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. […]

Israel-Hamas War: IDF warns Gazans not to return north during ceasefire

“The war is not over yet. The humanitarian pause is temporary. The northern Gaza Strip is a dangerous war zone and it is forbidden to move north.” ALEX WINSTON NOVEMBER 24, 2023 08:17 Updated: NOVEMBER 24, 2023 09:28 As reports emerged on Friday morning of Gazans who fled south returning to their homes in the […]

IDF Arrests Shifa Hospital Director

By Hana Levi Julian  – 10 Kislev 5784 – November 23, 2023 Photo Credit: Screenshot from IDF CCTV footage of Hamas operatives taking an Israeli hostage inside Gaza’s Shifa Hospital. Israel Defense Forces arrested the director of Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, Muhammad Abu Salmiya on Thursday, according to the AFP news agency and Israel’s KAN News public broadcaster. Several […]

Gaza war pause, hostage deal delayed until Friday

Hezbollah is not included in the deal and cross-border violence on Israel’s North does not impact it. By TOVAH LAZAROFF NOVEMBER 22, 2023 22:09 Updated: NOVEMBER 23, 2023 01:08  The deal to exchange a pause in the Gaza war for the release of some 98 women and children was delayed by a day and is […]

Turkey will ask UNSC, IAEA to verify whether Israel has nuclear weapons: Erdogan

Turkey will ask the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to verify Israel’s possession of nuclear weapons, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. Erdogan stressed that Turkey will not allow the issue of nuclear weapons and atomic bombs, whose existence is denied by Israeli ministers, to be forgotten, state news agency Anadolu […]

Israeli source: We are close to closing a prisoner swap

Senior Israeli source says Israel and Hamas are nearing prisoner swap – but lowers the number of terrorists to be freed. Israel National NewsNov 21, 2023, 10:12 AM (GMT+2) A senior Israeli source on Tuesday morning said that despite the fact that there is still technical work to be done, negotiations on a prisoner swap […]

He Sees, He Is Not Silent, and He Is Coming Soon

November 20, 2023 The questions that Habakkuk asked long ago in ancient Judah resonate again in today’s world: O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,     and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!”     and you will not save? Why do you make me see iniquity,     and why do […]

China, Arab world take aim at Israel, call for Gaza ceasefire

Delegates from several Islamic nations met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. REUTERS NOVEMBER 20, 2023 07:21 Updated: NOVEMBER 20, 2023 08:16 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi seen at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China November 20, 2023(photo credit: REUTERS/FLORENCE LO)Arab and Muslim ministers called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as […]

Iran unveils improved hypersonic missile, claims it can evade air defense systems

Supreme Leader Khamenei on hand as Revolutionary Guard Corps displays Fattah II, which it says is equipped with advanced warhead and hypersonic glide vehicle By TOI STAFFToday, 10:18 am     Iranian supreme leader Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, visits an exhibition of the Revolutionary Guard’s aerospace achievements, November 19, 2023. (Office of the Iranian Supreme […]