Day 433 - US security advisor lands for renewed hostage talks

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🗓️ 12 December 2024

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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.

US bureau chief Jacob Magid and political correspondent Tal Schneider join host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing podcast.

Magid and Schneider speak about the cautious optimism of some Israeli government officials regarding renewed hostage talks, amid the arrival of US National security adviser Jake Sullivan to the region.

Magid also looks at the request of Trump advisors who asked for the return of Hamas leaders to Qatar as they view the Gulf country's mediation efforts as vital to the hostage negotiations, and want the entire situation completed by the January 20 inauguration.

Magid and Schneider discuss the latest in the Golan Heights and IDF activity in the buffer zone with Syria following the rebel group takeover. Several European countries asked for Israel's restraint as no one wants Israel and the rebel groups to set off on an antagonistic relationship.

Finally, Schneider looks at the latest in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's criminal trial, as the prime minister claims he was never favored by any of the Israeli media that he attempted to influence, but rather received hostile coverage.

For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Sullivan heads to Israel for Biden administration’s likely final hostage deal push

1st hostage to return from Gaza meets Trump, urges him to do all he can to free captives

Security chiefs discuss hostage deal in Cairo as Israel sees growing chances

Trump aides asked Qatar to recall ousted Hamas chiefs in bid to revive hostage talks

Netanyahu argues ‘hostile’ Walla coverage, telecoms reforms prove bribery claims ‘absurd’

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IMAGE: Hostage family members speak to the media after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, December 8, 2024. (Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily briefing. It is Thursday, December 12th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg.
0:13.5	I'm speaking today with U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid and political correspondent Tal Schneider.
0:18.5	Hi to both of you. Hi, good morning, Jessica. Hi, Jessica. Hi, Tal.
0:22.5	Hi there. It is day 433 of the war. Several terror attacks took place in the West Bank on Wednesday night.
0:30.6	A young boy was killed in a terror shooting outside Jerusalem. Three Israelis were lightly hurt by gunfire during a visit to a Nablus tomb, and a man was
0:39.7	lightly hurt in a Bnebrach terror ramming. On other fronts, there is a renewed push for a hostage
0:45.9	deal as U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan heads to Israel. And there is also the statement
0:53.1	from European countries,
0:54.5	several of them telling Israel to show restraint during the transition period in Syria.
0:59.4	We'll talk about all those headlines and more after a quick break.
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2:00.2	Okay. Okay. Okay, Jacob, you wrote that Jake Sullivan is coming to Israel for what could be the Biden administration's last push for a hostage deal.
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