David Makovsky
@DavidMakovsky
David is the Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and the Director of the Program on Arab-Israel Relations at the Washington Institute of Near East Policy.
Middle East envoy @SteveWitkoff to meet in Rome with Israeli Minister @AmbDermer and his Qatari counterpart, signaling a potential new juncture in Gaza ceasefire talks. Dermer, Netanyahu’s confidant and lead on hostage talks, has avoided Doha—reflecting his personal skepticism of…
NEW: U.S. envoy Witkoff to meet with Israeli, Qatari officials in Rome in Gaza ceasefire push axios.com/2025/07/22/wit…
Report: Israel delivered medical aid to Sweida last night in coordination with US timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
Israel now operating in central Gaza’s Dir al-Balah—an area largely avoided since start of Gaza war due to fears hostages were held there. Why now? New intel suggesting hostages moved? Or pressure tactic amid belief Hamas leadership is there, tied to Doha ceasefire talks?
@ynet @YediotAhronot ynetnews.com/article/bkotbd…
Former Secretary of State, Antony Blinken: “I wish that those who, understandably, have been moved and motivated by everything that’s happened since Oct 7th, if they’d spent maybe just 10% of their time, calling on Hamas, demanding Hamas put down its arms, give up the hostages,…
Israeli TV reports on Friday Netanyahu told his cabinet that @realDonaldTrump wants a deal and a way must be found to reach the 60 day cease-fire with the partial hostage release. US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff -- according to the report -- expected to join Doha ceasefire talks…
Netanyahu expresses ‘regret’ over bombing of Gazan church in call with Pope, PM’s office says timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry… via @timesofisrael
🚨🎗Qatar, Egypt & the U.S. presented Israel & Hamas with an updated Gaza ceasefire & hostage deal proposal. The mediators believe recent concessions from Israel, which are incorporated into the proposal, could lead to a deal. My story on @axios axios.com/2025/07/17/gaz…
Rubio says 'real de-escalation' in Syria expected in coming hours timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
Netanyahu: My Druze brothers, citizens of Israel. The situation in Sweida and southwest Syria is dire. The IDF, air force, and other forces are in action. We're working to save our Druze brothers and eliminate regime gangs. Now, I have one request for you. You are Israeli…
Israel steps up Syria strikes with Damascus attack as Druze clashes continue - reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Today, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation issued the following statement regarding an incident at SDS3 (Khan Yunis): We are heartbroken to confirm that 20 people died this morning in a tragic incident at SDS3 in Khan Younis. Our current understanding is that 19 of the victims were…
IDF chief said to call Gaza humanitarian city plan 'unworkable' at security meeting timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-said…
US demands probe of Palestinian American's killing by Israeli settlers aol.com/news/us-ambass…
Israel said to agree to US request to halt strikes on Syrian forces timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
Sa’ar welcomes presence of Syrian counterpart at EU summit, says Israel has no plans to stay in Gaza timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
Agudat Yisrael announces resignation from government, following lead of a faction (Degel HaTorah). Real thing or pressure to extract concessions from Netanyahu on military exemptions law? timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
As a former Israeli Prime Minister, with the Mossad having reported directly to me, I say to you with 100% certainty: The accusation that Jeffrey Epstein somehow worked for Israel or the Mossad running a blackmail ring is categorically and totally false. Epstein’s conduct,…
Breaking: Huge story -- the triggering of snapback array of sanctions on Iran. There was a risk that if this was not done before end of this month, it would not happen because...sanctions expired in October. Plus, Russia, an ally of Iran, becomes rotating head of the UN Security…
The German Chancellor confirmed this evening that Germany has submitted a formal request to the United Nations to trigger the snapback mechanism against Iran on July 15, just two days from now. The snapback mechanism is a tool included in a UN Security Council resolution that…