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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (ALLISON ROBBERT / AFP)
January 14, 2025, 11:43 pm
Trump’s defense secretary pick: ‘I support Israel killing every last member of Hamas’
Pete Hegseth makes remark during fiery Senate hearing in which Democrats grill him on sexual misconduct claims, past remarks against women serving in combat
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
January 14, 2025, 11:05 pm
Laying out postwar Gaza vision, Blinken raps Israel’s war strategy, shunning of PA
In lengthy address, outgoing US top diplomat assesses Hamas has recruited as many members as it has lost, criticizes Israel’s refusal to include Ramallah in ‘day after’ plan
By Jacob Magid
Pictures in Jerusalem of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, January 13, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
January 14, 2025, 7:55 pm
Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal on brink of finalization, as reports spell out details
Conflicting news on whether Hamas has okayed mediators’ draft; IDF reportedly to immediately leave Netzarim Corridor, with Qatar, Egypt monitoring Gazans heading north using X-ray
By Michael Bachner, ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs from Rome Ciampino Airport, near Rome, a day after talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage stability in Syria, as Turkey threatens Kurdish forces in the war-torn country, on January 10, 2025. (Yara Nardi / POOL / AFP)
January 14, 2025, 7:39 am
Blinken to unveil Gaza ‘day-after’ plan in speech sparking division within Biden admin
Secretary wants plan to be blueprint for post-war management of Gaza, but some US officials fear window to give such a speech closed after Nov. and that it could harm hostage talks
By Jacob Magid
Demonstrators raise placards during an protest calling for action to secure the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 2023, in front of the Israeli defense ministry in Tel Aviv on January 14, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
January 14, 2025, 2:18 am
Jan. 14: Netanyahu huddles with hostage negotiators, security chiefs as deal nears completion
Appearing to deny report that Hamas has accepted draft proposal, Blinken says mediators still awaiting response * Hamas official: We haven’t given final answer because there’s no Israeli withdrawal map
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden speaks at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2025, as he delivers his final foreign policy speech. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP)
January 14, 2025, 1:02 am
‘Never give up’: Biden says Israel, Hamas ‘on the brink’ of hostage-ceasefire deal
In final foreign policy address, US president says Iran ‘weaker than it has been in decades’, touts his rebuilding of international alliances in four years since Trump’s first term
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Protesters call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, outside the IDF's Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 13, 2025. (Itai Ron/Flash90)
January 13, 2025, 11:03 pm
Israeli officials: Deal will see 33 hostages freed in 1st stage, most of them alive
Negotiations to free remaining captives to begin on 16th day of potential ceasefire deal; talks advanced after ‘tense’ meeting between Netanyahu, Trump envoy, officials tell ToI
By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Left image: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on January 7, 2024. Right image: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, poses with newly appointed PA Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, in Ramallah on March 14, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool via AP; PPO / AFP)
January 13, 2025, 12:54 am
Israel, PA ink deal to release $500 million in withheld Palestinian tax revenues
Funds will be used to pay off debt to Israel Electric Corporation; both sides declare victory after agreeing to mechanism that US hopes can be used for release of additional money
By Jacob Magid
People attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Central Park in New York City, on January 12, 2025. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
January 12, 2025, 11:00 pm
Biden stresses ‘immediate need’ for hostage-truce deal in call with Netanyahu
PM said to meet with far-right coalition members to gauge support for agreement; negotiators reportedly believe next two days critical to determine if deal is achievable
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Palestinians hold yellow Fatah movement flags as they demonstrate in support of the Palestinian security forces in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, December 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
January 12, 2025, 10:31 am
Fatah vows not to let Hamas ‘replicate its actions’ in West Bank, slams Iran
PA President Abbas says terror group ‘sacrificed the interests of the Palestinian people for Iran,’ caused destruction of Gaza, as Ramallah cracks down on West Bank operatives
By Jacob Magid
Troops of the Kfir Brigade operate in the northern Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on January 7, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 12, 2025, 8:19 am
Trump won’t say what he means by ‘all hell to pay,’ but Netanyahu has some ideas
Israel weighs further curb to humanitarian aid, expanded ground op in bid to squeeze Hamas if deal not inked by Jan. 20, in move that could harm more civilians, and endanger hostages
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaks to Mossad chief David Barnea at Mossad headquarters during a New Year toast on September 14, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
January 11, 2025, 7:12 pm
Netanyahu dispatches top negotiators to Qatar talks amid push to seal hostage deal
Delegation to Doha will include heads of Mossad and Shin Bet and hostage point man; Hamas sources claim ceasefire accord is ‘completed’ and awaiting Netanyahu’s final approval
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
An electronic billboard beams an image of US President-elect Donald Trump and references his threat to unleash hell if hostages held in Gaza are not freed until his inauguration later this month, in Tel Aviv, January 8, 2025. (Oded Balilty/AP)
January 10, 2025, 10:22 pm
CIA chief says hostage talks ‘quite serious’; White House: Deal possible by Jan. 20
Washington optimistic on chances of closing agreement to release Israelis held by Hamas before end of Biden’s term; Netanyahu huddles with security chiefs to discuss negotiations
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris lead a briefing regarding the federal response to the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ben Curtis/AP)
January 10, 2025, 4:47 am
Biden: ‘Real progress’ being made in hostage talks, but Hamas ‘in the way’ of a deal
Netanyahu’s hostage envoy tries to assure families of captives that government not abandoning their loved ones as it pushes for agreement in which they’d be released in phases
By 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)
January 10, 2025, 2:06 am
Jan. 10: Meeting Biden and Trump aides, Dermer said to urge continuous US role in hostage talks
Key witness in PM’s trial: Sara Netanyahu threatened to kill herself, write letter saying it was because of me * Iran TV shows missile base after paramilitary march against ‘threats’
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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