Reporter's Notebook When lightning strikes twice: Repeat rocket hits break calm on an Ashkelon street By Carrie Keller-Lynn Within a few years, two homes on same Ashkelon street destroyed by direct rocket hits from Gaza; 9 months after last major flareup, no improvement in Ashkelon shelter situation

Op-ed David Horovitz At the root of the latest Gaza-Israel flareup, implacable rejection of Israel The Shin Bet chief said Israel ‘closed a circle’ with the killing of three notorious Islamic Jihad commanders. But our enemies are intent on keeping it open

Analysis For Netanyahu, the storm before the calm? By Haviv Rettig Gur Things are looking up for the prime minister. If he can finish the Gaza fighting with public support intact and pass a state budget by month’s end, he will be all but unassailable

Analysis / Ben Gvir solves his own coalition crisis, leveraging Gaza op to pump up his base By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Analysis Amir Bar Shalom Israel needs a new policy to push Hamas out of its comfort zone The Gaza-ruling terror group is enjoying the economic benefits of detente with Israel and building its forces, while allowing Palestinian Islamic Jihad to keep up the fighting

Egypt seeking swift ceasefire as nationalist flag march in tense Jerusalem looms By Jacob Magid

New York governor announces $25 million in funding for hate crime prevention By Luke Tress Package comes as Jewish New Yorkers contend with regular antisemitic incidents, remain most targeted group in NYC

Top Ops

Meir Ben Shabbat Israel can nullify the threat of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Israel must act to continue the success of Operation Shield and Arrow, including deterring Hamas from joining PIJ’s attacks   Adele Raemer Evacuation diary: Fear of driving We Gaza border kibbutzniks have been warmly welcomed in Nahariya, but I’m too old for this nonsense. I need my home   Tzipora Lifchitz Mic drop at the ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ premier I worried that Netflix would get Orthodox Jewish dating wrong – until I realized that they aren’t the ones in the wrong   Shana Aaronson How one little girl and her mom gave me hope Advocating for sexual abuse survivors, I hear all about the predators, but I also know the heroes who have the tough conversations that stop abuse

Analysis Tunisia terror attack threatens to deal ‘mortal blow’ to rare Jewish pilgrimage By Canaan Lidor The slaying of two Jews and a soldier risks undoing a Jewish-Arab interaction maintained by the annual visits of about 8,000 French, Israeli and other Jews to the Arab country

French imam asks Israelis to continue Tunisia pilgrimage despite terror attack By Canaan Lidor   3 Ethiopians waiting to immigrate to Israel killed in Gondar fighting By Canaan Lidor   Israeli killed in Tunisian synagogue attack buried in Netivot amid Gaza fighting By Michael Horovitz and AP

At Meron pilgrimage, joy and grief mix as Haredi traditions and secular Israel clash By Canaan Lidor

ToI podcast What Matters Now to ToI analyst Haviv Rettig Gur: The political perils of conflict By Amanda Borschel-Dan After the Gaza conflict ends, PM Netanyahu faces another battle — to pass the budget. Once he does, we will learn his true stance on the judicial overhaul

In Poland, Canadian Holocaust survivor returns to native village as sole local Jew By Canaan Lidor

Eurovision 2023 Israel hoping Noa Kirel’s star power can fuel a come-from-behind Eurovision win By Amy Spiro Experienced pop singer seeks to ride ‘Unicorn’ to the top of the song contest in Liverpool, but faces tough competition from Sweden, Finland and France

Eurovision 2023 / Israel’s Noa Kirel rides ‘Unicorn’ to Eurovision grand final By Amy Spiro   Eurovision 2023 / Sweden wins 2023 Eurovision, while Israel’s Noa Kirel finishes in 3rd place By Amy Spiro   ToI podcast / Daily Briefing May 14: Operation Shield and Arrow wrap; bittersweet Eurovision battle By ToI Staff

Interview Nineties nostalgia sweeps Israel as Argentine heartthrob Felipe Colombo returns By Pablo Méndez Shiff

Film festival Jessica Steinberg Singers, eco-activists, designer dreams: True tales at 25th Docaviv Dozens of documentaries being screened at 10-day film festival hosted by Tel Aviv Cinematheque

Interview / Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan avoids tech, but imagines it for her characters By Jessica Steinberg   Protests are altering Israel’s trajectory, says Handmaid’s writer Margaret Atwood By Jessica Steinberg

Interview Daughter helps turn lens on pioneering photographer father Roman Vishniac in new film By Renee Ghert-Zand

Sealwatch In first, endangered seal snoozes on central Israeli shore By Michael Horovitz Nature and Park Authority volunteers arrive to guard rare Mediterranean Monk Seal, urge public to keep distance until she returns to sea

Israeli study reveals molecular basis for female Alzheimer’s patients’ rapid decline By Renee Ghert-Zand

ToI investigates Fridge recycling heats up, but most old appliances still end up in landfills By Sue Surkes Lack of regulations or enforcement allows companies to fudge official reports and avoid paying for disposal, with goods still being smuggled to Palestinians for burning

Company that offers farmers intel on trees adapts tech to measure carbon absorption By Sue Surkes   Israel’s first hydrogen refilling station for vehicles opens in north By Sue Surkes   Health expert: Government move to sidestep clean air law is a ‘license to kill’ By Sue Surkes

Israel Travels Revamped as a national park, ancient Sussita’s rich history is even more accessible By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am

A waste of an outfit By Rivka Herzfeld Having a key to an elevator somewhere in the synagogue building does not make the building handicapped accessible