Day 636 - Will PM mark the war's end at the White House?

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🗓️ 3 July 2025

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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 joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.

As Israel is said to be hoping to finalize a comprehensive Gaza deal before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House next week, Magid discusses the details and complexities of the ongoing hostage negotiations, including a framework of a two-month truce in which 10 living hostages would be returned and the bodies of 18 deceased hostages.

Magid reports on the political implications of Netanyahu's upcoming visit to the White House next week, and the possibility of the two leaders celebrating the successful military campaign against Iran. He also notes that while a ceasefire is being negotiated for Gaza, Netanyahu's rhetoric still suggests an ongoing military campaign.

The humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza continues to be exacerbated by the conflict and Magid discusses the Ha'aretz report of excessive IDF fire at aid distribution sites, leading to an IDF investigation into potential war crimes.

Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.

For further reading:

Trump says Israel ‘agreed to necessary conditions to finalize’ 60-day Gaza ceasefire

Trump says he will be ‘very firm’ with Netanyahu on ending Gaza war

Netanyahu set to visit White House July 7 as US pushes for end to Gaza war

IDF confirms probe into killings near Gaza aid site, denies troops ordered to shoot civilians

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IMAGE: Mothers protesting the war in Gaza call on IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir to end the war, holding posters that read: 'How do you dare to send our children to die?', 'We don't have children for a political war', 'Zamir, the soldiers are dying in vain.' (Credit Danor Aharon/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. It's Thursday, July 3rd, and I'm Jessica
0:09.0	Steinberg. I'm speaking today with U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid. Hi, Jacob. Hey, Jessica. Good to be
0:14.6	with you. Hey, Jacob. Good to be with you. It is day 636 of the war. Israel is said to be hoping to finalize a comprehensive
0:24.1	Gaza deal before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House next week. There are
0:30.6	reports that the government is seriously considering ending the war. Meanwhile, Hamas is reportedly
0:35.7	saying it will not hold hostage handover ceremonies during
0:39.1	a ceasefire. And the plan is to see the release of all 50 remaining hostages. We'll talk about
0:47.3	that. We'll talk about the Prime Minister's upcoming trip to the White House, as well as what
0:52.6	is the latest with humanitarian aid in
0:55.3	Gaza. Stay with us.
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