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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
Security cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal; full cabinet meets to review, vote on it
By
Amy Spiro
,
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
Live
Gov’t discusses Gaza deal into Shabbat — seen sure to okay it — after security cabinet approval
By
Jacob Magid
and
Elana Kirsh
Katz releases all settlers in administrative detention, ties it to Palestinians’ release
By
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
January 17, 2025, 4:28 pm
Biden recalls telling Netanyahu in October 2023: ‘You can’t be carpet bombing’ Gaza
Outgoing US president says he doesn’t believe ‘my friend’ Netanyahu held up hostage talks for political reasons, says PM must accommodate ‘legitimate concerns’ of Palestinians
By
ToI Staff
and
Reuters
January 17, 2025, 4:14 pm
Ugandan judge who backed Israel in genocide case said set to become ICJ chief
Julia Sebutinde, court’s current vice president, is expected to succeed Nawaf Salam after he is appointed Lebanon’s PM; Sebutinde was sole dissenting vote on every ICJ measure
By
ToI Staff
January 17, 2025, 3:34 pm
Security cabinet approves hostage-ceasefire deal; full cabinet meets to review, vote on it
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
By
Amy Spiro
,
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
January 17, 2025, 2:18 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 17: Day 469 – A look back at Biden on Israel: Patron or patronizer?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid takes stock of the fraught relationship between the outgoing US president and the Jewish state, from unprecedented aid packages to sanctions on settlers
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
and
Jacob Magid
January 17, 2025, 1:03 pm
Katz releases all settlers in administrative detention, ties it to Palestinians’ release
‘It is better for the families of Jewish settlers to be happy than the families of freed terrorists,’ defense minister says ahead of Gaza deal
By
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
January 17, 2025, 12:56 pm
Guidelines for hospitals set to receive hostages include STD checks, pregnancy tests
Ministry official says new protocols differ ‘significantly’ from November 2023 hostage release, as captives to return from over 15 months in captivity
By
Diana Bletter
January 17, 2025, 12:16 pm
For many Israelis, prospect of hostage release is tempered by concerns about freeing terrorists
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
By
Deborah Danan
January 17, 2025, 11:12 am
These are the 33 hostages set to be returned in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire
Families of the captives have been notified, though it is not yet known who among the 33 is alive and who is not
By
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
January 17, 2025, 9:03 am
In latest antisemitic attack in Australia, cars and home vandalized in Sydney
Vehicles painted with anti-Jewish slurs, as former house of Jewish community leader is defaced; police minister vows to ‘hunt’ down perpetrators
By
AFP
January 17, 2025, 9:03 am
What Matters Now to Haviv Rettig Gur: Hamas’s survival is Gaza’s tragedy
ToI’s senior analyst delves into reasons why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now suddenly willing to strike a ‘bad’ deal even as his coalition partners threaten to leave him
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
and
Haviv Rettig Gur
January 17, 2025, 8:53 am
Fate of Bibas kids, Gaza’s youngest hostages, grips Israel as deal set to return them
Two small children who have become a symbol of Oct. 7 are to be brought back under the agreement, but it is unclear they are alive
By
Sharon Aronowicz
and
Michael Blum
January 17, 2025, 6:39 am
Far-left journalists shout at Blinken about Gaza during his last press conference
‘Are you compromised by Israel?’ anti-Zionist Jewish activist yells at secretary of state, claims Israel committing ‘the Holocaust of our time’
By
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
January 17, 2025, 3:12 am
Right-wingers rally in Jerusalem against ‘Trump deal,’ urge government to oppose it
Israel not just ‘another star on the American flag,’ says organizer of protest; police arrest three demonstrators for damaging vehicles, setting fires on the road
By
Charlie Summers
January 17, 2025, 2:25 am
Israel and Hamas sign Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal after mediators iron out final kinks
Full cabinet expected to approve deal on Saturday, implementation set for Sunday; Netanyahu’s coalition faces upheaval over agreement
By
Jacob Magid
,
Amy Spiro
and
ToI Staff
January 17, 2025, 1:36 am
Gov’t discusses Gaza deal into Shabbat — seen sure to okay it — after security cabinet approval
PM’s Office says first hostages to be released on Sunday as planned * Shin Bet says Katz didn’t consult before announcing decision to free settlers from administrative detention
By
Jacob Magid
and
Elana Kirsh
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