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ToI podcast - Daily Briefing Jan. 12: Day 464 - New judicial overhaul plan raises eyebrows and hackles

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IDF hits series of Hezbollah sites, accuses truce mechanism of failing to address threats

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IDF says it struck Hezbollah sites after truce mechanism was notified but failed to address threats

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Netanyahu dispatches top negotiators to Qatar talks amid push to seal hostage deal

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Tel Aviv-Jaffa offers urban tours during January

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Gal Gadot denies she was forbidden to wear hostage pin at Golden Globes

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Elissa Slotkin sworn into US Senate on Reform women's Torah commentary

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Katz's Deli will become accessible to the disabled after federal lawsuit

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