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What Matters Most On Monday, May 19, 2025

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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

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

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)

Netanyahu orders immediate renewal of humanitarian aid to Gaza, under heavy US pressure

By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Michael Bachner

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (right) in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘Insanity’: Hawkish politicians and groups pillory Netanyahu for resuming aid to Gaza

By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff

Smoke billows to the north as Palestinians move with their belogings through Jabalia while fleeing the northern Gaza Strip towards Gaza City on May 19, 2025, amid Israeli evacuation orders and ongoing strikes. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)

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May 19: PM says UK, France, Canada rewarding terror amid threats over Israel’s conduct in Gaza

Aid trucks enter Gaza, ending 10-week blockade * PM defends aid as necessary for war effort * Smotrich backs off threat to bolt coalition * Gazans flee Khan Younis after IDF warning

9:30 pm

PM says UK, France and Canada rewarding terror amid threats over Israel's conduct in Gaza
9:17 pm

91 Gazans killed in Israeli strikes Monday — official from Hamas-linked civil defense agency
9:14 pm

Schumer introduces bill banning foreign Air Force One planes amid Qatari donation

‘Heartbroken’ woman dies 19 months after son’s entire family was murdered on Oct. 7

Tamar Kutz was among the founders of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, where Hamas-led terrorists massacred 64 people, including five of her relatives

Undated photo of Tamar Kutz. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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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)

IDF declares all of Khan Younis a combat zone

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

Israeli troops work on their armored vehicles at a position by the border with the Gaza Strip on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

IDF says it has begun ‘broad’ ground operations as it expands new Gaza offensive

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and 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)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing May 19: Day 591 – PM orders immediate Gaza aid as talks falter

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid

Our tradition never taught us to mistake power for righteousness. The Torah calls not for blind allegiance, but for moral accounting.

Eurovision: They have ears but do not hear

The gap between the public and the jury isn’t a matter of bad judgment. It is a symptom of a deep crisis of representation

Former hostage Arbel Yehoud appears before the Knesset Women and Gender Equality Committee, May 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

‘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

Hostage advocates march at Israel Day on 5th, May 18, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

50,000 march in NYC’s annual Israel parade centered on the plight of the hostages

By Luke Tress and Jessica Steinberg

Israel Day on 5th, a significant yearly celebration for the region’s Jewish community, features ex-captives and state’s political leadership

Protesters in The Hague demand the Dutch government draw a 'red line' opposing Israel's military campaign in Gaza, as it fights the Hamas terror group there, on March 18, 2025. (Screen captures via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Huge protest in The Hague demands Dutch government draw ‘red line’ on Gaza war

By Agencies and 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

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’

A woman walks by a poster calling for the release of the hostages, in Tel Aviv, on May 18, 2025 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Netanyahu says negotiators in Qatar also discussing end to Gaza war if Hamas disarms

By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announces a Gaza hostage release and ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, at a press conference on January 15, 2025. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Coalition backs bill to label Qatar ‘terror-supporting,’ amid hostage talks in Doha

By Nava Freiberg 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)

Former US president Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer

By Joseph Ax and Nandita Bose

Family reviewing treatment options after disease has spread to bones; Biden’s health was scrutinized amid 2024 reelection bid and debate performance

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 (not in picture) in the regional capital Arbil on February 17, 2025. (Safin HAMID / AFP)

Iran warns nuclear talks will fail if US pushes for zero enrichment

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Deputy FM says enrichment is ‘national achievement’ that won’t be abandoned, despite US envoy Witkoff warning any such activity is a ‘red line’

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)

Iran says it summoned British diplomat over arrest of nationals

By Reuters and ToI Staff

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left) in Paris, France, April 17, 2025. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP); Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. (Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool Photo via AP)

Witkoff says US ‘red line’ in Iran talks is any ability for Tehran to enrich uranium

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

A Palestinian man spits on an IDF officer on a bus in Bat Yam, May 18, 2025 (X screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Palestinian suspected of spitting on IDF officer turns himself in to police

