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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 470

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FILE - Two women look at photos of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, that are attached to a fence in Tel Aviv, January 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Israeli government approves hostage-ceasefire agreement with Hamas

Ministers vote 24-8 in favor of deal, which is set to take effect Sunday with start of Gaza ceasefire, release of three Israeli captives, freeing of Palestinian security prisoners

2:27 am

Convicted murders on latest Justice Ministry list of Palestinian security prisoners to be freed
1:50 am

2 Likud ministers join far-right cabinet members in opposing hostage deal
1:12 am

Government ministers vote in favor of approving hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas
12:08 am

PA makes deal with Jenin Battalion, ending standoff in northern West Bank city and camp

The 33 houstages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Row 1 (L-R): Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Arbel Yehud, Doron Steinbrecher, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Shiri Bibas; Row 2: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Danielle Gilboa, Naama Levy, Ohad Ben-Ami, Gadi Moshe Moses; Row 3: Keith Siegel, Ofer Calderon, Eli Sharabi, Itzik Elgarat, Shlomo Mansour, Ohad Yahalomi, Oded Lifshitz; Row 4: Tsahi Idan, Hisham al-Sayed, Yarden Bibas, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Yair Horn, Omer Wenkert, Sasha Trufanov; Row 5: Eliya Cohen, Or Levy, Avera Mengistu, Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov (all photos courtesy)

These are the 33 hostages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Families of the captives have been notified, though it is not yet known who among the 33 is alive and who is not

Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, speaks during a press conference at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on January 17, 2025 (Hostages Forum)

Live updates (closed)Jan. 17: Macron says two French-Israelis among first hostages to be freed by Hamas

By Jacob Magid and Elana Kirsh

A group of Israelis watch as a helicopter carrying hostages released from the Gaza Strip lands at the helipad of the Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva November 26, 2023.(AP/Leo Correa)

Guidelines for hospitals set to receive hostages include STD checks, pregnancy tests

By Diana Bletter

FILE - Two women look at photos of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, that are attached to a fence in Tel Aviv, January 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

LiveUpdated 33min ago

Israeli government approves hostage-ceasefire agreement with Hamas

Ministers vote 24-8 in favor of deal, which is set to take effect Sunday with start of Gaza ceasefire, release of three Israeli captives, freeing of Palestinian security prisoners

The 33 houstages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Row 1 (L-R): Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Arbel Yehud, Doron Steinbrecher, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Shiri Bibas; Row 2: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Danielle Gilboa, Naama Levy, Ohad Ben-Ami, Gadi Moshe Moses; Row 3: Keith Siegel, Ofer Calderon, Eli Sharabi, Itzik Elgarat, Shlomo Mansour, Ohad Yahalomi, Oded Lifshitz; Row 4: Tsahi Idan, Hisham al-Sayed, Yarden Bibas, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Yair Horn, Omer Wenkert, Sasha Trufanov; Row 5: Eliya Cohen, Or Levy, Avera Mengistu, Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov (all photos courtesy)

These are the 33 hostages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Families of the captives have been notified, though it is not yet known who among the 33 is alive and who is not

Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, speaks during a press conference at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on January 17, 2025 (Hostages Forum)

Live updates (closed)Jan. 17: Macron says two French-Israelis among first hostages to be freed by Hamas

By Jacob Magid and Elana Kirsh

A group of Israelis watch as a helicopter carrying hostages released from the Gaza Strip lands at the helipad of the Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva November 26, 2023.(AP/Leo Correa)

Guidelines for hospitals set to receive hostages include STD checks, pregnancy tests

By Diana Bletter

The security cabinet meets in Jerusalem on January 17, 2025 to discuss the ceasefire-hostage release deal. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Security cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal; full cabinet meets to review, vote on it

By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

First hostages to be freed Sunday afternoon; Smotrich said to agree to stay in coalition; relatives of hostages not set for release in 1st phase urge public support for next stage

Demonstrators take part in a protest calling for the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza by Hamas and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv on January 15, 2025. (Jack Guez/AFP)

