Jacob Magid
Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run government media office, center right, speaks during a press conference at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 7, 2026, 11:10 am
Hamas dissolves Gaza government
A new peace board says it will judge progress by actions, not promises, as Israel dismisses the move as "spin".
By NURIT YOHANAN, NAVA FREIBERG, AFP, Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
April 7, 2026, 12:40 pm
US to strike Iran Tuesday night if no deal
‘All of Iran can be taken out in one night,’ Trump warns as deadline looms.
By Jacob Magid
A protester holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against US and Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, February 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
March 1, 2026, 6:07 pm
Trump: Justice for Iranians and beyond
US president urges regime security forces to surrender as PM Netanyahu calls on Iranians to topple regime.
By Jacob Magid, LAZAR BERMAN, Emanuel Fabian and TOI Staff and Agencies
Photo: screenshot
February 28, 2026, 8:42 pm
President Trump: ‘The hour of your freedom is at hand’
In a speech following the start of US and Israeli strikes against Iran, US President Donald Trump vowed to destroy the regime’s missiles and navy, ensuring ‘they will never have a nuclear weapon’.
By Jacob Magid
People watch as smoke rises on the horizon after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. (AP Photo)
February 28, 2026, 8:24 pm
US and Israel launch major joint assault on Iran
Israel and the US launched a major joint strike on Iran on Saturday
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Agencies and TOI Staff
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike that targeted a building in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on October 19, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
October 20, 2025, 3:18 pm
Israel to resume Gaza ceasefire after deadly attack
Washington urges Israel to maintain truce, blocks aid halt; Witkoff and Kushner to visit Monday for phase two talks.
By Emanuel Fabian, NAVA FREIBERG and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump talks to the media before heading to Marine One on the south lawn of the White House on October 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. (TASOS KATOPODIS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
October 6, 2025, 10:32 am
Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it clings to power
Trump expressed optimism that the deal was going to move ahead, despite serious gaps between Israel and Hamas.
By LAZAR BERMAN, NURIT YOHANAN and Jacob Magid
The 48 hostages held in Gaza: First row, from left: Rom Braslavski, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Elkana Bohbot, Matan Angrest, Avinatan Or, Yosef-Haim Ohana, Alon Ohel. Second row, from left: Eitan Mor, Segev Kalfon, Nimrod Cohen, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn, Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Bipin Joshi. Third row, from left: Dror Or, Tamir Adar, Matan Zangauker, Bar Kupershtein, David Cunio, Ariel Cunio, Tamir Nimrodi, Omri Miran. Fourth row, from left: Manny Godard, Sgt. First Class Ran Gvili, Sahar Baruch, Uriel Baruch, Sonthaya Oakkharasri, Ronen Engel, Muhammad Alatrash, Guy Illouz. Fifth row, from left: Joshua Mollel, Sgt. Itay Chen, Col. Asaf Hamami, Tal Chaimi, Aryeh Zalmanovich, Inbar Heiman, Sgt. Oz Daniel, Lt. Hadar Goldin. Bottom row, from left: Yossi Sharabi, Sudthisak Rinthalak, Maj. Lior Rudaeff, Amiram Cooper, Cpt. Daniel Perez, Cpt. Omer Neutra, Eliyahu Margalit, Eitan Levy. (Combo photo by Times of Israel; pictures: Courtesy)
October 5, 2025, 10:20 am
Israeli official: Hostages could be free ‘in a few days’
Source close to Netanyahu says Hamas was never previously prepared to free all hostages without full IDF pullout from Gaza.
By TOI STAFF and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump (R) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
September 30, 2025, 9:42 am
Bibi accepts Trump’s plan to end Gaza war
US plan outlines 21 steps for Gaza’s future, urging stability, reform, and a pathway to statehood.
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
August 26, 2025, 9:24 am
Trump claims Gaza war nearing ‘conclusive ending’
US president doesn’t explain rationale for timeframe, which he has used to predict wind-down of other global conflicts in the past.
By Jacob Magid and TOI STAFF
Palestinians walk past the destroyed Abu Khudra mosque in Gaza City on August 18, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
August 19, 2025, 9:35 am
Hamas says it agrees to latest ceasefire proposal
Jerusalem confirms receipt of Hamas response, as mediators scramble for deal.
By Jacob Magid, NURIT YOHANAN, Emanuel Fabian and AGENCIES
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (L), accompanied by White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (R), speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
July 23, 2025, 11:53 am
Witkoff hopes to join hostage talks in Doha – source
US says envoy heading to region; source says he hasn’t departed and trip hinges on progress in hostage talks.
By Jacob Magid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
June 30, 2025, 1:15 pm
Netanyahu: Iran war shifted region
Top-level cabinet meeting held amid US pressure on Israel to reach a Gaza deal.
By LAZAR BERMAN, Jacob Magid and Agencies and TOI Staff
US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon arriving at the White House, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 24, 2025, 1:06 pm
Trump: Israel, Iran agree to ‘complete and total ceasefire’
Iran’s FM denies deal but says that if Israel halts attacks, ‘we have no intention to continue’.
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 21, 2025, after the US military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP)
June 22, 2025, 12:58 pm
US joins Israel’s fight against nuclear program
The US has carried out a “successful attack” on the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites in Iran.
By AGENCIES and Jacob Magid
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