LiveLive Updates May 17, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMay 17, 2026UpdatesICC issues arrest warrants against five Israeli officials, diplomatic source saysThe International Criminal Court has issued secret arrest warrants for an unspecified number of Israeli officials, a source told Haaretz. A diplomatic source said the warrants target two Israeli politicians and two military officials, and that the timing of their issuance is unknown.The development adds to previously known warrants issued in November 2024 for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and comes amid earlier reporting that prosecutors had considered pursuing cases involving Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.Mothers of former Gaza hostages meet with mother of kidnapped Israeli-Ethiopian girl: 'I know I am not alone'The mothers of former Gaza hostages, some of whom were killed and others that were released, met with the mother of Haymanot Kasau amid protests calling for increased efforts to locate the Ethiopian-Israeli girl who went missing from an immigrant absorption center in the northern Israeli city of Safed in 2024."I have no words to describe how much this meeting did me good, the hug, the listening, the encouragement and the support they gave me touched my heart. Now I know that I am not alone, I have new sisters," Kassau said. "In the midst of the pain and worry, they gave me hope to continue fighting and not give up."Ofri Bibas, sister of Yarden Bibas, who was killed in Hamas captivity, and one of the meeting's initiators, said that "only we, the families of the hostages, can identify with what the members of the Kasau family are going through." She added, "We, the families, had each other and the huge public that mobilized for us. They are alone; we were not there for Haymanot and her family."Released hostage mother says Friday IDF killing of Hamas military chief proves hostages could have been returned earlierThe mother of released hostage Nimrod Cohen said Friday's IDF strike that killed Hamas Military Commander Izz al-Din Haddad proved it was possible to "bring back" the hostages earlier and then continue with strikes after."For two years, they told us it was impossible to bring back my son because we wouldn't be able to return to fight afterward," Viki Cohen wrote on X. "On the weekend, Israel assassinated the majority of the murderers in Gaza; reality proved that it is possible to return [the hostages] and then strike as necessary.""Was it possible to bring back Nimrod earlier? The assassination at the end of the week gives a clear answer: Yes."סיפרו לנו במשך שנתיים שאי אפשר להחזיר את הבן שלי כי לא נוכל לחזור להילחם אח״כ.