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What Matters Most On Saturday, January 18, 2025

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Zakaria Zubeidi, then-leader of Fatah's Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, is carried by supporters a presidential campaign rally in support of now-PA President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Jenin. Zubeidi is on the list of Palestinian prisoners to be released in return for hostages from Gaza. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

First 3 women hostages expected to be freed Sunday

Israel to free up to 1,904 Palestinians in 1st stage of hostage deal, including killers

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

Figures comprises 737 jailed Palestinians, 1,167 Gazans detained in ground op; notorious terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi, others responsible for the murder of dozens, to be freed

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

Israeli government approves hostage-ceasefire agreement with Hamas

By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid

24 cabinet members back deal; PM’s office says it will start Sunday; 2 Likud ministers join far-right in voting against it; security chiefs back it but say Hamas will try to rebuild

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2025. (AFP)

Live updates (closed)

Jan. 18: Hamas claims IDF withdrawing from parts of Gaza’s Rafah ahead of hostage deal

Ceasefire due to begin Sunday morning, and three women hostages to be freed at 4 p.m., but PM says deal won’t advance until terror group sends names as agreed

3:11 am

Hamas media claims IDF withdrawing from parts of Rafah, moving to Philadelphi Corridor instead
10:26 pm

Blinken claims Netanyahu's handling of Gaza war supported by 90% of Israelis
10:01 pm

Blinken: PM would tell us one thing then often contradict himself to ensure his coalition survived

Israel readying complex medical and mental health treatments for returning hostages

By Agencies and ToI Staff

While having little knowledge on the hostages’ condition, Health Ministry and the Hostages Forum expect many will have life-threatening complications after over a year in captivity

An ambulance is parked by a bus stop on a road inscribed with the names of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023, Hamas atrocities, outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)

People walk by photographs of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, including baby Kfir Bibas, at "Hostages Square" in Tel Aviv. February 14, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Weekly rallies to mark 2nd birthday of hostage Kfir Bibas, day before deal due to begin

Youngest captive seized by Hamas-led terrorists is among the 33 Israelis slated for release during first stage of ceasefire agreement, along with his brother, mother and father

ToI podcast

Daily Briefing Jan. 18: Day 470 – 3 hostages set to come home Sunday under truce with Hamas

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and David Horovitz

Editor David Horovitz on government ratification of hostage release-ceasefire deal, which is slated to see exchange of 1,904 Palestinian prisoners for 33 hostages in 42 days

A woman pauses near posters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, as Israel's security cabinet convened to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war, January 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

IDF: Two ballistic missiles launched from Yemen at Israel intercepted; no injuries

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

First attack sends millions to bomb shelters in central Israel, Jerusalem area; debris falls in communities near capital without causing damage; 2nd missile targets Eilat area

Debris from a missile fired from Yemen that fell near Jerusalem on January 18, 2025. (Israel Police)

A demonstrator holds a rifle during a rally to denounce Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, on January 17, 2025. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

US imposes sanctions on Yemeni bank accused of financing Houthis

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Analysis

NY’s anti-Zionist protesters celebrate ceasefire as victory, hail the ‘resistance’

No indication of a change in direction among anti-Israel activists after Gaza deal announced — only vows to continue calling to eradicate the Jewish state

Pro-Palestinian activists during a protest in New York City, October 8, 2023. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)

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 the Israel-Hamas deal, said to issue 4-page document outlining his West Bank-based government’s plans for ruling Gaza

Palestinian Authority security officers launch smoke grenades during clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin, December 16, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/ Flash90)

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

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

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)

Exclusive

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

US President Joe Biden (right) is greeted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport, October 18, 2023. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Biden recalls telling Netanyahu in October 2023: ‘You can’t be carpet bombing’ Gaza

By ToI Staff and Reuters

The lawless road to anarchy

What can we expect in a country with government ministers and Knesset Members who ignore court orders and police summonses?

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook: Father of militant messianic Zionism

The figurehead of religious Zionism is portrayed as open and tolerant but he was anything but liberal, religiously or politically.

