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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 376

Ron Dermer

US President Joe Biden flanked Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with the members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 20, 2024. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
US gives Israel 30 days to address Gaza aid crisis, threatens to curb weapons supply
By Jacob Magid
Letter from Blinken and Austin lists series of demands, including allowing 350 trucks daily into Strip, ensuring north Gaza isn’t ‘isolated’; deadline falls days after US election
US President Joe Biden flanked Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks during a meeting with the members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, September 20, 2024. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
October 15, 2024, 9:01 pm
US gives Israel 30 days to address Gaza aid crisis, threatens to curb weapons supply
Letter from Blinken and Austin lists series of demands, including allowing 350 trucks daily into Strip, ensuring north Gaza isn’t ‘isolated’; deadline falls days after US election
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left) IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (center), IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar (right), and other officers are seen at the IAF's underground command room amid a strike on Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut, September 27, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
September 29, 2024, 12:18 am
Israel knew of Nasrallah’s location for months, some ministers opposed hit — reports
Channel 12 says Netanyahu approved attack just before UN speech after days of discussions; also claims US, which had been in talks with Israel on ceasefire, was left feeling misled
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a video statement on September 22, 2024 (Screen grab/GPO)
September 27, 2024, 11:42 am
Netanyahu says Israel ‘shares the aims’ of US truce proposal, after rejecting it
Western diplomats say PM and aides helped craft US-French ceasefire initiative, before doing a U-turn amid domestic backlash; Lebanese FM calls for truce during speech at UN
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Egypt’s army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Ahmed Fathy Khalifa visits the Gaza border on the Egyptian side of Rafah, September 5, 2024. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 5, 2024, 8:23 pm
Egypt’s army chief visits Gaza border after Israel says Sissi failed on smuggling
Cairo says Netanyahu trying to hide failures with his comments on need to remain in Philadelphi Corridor; US expresses frustration with PM but blames Hamas for slow progress in talks
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 4, 2024, 8:02 pm
Top Netanyahu aide doesn’t rule out pullout from Gaza-Egypt border in deal’s 2nd phase
Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer says IDF must stay at Philadelphi Corridor until ‘practical solution’ found; Cairo says staying there as PM advocated would violate peace treaty
By Lazar Berman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks as he meets with G7 foreign ministers during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Samuel Corum / AFP)
July 16, 2024, 12:23 pm
Blinken laments Gaza civilian toll, discusses hostage deal with Israeli officials
Secretary meets with Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer and National Security Adviser Hanegbi, who are also in DC for dialogue postponed after PM accused US of withholding weapons
By AFP, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video message issued June 19, 2024. (Screenshot/GPO)
June 21, 2024, 3:16 pm
Daily Briefing June 21: Day 259 – What’s behind Netanyahu’s tiff with Washington?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses DC trip of PM’s aides during latest kerfuffle with the White House, along with possible US sanctions against Smotrich and Tzav 9 group
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) with Israel's Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, at the president's guest house, in Washington, DC, February 14, 2017. (Avi Ohayon/ GPO/ File)
June 20, 2024, 6:14 am
PM said to have ignored warnings by ministers, aides against openly criticizing US
Israeli TV says minister Dermer supported public confrontation with US but wanted Netanyahu to delay video statement until after officials’ scheduled Thursday White House meeting
By ToI Staff
A woman cooks outside her makeshift shelter at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 14, 2024 (AFP)
April 19, 2024, 9:21 am
US remains unconvinced by Israel’s plans for Rafah after second meeting
US participants in virtual summit ‘concern[ed] with various courses of action in Rafah,’ Washington says; sides discuss Iran hours before reported Israeli strike
By Jacob Magid
File: (Left to right) Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Council chairman Tzachi Hanegbi at the State Department in Washington on March 7, 2023. (Antony Blinken/Twitter)
April 3, 2024, 12:30 am
Report: In ‘difficult’ video call, US tells Israel its Rafah evacuation plan not viable
Virtual meeting between Blinken, Sullivan, Dermer and Hanegbi underlines sides are on ‘completely different pages’ regarding potential IDF op in southernmost Gaza city
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi at a press conference after the US allowed Israel into its visa-waiver program, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on September 28, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 1, 2024, 8:47 am
Netanyahu top aides reportedly to hold video meeting with US officials on Rafah op
Virtual summit set up as alternative to Israeli delegation trip to Washington that was called off by PM amid spat over UN ceasefire resolution
By ToI Staff
File - Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
March 21, 2024, 6:19 pm
Dermer: Israel will enter Rafah ‘even if entire world turns on us, including the US’
As Netanyahu aides head to Washington to discuss potential tactics in southern Gaza city, minister stresses ‘we’re going to fight until the battle’s won’
By DAN WILLIAMS
War cabinet member Benny Gantz arrives at the US State Department ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 5, 2024 in Washington DC. (Drew Angerer/AFP)
March 6, 2024, 4:36 am
Biden aides to Gantz: Gaza aid convoy disaster shows need for viable post-war plans
US officials say incident wouldn’t have occurred if more was done to get aid to Gazans, warn it could portend Strip’s future if Israel won’t advance clear alternative to Hamas rule
By Jacob Magid
US Vice President Kamala Harris (2nd right) hosts war cabinet minister Benny Gantz (2nd left) at the White House on March 4, 2024 (Office of VP Kamala Harris)
March 5, 2024, 2:04 am
Hosting Gantz, Harris balances praise of Israel with criticism over Gaza aid crisis
VP stresses US alarm over humanitarian situation in Strip, urges boosted aid, notes Jerusalem’s ‘constructive approach’ in hostage talks; Gantz backs international aid mechanism
By Jacob Magid
Family and supporters of the some 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return, from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Nov. 18, 2023 (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
November 18, 2023, 11:42 am
‘Look us in the eye!’: 30,000 join Gaza hostages’ families on final march into Jerusalem
Rally held outside PM’s office; Gantz and Eisenkot meet with relatives, with latter reportedly assuring them that deal for return of hostages is being deliberated ‘day and night’
By ToI Staff
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