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Tents are crammed together in a displaced Palestinians camp along the beach of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
January 8, 2026, 12:19 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 8: Day 825 – US works to fill seats on Board of Peace for Gaza
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses technicalities of phase 2 of the Gaza deal, how the Trump administration handles Netanyahu, and the long-awaited arrival of 4G in the West Bank
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
A vendor offers mobile phone contracts from a booth on a street in Nablus in the West Bank on November 15, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 2:26 am
Israel grants 4G access to Palestinian West Bank cell companies after war delay
Communications Ministry ratifies deals inked by Israeli, Palestinian telecom firms; implementation expected to take 4-6 months; move won’t cover Gaza, where networks stuck on 2G
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides (L) and Israel Airports Authority chair Jerry Gershon at the Allenby crossing on April 2, 2023. (Jeries Mansour, U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs)
April 3, 2023, 3:15 am
Israel starts running Allenby crossing nearly full-time after year-plus of US urging
US envoy happy with Israel for keeping word after months of delays, says he’s now focused on expanding 4G service to Palestinians, securing hospital funds, getting power plant up
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on March 27, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 22, 2023, 4:16 pm
US envoy: Netanyahu has big plans. They won’t happen if his ‘backyard is on fire’
PM is eyeing Saudi normalization, closer cooperation with US on Iran, but Tom Nides tells ToI those will be hard to achieve if Israel moves to shut door on two states for good
By Jacob Magid
A 'kosher' phone in Jerusalem, January 27, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 27, 2022, 9:30 am
UTJ deal set to reverse phase out of 2G, 3G networks; officials slam retrograde step
Coalition agreement meant to protect operability of so-called kosher phones that run on older networks; Communications Ministry official says move will set Israel back years
By ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden (L) is received by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem in the West Bank on July 15, 2022. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
October 21, 2022, 11:16 am
3 months after US package for Palestinians unveiled, most moves still facing hurdles
With measures dependent on follow through from Israel and other allies, Palestinians are still waiting on 4G, East Jerusalem hospital aid, joint economic panel and 24/7-run Allenby
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House complex in Washington, October 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
October 19, 2022, 1:21 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 19: Biden’s 4G promise, a tech update, Ted Deutch’s new role
US correspondent Jacob Magid looks at assurances from US president’s July trip and AJC’s new chief; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben-David discusses new startup for NSO’s former CEO
By ToI Staff
An Israeli soldier stands at the entrance to the Allenby border crossing, the main border crossing for Palestinians from the West Bank traveling to neighboring Jordan and beyond, Monday, March 10, 2014. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
July 15, 2022, 6:14 am
Biden to announce eased access for Palestinians at Allenby crossing, more measures
President to unveil extra $316 million in aid for Palestinians as well as several steps he says Israel will take to boost PA economy, including ones announced last year
By Jacob Magid
A vendor offers mobile phone contracts from a booth on a street in Nablus in the West Bank on November 15, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
July 14, 2022, 6:01 am
Biden to announce 4G access for Palestinians, but PA not convinced it’ll happen
Senior US official says upgrade will be rolled out in West Bank, Gaza by end of 2023; PA minister tells ToI he’s heard such announcements before, wants to see action on ground
By Jacob Magid
A Palestinian boy walks while backdropped by his home village of Susiya in Area C of the West Bank on July 24, 2015. (AP/Nasser Nasser)
July 10, 2022, 10:20 am
Israel said set to okay new Palestinian homes and 4G cell plans ahead of Biden visit
Key economic Israeli-Palestinian forum reportedly to be convened amid concerns Abbas could renew efforts for Israel to be tried at ICC
By ToI Staff
A vendor offers mobile phone contracts from a booth on a street in Nablus in the West Bank on November 15, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
May 10, 2022, 6:44 am
Months after 4G service okayed, plodding talks keep Palestinian networks throttled
Officials slam Israeli ‘delaying tactics’ and say Jerusalem is offering barely any cellular bandwidth for Palestinians — even as it expands Israeli networks in settlements
By Aaron Boxerman
US Ambassador Tom Nides is interviewed by The Times of Israel at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, on January 7, 2022. (David Azagury/US Embassy)
March 16, 2022, 4:35 am
US envoy looks to bolster West Bank economy with 4G service, tech offerings
Ambassador Tom Nides says he will ‘pound tables’ with Israeli minister to get ball rolling on extending 4G service to all Palestinians, wants PA to have role at Allenby crossing
By Jacob Magid
A vendor offers mobile phone contracts from a booth on a street in Nablus in the West Bank on November 15, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
November 24, 2021, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 24 – How Israel is dialing up efforts to strengthen the PA
Arab affairs reporter Aaron Boxerman on the pledge to permit long-restricted Palestinian 4G cell service; editor David Horovitz on the rise and fall of Atarot’s Jerusalem Airport
By ToI Staff
A vendor offers mobile phone contracts from a booth on a street in Nablus in the West Bank on November 15, 2016. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)
November 23, 2021, 4:04 pm
Israel pledges to finally permit long-restricted Palestinian 4G cell service
Until 2018, Israel kept Palestinian providers from installing 3G networks, and it could be years before 4G tech is rolled out, even as 5G becomes standard among Israeli competitors
By Aaron Boxerman
One of the last photos taken by Beresheet before it crash landed into the moon, on April 11, 2019. (Courtesy SpaceIL)
October 19, 2020, 10:43 pm
Nokia to build moon’s first 4G cell network for NASA program
Cellular communication part of plan to establish long-term human presence on lunar surface, as warm-up for missions to Mars
By AP
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