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Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive before a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
April 19, 2026, 5:26 pm
Former US vice president Harris accuses Netanyahu of dragging Trump into Iran war
Potential 2028 candidate says Americans do not want war, US servicemen put at risk; Netanyahu has repeatedly denied claim, says US president made decision for good of his country
By AP and ToI Staff
A US C-17 sits at the Nevatim Air Base in the desert in Israel, October 13, 2023, after bringing crates of American munitions for Israel. (AP/ Lolita Baldor/ File)
February 13, 2026, 8:22 am
Israel looks to wean itself off US aid, but breaking free could cost both sides
As PM urges ‘maximal independence’ after years of getting billions from Washington, past officials say IDF can benefit from more freedom, but shift could also destabilize region
By Nava Freiberg
Government hostage point man Gal Hirsch speaks to The Times of Israel from his Bnei Brak headquarters, January 30, 2026. (Prime Minister's Office)
February 1, 2026, 4:34 pm
PM’s hostage czar Gal Hirsch says Biden pressure ‘screwed up’ deal talks, protests aided Hamas
Netanyahu ally who headed up effort tells Times of Israel that Sinwar wanted to stretch talks out for 10 years — and killing him was key to finally clinching the agreement that brought everyone home
By Lazar Berman
Then-US president Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 28, 2026, 11:45 pm
Opposition MKs send ‘deep regret’ to Biden for PM blaming ’embargo’ for IDF deaths
Lawmakers pen letter thanking former US president for post-Oct. 7 support, say he is ‘one of Israel’s greatest friends’; senior Israeli security officials said ‘furious’ with PM’s claim
By Jacob Magid and 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)
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
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (back) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Biden landed in Israel on October 18, on a solidarity visit following Hamas attacks that have led to major Israeli reprisals. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
December 13, 2025, 3:18 am
US briefly withheld some intel from Israel under Biden over concerns on Gaza conduct
Sources say US also limited how Israel could use certain intelligence to pursue high-value targets in Gaza, add that Biden rejected request from officials to formally cut off access
By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)
December 5, 2025, 3:31 pm
ToI reveals: US and Saudis reached understandings on Palestinian component of normalization before Oct. 7
On eve of Hamas attack, Blinken was scheduled to visit Israel to discuss document compiled with Riyadh that detailed relatively minor concessions PM would have to make to Palestinians
By Jacob Magid
Members of the National Guard gather after reports of two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House in Washington, November 26, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
November 27, 2025, 9:11 am
What we know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC
Servicemen in critical condition; the suspect, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who was shot and detained, came to US with his family under Biden administration program
By AP
Illustrative: Freed hostage Nimrod Cohen and his family members arrive in a Chery vehicle at their home in Rehovot, October 16, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 26, 2025, 3:55 pm
IDF swerves away from Chinese cars, driven by worries of spies lurking in everyday tech
Army bans China-made autos from bases and reportedly recalls electric vehicles leased to senior officers, which experts warn are a nearly ‘perfect platform’ for espionage
By Stav Levaton
Israeli soldiers escort the media to an underground tunnel found underneath Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP/Victor R. Caivano)
November 12, 2025, 10:56 pm
US intel revealed Israeli officials discussing use of human shields in Gaza, sources say
Report by Reuters says Israelis discussed soldiers sending Palestinians into tunnels potentially lined with explosives; IDF says practice is prohibited, it is investigating
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on January 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)
August 28, 2025, 8:20 pm
Former top Biden aide says he now backs withholding weapons from Israel
Ex-national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who opposed policy last year, says situation has changed, Israel is just ‘bombing the rubble into rubble’ without clear aim
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at his office in Jerusalem, August 10, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 22, 2025, 4:43 pm
Biden official: Netanyahu sabotaged deals but calling him out would have helped Hamas
Matthew Miller tells Israeli TV show US wanted to declare publicly that Netanyahu was ‘completely intransigent,’ but saw Sinwar pull back from talks when detecting US-Israel strain
By Jacob Magid
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller answers questions during a news briefing at the State Department on July 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP/Nathan Howard)
June 2, 2025, 10:11 pm
Ex-top Biden official: No genocide in Gaza, but Israel ‘without doubt’ committed war crimes
Former State Dept. spokesperson Matthew Miller says it’s an ‘open question’ whether Israel pursued a policy of war crimes, but that there are certainly cases in which they occurred
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
At a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on April 26, 2025, a demonstrator holds a sign that reads 'Concern for the Israeli nation for another Memorial Day' (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 29, 2025, 2:41 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 29: Day 571 – Fake news may be muddying hostage talks
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses negotiations, what’s next in Syria, and comments from Biden aides; political reporter Sam Sokol reviews latest on Haredi IDF enlistment
By Jessica Steinberg, Jacob Magid and Sam Sokol
Rep. Brian Mast and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on April 28, 2025. (House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority/X)
April 29, 2025, 3:17 am
Ben Gvir meets 4 GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill, making inroads in US politics
Legislators, including chair of key House panel, meet far-right minister whom Biden considered sanctioning; ‘I think they really liked what they heard,’ Ben Gvir says after meeting
By Jacob Magid
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