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Jacob Magid

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CIA chief says hostage talks ‘quite serious’; White House: Deal possible by Jan. 20

Washington optimistic on chances of closing agreement to release Israelis held by Hamas before end of Biden’s term; Netanyahu huddles with security...

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Biden: ‘Real progress’ being made in hostage talks, but Hamas ‘in the way’ of a deal

Biden: ‘Real progress’ being made in hostage talks, but Hamas ‘in the way’ of a deal

Netanyahu’s hostage envoy tries to assure families of captives that government not abandoning their loved ones as it pushes for agreement in which...

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Families of American-Israeli hostages to attend Trump inauguration

Families of American-Israeli hostages to attend Trump inauguration

Relatives of captives say they will meet with officials from incoming administration and members of Congress during trip to Washington later this...

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After 2-year vacuum, in shadow of war, Lebanon tries for 13th time to elect a president

After 2-year vacuum, in shadow of war, Lebanon tries for 13th time to elect a president

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, widely seen as favored by US and Saudi Arabia, is likely to win, after endorsement by Hezbollah pick Suleiman...

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Blinken: We’re very close to hostage deal, it’ll be handed to Trump if not finalized

Blinken: We’re very close to hostage deal, it’ll be handed to Trump if not finalized

Secretary says Biden to hand off near-finished Gaza ‘Day After’ and Saudi normalization plans; US officials warn Trump aide of Gaza...

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In Syria’s Quneitra, frustration at lack of action to end Israeli incursion

In Syria’s Quneitra, frustration at lack of action to end Israeli incursion

A main road in the provincial capital of Quneitra in southern Syria was blocked with mounds of dirt, fallen palm trees and a metal pole that...

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Deal being advanced would leave most hostages in Gaza forever, families warn

Deal being advanced would leave most hostages in Gaza forever, families warn

A forum representing the vast majority of the remaining 100 hostages in Gaza on Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government...

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US envoy says Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from second south Lebanon town

US envoy says Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from second south Lebanon town

US envoy Amos Hochstein, visiting Beirut on Monday, said Israeli forces began withdrawing from a south Lebanon border town more than halfway into a...

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Trump appoints Ortagus as deputy Mideast envoy, but admits he’s not excited about it

Trump appoints Ortagus as deputy Mideast envoy, but admits he’s not excited about it

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his decision to appoint former State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus as his deputy...

04.01.2025 6

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US-backed monitor takes down report alleging north Gaza famine after envoy’s critique

The Famine Early Warning System Network on Wednesday took down a report it published a day earlier alleging persistent famine in northern Gaza,...

26.12.2024 20

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US envoy pans new report asserting famine in north Gaza as ‘outdated and inaccurate’

In a rare critique, US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew issued a statement Tuesday rejecting a US government agency’s food security report asserting...

25.12.2024 7

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Blinken says Iran will think more about going nuclear after losing ‘lines of defense’

NEW YORK — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump had a window to negotiate with Iran, saying the...

19.12.2024 10

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Jacob Magid

US won’t sanction Smotrich and Ben Gvir before end of Biden’s term — officials

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden’s administration will not sanction far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich before the...

19.12.2024 10

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Jacob Magid

Trump says he’s ‘trying to help very strongly’ to bring hostages home

WASHINGTON — US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he is working to secure the release of the hostages in Gaza. “We are trying to help...

17.12.2024 5

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Jacob Magid

Family of American activist killed in West Bank meets with Blinken, urges US inquiry

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Monday with the family of Aysenur Eygi, a Turkish-American activist shot dead by the IDF...

17.12.2024 3

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Dutch court rejects pro-Palestinian groups’ demand for weapons exports ban to Israel

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on Friday rejected demands by pro-Palestinian groups for a ban on arms exports from the Netherlands to...

14.12.2024 20

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Top Biden adviser: Hamas has refused to provide names of hostages it’s holding

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that “for many months, Hamas has not been prepared to even do the basic things of coming to the...

14.12.2024 20

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Trump says Netanyahu knows he wants Gaza war to end; won’t commit to 2-state solution

US President-elect Donald Trump, again named Time’s “Person of the Year,” told the magazine on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

13.12.2024 20

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Smotrich: Saudi normalization deal won’t happen if it requires Palestinian state

‘If that’s a deal breaker, the deal will sink, ‘ far-right minister tells Bloomberg; also tells reporters fall of Assad gives Israel opportunity...

10.12.2024 10

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Assad’s fall marks end to regime that crushed dissent, fostered anti-Israel terror

Dictator dashed hopes of reform after coming to power in 2000, resorting to father’s brutal tactics and plummeting country into civil war by...

08.12.2024 4

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Iranian foreign minister meets with Hamas leaders in Doha

Terror group frames Muhammad Darwish as its chief during talks with Iran’s Araghchi, as Hamas leadership again ensconces itself in Qatar

08.12.2024 3

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Jacob Magid

Trump aides asked Qatar to recall ousted Hamas chiefs in bid to revive hostage talks

Sources tell ToI that after Biden requested terror leaders’ expulsion, president-elect’s team urged reversal of move, deeming Doha’s...

