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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

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IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (left) and Shin Bet security services Director Ronen Bar at the special operations room overseeing a mission to release hostages in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet security services)
Security chiefs discuss hostage deal in Cairo as Israel sees growing chances
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Senior Israeli official believes Hamas has changed mind on truce, which may be possible before Trump inauguration; White House says terror group’s isolation may bring it to table
Tsahal, Salim and Max, three friends in Katzrin, on December 8, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
Reporter's NotebookAs Syrian regime falls next door, Golan town of Katzrin keeps calm and carries on
By Gavriel Fiske
Troops of the 810th "Mountains" Regional Brigade operate on the Lebanese side of Mount Dov, in a handout photo released by the IDF on December 3, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 12, 2024, 2:11 am
IDF confirms withdrawal from southern Lebanon’s Khiam in accordance with ceasefire
Lebanese army says it’s deploying in town in coordination with UNIFIL following Israeli exit; 5 reported killed in Israeli drone strikes in country’s south
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 11, 2024, 9:22 pm
Sullivan heads to Israel for Biden administration’s likely final hostage deal push
Katz assures Austin there’s a real chance for a deal that frees all hostages, but Arab mediator tells ToI optimism out of Jerusalem exaggerated, with main dispute not yet solved
By Jacob Magid
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (left) and Shin Bet security services Director Ronen Bar at the special operations room overseeing a mission to release hostages in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Shin Bet security services)
December 10, 2024, 10:03 pm
Security chiefs discuss hostage deal in Cairo as Israel sees growing chances
Senior Israeli official believes Hamas has changed mind on truce, which may be possible before Trump inauguration; White House says terror group’s isolation may bring it to table
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Tsahal, Salim and Max, three friends in Katzrin, on December 8, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
December 9, 2024, 2:04 am
As Syrian regime falls next door, Golan town of Katzrin keeps calm and carries on
Residents of ‘The Capital of the Golan’ went about their business on Sunday, but some expressed uncertainty about the historical changes taking place a short car ride away
By Gavriel Fiske
This picture shows destroyed buildings, reportedly the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, on December 7, 2024. (AFP)
December 8, 2024, 8:26 am
Israeli drone kills Hezbollah operative, reports of more strikes in southern Lebanon
IDF says motorcyclist was posing threat to Israeli troops, violating ceasefire, as shaky truce still holds; Lebanese media say five dead, five wounded in separate Israeli airstrike
By Emanuel Fabian
Campaigning for a second term, former US President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Antisemitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington DC, September 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
December 5, 2024, 1:13 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 5: Day 426 – Trump speaks loudly and carries a big stick on Gaza
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the effect of a new PA-Hamas alliance on an Egyptian effort for a phased hostage release in Gaza; Trump’s plans for more Abraham Accords
By ToI Staff
Children take part in recycling and the environmental activities in southern Tel Aviv, November 28, 2024 (Photo by Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
December 4, 2024, 3:06 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 4: Day 425 – Committee pushes through weak climate bill
Arab affairs correspondent Gianluca Pacchiani discusses Lebanese Shiites and Syrian rebels; environment reporter Sue Surkes reviews a watered-down climate bill and recycled textiles
By ToI Staff
A view of south Lebanon from a destroyed home in Kibbutz Manara, November 27, 2024. (Eli Katzoff)
December 3, 2024, 1:52 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 3: Day 424 – Hezbollah mortar fire tests Lebanon ceasefire
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon and the message they’re sending, efforts to thwart Iranian weapons shipments, and new information from Gaza
By ToI Staff
IDF troops patrol along the Israeli-Lebanon border in northern Israel, December 2, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
December 2, 2024, 8:51 pm
IDF launches wave of strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah mortar attack
Terror group says first fire since truce is an ‘initial warning’ against Israel over ‘continued violation of Lebanese airspace’; US says ceasefire holding despite incidents
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Former Kiryat Shmona mayor Prosper Azran stands in front of his mother's house, which had previously been destroyed by a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile in Kiryat Shmona, on December 1, 2024. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
December 2, 2024, 4:34 pm
Residents returning to Israel’s decimated far north worry their neighbors won’t come home
Some members of Kibbutz Manara return to discover widespread damage; in Kiryat Shmona, a former mayor says there should never have been an evacuation at all despite the dangers
By Diana Bletter
UTJ's Yitzhak Goldknopf, center, pictured with a map of prospective settlements in Gaza during a tour of the Gaza border area, November 28, 2024. Daniella Weiss is seen on the right. (Courtesy Yitzhak Goldknopf)
December 2, 2024, 1:43 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 2: Day 423 – Haredi housing minister stirs pot with Gaza border visit
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses hostage talks and Goldknopf’s visit to the Gaza border; writer Diana Bletter reports on devastated northern towns
By Jessica Steinberg, Tal Schneider and Diana Bletter
Anti-government fighters pose for a picture on a tank on the road leading to Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on November 30, 2024. (Muhammad Haj Kadour / AFP)
December 1, 2024, 2:26 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 1: Day 422 – Syrian rebel uprising and how Israel is in the mix
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman breaks down the rebel insurgence, Russia’s role, and why it may affect Israel; and how Iran views the Lebanon ceasefire and the chances for a Gaza one
By ToI Staff
An Israeli couple observe the damaged buildings in a village in southern Lebanon as they stand near the Israeli-Lebanese border, during the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, in northern Israel, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
November 30, 2024, 9:24 pm
With ceasefire holding, Home Front Command eases restrictions in northern Israel
New guidelines allow for schools to operate if they have adequate shelter and for gatherings of 200 people in open spaces and 600 in closed spaces
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: A picture taken from Lebanon shows Syrian officials inspecting the damage on the Syrian side of the Dabussiyeh border crossing after an Israeli airstrike on November 27, 2024. (Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)
November 30, 2024, 2:14 pm
IDF hits Hezbollah military facility in Syria, strikes ‘ceasefire violations’ in Lebanon
Army says Hezbollah continues to try bring weapons into Lebanon via civilian border crossings, vows to punish any truce violations; drone said to fire at car heading toward troops
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
An image grab taken from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV on November 29, 2024, shows Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem delivering a televised speech from an undisclosed location. (Al-Manar / AFP)
November 29, 2024, 9:47 pm
In 1st speech since truce, Hezbollah chief claims victory, says will work with Lebanese army
Terror leader, whose predecessor Nasrallah was eliminated along with most other Hezbollah leaders in recent weeks, denies group was weakened, vows to implement ceasefire commitments
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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