Singers during a past performance of 'Soul to Soul.' (Victor Nechay/Courtesy)

'Blacks and Jews share so many parallel plights, struggles'

NY synagogue to host concert celebrating Black-Jewish ties amid tensions over Gaza war

January 19 ‘Soul to Soul’ program hosted by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue leans into congregation’s historical involvement in the civil rights movement

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to testify in his corruption trial, at the Tel Aviv District Court, December 23, 2024. (Reuven Kastro/Pool)

Court agrees to postpone Netanyahu’s testimony by another week for medical reasons

By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

PM, who is recovering from surgery, received insufficient rest due to ‘extraordinary and humanitarian’ circumstances amid hostage talks, says attorney; next hearing set for Jan. 27

Lebanon’s president: IDF must withdraw by Jan. 26, end ‘continued violations’ of truce

By ToI Staff and Agencies

UN chief meets newly-elected Joseph Aoun in Beirut, hails ‘new chapter of peace’; Hezbollah chief urges government to confront Israel over ‘more than hundreds’ of violations

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, January 18, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)

UN chief Antonio Guterres walks past an honor guard of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) at the peacekeeping force's headquarters in southern Lebanon's Naqura, near the Israeli border, January 17, 2025. (Pascual Gorriz / UNIFIL / AFP)

UN chief: UNIFIL found 100 Hezbollah arms caches in south Lebanon since truce began

By Agencies and ToI Staff

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) welcoming Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani in Damascus, Syria, January 16, 2025. (SANA/AFP)

Syria’s de facto leader: Israel no longer has excuse to stay in buffer zone

By ToI Staff and Agencies

A photo collage of Jewish TikTok content creators. (Screenshots via JTA)

'Our whole reach, all the good we do, started with TikTok'

‘Shalom, friends’: US Jews on TikTok brace for app’s ban after Supreme Court ruling

By Andrew Lapin

With the platform possibly set to be barred in the US as soon as Sunday, Jewish creators credit it for their success even as others blame it for allowing viral antisemitic content

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

By Mark Sherman

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)

ICC prosecutor sees ‘no real effort’ by Israel to probe alleged Gaza war crimes

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Karim Khan say Israel has very good legal expertise, but ‘the question is have those legal instruments been used to properly scrutinize allegations’

Exterior view of Silver Moon Bakery, known for its challahs, and which faces possible eviction due to nonpayment of rent. (Jackie Hajdenberg)

'It's a shame mom and pops get muscled out in our culture'

Silver Moon Bakery, NYC spot known for its challah, faces eviction over rent dispute

By Jackie Hajdenberg

The popular Morningside Heights spot is famous for its Jewish confections, but the landlord alleges the business has overstayed its lease and owes more than $200,000 in back rent

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A view of the Israel Railways train station in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

IDF: Ashkelon-Sderot train line, closed since October 7, is safe to reopen next month

By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff

The West Front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, is seen on January 17, 2025. (Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump’s swearing-in to be held indoors due to ‘Arctic blast sweeping the country’

In this August 5, 2020 photo, a drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP/Hussein Malla/File)

10 charged over Beirut port blast as probe resumes after Hezbollah accusations of bias

By Layal Abou Rahal and Aya Iskandarani

This undated image provided by the Guam Department of Corrections shows Asif William Rahman. (Guam Department of Corrections via AP)

CIA employee pleads guilty to leaking classified intel on Israel’s plans to strike Iran

By Reuters and ToI Staff

A box truck is seen crashed into a security barrier at a park across from the White House, Monday night, May 22, 2023 in Washington. (Benjamin Berger via AP)

Nazi flag-bearing man gets 8 years in jail for crashing truck near White House

By Michael Kunzelman

Illustrative: An easyJet flight takes off from Ben Gurion Airport, April 11, 2018. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

EasyJet announces resumption of flights to and from Tel Aviv from June 1

By ToI Staff, Sharon Wrobel and Agencies

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer visit the Memorial And Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland, Jan. 17, 2025. (Aleksandra Szmigiel/Pool via AP)

Visiting Auschwitz, UK’s Starmer decries ‘poison of antisemitism rising around the world’

By AP and ToI Staff

Pope Francis flanked by Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, right, during his visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

‘Selective indignation’: Rome’s chief rabbi criticizes Pope Francis over Israel remarks

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pose for a photo during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 17, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia, Iran deepen defense ties as Putin and Pezeshkian sign 20-year pact

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Portraits of victims are displayed by representatives in France of the People's Mujahedin of Iran on the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on October 29, 2019 to commemorate the executions of thousands of Iranian political prisoners in 1988. (Photo by Eric Feferberg / AFP)

Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran’s capital tied to 1988 mass executions

By AP

A complete collection of Jewish players' baseball cards being sold at Sotheby's is estimated to fetch more than $500,000 in January 2025. (Sotheby's via JTA)

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

By jacob gurvis

Turkish chief rabbi Isak Haleva gives a speech in front of the Beth Israel Synagogue in Istanbul, November 15, 2006, during a commemoration ceremony to mark the first anniversary of suicide bombings against two Istanbul synagogues, in a wave of attacks that left 60 people dead in the space of a week. (MUSTAFA OZER / AFP)

ObituaryIsak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of its Jewish minority, dies at 84

By David I. Klein

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