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        <title>EU &#8216;ready to deploy&#8217; observers for November Palestinian legislative election, envoy says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaja Kallas says vote offers 'long-overdue opportunity to renew legitimacy' of PA institutions, but questions remain as to whether it'll be held amid Israeli restrictions, divisions in Abbas's Fatah<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2025/04/AFP__20250324__37PP262__v1__HighRes__PalestinianEuIsraelSyriaLebanonConflictDiplomac-1024x640.jpg" title="EU &#8216;ready to deploy&#8217; observers for November Palestinian legislative election, envoy says" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>&#8216;You want to call Trump, Bibi?&#8217;: How incoming US president&#8217;s wrath was leveraged to close hostage deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top Biden aide's new book reveals dramatic 11th-hour talks before January 2025 agreement as well as outgoing president's desire to give final speech rebuking his party's anti-Israel direction<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/AP26274607049855-1024x640.jpg" title="&#8216;You want to call Trump, Bibi?&#8217;: How incoming US president&#8217;s wrath was leveraged to close hostage deal" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Shin Bet agents participating in interrogation of flydubai terrorist in UAE</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-agents-participating-in-interrogation-of-flydubai-terrorist-in-uae-toi-learns/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After rest of flycrew questioned, Israel does not believe any of them were involved in copilot's attempt to crash Tel Aviv-bound plane full of Israelis; Trump says he 'personally' believes Iran responsible<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/3454457777777-1024x640.jpg" title="Shin Bet agents participating in interrogation of flydubai terrorist in UAE" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Trump marvels at plumber who pulled flydubai plane out of dive</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-marvels-at-plumber-who-pulled-flydubai-plane-out-of-dive/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After update from Netanyahu on dramatic flight, US president says he heard Israeli passenger seized controls and 'leveled out the plane,' muses that copilot attacker was 'whack-job'<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/10/AP26273756398249-e1790802412388-1024x640.jpg" title="Trump marvels at plumber who pulled flydubai plane out of dive" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Netanyahu, Sa&#8217;ar speak to Emirati counterparts, vow cooperation after flydubai attack</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-saar-speak-to-emirati-counterparts-vow-cooperation-after-flydubai-attack/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign Ministry briefs Israeli diplomats that attemped hijacking was attack on Abraham Accords; US AG says Washington coordinating with Mideast counterparts; flydubai temporarily suspends route<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/montage-2up-20260928-1c141e-1024x640.jpg" title="Netanyahu, Sa&#8217;ar speak to Emirati counterparts, vow cooperation after flydubai attack" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Ex-Fatah strongman Dahlan may join with Hamas to challenge PA&#8217;s Abbas at ballot box</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-fatah-strongman-dahlan-may-join-with-hamas-to-challenge-abbas-at-ballot-box/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talks underway with exiled power broker for creation of unified Palestinian list to run in November election, including members of Islamic Jihad, though unclear if slate will get go-ahead, or vote will even occur<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2021/04/AP_17204321356749-1024x640.jpg" title="Ex-Fatah strongman Dahlan may join with Hamas to challenge PA&#8217;s Abbas at ballot box" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Ex-Biden aide: US pressure on Israel harmed talks with Hamas to release hostages</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-biden-aide-us-pressure-on-israel-harmed-talks-with-hamas-to-release-hostages/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In new book, Brett McGurk recalls how negotiations stalled amid public US warnings to Israel against Rafah op; but Harris aide defends approach, saying it was needed to prevent civilian harm<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2025/02/ErOYGYmVoAU7zIr-1024x640.jpeg" title="Ex-Biden aide: US pressure on Israel harmed talks with Hamas to release hostages" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Daily Briefing Sept. 29: Board of Peace envisions transformation in Gaza, and Israel</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-29-board-of-peace-envisions-transformation-in-gaza-and-israel/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US bureau chief Jacob Magid brings us discussions on Gaza reconstruction and de-radicalization, Norway's thoughts on Israeli settler violence, and the US response to the UK's sanctions<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/DB-Thumbnail-Sep-29-2-e1790676894258-1024x640.jpg" title="Daily