Jacob Magid

2 days ago | timesofisrael.com | Nava Freiberg |Jacob Magid

Israel will send a delegation to Doha, Qatar on Tuesday to negotiate a hostage release and ceasefire deal to enable the release of the remaining Gaza captives, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Monday. The statement by the Prime Minister Office’s came shortly before the Hamas terror group released American-Israeli hostage soldier Edan Alexander, and US President Donald Trump embarked on his planned visit to the region.

2 days ago | timesofisrael.com | Amanda Borschel-Dan |Jacob Magid

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. US bureau chief Jacob Magidjoins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode. Hamas has stated that in an “act of good faith,” it will release the final living US-Israeli hostage, Edan Alexander, today as US President Donald Trump begins to make his way to his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

3 days ago | timesofisrael.com | Nurit Yohanan |Jacob Magid

The Palestinian Authority has stopped paying stipends to at least 1,612 Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli jails, two Palestinian sources told The Times of Israel on Sunday, as Ramallah appeared to move forward with a reform of its controversial welfare system.

3 days ago | qoshe.com | Jacob Magid

Hamas was set to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Monday after over 580 days in captivity. The Palestinian terror group agreed to the move as a gesture of goodwill to US President Donald Trump ahead of his trip to the region, hoping that he will in turn coax Israel to sign a deal freeing the remaining hostages in exchange for an end to the war, a US official, a Palestinian official and a third source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel on Sunday.

3 days ago | qoshe.com | Jacob Magid

A third-party mediator operated a backchannel between the United States and Hamas that helped secure the agreement to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, a source familiar with the matter and a Palestinian official revealed to The Times of Israel on Sunday.