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.
It is day 240 of the war with Hamas. Editor David Horovitz and US bureau chief Jacob Magid join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
On Friday afternoon in Washington, DC, US President Joe Biden declared it was “time for this war to end,” and presented what he said was the latest Israeli proposal for a hostage deal and ceasefire to end the Israel-Hamas war. He also repeatedly called on both sides to accept the offer.
According to Biden, the Israeli proposal was submitted on Thursday to Hamas via Qatar. Biden said the offer would “bring all the hostages home, ensure Israel’s security, create a better day after in Gaza without Hamas in power, and set the stage for a political settlement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.”
We devote the entire episode to an attempt to unravel Biden’s speech and sift for more details about the proposal. We hear how Israeli and American politicians are receiving the speech — as well as the world.
And finally, we hear whether this speech will help Biden win voters, or bleed them.
For more updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
‘Time for this war to end’: Biden tells Hamas to accept Israel’s hostage-ceasefire offer
Full text of Biden’s speech laying out hostage and ceasefire deal for Israel-Hamas war
Far-right parties vow to bring down government if PM backs hostage-ceasefire deal
‘Non-starter’: Netanyahu says no permanent Gaza ceasefire until Hamas destroyed
Netanyahu accepts invitation to address joint session of Congress
120,000 said to rally in Tel Aviv to demand hostage deal, denounce government
THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas’s onslaught on Israel
THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
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