DocumentText of the hostage-ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas

People walk past an installation consisting of a clock counting the time since Hamas's October 7, 2023 massacre, set up on a square outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, now informally called the "Hostages Square", in Tel Aviv on January 16, 2025. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Israel and Hamas sign Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal after mediators iron out final kinks

By Jacob Magid, Amy Spiro and ToI Staff

PA President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, September 26, 2024. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images via AFP)

Abbas: PA ready to assume ‘full responsibility’ in Gaza Strip when ceasefire begins

By AFP and Jacob Magid

President of Palestinian Authority, which isn’t a party to Israel-Hamas deal, said to issue 4-page document outlining the plans of his West Bank-based government for ruling Gaza

Freed Palestinian security prisoner Ateya Abu Moussa, held by Israel for 20 years, is greeted by his relatives and friends upon arrival at his family's house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 14, 2013. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists

By Deborah Danan

Supporters of the Gaza accord often acknowledge it is a ‘bad deal,’ yet one they vehemently believe Israel must accept in order to be true to its values

Ruth Strom speaks at a commemorative event for residents of Kfar Sava in Hamas captivity, July 9, 2024. Her two captive sons are depicted on the mural behind her: Eitan Horn, left, and Iair Horn. (Screen capture: Facebook/Bring Them Home Now -- Kfar Saba, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

A mother’s anguish: One son to be freed from Gaza, another left behind

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Shiri Bibas (center) and her sons Ariel, 4, (left) and baby Kfir, who were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 (Courtesy)

Israel-Hamas deal draws renewed attention to hostage children Kfir and Ariel Bibas

By JTA and ToI Staff

Israeli protesters carry mock coffins draped in the national flag of Israel during a protest against the ceasefire with Hamas outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 16, 2025. (John Wessels / AFP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing Jan. 16: Day 468 – The complexities of making a deal with the devil

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

Issachar Manne is seen opening a bottle of wine in his settlement in the West Bank, in this screen capture from a YouTube video posted September 1, 2022. (Screen capture via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

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Biden aides admit they mistakenly targeted 2 US citizens immune from settler sanctions

Officials tell ToI vetting process failed to identify pair accused of violence against Palestinians as dual nationals ineligible for targeting under executive order signed by US president

Defense Minister Israel Katz (C) attends a discussion on the army conscription law at a Foreign Affairs and Defense committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 14, 2025.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Katz releases all settlers in administrative detention, ties it to Palestinians’ release

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Those we have lost

Stories of the civilians and soldiers who have fallen in the Israel-Hamas war

Those we have lost
Sgt. Shimon Lugasi, 19: ‘Righteous’ soldier with a permanent smile

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Staff Sgt. Hallel Saadon, 21: Horse lover was former camp counselor

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Daniel Braslavsky, 31: ‘Funny and mischievous’ who respected everyone

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Karin Journo, 24: Danced all night despite her leg cast

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Jonathan Rom, 23: Israeli-American music lover killed at festival

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Nitzan Goldenberg, 28: Tesla technician ‘with a heart of gold’

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Yuval and Noam Rabia, 33 & 30: Brothers slain at Psyduck festival

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Eliyahu Orgad, 72: Grandfather who was ‘a true intellectual’

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Master Sgt. Michael Lizmi, 28: Cop was ‘the best father in the world’

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Narkis Hand, 54: Dancer, traveler and devoted mother

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Ayelet Arnin, 22: Kan news editor who was an ‘old soul’

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Tamar Samet, 20: The ‘voice of an angel’ which hit radios posthumously

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Hanan Amar, 38: Barber and devoted dad of three children

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Dolev Yehud, 35: Engineer and volunteer medic who jumped into action

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Staff Sgt. Roey Weiser, 21: Sought to divert Hamas terrorists from base

By ToI Staff
Those we have lost
Naomi Dgani, 80: Retired nurse who was ‘sensitive and sentimental’

