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Hamas police forces deploy in Gaza City on October 11, 2025. (Ali Hassan/ Flash90)
Jacob Magid
Inside story
Jacob Magid
Israel barring recruits it vetted for Gaza police from leaving Strip for training
16,500 of 283,000 applicants approved to serve on new technocratic government's police force still need to be let out for training in Egypt, Board of Peace officials tell ToI
Jacob Magid
Inside story
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US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait
Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner seen during a joint press conference with Ukrainian president following their talks in Kyiv on September 6, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Kushner: Israel acting ‘a little irrational’ on Gaza due to upcoming election
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Reuters
Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the US-backed “Board of Peace” tasked with implementing the October 2025 ceasefire plan, speaks at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi on September 7, 2026. (FADEL SENNA/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 4:38 pm
Mladenov: Gaza deadlock, West Bank escalation making two-state solution ‘impossible’
Board of Peace high representative says ‘no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict’ unless Strip moves forward with Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal
By AFP and ToI Staff
US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Times of Israel Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (AP)
September 3, 2026, 2:49 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 3: Will sanctions succeed against Iran where military force hasn’t?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses evolving US policy on Iran and DC’s stronger tone on West Bank settler violence, and updates us on Gaza policies, Palestinian banking and PA elections
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Personnel work at the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), in the southern town of Kiryat Gat, on November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri / AFP)
August 28, 2026, 11:04 am
UK: Expelling us from Gaza coordination center would ‘undermine’ peace efforts
London stresses commitment to seeing UN-backed Gaza plan through, notes its involvement comes at request of US, as Jerusalem reportedly weighs booting British officials from center
By ToI Staff
Personnel work at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), a command center in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat, on November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri / AFP)
August 27, 2026, 1:22 pm
Israel weighs expelling UK officials from Gaza coordination center amid settlements row
Source says more extreme measures also under consideration; UK official says ‘payback’ expected as London hardens stance on Israel’s contentious E1 settlements plan
By Nava Freiberg, ToI Staff and Reuters
The Board of Peace's High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov briefs the UN Security Council in New York on August 26, 2026. (Screen capture)
August 26, 2026, 7:58 pm
Board of Peace envoy knocks Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ Gaza policy as disarmament plan stalls
Briefing UN Security Council, Mladenov pans Israeli restrictions on shelter supplies, argues that continued IDF strikes haven’t led to demilitarization, nor will they
By Jacob Magid
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with troops in the Gaza Strip, August 25, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 25, 2026, 7:01 pm
In rare warning, Board of Peace tells Israel to limit Gaza fire to ‘genuine’ threats
IDF chief vows that ‘pursuit of the October 7 terrorists continues’; US-backed organization also calls for halt of ‘all militant activity’ in Gaza, including kites, after Israeli threats
By Nava Freiberg and Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Soldiers of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) march in formation during the official military parade marking the 64th anniversary of Burundi’s Independence Day at Stade Intwari in Bujumbura, on July 1, 2026. (Herve Shabani/AFP)
August 24, 2026, 11:08 am
Burundi poised to join nascent Gaza peacekeeping mission — officials
Board of Peace official says African nation expressed interest in mission after delegation visited Rafah with Ugandan representatives last week; Kampala also finalizing participation
By AP and ToI Staff
Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz appears on Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
August 20, 2026, 2:41 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 20: Israel risks opening a new front with strike deep in Syria
Tol editor David Horovitz discusses Netanyahu’s decision to face down Turkey in Syria, US-Israel differences on Gaza, Likud primary fallout and yet more new political parties
By Jessica Steinberg and David Horovitz
Displaced Palestinians carry victims away from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted police headquarters in Gaza City on August 19, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
August 19, 2026, 5:50 pm
At least 10 said killed in Gaza airstrikes that Israel says targeted Hamas commanders
IDF: Strikes in Nuseirat and Gaza City were against terror operatives planning attacks on Israeli troops; UN: More than half of all aid workers killed worldwide in 2025 were in Gaza
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
File: Iran's then-supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, greets Khalil al-Hayya, then a member of Hamas leadership council, during their meeting in Tehran, Feb. 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
August 19, 2026, 5:18 pm
Hamas must be drained of its money as well as its weapons
Gaza’s terror group is rearming, in part with money from the daily influx of aid * Plus: Netanyahu’s party primary brings an overdue farewell to some members of the Likud demolition crew, but the main wreckers remain
By David Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (right) meet with top White House adviser Jared Kushner (second from left) and US adviser Aryeh Lightstone (left) in Jerusalem on November 10, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 19, 2026, 3:54 am
PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials
Officials tell ToI that Trump aide also took issue with Netanyahu’s refusal to let police recruits leave Gaza for training, as Board of Peace needs them for Hamas weapons handovers
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump (left) greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a summit on Gaza in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)
August 19, 2026, 3:08 am
Palestinian official worries US ‘replicating’ PM’s strategy of boosting Hamas at PA’s expense
Concern expressed to ToI after Kushner meets with Hamas chief and Netanyahu, while ignoring Ramallah; Trump aide says PA should focus on reforms, which the official accuses Jerusalem of hobbling
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians walk past tents sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza City, August 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 18, 2026, 5:40 pm
Hamas says it’s ‘committed’ to 15-point Gaza deal while Board of Peace weighs new plan
Terror group affirms support for US-backed gradual disarmament framework as Israel pushes for full handover ahead of any pullout; UN says just 3% of Gaza’s cropland undamaged
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and AFP
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
August 18, 2026, 1:28 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 18 – US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it’s the new normal
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the Board of Peace’s floated potential new way forward out of the Gaza quagmire, 60 days from the ‘end’ of the war with Iran, and an update from hotspot Qusra
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Gaza Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov in Jerusalem on May 13, 2026 Foreign policy aide Caroline Glick is seated second from the left. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
August 18, 2026, 2:40 am
Amid Israeli pushback, source reveals Board of Peace weighing new disarmament framework
Official involved in talks tells ToI that US-controlled panel may abandon phased approach to Hamas weapons handover — already approved by Hamas but rejected by PM — in favor of wholesale plan
By Jacob Magid
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