Nurit Yohanan

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 | timesofisrael.com | Jacob Magid |Nurit Yohanan |Shira Silkoff |Nava Freiberg

Hamas was set to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander after over 580 days in captivity, with the Palestinian terror group reaching a deal with the United States on Sunday following days of direct negotiations that Israel wasn’t privy to. Alexander’s release would take place on Monday, a senior US official told The Times of Israel.

6 days ago | timesofisrael.com | Jacob Magid |Nurit Yohanan |Emanuel Fabian |Lazar Berman

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1 week ago | timesofisrael.com | Jacob Magid |Lazar Berman |Nurit Yohanan |Emanuel Fabian

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff briefed UN Security Council on a new Israeli plan to resume the distribution of aid to Gaza, a source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel. After the briefing, which also addressed other regional issues, Witkoff held a brief one-one-one with Israel Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon, the latter’s office said.

1 week ago | timesofisrael.com | Emanuel Fabian |Lazar Berman |Nurit Yohanan

Israel approve a plan to broaden the military offensive against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip late Sunday, even as the army chief reportedly warned ministers that this could endanger the hostages held there. The security cabinet unanimously approved the plan to expand the Gaza operation, an Israeli official confirmed to The Times of Israel.