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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 530

ToI Staff

Smoke billows behind a cemetery during Israeli strikes near Gaza City on March 18, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
March 19, 2025, 4:19 am
Fresh waves of airstrikes reported in Gaza as resumed offensive enters second day
Houthis say they attacked US carrier group in Red Sea for fourth time in days * Cabinet votes to bring Ben Gvir back as minister * Final stash of Kennedy assassination files unsealed
By ToI Staff
Israelis attend a rally against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 19, 2025, 3:49 am
Over 40,000 in Tel Aviv protest Netanyahu over move to fire Shin Bet chief
Former Mossad chief says prime minister poses ‘clear and present danger to the nation’s security’ as crowd accuses leaders of abandoning nation for narrow political interests
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
In this image made from a video released by the Israeli Government Press Office, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Government Press Office via AP)
March 19, 2025, 1:08 am
Vowing to press Gaza strikes, Netanyahu says hostage talks only to be held ‘under fire’
Premier says Hamas rejected all proposals for more releases, slams critics for suggesting he resumed fighting for his own political interests; ground offensive reportedly on table
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Alma Varsano, from left, Jaron Varsano, Ori Varsano, Gal Gadot, Maya Varsano, and Daniella Varsano pose with Gadot's new star during a ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
March 18, 2025, 11:43 pm
Gal Gadot becomes first Israeli actor to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
‘Anything is possible,’ says Gadot, crediting her four daughters with inspiring ‘me to be a better person,’ as small pro- and anti-Israel protests staged outside ceremony
By ToI Staff
FILE: IAF F-16I fighter jets prepare to take off from the Ramon Airbase in southern Israel for strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, January 10, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 18, 2025, 9:49 pm
IAF dismisses reservist navigator for refusing to serve due to resumption of war
Reservist Alon Gur posted online that he won’t serve because Israel ‘abandoned’ its people, has no value for human life; military says Gur’s service ‘was permanently terminated’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
March 18, 2025, 9:17 pm
European nations express ‘great concern’ over renewed fighting in Gaza
Lamenting ‘shocking’ images coming out of Gaza, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warns that fate of hostages, Palestinians, and wider Middle East are being put at risk
By Agencies, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Finance Minister, head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 17, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 18, 2025, 4:15 pm
At Knesset meeting, Smotrich says hostages’ families are heard ‘too much’
Far-right finance minister argues with daughter-in-law of slain hostage, orders her to ‘get out’ of committee room, calls guards to eject protesters
By ToI Staff
Members of the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group, including Mahmoud Khalil, center, are surrounded by members of the media outside the Columbia University campus, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
March 18, 2025, 2:53 pm
Columbia anti-Israel activist facing deportation contests his detention relocation
Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate arrested after leading anti-Israel protests, rejects officials’ explanation that he was moved from New Jersey to Louisiana facility over bedbug problem
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on March 18, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
March 18, 2025, 1:29 pm
Trump said to ‘green-light’ renewal of Gaza strikes, as world laments truce collapse
Israel let White House know ahead of resumption of war, says it is hitting terror targets; Russia warns against ‘spiral of escalation’; Turkey denounces ‘new phase’ in genocide
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Carmit Palty Katzir, whose brother Elad Katzir was killed in captivity in Gaza, speaks at the Knesset on March 18, 2025 (Courtesy)
March 18, 2025, 12:32 pm
Hostage families warn resumption of hostilities in Gaza ‘killing the captives’
Families Forum demands meeting with Netanyahu, urges public to protest outside his office as he confers with security chiefs; smaller, hardline Tikva Forum welcomes renewed strikes
By ToI Staff
In this handout image provided by the US NAVY the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Strait of Gibraltar, November 25, 2024. (Michael Gomez / US NAVY / AFP)
March 18, 2025, 10:26 am
Houthis claim attack on American warships; US scoffs they missed by ‘over 100 miles’
US defense official blasts ongoing ‘lies and disinformation’ by Iran-backed rebel group, which threatens ‘escalation’ over resumed fighting in Gaza
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court to testify in his corruption trial, March 17, 2025. (Tomer Appelbaum/Pool)
March 18, 2025, 9:42 am
Netanyahu’s testimony in graft trial canceled for the day amid shock Gaza offensive
PM says prosecutors approved cancellation due to ‘urgent security consultation’ following resumption of hostilities
By ToI Staff
Syrian troops take position in the village of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, located 2 km (1.24 miles) from the Lebanon border, Syria, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
March 18, 2025, 9:10 am
Lebanon and Syria reach ceasefire, ending two days of border clashes
Fighting sparked after Syria accused Hezbollah of kidnapping, killing three Syrian soldiers; Beirut has returned bodies, opened up channels with Damascus to ease tensions
By AP and ToI Staff
Cornell University students sit outside on November 3, 2023, in Ithaca, New York. (Matt Burkhartt/ Getty Images/ AFP)
March 18, 2025, 8:39 am
Cornell student suit against deportation of anti-Israel activists cites Jewish group
Gambian-British grad Momodou Taal, who was suspended for leading protests last year, notes Betar US has called for his expulsion from country
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from L) poses for a photo with his cabinet at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on June 5, 2024. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is seen in the second row, second from the right. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 18, 2025, 1:44 am
Netanyahu says AG ‘abusing’ her authority by opposing Shin Bet chief’s firing
PM denies dismissal meant to thwart probe into aides’ Qatar links; vote on ousting Bar up in the air and may be delayed by weeks after initial plans to move it up to Tuesday
By ToI Staff
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