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Missiles target Sderot, Galilee as Israel marks muted Independence Day
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Israel protests Yemeni Nobel laureate accusing it of genocide during Vatican
event
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Rights activist Tawakkul Karman delivers speech criticizing world for being
silent in the face of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza
Anti-Israel protests begin to fade as US universities close spring semester
By Agencies and ToI Staff
About 30 students stage walkout at Duke commencement over Seinfeld speech
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Petru Boscov, 35: Moldovan caregiver was like ‘family’ to patient
By ToI Staff
Murdered on October 7 in Kibbutz Holit alongside his charge Moshe Ridler
Those we have lostAsaf Edberg, 23: Carefree surfer lived ‘as if there is no
tomorrow’
By ToI Staff
Authorities name 620 soldiers, 62 police officers killed in Gaza war
By Emanuel Fabian
More Headlines
Amid war, five Israeli universities ascend in international rankings
By Gavriel Fiske
Convicted Iranian filmmaker flees country on foot, will attend Cannes Film
Festival
By Stuart Williams
25-year-old man shot dead in northern Druze-majority town of Isfiya
By ToI Staff
Thousands sign up for Independence Day march backing Gaza resettlement
By Jeremy Sharon
South Africa boycott may be looming, Israel’s foreign trade insurer warns
exporters
By Sharon Wrobel
Macron party candidate says she was tricked into ‘neo-Nazi’ group photo
By AFP
Amid intensified Russian assault on Ukraine, Putin removes defense minister
Shoigu
By AFP
PA says it can only pay 50% of civil sector salaries this month as tax funds
withheld
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Erdogan says Netanyahu’s ‘genocidal methods would make Hitler jealous’
By ToI Staff
Gantz warns Netanyahu not to advance law that would continue Haredi draft
exemptions
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Top Ops
Noah Efron
It is still Yom Ha’atzmaut
Independence Day 2024 may not be a time for celebration, but it is a time to see
all there is here to celebrate
Maoz Morell
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
Chaim Landau
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
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
Shachar Fridman
Be good people
Words from a fallen soldier: When you radiate happiness, a circle of joy will
slowly form that will create a better world
Zechariah Pesach Haber
Go south to celebrate Israel’s independence
A 2019 essay by a fallen soldier: When fellow Israelis were hiding from rockets
just a few days ago, partying doesn’t feel right
Joseph Gitarts
I have no regrets
A fallen soldier’s letter to his parents: I love you very much and I am proud
that you are my parents. I had a very interesting, happy life
Seth Mandell
When you stand with me in my grief
One of the hardest consequences of losing a child is the sense of isolation
after the shiva is over
Romi Sussman
The silent phones
When my sons were on missions in Gaza, I’d wait and wait for the WhatsApp check
to become two, and then blue. Now I mourn with the many who are still waiting
Becca Baitel
Navigating the queer community as an Israeli-American
After discovering I had no place in the LGBTQ+ community, I found solace by
connecting with queer and trans Zionists on social media
Sol Lizerbram
In 2024, we are all Theodor Herzl
The genocide libel against Israel parallels the Dreyfus Affair, except that now
Jewish students have the tools to combat hate…and win
Jeremy Rosen
Zionism vs. Judaism
If Ben-Gurion went too far in implying that Jews must live in Israel, insisting
that Jews have the right to live Jewishly there was exactly on target
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May 12: IDF chief on Memorial Day: I’m responsible for those who fell on Oct.
