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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
Then-US President Joe Biden, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
April 28, 2025, 1:10 pm
Biden officials vent frustrations in dealing with Netanyahu, decry missed chance of Saudi deal
In interviews with Israeli TV, 9 senior officials from previous US administration speak with unprecedented candor; ex-envoy Shapiro: Saudi deal would have required Israeli election or coalition shuffle
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden confers with his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, October 11, 2023 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
January 3, 2025, 2:56 am
Biden briefed on plans for potential US strikes if Iran makes nuclear move — report
Source tells US news site that presentation by Jake Sullivan was part of ‘prudent scenario planning,’ in case Tehran attempts dash for bomb before Trump takes office
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A poster showing hostages held in the Gaza Strip, displayed at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, December 22, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
December 23, 2024, 1:38 am
Hamas has given signs of life for a few hostages, Israeli official says, as talks go on
Gantz accuses Netanyahu of sabotaging deal, PM says ex-war cabinet minister ‘cannot preach’; thousands of religious Zionists gather in Jerusalem to call for hostage deal
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Family members and activists marking the 25th birthday in captivity of hostage Matan Zangauker during a protest calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, December 18, 2024.(Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
December 19, 2024, 12:39 am
Netanyahu said set to huddle with top brass Thursday to discuss Gaza deal latest
Hamas showing flexibility, official tells ToI; Smotrich says truce would be a ‘serious error,’ CIA chief arrives in Qatar; US official says ball is in Hamas’s court
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Medics and police at the scene of a deadly Hezbollah rocket impact in Shfar'am, northern Israel, November 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
December 18, 2024, 8:57 am
US intel wrongly envisioned catastrophic outcome if IDF escalated against Hezbollah
Israeli assessments were nearly identical, but Netanyahu decided to step up campaign in Lebanon, deeming the heavy cost worth paying, officials tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, speaks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting with the foreign ministers of the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Jordan's southern Red Sea coastal city of Aqaba, December 14, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP)
December 14, 2024, 6:58 pm
Top US, Mideast envoys hold meetings on Gaza deal efforts and Syria’s future
Biden aides discuss hostage deal with Egypt’s Sissi, as Israel said to refuse to free terror convict Marwan Barghouti; Blinken says region wants inclusive government in Damascus
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Demonstrators protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip in Jerusalem, November 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 14, 2024, 1:55 pm
Poll: Majority of Israelis support deal ending Gaza war for release of all hostages
Survey also finds majority of public does not believe Netanyahu’s claims of innocence in his corruption trial and thinks government is avoiding Oct.7 inquiry for political reasons
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 12, 2024. (Abir Sultan/Pool/AFP)
December 14, 2024, 3:15 am
Top Biden adviser: Hamas has refused to provide names of hostages it’s holding
Sullivan says in Israeli TV interview that regional developments — not Trump’s election — are reason for fresh optimism about the chances of a Gaza deal: ‘The moment is ripe’
By Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not pictured) at the Ministry headquarters in the Turkish capital Ankara, December 13, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)
December 13, 2024, 2:15 pm
In Turkey, Blinken reports ‘encouraging signs’ Gaza hostage-truce deal is possible
Secretary of state says DC appreciates Ankara’s ‘voice with Hamas’ after terror group reportedly agrees to temporary IDF presence in Gaza, provided list of hostages to be released
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv on December 12, 2024. (Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP)
December 12, 2024, 8:59 pm
Netanyahu ‘ready’ to reach hostage deal and sides are ‘close,’ says top Biden aide
In Tel Aviv, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says he will now head to Doha, Cairo aiming ‘to close this deal this month,’ backs Israeli military activity in Syria
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Jerusalem on December 12, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
December 12, 2024, 4:38 pm
Netanyahu to top Biden aide: Israel must protect itself from ‘any threat’ from Syria
Meanwhile, visiting Jordan, Blinken promises US support for Syria’s neighbors during ‘period of transition,’ says DC will work to ensure country is not ‘used as base for terrorism’
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
View of the Philadelphi Corridor, the Egypt-Gaza border area in southern Gaza's Rafah, October 20, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 12, 2024, 4:10 pm
Report: Hamas has agreed to temporary IDF presence in Gaza in potential hostage deal
WSJ says terror group has submitted list of hostages it will release, and Israel has agreed to gradual withdrawal from Philadelphi; Mossad chief meets Qatari PM in Doha
By ToI Staff
Hostage family members speak to the media after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, December 8, 2024. (Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
December 12, 2024, 1:32 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 12: Day 433 – US security adviser arrives for renewed hostage talks
US bureau chief Jacob Magid and political correspondent Tal Schneider discuss the latest round of negotiations, Israel in the Syrian buffer zone, and the PM’s second day on the stand
By Jessica Steinberg, Jacob Magid and Tal Schneider
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, November 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
November 27, 2024, 5:59 pm
US confirms fresh push for Gaza deal; Egyptian mediators due in Israel
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says new Lebanon ceasefire will increase pressure on Hamas after months of stalled negotiations
By AFP, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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