07.12.2024 20

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US: Administrative detention was one of the few tools Israel used to curb settler violence

State Department condemns Katz’s decision to end practice only against Israeli extremists, says it will continue taking its own actions, while...

26.11.2024 2

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Arab mediators: Netanyahu stalling, wrongly thinks Trump will deliver better Gaza deal

Root of hostage impasse is PM’s refusal to end war and withdraw IDF from Gaza, Arab officials tell ToI, rejecting Israeli and US assertions that...

24.11.2024 5

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US ‘fundamentally rejects’ ICC warrants, says it’s working with Israel on next steps

Biden calls move ‘outrageous’; Trump’s NSA pick vows strong response to ‘antisemitic bias’ as lawmakers urge sanctions on court, though...

22.11.2024 60

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Israel breathes small sigh of relief after most Senate Dems back arms transfers

Senior Israeli official tells ToI that embassy diplomats met with every lawmaker seen to be on the fence, managing to sway several who initially...

22.11.2024 10

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Jacob Magid

Trump picks settlement backer Mike Huckabee as next US ambassador to Israel

Ex-Arkansas governor has visited Israel several times since 1973; he has slammed Biden’s pressure on Israel to moderate war in Gaza, is fierce...

13.11.2024 40

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Diplomat says Qatar quitting Gaza mediation role, Hamas to be booted from country

Doha later says reports on decision to close Hamas office are ‘inaccurate,’ without elaborating; Israel says no country should host Hamas...

10.11.2024 60

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Israeli envoy to UN says Trump election offers opportunity to kibosh ICC, ICJ probes

Danny Danon tells ToI he expects president-elect to pressure global bodies that hold Israel to double standard, speculates lame duck Biden won’t...

08.11.2024 10

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Jacob Magid

World leaders welcome Sinwar’s death, hope it will precipitate hostage deal, end to war

Biden says it’s ‘a good day’ for the world, calls Netanyahu to congratulate him; German, British, NATO officials say Hamas leader, architect...

18.10.2024 20

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US sets $20 million reward for info on Iranian behind plot to assassinate John Bolton

State Department discovered in 2022 that IRGC member Shahram Poursafi had paid someone $300,000 to kill Trump’s former national security advisor

27.09.2024 10

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‘A step away from victory’? Netanyahu says his April claim was not intended literally

PM tells foreign media he meant Rafah offensive would ‘pave way’ to triumph; pressed on why capturing Philadelphi took 7 months, he says IDF, with...

05.09.2024 3

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Emhoff ‘gutted’ over Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s killing, hails hostage’s parents’ strength

US second gentleman says American-Israeli’s death ‘feels personal’ to him and VP Harris, vows administration ‘working around the clock’ for...

04.09.2024 2

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Emhoff pledges to continue fighting against antisemitism ‘when I’m first gentleman’

Speaking to Jewish Democrats on DNC sidelines, Harris’s husband shares how she encouraged him to redouble efforts after Oct. 7, when antisemitism...

23.08.2024 8

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Amid looming threats, residents of Haifa fear fallout from attack on power plants

With Hezbollah threatening port city’s industrial area, some fear a strike could echo the Beirut port explosion of 2020 — with little...

16.08.2024 8

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As residents of Jit assess damage, White House condemns ‘unacceptable’ settler rampage

Top EU diplomat calls for sanctioning ‘settlers’ enablers’ after Israelis burn cars, set flames in West Bank village; settler leader says he...

16.08.2024 10

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US ‘appalled’ by Smotrich’s suggestion that starvation of Gazans could be justified

EU and Britain urge Israeli government to condemn the far-right minister’s remarks, while France expresses ‘deep dismay’

08.08.2024 10

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Jacob Magid

US said to nix plan to sanction Smotrich, Ben Gvir, but will keep blacklisting settlers

Source says Sullivan told Netanyahu sanctions on West Bank extremists will persist despite PM’s lobbying against them; Israeli official says...

26.07.2024 8

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Jacob Magid

Israel pans UK’s reported plan to withdraw objection to ICC warrants against Netanyahu

Starmer’s reported move ‘is contrary to justice and truth and violates the right of all democracies to fight terrorism,’ senior Israeli official...

26.07.2024 3

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Biden vows to keep working to end Gaza war, free hostages in last months as president

US leader addresses newly rebranded Harris campaign HQ from quarantine, in first remarks since quitting race; VP’s office touts her backing of...

23.07.2024 5

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Knesset votes overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, days before PM’s US trip

Motion backed by coalition along with some MKs from Gantz’s party; vote could further irk Democrats who support two-state solution and are critical...

18.07.2024 40

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Biden says ‘everybody must condemn sick’ shooting at Trump rally

Officials: Audience member dead; shooter fired from outside rally, was killed by Secret Service * PM: ‘Not absolutely certain’ Deif was killed;...

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