Daily Briefing Sept. 9: Day 339 – Pessimism from all sides taints hostage negotiations
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman with a deep dive into the growing daylight between Israel and Egypt; editor Amy Spiro on Team Israel’s 20-year high medal grab at the Paralympics
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman and editor Amy Spiro join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.
Reports came out last night that the chances of a phased hostage-ceasefire agreement being achieved on the basis of Israel’s May proposal are “close to zero” and there is “very broad pessimism.” Berman brings an update.
Amid public criticism from top Israeli officials last week, Egypt’s army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Ahmed Fathy Khalifa made a surprise visit on Thursday to the country’s border with the Gaza Strip to inspect the security situation. At around the same time, the Egyptian leader, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi made a first Egyptian presidential visit to Turkey in 12 years. How is the growing daylight between Israel and Egypt affecting the region?
Israel wrapped up its time at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Sunday with 10 medals, including four gold, its best showing at the Games in 20 years. In this year’s games, only three of the 28 Paralympians representing Israel this year were wounded during military service. One of the sad byproducts of the war is a sharp uptick in other potential candidates. We hear from Spiro about the highlights of the games and how the organization is working toward using the 2028 Games as a goal for this war’s wounded warriors.
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Discussed articles include:
Slain hostages struggled with their killers in final moments, IDF probe said to find
Negotiators said to believe chance of hostage deal ‘close to zero’; US also pessimistic
Erdogan seeks Islamic alliance against Israel, says its ‘expansionism’ won’t stop in Gaza
Egypt’s army chief visits Gaza border after Israel says Sissi failed on smuggling
Israel celebrates its best Paralympic showing in 20 years with 10-medal haul
From Gaza to LA: Can Paralympics dream help wounded soldiers get back their fighting spirit?
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