Day 646 - With hostage talks at a standstill, who is to blame?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 13 July 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
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 Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
According to a Channel 12 Israeli television report, later today, Israel will present new maps for the IDF’s redeployment in the event of a ceasefire-hostage release deal along the Morag Corridor and perimeter around Gaza after Hamas rejected its previous offer. Magid updates us on the status of the Doha talks and speaks about the blame game from both sides. We hear about how the Trump administration is playing the "Witkoff card" -- or when US envoy to the Mideast Steve Witkoff will finally join the talks and what it will signify when he does.
We turn to the results of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Washington, DC, even as he comes home without any overt deals. What else was on the table for the trip and what was accomplished?
Over the past day, security forces arrested six people in connection with an incident in the West Bank yesterday, where settlers allegedly killed two Palestinians on Friday. US citizen Saif al-Din Kamil Abdul Karim Musalat was allegedly beaten to death in Sinjil, a village north of Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority health ministry said. A second man, Mohammed Rizq Hussein al-Shalabi, 23, died after being shot during the attack, according to the Palestinian Authority health ministry. Magid describes what we know about this incident and weighs in on whether any rigorous investigation will be launched.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Doha talks stuck on IDF withdrawal; Palestinian officials say discussions nearing collapse
US won’t allow Israel to resume war, but rejects truce text saying so explicitly — sources
Two Palestinians, including US citizen, killed by settlers in West Bank attack — PA
Family of American-Palestinian man allegedly beaten to death by settlers urges US probe
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IMAGE: Demonstrators in Tel Aviv protest against the Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, July 5, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:08.2 | Today is Sunday, July 13th, Day 646 of the war. |
| 0:13.6 | I'm Amanda Borchelle Dan here with our U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid. |
| 0:17.3 | Jacob, thanks, as always, for joining me during your late night in my early morning. |
| 0:23.1 | Thanks for waking up early to be with me. |
| 0:25.7 | It is always a pleasure to see you, Jacob, even at this hour. |
| 0:29.4 | So hostage, release, and ceasefire negotiations are at a standstill. |
| 0:33.9 | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from Washington to Israel late last week. |
| 0:38.8 | Jacob will recap Netanyahu's U.S. trip and update us on the talks in Doha. |
| 0:45.0 | Two Palestinians, including a U.S. Palestinian man, were allegedly killed in an Israeli settler |
| 0:50.7 | attack in the West Bank. The U.S. citizens' family has demanded that the U.S. State |
| 0:56.3 | Department launch a probe into his death. Jacob will fill us in on what we know today. |
| 1:02.5 | All of this and more when we're back. |
| 1:16.1 | Want to help give Israeli children a summer after this war? |
| 1:19.8 | I'm Naomi Brownstein, co-founder and voluntary chair of TenGov. |
| 1:24.1 | TenGov receives requests for help from social services departments around Israel. |
| 1:29.3 | We move fast, we stay flexible, and we never duplicate government support. We fill the gaps others can't. Right now, across Israel, thousands of families are under pressure. Kids and parents |
| 1:35.3 | alike are recovering from the trauma of the past weeks and months. Moms are trying to hold it |
| 1:40.1 | all together while dads are in the army, and low-income parents are struggling just to get through |
| 1:44.6 | the day. That's where TenGov steps in. This summer, we're funding day camps and pool time |
| 1:49.8 | for over 1,200 children in 11 cities, kids who would otherwise be stuck at home, anxious, and |
| 1:55.9 | alone. But we need your help. We're raising 1 million shekels, $300,000 to make it happen. |
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