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Then-former US president Donald Trump poses for photos with family members of Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, after visiting the gravesite of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in New York, October 7, 2024. (The Times of Israel: AP Photo/ Yuki Iwamura)

December 3, 2024, 9:38 am

Trump warns there will be ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by Jan. 20

After making threat as candidate at the RNC, president-elect doubles down, two days after Hamas releases video of American-Israeli captive begging him to secure a deal

By Jacob Magid

November 19, 2024, 2:32 pm

Woman arrested

The allegations reportedly relate to alleged threats made against some of those Jewish creatives doxxed.

By AJN STAFF

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant salutes as a sign of respect to Israel's security forces at the end of a press conference and after he was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Reuters/Nir Elias)

November 6, 2024, 8:54 am

After being fired, Gallant says ‘moral darkness’ has engulfed country

“In these circumstances, there is no choice. Everyone must serve in the IDF, and participate in the mission of defending Israel.”

By LAZAR BERMAN

August 1, 2024, 2:33 pm

Jewish man refused service by pro-Palestine staff member

'Inflammatory, hurtful, and unnecessary displays like this only further marginalise, isolate, and harm our Jewish community'

By Bruce Hill

US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog visit the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem on July 14, 2022. (The Times of Israel: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

July 22, 2024, 8:55 am

Israeli officials thank Biden for ‘steadfast support’ after he quits presidential race

Lapid posts photo with US leader, writing ‘Thank you’; President Herzog calls him a ‘true ally of the Jewish people’; ex-PM Bennett: ‘Stood by us in our most difficult moments’.

By Michael Bachner

Students at Melbourne University wearing Keffiyehs. Photo: Peter Haskin

May 15, 2024, 3:23 pm

Keffiyeh banned in Victorian Parliament

This makes Victoria's Parliament one of the few in the world to ban MPs from wearing the Palestinian headscarf.

By Bruce Hill

File: In this photo released by the Iranian army on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, drones are launched during the air force nationwide drone drill centered in northern Semnan province, Iran. (The Times of Israel: Iranian Army via AP)

April 14, 2024, 8:26 am

Iran launches over 100 drones at Israel in first-ever direct attack

Suicide drones expected to take hours to arrive; airspace shuttered in Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon; all education Sunday canceled; army says air force ‘prepared and ready’.

By Emanuel Fabian and TOI STAFF

Hamas's Gaza Strip leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, October 10, 2023 (The Times of Israel: IDF Spokesman)

February 14, 2024, 11:40 am

IDF airs footage of Hamas leader Sinwar in Gaza tunnel: ‘We’ll catch him, dead or alive’

Army said to identify terror chief, whose back is to camera along with family, by size of his ears and with AI; spokesperson says clip shows Hamas leaders only care for themselves.

By EMANUEL FABIAN AND TOI STAFF

Rescued hostages Norberto Louis Har (L) and Fernando Simon Marman (The Times of Israel: Courtesy)

February 12, 2024, 2:19 pm

IDF safely rescues 2 hostages from Rafah in special operation

"I offer my full appreciation to the IDF, Shin Bet and the National Counter-Terrorism Unit,” said Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

By TOI STAFF

Demonstrators block a main road demanding an immediate deal for the release Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian terrorists, during a protest near the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on February 1, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

February 7, 2024, 8:42 am

At least 32 of the 136 hostages held in Gaza killed, 20 others feared dead – NYT

IDF spokesman says bodies of 31 captives held by Hamas, including soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin who fell in 2014, Hostages and Missing Families Forum concurs.

By TOI STAFF, LAZAR BERMAN and Emanuel Fabian

January 31, 2024, 7:01 pm

Arrests made in Burgertory fire

“Such blatant antisemitism is appalling. To anyone that jumped to conclusions, the Jewish community deserve an apology,” says MP for Caulfield, David Southwick.

By Bruce Hill

Qatar's PM Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani speaking at the Atlantic Council, January 29, 2024. (The Times of Israel: YouTube screenshot)

January 30, 2024, 10:35 am

Hamas seems to reject new hostage deal offer, says it’ll only accept full IDF pullout

Terror group appears to pour cold water on mediators’ latest offer after Qatari PM says ‘good progress’ made; Israel said open to lengthy truce but refuses to end war

By LAZAR BERMAN and TOI Staff and Agencies

Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services, left, and Mossad chief David Barnea at the annual IDF Armored Corps memorial ceremony, marking the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, in Yad La-Shiryon, on September 27, 2023. (The Times of Israel: Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)

January 29, 2024, 11:28 am

Israel says Paris talks on hostage deal were ‘constructive,’ will continue this week

‘Significant gaps’ remain, says Prime Minister’s Office, after US, Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials meet to weigh pause in fighting in exchange for release of hostages.

By LAZAR BERMAN

Noa Argamani, 26, seen in an undated Hamas propaganda film released on January 14, 2024. Argamani was taken captive during Hamas's October 7 massacres, and has been held in Gaza since. (The Times of Israel: Screenshot)

January 16, 2024, 1:47 pm

Israel says it fears for lives of two hostages after latest Hamas propaganda video

IDF rejects terror group’s claim Itay Svirsky and another captive were killed when the military targeted a building where they were being held; Noa Argamani believed to be alive.

By EMANUEL FABIAN AND TOI STAFF

Jerry Seinfeld (left) tours Kibbutz Be'eri on December 19, 2023. (The Times of Israel: Noam Lanir/Facebook)

December 21, 2023, 9:55 am

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld visits Kibbutz Be’eri, meets survivors of Hamas massacre

American Jewish celebrity meets with Yuval Haran, whose father was killed on October 7, expresses admiration for resilience displayed by residents of destroyed community.

By TOI STAFF