Briefing Sept. 29: Board of Peace envisions transformation in Gaza, and Israel" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Trump denies willingness to give Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuke concessions</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-denies-willingness-to-give-iran-sanctions-relief-in-exchange-for-nuke-concessions/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US and Iranian officials speak separately with Qatari mediators on amended Iranian proposal that includes end to hostilities in Israeli-occupied south Lebanon, after Trump nixed earlier version<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP26271693348690-1024x640.jpg" title="Trump denies willingness to give Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuke concessions" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Lebanese PM meets Rubio, stresses need for IDF withdrawal, Hezbollah disarmament</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-pm-meets-rubio-stresses-need-for-idf-withdrawal-hezbollah-disarmament/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nawaf Salam says two discussed 'path to restoring Lebanon's full sovereignty'; IDF completes large-scale operation to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP26271522742614-1024x640.jpg" title="Lebanese PM meets Rubio, stresses need for IDF withdrawal, Hezbollah disarmament" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Board of Peace official: Extremist views in Israel impeding effort to deradicalize Gaza</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/board-of-peace-official-extremist-views-in-israel-impeding-effort-to-deradicalize-gaza/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Official from US-controlled panel overseeing Gaza rebuild expresses alarm over widespread support in Israel — trickling down from politicians to youth — for ‘encouraging migration’ of Palestinians<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2025/07/AP25211565515804-1024x640.jpg" title="Board of Peace official: Extremist views in Israel impeding effort to deradicalize Gaza" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Trump rejects Iranian ceasefire proposal, reportedly plans to renew strikes after midterms</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-awaits-us-response-as-trump-said-to-reject-ceasefire-proposal-plot-new-strikes/</link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran official says plan would halt all hostilities and reopen Strait of Hormuz within seven days, but WSJ reports Trump sees a likelihood of renewing bombing campaign later in year<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP26268637411998-e1790383582833-1024x640.jpg" title="Trump rejects Iranian ceasefire proposal, reportedly plans to renew strikes after midterms" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Daily Briefing Sept. 25 &#8211; The PM&#8217;s speech: Fiery rhetoric, inside and outside the UN</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-25-the-pms-speech-fiery-rhetoric-inside-and-outside-the-un/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US bureau chief Jacob Magid and NY correspondent Luke Tress on the theatrics and props used by Netanyahu, PA President Abbas and the diverse array of protesters at the UN General Assembly<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/3-11-1024x640.jpg" title="Daily Briefing Sept. 25 &#8211; The PM&#8217;s speech: Fiery rhetoric, inside and outside the UN" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>PA’s Abbas at UN: Israel trying to force Palestinians out with ‘genocidal war,&#8217; &#8216;settler terrorism’</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/pas-abbas-at-un-israel-trying-to-force-palestinians-out-with-genocidal-war-settler-terrorism/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In virtual address, leader rejects US justifications for visa ban extension, insisting that Ramallah rejects terrorism and has 'completed' pledged reforms, targeting Israel in ICC is 'peaceful'<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP26267515940487-1024x640.jpg" title="PA’s Abbas at UN: Israel trying to force Palestinians out with ‘genocidal war,&#8217; &#8216;settler terrorism’" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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        <title>Norway says sanctioning settlements &#8216;the right thing to do,&#8217; despite potential Israeli retaliation</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/norway-says-sanctioning-settlements-the-right-thing-to-do-as-potential-israeli-retaliation-looms/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israeli reprisals to previous measures have impaired Oslo's ability to aid Palestinians; Norwegian FM says latest step shows that 'the world that helped establish Israel now wants to see this [West Bank] problem solved'<figure><img src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/09/AP25209562900834-1024x640.jpg" title="Norway says sanctioning settlements &#8216;the right thing to do,&#8217; despite potential Israeli retaliation" border="0" width="160" height="100" class="type:primaryImage"></figure>]]></description>
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