Day 696 - Would Trump seriously consider Gaza relocation plan?

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🗓️ 1 September 2025

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Political correspondent Tal Schneider and reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.

The security cabinet met for some six hours on Sunday night, but didn't raise the current hostage deal during last night's lengthy meeting, according to Schneider. There was reportedly a discussion of extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank, as a possible response to the expected announcements of a Palestinian state later this month.

Schneider also mentions the disagreements among security officials regarding the planned military incursion in Gaza, pointing out that any final decision is by the security cabinet, and the military has to comply with their decision.

As President Trump reportedly considers a plan to evacuate Palestinians as part of a postwar Gaza plan, Schneider analyzes that it appears to be planned by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the organization handling the food distribution in the Gaza Strip. The plan includes having a portion of the population leave and setting up enclaves inside Gaza for those who remain, a plan that Schneider says seems far-fetched.

Two surveys issued in the run-up to the new school year highlight persistent socio-economic gaps between schoolchildren, says Surkes, pointing to a lack of funds in low-income families for afterschool activities and the struggle to afford certain kinds of healthier foods.

The legendary Nahal military group that once primarily served agricultural communities is returning to its roots, according to Surkes, with pre-army volunteers serving in the kibbutz communities along the Gaza and northern borders.

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For further reading:

Security cabinet meets, reportedly discusses West Bank annexation but not hostage deal

Trump said weighing plan to pay Gazans to leave, put Strip under US-run trusteeship

As children go back to school, two reports detail vast socio-economic gaps

From Sept. 1, the storied Nahal military group will return to its agricultural roots

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IMAGE: Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from a GHF aid distribution point in central Gaza, August 5, 2025. (Photo by Ali Hassan/Flash90)

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing.
0:09.0	It is Monday, September 1st, and I'm Jessica Steinberg.
0:12.0	I'm speaking today with political correspondent Tal Schneider and reporter Sue Serks.
0:17.0	Hi there, hi there to you both.
0:19.0	Good morning.
0:20.0	Hello, hello, Jessica. It is day you both. Good morning. Hello. Hello, Jessica.
0:21.3	It is day 696 of the war.
0:24.8	It is also the first day of school in Israel, and high school student protesters called on fellow students last night to wear yellow shirts for the hostages today rather than the traditional white often worn by some students.
0:38.6	Israel's security cabinet met last night, but focused on expanding military operations in Gaza.
0:44.6	We will discuss that as well as U.S. President Donald Trump considering a plan to put the
0:50.6	Gaza Strip under a U.S.-led trusteeship.
0:53.8	We'll also talk about the persistent socioeconomic gaps
0:57.5	between schoolchildren in Israel,
0:59.9	revealed in two recent surveys,
1:02.2	and the storied Nakhl military group,
1:04.8	which will start volunteering in the Gaza border communities
1:07.8	and the north starting this month.
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