7; I won’t forget
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May 13: ‘Torch-dousing’ ceremony, rally for hostages counter state
independence confab
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May 11: US said offering info on Gaza tunnel locations if Israel skips mass
Rafah op
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US said offering intel on Hamas leaders’ whereabouts if Israel drops major
Rafah op
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Israel gets top public vote from 14 countries in Eurovision – plus ‘rest of
the world’
Those we have lost
Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war
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Those we have lost
Amitay Malihi, 20: ‘Endlessly playful’ despite his struggles
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Yehudit Itzchaki, 76: Doting grandma, child of Holocaust survivors
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Petru Boscov, 35: Moldovan caregiver was like ‘family’ to patient
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Sgt. Yotam Hillel, 19: Aspiring DJ who ‘had the biggest heart’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Maya Ben David, 48: Pioneering moringa plant enthusiast
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Sgt. Shimon Lugasi, 19: ‘Righteous’ soldier with a permanent smile
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Laurie Vardi, 24: Coldplay fan and dog lover with a sweet tooth
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Asaf Edberg, 23: Carefree surfer lived ‘as if there is no tomorrow’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Maya Bitton, 22 & Eliran Mizrahi, 23: Had just set a wedding date
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Staff Sgt. Neta Baram, 20: Animal lover was ‘salt of the earth’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Ofek Kimhi, 23: Life of the party was die-hard Hapoel TA fan
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
First Sgt. Sharon Rahmani, 34: Police officer also had law degree
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Raffi Mordo, 84: Rough kibbutznik with a soft heart
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Staff Sgt. Shlomo Reshetnikov, 20: Lone soldier from Russia
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Maayan Mor, 30: Loving aunt who ‘spread positive energy’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Orel Abohatzira, 25: Maccabi Haifa fan who never missed a game
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Shir Yaron, 21: Extreme sports lover with big travel plans
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Linor Keinan, 23: A great friend who knew how to enjoy life
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Aviel Oren, 29: Triplet who was a ‘man of kindness’
By ToI Staff
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Those we have lost
Sgt. Benyamin Gavriel Yona, 19: Helped struggling parents pay rent
By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
*
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Mohammed Alatrash, Bedouin father of 13
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Thai worker Pongsak Tanna, father of 14-year-old girl
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: UK citizen Emily Damari from her Kfar Aza apartment
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Devoted uncle and Nir Oz resident Yair Horn
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Shiri Bibas and her redheaded babies
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Arbel Yehud, third generation on Kibbutz Nir Oz
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Hamza Ziyadne, Rahat resident working in Kibbutz Holit
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Gali Berman, from Kfar Aza’s ‘young neighborhood’
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Eli Sharabi from Kibbutz Be’eri
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Thai field hand Sriaoun Watchara
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Surasak Lamnau, Thai worker abducted with employer
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ohad Yahalomi, shot in the leg by terrorists
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Ofer Calderon, initially escaped through window
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Tal Shoham, held captive separately from family
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Matan Zangauker, ‘is a survivor’
By ToI Staff
*
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Youssef Hamis Ziyadne from Rahat
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: US citizen Keith Siegel, driven to Gaza in his own car
By ToI Staff
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Those we are missing
Taken captive: Edan Alexander, told mother he was safe
By ToI Staff
*
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Nadav Popplewell, held in tunnel under Gaza
By ToI Staff
*
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Avraham Munder, forced to kneel in front of terrorists
By ToI Staff
Tales of the Times
The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting
*
Box of memories
Website aims to tell stories of fallen soldiers to their young kids
By Gavriel Fiske
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The maternal line
Yad Vashem displays scrapbooks by women hiding Jewish babies
By Jessica Steinberg
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'Blessed sight'
Cheers and flames at Jerusalem’s ancient ‘Holy Fire’ event
By Agencies and ToI Staff
*
The way they were
‘Deepfakes’ of Holocaust victims beamed onto Habima for Remembrance Day
By Jessica Steinberg
*
On gossamer wings
Dragonfly new to Israel discovered in kibbutz ‘bio-blitz’
By Sue Surkes
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Curtains up
Two shows on antisemitism sweep 2024 Tony nominations
By Lisa Keys
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Sunny Son
Musician Orian Shukron composes song for hostage Omer Shem-Tov
By Jessica Steinberg
*
Reality TV
Apple TV and Kan delay release of ‘Tehran’ season 3 due to war
By Jessica Steinberg
*
Personal statement
‘Kind of privilege-y’: Bill Maher rebukes anti-Israel protesters
By ToI Staff
*
The write stuff
Barak Ravid receives White House correspondents’ award
By ToI Staff
*
Blue and white screen
Jerusalem Cinematheque plans Independence Day singalongs, trivia quiz
By Jessica Steinberg
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Why is this photo different
Sara Netanyahu walks back photoshopped Seder pic amid ridicule
By Stuart Winer
*
The 5th Question
Why does that Manischewitz matzah box look so different?
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Jackie Hajdenberg
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Tipping the scales
Researchers study how to keep our gefilte fish healthy
By ToI Staff
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Every step counts
Family, friends of hostage run Tel Aviv race in his honor
By Jessica Steinberg
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Boom market
Jordanians try to sell downed Iranian rockets on the internet
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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Sky of Nut
Study uses Egyptian mythology as blueprint for ancient heavens
By ToI Staff
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Cloudy with a chance of cholent
Iran attack draws dark humor from captive Israeli audience
By ToI Staff
*
Players gonna play
This Jewish comedian hopes to set a new baseball record
By Luke Tress
*
Old news
Keshet announces production of two ancient history docu-series
By Jessica Steinberg
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