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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 473

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Gazans celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the broken Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Khan Younis, October 7, 2023. (AP/Yousef Masoud)
October 8, 2023, 3:58 pm
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces
The premier’s policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from
By Tal Schneider
File: Women from the 'Women Wage Peace' movement take part at the final part of a peace journey in Jerusalem on October 8, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 13, 2023, 7:31 pm
Israel said to ban entry to young Palestinian peace activists
Move reportedly comes amid concerns that permits are being misused to find work and visit Temple Mount
By Harry Roper
Illustrative: Palestinians from the Gaza Strip enter Israel through the Erez Crossing. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 8, 2022, 11:56 am
Gazan laborer arrested in Israel as Hamas spy, Shin Bet says
Agency says Saber Abu Thabat provided interrogators with ‘vast amount of information’ on terror group’s operations and military sites
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinian workers wait at the Erez crossing in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip, as they wait to enter Israel for work, on March 13, 2022. (Attia Muhammed/Flash90)
August 26, 2022, 11:00 am
Israeli work permits for Gazan Palestinians: a lifeline, a leverage tool or both?
Many Palestinians earn 10 times as much in Israel as they would in Gaza: ‘One month of work there equals three years of work here,’ says one permit holder
By Fares Akram and Sam McNeil
Illustrative: View of a collapse in a newly renovated section of the 'Tama 38' renewal project of an apartment building, in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Bialik, on October 24, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
August 21, 2022, 2:09 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 21: Where to invest as home prices rise to even higher heights
Emanuel Fabian updates us on the weekend’s headlines and discusses hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawdeh; Danielle Nagler on Israeli tourism investment… in Zanzibar
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Hamas security officer checks trucks carrying materials that are waiting to enter Gaza, at the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing with Israel, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, September 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
August 14, 2022, 7:01 pm
IDF official says Gaza exports have soared, as Israel seeks to incentivize calm
Military’s liaison to Palestinians says ‘combined policy’ of helping civilians while not allowing terror buildup has also led to over 300% increase in movement through border
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians wait to receive their national IDs at the civil affairs office in Gaza City, January 5, 2022. (AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra)
July 12, 2022, 8:24 pm
Israel announces series of gestures to Palestinians, a day before Biden’s arrival
Steps include legalizing status of 5,500 undocumented PA residents, six new housing projects in Area C, adding 1,500 Gaza work permits, opening ‘new’ West Bank crossing
By Emanuel Fabian
File: Palestinian men gather to apply for work permits in Israel, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 6, 2021. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
May 10, 2022, 7:44 pm
Israel said to nix 1,100 Palestinian entry permits over relatives’ terror ties
According to unnamed security officials, hundreds of family members of recent attackers have been barred from entering
By ToI Staff
Then-Defense Minister Benny Gantz tours the West Bank security barrier, on April 12, 2022. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
April 12, 2022, 5:42 pm
Gantz touts plan to let in tens of thousands more Palestinian laborers
Defense minister says move will increase security for Israel and benefit both the Israeli and Palestinian economies; IDF deploying two more battalions to West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Defense Minister Benny Gantz tours the Erez Crossing on the border with the Gaza Strip, on March 1, 2022. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
March 1, 2022, 8:34 pm
Israel to boost number of Palestinian workers from Gaza, Gantz says
Defense minister says ‘humanitarian policy’ to be expanded further if relative quiet continues on southern frontier and advances made in potential prisoner swap with Hamas
By Emanuel Fabian
This undated image provided by Merck shows its new antiviral medication against COVID-19. (Merck via AP)
November 8, 2021, 2:15 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 8 – Moving forward with COVID vaccine tablets and research
Health and science correspondent Nathan Jeffay discusses advances against the coronavirus; Arab affairs reporter Aaron Boxerman looks at permits for Palestinian tech workers
By ToI Staff
Palestinian men gather to apply for work permits in Israel, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 6, 2021. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
October 20, 2021, 5:34 pm
Israel authorizes 3,000 additional entry permits for Gaza workers
Expanded quota brings total of recently announced permits to 10,000; Israel’s liaison to Palestinians says measure dependent on preservation of long-term stability
By Aaron Boxerman
Defense Minister Benny Gantz addresses the media in Jerusalem on May 31, 2021. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
October 11, 2021, 1:02 pm
Gantz said considering more Israeli work permits for Gazans
Defense minister reportedly weighing proposal to allow several thousand additional workers into country, citing pre-coronavirus plans to raise number from 7,000 to 10,000
By ToI Staff
Palestinian men gather to apply for work permits in Israel, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 6, 2021. (Mahmud Hams/AFP)
October 6, 2021, 7:57 pm
Tens of thousands in Gaza line up for Israeli work permits as rumors swirl
Uncorroborated information spread online suggests Jewish state will allow in additional workers, sparking hopes among impoverished Palestinians in Hamas-run enclave
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israelis enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot summer day. June 29, 2021. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 4, 2021, 2:22 pm
Daily Briefing August 4 – It’s too darn hot. What Israel is doing to change that
Environment reporter Sue Surkes explains why we’re sweating and how it’ll only get worse, while Palestinian affairs reporter Aaron Boxerman updates us on hot-spot Sheikh Jarrah
By ToI Staff
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