Nurit Yohanan

4 weeks ago | timesofisrael.com | Emanuel Fabian |Jacob Magid |Lazar Berman |Nurit Yohanan

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4 weeks ago | timesofisrael.com | Lazar Berman |Nurit Yohanan |Jacob Magid |Nava Freiberg

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told hostages’ families that he principally approves of US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s latest proposal for a temporary ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, media outlets reported Thursday, while two sources told The Times of Israel that Hamas is leaning toward accepting the deal, with some reservations. However, the deal has not been finalized yet.

4 weeks ago | timesofisrael.com | Lazar Berman |Nurit Yohanan

The new proposal from US special envoy Steve Witkoff for a deal between Israel and the Hamas terror group would see the release of 10 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza and the return of the bodies of 18 deceased hostages, in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire, an Israeli official confirmed to The Times of Israel on Thursday.

1 month ago | timesofisrael.com | Emanuel Fabian |Nurit Yohanan |Nava Freiberg

The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said Wednesday it had successfully opened its second aid distribution center in southern Gaza, after the launch of its first site a day earlier descended into chaos when crowds stormed the facility. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said Wednesday that at least one Palestinian was killed and 48 others were wounded the day before when shots were fired on the crowd that swarmed the first site, in Rafah. The second site is also located in Rafah.

1 month ago | timesofisrael.com | Jacob Magid |Emanuel Fabian |Nurit Yohanan

Thousands of Palestinians on Tuesday overran one of the newly established aid distribution sites in southern Gaza’s Rafah, only hours after the military announced the new aid mechanism, backed by Israel and the United States, began operating for the first time. Footage posted to social media showed crowds surging into the area and taking boxes of food.