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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 562

Israel-US relations

Palestinian terrorists are seen at an entrance to Kibbutz Nir Oz, during the Hamas-led onslaught on October 7, 2023. (AP/Hassan Eslaiah)
Report: Israel asks US not to indict Oct. 7 terrorists before it files own charges
By ToI Staff
Israeli prosecutors said to draw up charge sheets against 22 terrorists for Nir Oz massacre; slew of law changes expected, including possibility of trials without suspects’ lawyers in court
New US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee holds up a note he says was given him by US President Donald Trump to be place in the crevices of the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 18, 2025. (Gil Cohen-Magen / AFP)
New US envoy puts note with prayer from Trump in Western Wall: ‘For peace in Israel’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Palestinian terrorists are seen at an entrance to Kibbutz Nir Oz, during the Hamas-led onslaught on October 7, 2023. (AP/Hassan Eslaiah)
April 20, 2025, 10:57 am
Report: Israel asks US not to indict Oct. 7 terrorists before it files own charges
Israeli prosecutors said to draw up charge sheets against 22 terrorists for Nir Oz massacre; slew of law changes expected, including possibility of trials without suspects’ lawyers in court
By ToI Staff
New US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee holds up a note he says was given him by US President Donald Trump to be place in the crevices of the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 18, 2025. (Gil Cohen-Magen / AFP)
April 18, 2025, 4:10 pm
New US envoy puts note with prayer from Trump in Western Wall: ‘For peace in Israel’
Mike Huckabee says US president told him first thing he should do as ambassador is to place message in 2,000-year-old holy site, offers own prayer for the return of the hostages
By ToI Staff and AFP
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 10, 2025, 6:37 am
Trump: Israel would ‘be the leader’ of strike on Iran if nuclear talks fall apart
US president adds, however, that Washington will make the decisions; Netanyahu’s cabinet secretary says PM was surprised that direct US-Iran talks are slated for coming weekend
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, then US President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, arrives to testify during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, March 25, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
April 10, 2025, 3:52 am
US Senate confirms Huckabee as next Israel envoy, voting largely along party lines
Democrat John Fetterman joins Republicans in sending Christian Zionist and settlement backer to Jerusalem; Trump: ‘He’ll bring home the bacon, even though bacon isn’t big in Israel’
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump, left, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave as the premier leaves the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
April 9, 2025, 2:53 am
US says Iran ‘moving in’ direction of nuclear deal after Trump announces direct talks
PM, who was visiting Washington, said to have been informed of negotiations only hours before US president’s statement, given no guarantees about what will happen if they fall through
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signs a guest book at the White House as US President Donald Trump looks on, in Washington DC, April 7, 2025 (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
April 8, 2025, 8:38 am
After softball visit to Hungary, Netanyahu strikes out in DC meeting with Trump
US president surprises Israeli delegation as he announces Iran talks, refuses to commit to tariff relief, praises Hamas defender Erdogan
By Lazar Berman
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025 (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
April 8, 2025, 2:58 am
Hosting PM, Trump announces direct nuke talks with Iran; Tehran: Indirect dialogue only
Netanyahu voices wary support for diplomacy, but stresses Iran mustn’t get the bomb, as US leader says high-level meeting due Saturday
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and his wife Sara Netanyahu disembark from Wing of Zion on arrival in Washington DC on April 6, 2025 (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
April 7, 2025, 5:16 am
Netanyahu arrives in DC for hastily arranged talks with Trump on tariffs, hostages and more
PM travels from airport to meeting with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick; flight takes convoluted route to avoid airspace of countries that could enforce ICC arrest warrant
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
L to R: US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, March 19, 2025, outside the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein); US President Donald Trump, April 3, 2025, upon arriving in Miami, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to press in Budapest, Hungary, April 3, 2025; Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer in the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 22, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 7, 2025, 12:01 am
Dermer and Witkoff to join Netanyahu-Trump meetings in Washington
Strategic affairs minister, who leads Israel’s hostage negotiating team, will participate in session with US envoy who has spearheaded talks, alongside president and PM
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court for testimony in his criminal trial, April 2, 2025 (Yair Sagi/Pool)
April 6, 2025, 12:31 am
Court cancels PM testimony date due to upcoming meeting with Trump on tariffs, hostages
Jerusalem District Court refuses to cancel coming week’s 2nd hearing as Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump is on Monday; prosecutors accuse PM’s attorney of lying over meeting agenda
By Jeremy Sharon
US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, in Washington, February 4, 2025. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
April 4, 2025, 4:07 am
Trump: Netanyahu will soon visit US; I’d like to free as many hostages as possible
After president says PM will likely arrive next week, aide clarifies trip won’t likely be for several weeks; Trump asserts Gaza ‘under siege’ and that Iran wants direct talks with US
By Jacob Magid
US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, joined by Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Peter Welch of Vermont, address a news conference on restricting arms sales to Israel at the US Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
April 4, 2025, 1:24 am
US Senate overwhelmingly votes down Sanders’ motions to block arms sales to Israel
Minority of Democrats voting in favor falls from 19 to 15 since Nov., with Ossoff flipping to ‘No’ as he readies for reelection fight next year; freshman Kim a more surprising ‘Yes’ vote
By Jacob Magid
Rep. Randy Fine, R-South Brevard County, closes on a gambling bill during a special session, May 19, 2021, in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)
April 2, 2025, 12:50 am
Could Randy Fine lose? In Florida, Jewish Trump favorite faces unexpectedly close race
The bombastic state senator was favored to easily win the sixth congressional district on Tuesday, but is now only a few points ahead of a Muslim opponent who’s highly critical of Israel
By Andrew Lapin
For illustration: A farmer harvests wheat in the Hula Valley, northern Israel, May 17, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 7:04 pm
Israel nixes all US import tariffs, day before Trump set to levy duties on trade allies
Smotrich signs directive to immediately scrap remaining tariffs on US goods, mainly in agriculture, with US president about to hit trade partners with tit-for-tat duties
By Sharon Wrobel
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, arrives to testify during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP)
March 25, 2025, 11:22 pm
Mike Huckabee downplays pro-settler views at confirmation hearing to be envoy to Israel
Trump’s pick for ambassador asks senators to adjudicate nomination based on his ability to represent president, not his past views; says it won’t be his prerogative to turn annexation into US policy
By Jacob Magid
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