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Thursday, January 16, 2025
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Netanyahu's office: Terror group creating 'crisis' in deal
Israel holds off on approving hostage deal, accusing Hamas of reneging on details
By
Amy Spiro
and
Jacob Magid
Cabinet vote on deal delayed amid dispute on identities of prisoners to be freed; Hamas denies backtracking; official not in PMO says Netanyahu stalling over ‘coalition politics’
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Daily Briefing Jan. 16: Day 468 – The complexities of making a deal with the devil
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
and
David Horovitz
Analysis
Haviv Rettig Gur
With hostage deal, Netanyahu is going all in on Trump
At the time of writing, the deal between Israel and Hamas for a hostage release and temporary ceasefire in Gaza has not, despite much fanfare around the world, actually been signed and sealed. Claims of last-minute demands from Hamas have prevented a formal announcement. On Hamas's side, the last hiccup seems to be the identities...
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Text of the hostage-ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas
By
ToI Staff
Top Trump official says US will back renewed Israeli offensive in Gaza if needed
By
ToI Staff
Live updates (closed)
Jan. 16: Hostages Forum urges government to approve deal ‘with the requisite urgency’
By
Elana Kirsh
and
ToI Staff
Final hurdles said cleared for hostage-ceasefire agreement, cabinet set to meet to approve * Ben Gvir says his Otzma Yehudit party will quit government if it approves deal
9:58 pm
Hostages Forum urges government to approve Gaza deal: 'Don't delay their return for even one more night'
9:37 pm
'I feel sorry for them': Rachel Goldberg in message to leaders who failed to close hostage deal to free Hersh
9:17 pm
Otzma Yehudit defends opposition to hostage deal, vows to support government from outside coalition
‘EPIC’: Trump says he’ll use Gaza ceasefire’s momentum to expand Abraham Accords
By
Reuters
,
ToI Staff
and
Jacob Magid
President-elect is ‘thrilled’ with hostage deal, states his team will ‘continue to work closely with Israel and our allies’ to ensure Gaza is terror-free, expand Middle East peace
Analysis
They love Trump, but many on the right loathe the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal he demanded
By
Ben Sales
Right-wing groups, including bereaved families, protest pending hostage release deal
By
ToI Staff
Demonstrators block entrance to Jerusalem, camp out near Netanyahu’s office, warning agreement endangers national security by freeing terrorists and could leave most hostages behind
Herzog urges cabinet to support Gaza deal, as Smotrich threatens to bolt coalition
By
Sam Sokol
Trump is first leader to confirm: 'We have a deal'
After 15 months of war, Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire-hostage release deal
By
ToI Staff
,
Agencies
,
Jacob Magid
and
Amy Spiro
Officials from all sides confirm agreement, set to take effect Sunday; security cabinet set to meet Thursday morning to approve the accord
World leaders welcome hostage-ceasefire deal, express hope it will endure
By
ToI Staff
US Jewish leaders welcome hostage-ceasefire deal with elation, fear
By
Zev Stub
'We will expel the occupation from our land, from Jerusalem'
Hamas leader touts ceasefire as a defeat for Israel while hailing Oct. 7 atrocities
By
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
Khalil al-Hayya praises deadliest massacre of Jews since Holocaust as ‘a source of pride for our people’; Islamic Jihad calls deal ‘an honorable agreement to stop the aggression’
Iran calls pending Gaza deal a defeat for Israel, as leaders worldwide welcome pact
By
Agencies
and
ToI Staff
‘I feel joy despite everything we’ve lost’: Palestinians cheer Gaza ceasefire deal
By
AFP
and
ToI Staff
US president: There’s a genuine opportunity for a new future
Biden: US-backed pressure on Iranian axis helped secure hostage deal, end of Gaza war
By
Jacob Magid
Outgoing US officials acknowledge that cooperation from Trump’s team provided boost, argue that Israel’s ‘defanging’ of Hezbollah isolated Hamas enough for it to accept ceasefire
Inside story
Jacob Magid
On a deadline: How Biden and Trump brokered hostage deal before ‘all hell’ broke loose
To chalk up the hostage release and ceasefire agreement inked Wednesday to the actions of one leader would be to oversimplify a months-long negotiation between Israel and Hamas that had a dizzying number of moving parts. Unmoved by that reality, US President-elect Donald Trump was quick to declare that he was the one and only...
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Israel-Hamas deal draws renewed attention to hostage children Kfir and Ariel Bibas
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JTA
and
ToI Staff
Brothers are the only kids still held in Gaza; family issues statement urging against speculation that boys and mother, whose fates are unknown, could be among first released
Hostage families on ‘roller coaster’ as they celebrate deal, worry for loved ones’ fate
By
Reuters
and
ToI Staff
Top Ops
Rachel Sharansky Danziger
Waiting for the deal, I ask: What is my job in this moment?
The outcome of this war and our national future are not predetermined – the way we act right now has the power to affect them
Ariel Beery
What the Palestinian victory celebrations mean
Hamas et al presented its terrorists as victims, and the world felt pity. But – spoiler – victims don’t celebrate victory. Here’s what Israel must do to defeat the evil next door
Reporter's notebook
Single taxi ride costs one-third of monthly salary
Hamas killed 6 of them on Oct. 7. Why these Israelis still drive Palestinians to hospitals
By
Bernard Dichek
Road for Recovery program, launched in 2010 with donation by Leonard Cohen, now concentrates on bringing West Bank Palestinians to Israeli medical centers for lifesaving treatment
IDF freezes new job for Gaza Division intel officer accused of pre-Oct. 7 failures
By
Emanuel Fabian
After radio report reveals planned appointment, army halts ‘temporary posting’ for Lt. Col. ‘Aleph,’ who reportedly derided warnings ahead of Hamas onslaught as ‘completely imaginary’
Trump’s pick for secretary of state says sanctions on violent settlers to be lifted
By
Jacob Magid
US Senator Marco Rubio doesn’t give timeline for reversal of Biden policy, says he expects Trump administration ‘will continue to be perhaps the most pro-Israel administration’
In farewell address, Biden warns of ultrarich ‘oligarchy’ in US under Trump
By
Zeke Miller
,
CHRIS MEGERIAN
and
Colleen Long
Six Palestinians said killed in fresh IDF airstrike in West Bank’s Jenin
By
Emanuel Fabian
Attack comes a day after another 6 Palestinians, including at least 4 Hamas gunmen, were killed in strike on the city; overnight, three IDF troops hurt by roadside bomb
‘Our lives are cheap’: Palestinian mother urges probe into settler attack on her son
By
Jeremy Sharon
'We make it feel good to be on our team'
New project urges US Jews and allies to spur change via one ‘good deed’ text per day
By
Jordana Horn
Jewish American activist Mandana Dayani says bipartisan One Mitzvah A Day can help mobilize pro-Israel activists, fight antisemitism, and show gratitude to supporters
Levin delays vote for Supreme Court chief, citing claims against top candidate
By
Jeremy Sharon
Justice minister says more time needed to examine accusations that Isaac Amit behaved inappropriately in legal affairs tied to a real estate property he owns
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Israeli generative AI startup raises $16 million to automate architectural planning
By
Sharon Wrobel
US colleges rush to settle federal antisemitism suits, but some pan ‘toothless’ deals
By
Collin Binkley
Criticizing own party, Likud MK blocks bill to shutter public broadcaster
By
Sam Sokol
In plea deal, oil company to pay just $400,000 for Israel’s worst-ever spill
By
Sue Surkes
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