PM, ministers welcome release of Gaza hostages, vow to free all those still in Strip

Senior government officials say they are determined that all of the some 240 people kidnapped on Oct. 7 will be returned home; opposition leaders also welcome release By TOI STAFFToday, 10:44 pm   The hostages released by Hamas in an ambulance en route to Israel on November 24, 2023. (Screen capture/Youm7) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, war cabinet […]

The infernal choice behind the hostage deal

Israel is in this terrible situation principally because of America. (November 23, 2023 / JNS) As if Israelis weren’t traumatized enough by the depraved Hamas pogrom on Oct. 7, the hostage deal concluded this week cruelly deepened their agony. On Wednesday morning, the terms of the deal between Israel and Hamas were announced. Of the […]

Hamas hostage deal – 24 women, 15 teenage boys to be freed from Israeli jails

The inmates, all of them from the West Bank or Jerusalem, will be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. REUTERS NOVEMBER 24, 2023 10:49 Updated: NOVEMBER 24, 2023 11:03 Israel will on Friday release 39 Palestinian prisoners, among them 24 women and 15 teenage males, in the West Bank in exchange […]

Daily Briefing Nov 24: Day 49 – Temporary ceasefire begins as all eyes on hostage release

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on where the IDF is during the pause in offensive operations, rockets from Lebanon; US bureau chief Jacob Magid on humanitarian concerns By TOI STAFFToday, 10:26 am     Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. […]