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Col. Roi Levy, 44: Wounded, rehabilitated, returned to fight

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Sgt. First Class Amichai Oster, 24: US-Israeli ‘quiet hero’

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Cpl. Noa Marciano, 19: Soldier known for ‘dimples and smiles’

By ToI Staff
Those We Have Lost
Michal Zarbailov, 60: Daycare worker was on her way to Dead Sea

By ToI Staff

Those we are missing

The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

Those we are missing
Taken captive: Surasak Lamnau, Thai worker abducted with employer

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: US citizen Keith Siegel, driven to Gaza in his own car

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Nimrod Cohen, twin working to bring him home

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Shiri Bibas and her redheaded babies

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: UK citizen Emily Damari from her Kfar Aza apartment

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Devoted uncle and Nir Oz resident Yair Horn

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Omer Shem-Tov’s car was driven into Gaza

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Arbel Yehud, third generation on Kibbutz Nir Oz

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Gali Berman, from Kfar Aza’s ‘young neighborhood’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Liri Albag, seen in Hamas video being abducted

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Omri Miran, driven in his own car to Gaza

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Bar Kupershtein, last seen tied up by Hamas

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Thai worker Pongsak Tanna, father of 14-year-old girl

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Elkana Bohbot, young son asking, ‘Where’s Daddy?’

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Rom Braslavski, rave guard who saved others

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Omer Wenkert, suffers from autoimmune condition

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Tal Shoham, held captive separately from family

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Avinatan Or, planning to move in with girlfriend

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Shlomo Mansour, as his wife of 60 years escaped

By ToI Staff
Those we are missing
Taken captive: Informal educator Eitan Horn visiting from Kfar Saba

By ToI Staff

Tales of the Times

The quirky, improbable, infuriating and uplifting

What a card
Sotheby’s auctions world’s biggest Jewish baseball card collection

By jacob gurvis
If you will it
AI music clip imagines all hostages released, a new MidEast

By Jessica Steinberg
Cashing out
Thieves steal ATM from mall in central Israel, can’t open it

By Charlie Summers
City space
Tel Aviv-Jaffa offers urban tours during January

By Jessica Steinberg
Second coming
Mel Gibson announces ‘acid trip’ sequel to ‘Passion of the Christ’

By ToI Staff
Canned
French mayor scraps recycling ads showing Iran’s Khamenei

By AFP
Worlds collide
11 artists living between Israel and US express their journey at Olim Artists Lab

By Jessica Steinberg
Played for Israel in 2023
Pirates welcome Jewish player Spencer Horwitz to the team

By Jonathan Mayo
Pinning blame
Gal Gadot denies she was forbidden to wear hostage pin at Golden Globes

By ToI Staff
Sworn to Reform
Elissa Slotkin sworn into US Senate on Reform women’s Torah commentary

By PHILISSA CRAMER
We'll eat where they're eating
Katz’s Deli will become accessible to the disabled after federal lawsuit

By Luke Tress
Greece light-ning
Israeli and Greek music mesh in Cyprus concerts on Hanukkah

By Jessica Steinberg
Superman
Singer Idan Amedi, injured in Gaza, performs for bereaved kids

By Jessica Steinberg
Crowning achievements
Stephen Fry knighted, other British Jews honored by king

By ToI Staff and Agencies
Handle with care
Mohammad, Avigail most popular baby names for 2024

By ToI Staff
A 'Hannukah' shanda
NYT game misspells Hanukkah in Festival of Lights-themed puzzle

By PHILISSA CRAMER
✝ marks the spot
Child finds unique decorated cross on Jerusalem field trip

By Gavriel Fiske
Coming in hot
NASA probe makes closest ever pass by sun, sustaining 1,700ºF heat

By AFP
'Fighting the darkness'
Zelensky lights candles with rabbis to mark third wartime Hanukkah

By PHILISSA CRAMER
Holiday guide
As Hanukkah begins, here are 8 special activities in New York City

By Lisa Keys

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