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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Shannon, Ireland, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, September 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump praises Witkoff, Kushner; says Gaza fighting scant and Hamas willing to disarm
By Jacob Magid and AFP
US president hails envoys' work amid reports CIA chief to take over effort to end Russia-Ukraine war; downplays report China gave Iran intel before deadly strike on US base in Jordan
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner is seen during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not in picture) following talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 13, 2026, 11:51 pm
Kushner: US used Israel’s isolation after ‘terrible’ Doha strike to secure Gaza deal
Netanyahu’s Likud party hits back at remarks, says attack on Hamas headquarters was a decisive factor in getting hostages out; PM previously apologized to Qatar for the strike
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
Hamas police forces deploy in Gaza City on October 11, 2025. (Ali Hassan/ Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 7:36 am
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
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner is seen during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (not in picture) following talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 7, 2026, 3:05 am
Kushner: Israel acting ‘a little irrational’ on Gaza due to upcoming election
US envoy says Israel and US agree on ‘end state for Gaza’; father and daughter killed in strike in Gaza City, IDF says father was a Hamas commander
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Reuters
A woman walks along a road as smoke rises from a destroyed warehouse after a Russian drone attack on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 5, 2026, 7:57 pm
Putin orders 72-hour pause in Kyiv strikes as Ukraine agrees to halt attacks on Moscow
Zelensky says reciprocal restraint will last through Monday, as Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin before first visit to Kyiv; Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 5
By AP and ToI Staff
White House envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, listen as US Vice President JD Vance (not in picture) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
September 5, 2026, 9:54 am
Trump sends Kushner, Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with new plan to ‘end war’
Report says pair to meet Putin before traveling to Ukrainian capital; Zelensky suggests ceasefire for duration of trip, despite unprecedented strike on Ukraine’s SBU security service
By AFP
US President Donald Trump meets with a delegation of Hasidic rabbis at the White House on September 3, 2026. (White House)
September 5, 2026, 12:51 am
NY Hasidic rabbis reportedly ask Trump to intervene in Israel’s draft crisis
Leaders of several Jewish movements in New York region appeal to president for help with federal prisoners, schools and housing
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Palestinians gather around the burning wreckage of a car after an Israeli army strike in Gaza City, August 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun)
September 4, 2026, 12:39 pm
US wanted Hamas to start disarming before Knesset election, but it’ll have to wait
Despite Kushner’s insistence to the contrary, Israeli buy-in is needed for Board of Peace to meaningfully advance the plan, and that’s not coming before Oct. 27 vote at the earliest
By Jacob Magid
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
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
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks to Channel 12, August 18, 2026. (Screenshot)
August 19, 2026, 2:10 am
Huckabee stands by calling violent settlers ‘terrorists’: They’re ‘pouring gas on a fire’
US ambassador to Israel insists Netanyahu and US envoy Jared Kushner didn’t clash at meeting over Gaza proposal, says Israel ‘never backed away’ from Trump’s overall plan for Strip
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
A map posted by US President Donald Trump, showing the Strait of Hormuz as a "New US Territory," August 18, 2026. (Via Truth Social)
August 18, 2026, 7:56 pm
Trump says ‘no talks’ with Iran, posts map showing Hormuz as ‘new US territory’
President seems to contradict Kushner who touted ‘robust’ talks with Iran a day earlier; Trump claims Strait of Hormuz open and de-mined, despite limited traffic amid fears of Iranian strikes
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
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
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
Left to right: White House adviser Jared Kushner, Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP, Chaim Goldberg/ FLASH90)
August 17, 2026, 5:19 pm
Meeting with Kushner, PM doubles down on IDF remaining in Gaza until Hamas disarmed
Kushner predicts progress in Hamas weapon handover within 30 days, reportedly cautions PM against interpreting ‘imminent threat’ too broadly when approving Gaza strikes
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and Jacob Magid
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