identities as a mother, a pastry chef, and a widow of a fallen soldier.

Amit Halivni Bar-Peled at right, with her late husband Yuval and son Jon-Jon (Israel Story)

Israel opens 3rd crossing into northern Gaza to ‘increase aid routes’ during war

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Dozens of WFP flour trucks enter Strip via Western Erez Crossing, which complements two other entrances into Strip’s battered north

An aerial view of the new crossing with the northern Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Zikim, May 12, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

File: A woman instructs children on arithmetic multiplication in a classroom at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) at the Shati camp for Palestinian refugees, west of Gaza City, on May 7, 2024. (AFP)

Gazans strive to study as education system falls apart amid war

By Reuters and ToI Staff

About 30 students stage walkout at Duke commencement over Seinfeld speech

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Jewish comedian, who visited Israel in solidarity following October 7, receives honorary degree at graduation event attended by some 7,000 people

Commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld laughs on stage during Duke University's graduation ceremony, May 12, 2024, in Durham, North Carolina. (Bill Snead/Duke University via AP)

Illustrative: A student sits with her cap decorated to read "Free Palestine" while attending the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts graduation ceremony, on May 12, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Angelina Katsanis/AP)

Anti-Israel protests begin to fade as US universities close spring semester

By Agencies and ToI Staff

File: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry attends a panel discussion during the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh on April 29, 2024. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP)

Egypt joins ICJ case against Israel as one official warns Rafah op puts peace at risk

By Lazar Berman and AP

As IDF deepens action in city, Cairo escalates pressure on Jerusalem to pull back troops; at the same time, country’s FM insists peace treaty is ‘core pillar of regional stability’

A Palestinian man counts a stack of Israeli Shekels in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 5, 2021. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)

PA says it can only pay 50% of civil sector salaries this month as tax funds withheld

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Finance Ministry says it is preventing transfer of tax revenues, said to amount to $46 million, citing Ramallah’s diplomatic efforts against Israel

Composite image showing Segev Schwartz, left, and Eitan Neeman, right, both soldiers who were killed on or around October 7, next to their respective memorial wines. (courtesy)

'When you remember somebody and you drink wine, you are happy'

Local wine firms market libations honoring Israel’s fallen, but some hit sour notes

By Gavriel Fiske

Projects that allow bereaved families to craft a drinkable memorial are proliferating in the wake of October 7, as some accuse them of profiteering from national pain

A composite image produced by the Nachala Settlement Movement organization of banners posted around the country advertising a mass rally close to the Gaza border on Independence Day, May 14, 2024, demanding the construction of new settlements in Gaza. (Courtesy Nachala Settlement Movement)

Thousands sign up for Independence Day march backing Gaza resettlement

By Jeremy Sharon

‘We will march together in order to demand the settlement of the entire Gaza Strip,’ says ultranationalist MK endorsing Tuesday rally

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