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Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks during a signing of a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon, at the US State Department on June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Kevin Wolf)
Israeli envoy says Jerusalem views deal with Lebanon as superseding US MOU with Iran
By Jacob Magid
In onstage interview in DC, Yechiel Leiter dimisses reports of Netanyahu-Trump rift as media 'drama,' says upcoming round of Israel-Lebanon talks slated for next week in Rome
IDF soldiers are seen at a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 3, 2026, 10:07 pm
New Lebanon deal revives Jerusalem’s hopes of curbing Iran’s influence
Trilateral pact formalizes IDF coordination with Lebanese army and ties Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah’s disarmament, but certainly doesn’t guarantee peace on the northern border
By Nava Freiberg
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others watch, seated from left, Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, counselor Dan Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh, sign a framework agreement at the State Department, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Kevin Wolf)
June 27, 2026, 1:14 am
Israel and Lebanon ink framework deal for ending conflict, including minor IDF withdrawal
After US-Iran MOU almost derailed talks last week, Israel agrees to pull out of two areas beyond south Lebanon buffer zone; Rubio hails ‘beginning of the beginning’ of road to peace
By Jacob Magid
People check destroyed cars following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in the village of Maifadoun, southern Lebanon, June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
June 25, 2026, 6:38 am
Jerusalem and Beirut frustrated with Trump, hampering US plan to phase IDF out of Lebanon
Rubio confirms US using Israel-Lebanon talks to push for Israeli pullback in parts of south Lebanon, but neither side cooperating after DC agreed to deal giving Iran sway in Lebanon
By Jacob Magid
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing podcast (ToI/Israeli Embassy)
June 24, 2026, 1:33 pm
Daily Briefing June 24: Who has Trump’s ear on Iran and Lebanon: Vance or Rubio?
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses Beirut-Jerusalem talks in DC, differences within the White House on the Iran deal, and a Cypriot retreat for Gaza’s Board of Peace
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Diplomats take part in direct Israel-Lebanon talks hosted at the US State Department in Washington on June 23, 2026. (Courtesy Israeli Embassy)
June 23, 2026, 10:42 pm
‘A train wreck’: As Jerusalem and Beirut hold talks, Israeli envoy pans linkage to US-Iran deal
First talks held since inking of MOU, with partial IDF withdrawal from south Lebanon said under discussion; Hezbollah chief says timetable must be set for full pullout
By Jacob Magid, Nava Freiberg, AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 19, 2026, 5:00 am
Trump: ‘We expect a complete ceasefire’ between Hezbollah and Israel
Netanyahu vows IDF to stay in Lebanon amid US and Iranian pressure; Israeli envoy to US says Jerusalem remains committed to separate truce with Beirut if Hezbollah doesn’t violate it
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
Israeli and Lebanese flags are seen in an area near the border, backdropped by destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as viewed from northern Israel, June 15, 2026. (Leo Correa/AP)
June 16, 2026, 10:57 pm
Israel-Lebanon talks said close to yielding lasting ceasefire deal
Details reportedly being finalized; Iran threatens response if IDF keeps fighting Hezbollah, while Israeli and US officials say US-Iran deal doesn’t include pullout from south Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A man looks at the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank city of Jericho, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
June 8, 2026, 11:13 am
Defying Trump, Israel strikes Iranian military, fuel targets; Iran, Houthis fire missiles at Israel
No injuries; settlement homes damaged by missile fragment; strike targets include Iranian air defenses; report: Netanyahu ‘pseudo-agreed’ to Trump’s demand not to retaliate to initial fire
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Social Equality Minister May Golan speaks in the plenum of the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 21, 2026, 9:22 pm
Ambassador to US slams minister’s ‘disgusting’ remark that Reform rabbi marries dogs
Yechiel Leiter’s condemnation of May Golan’s attack on MK Gilad Kariv comes as over 500 Jewish leaders demand envoy himself apologize for calling J Street a ‘cancer’ in Jewish community
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and JTA
Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter talks with reporters on May 22, 2025 in Washington. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
May 19, 2026, 11:04 am
Israeli envoy to US calls J Street a ‘cancer within the Jewish community’
Yechiel Leiter brands liberal Zionist lobby ‘duplicitous,’ appears to reject its Jewish identity; J Street leader: Israel ‘should be engaging with us’ not ‘calling us names’
By Jacob Magid
US officials host the third round of talks between Israel and Lebanon at the State Department on May 15, 2026. (State Department)
May 15, 2026, 11:36 pm
Porous ceasefire extended for 45-days after third round of Israel-Lebanon talks
US says two days of talks ‘highly productive,’ while Israeli envoy says ‘potential for success is great,’ even as Hezbollah clashes with troops, fires rockets and drones at north
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
A temporary military roadblock is set up near Rosh HaNikra in northern Israel, after four people were wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in the area, May 14, 2026. (FLASH90)
May 14, 2026, 4:34 pm
4 civilians hurt in Hezbollah attack on north as Israel, Lebanon set for 3rd round of talks
One listed in critical condition; IDF strikes several towns after issuing warning; Israel to present framework for disarmament, long-term ties at highest level talks in decades
By Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg in today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI)
May 12, 2026, 2:16 pm
Daily Briefing May 12: Extremist settlers dealt a blow with EU sanctions
US bureau chief Jacob Magid reports on Trump’s Iran comments, the EU decision, a new Gaza police force, Mahmoud Abbas’s son and Israel’s US envoy’s kerfuffle with some Jewish organizations
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
The Israel Prison Service dresses Palestinian prisoners set for release in shirts featuring its logo, a Star of David and the sentence in Arabic: 'We will not forget or forgive,' February 15, 2025. (Israel Prison Service)
May 12, 2026, 1:16 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israel rejects NYT column alleging widespread rape of Palestinian inmates
After Nicholas Kristof cites report by Euro-Med Monitor as evidence, Israeli Ambassador to US Leiter highlights its leaders’ photos with Hamas officials
By ToI Staff
Israel's Ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, listens during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon's Ambassador to the US, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, and Leiter, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2026. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
May 10, 2026, 4:35 pm
Israeli envoy takes rare swipe at US Jewish groups for cosponsoring Spanish exhibit
Yechiel Leiter says partnering with embassy for show on Jewish life in Moorish Spain ‘risks lending legitimacy to government working to vilify Israel’; World Jewish Congress responds: Disengagement not the answer
By Jacob Magid
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