By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers

Police had warned West Bank resident he is better off coming to them after incident on bus in central Israel; suspect denies responsibility, claims he was in West Bank at time

Illustrative: A handcuffed man in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi /FLASH90)

Palestinian to be charged with murdering Arab Israeli woman as she birthed their son

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stitches the first Blue Eagle label into a dress during a ceremony marking the inauguration of the National Recovery Administration (NRA) code label for women's dresses in New York City, January 22, 1934. (AP Photo)

How trailblazing US labor secretary Frances Perkins quietly lobbied for Holocaust refugees

By Rich Tenorio

While the labor activist is famous for being the first female Cabinet member, on the 60th anniversary of her death, a new book explores her overlooked efforts to help Jews fleeing the Nazis

President Isaac Herzog (L) meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 18, 2025 (Maayan Toaf / GPO)

Herzog, Jewish leaders attend pope’s inauguration, hope to mend rift over Gaza war

By Rossella Tercatin, Nava Freiberg and Agencies

Jewish delegation to meet Leo on Monday, seeking a different path after relations deteriorated as Francis became harshly critical of Israeli actions in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV vows to work for unity, make Catholic Church symbol of world peace

By Nicole Winfield

Members of the press wait for a Red Cross convoy after Hamas's release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, on Salah al-Din Street, east of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, May 12, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

High Court delays Gaza press access hearing for sixth time amid escalating offensive

By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff

Government has been granted repeated extensions to answer Foreign Press Association petition demanding journalists be allowed to undertake independent reporting inside Strip

Netanyahu presents items to his widow

2,500 items belonging to executed spy Eli Cohen recovered from Syria by Mossad

Covert operation retrieves entire Syrian archive 60 years after his execution in Damascus, includes passports, final will, letters, keys to his apartment

Nadia Cohen (L), the widow of spy Eli Cohen, meets with Prime Minister Netanyahu (R) in his office, May 18, 2025, after Israel retrieved some 2,000 documents related to his capture from Syria. (Prime Minister's Office)

Comment

Joshua Davidovich

Thank you, JJ: For Israel at Eurovision, first would have been the worst

From hostages to Houthis, there are many wins Israel can use. But a campy song contest that would have given anti-Israel voices a fresh stage to air their hate is not one of them

Protesters burn US and Israeli flags during a demonstration against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, on May 17, 2025. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP)

Then-Republican presidential nominee President Donald Trump lights a candle with Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun at an event marking one year since the October 7 Hamas atrocities, October 7, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

His story includes lawsuit involving allegations of infidelity

The rise of Yehuda Kaploun: How a Hasidic fixer became Trump’s antisemitism czar nominee

By Asaf Elia-Shalev

For decades, the candidate has kept a low profile while active in Jewish life, business and politics. Now, as he awaits Senate confirmation, the community he served is noticeably quiet

Amid nepotism claims, new rabbinical judges appointed for first time in 7 years

By Rossella Tercatin

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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks during the Israel Information Technology Conference in Ness Ziona, May 5, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)

Israeli teen arrested for spying for Iran on former PM Bennett during hospital stay

By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff

View of the border area between Israel and Jordan, near Hamat Gader, southern Golan Heights, on November 28, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Security cabinet approves plan for high-tech security barrier along Jordanian border

By Stav Levaton

Gary Lineker during the FA Cup Final match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City, May 17, 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London. (IMAGO/PPAUK via Reuters Connect)

BBC’s main soccer presenter Gary Lineker leaves broadcaster over antisemitic post

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi in Jerusalem, July 17, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)

Government backs media regulation bill, AG says it will endanger freedom of the press

By Jeremy Sharon

A pro-Palestinian protester against Israel is escorted away by security while interrupting Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman during a presentation of the company's AI assistant, Copilot, ahead of a 50th Anniversary presentation at Microsoft headquarters, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Washington. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Microsoft denies claim its AI tech was used by IDF during war to target Gazans

By Sharon Wrobel

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)

Quick starterShocking field, rookie Israeli-born driver wins pole at Indy 500

By AP and ToI Staff

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