IMAGE: An Israeli soldier stands guard behind sandbags in Kibbutz Hanita near Israel's border with Lebanon, November 24, 2024. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

IMAGE: An Israeli soldier stands guard behind sandbags in Kibbutz Hanita near Israel's border with Lebanon, November 24, 2024. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

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Day 417 - Northern mayors livid about possible ceasefire

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.

Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.

The ceasefire agreement took effect at 4 am local time and IDF troops are still positioned in some areas of southern Lebanon. The militaries in Israel and Lebanon have warned Lebanese civilians against returning to villages where soldiers are still deployed for now. We discuss how fragile this calm is.

Horovitz outlines what was included in the agreement and what was left out, including a buffer zone, which residents of the north consider crucial.

We compare and contrast how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden spoke about the ceasefire when announcing it to the world yesterday.

A snap television poll on Tuesday evening found Israelis divided over the framework for a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Among supporters of Netanyahu’s governing coalition, just 20% said they supported the ceasefire deal, while 45% said they opposed it and 35% said they didn’t know. We hear potential reasons why Netanyahu pushed for the ceasefire at this time.

Israeli, Palestinian and American sources and officials believe the loss of Hezbollah support may push the Gazan terror group to soften its demands, breaking a prolonged deadlock in the negotiations. What could change?

For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect, halting nearly 14 months of fighting

‘Peace is possible’: Announcing Lebanon truce, US insists this time will be different

20% of coalition voters back Lebanon truce, vs. 50% of opposition voters, poll finds

Officials hope Lebanon truce will isolate Hamas, pave way to deal in Gaza

Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.

IMAGE: A driver holds up portraits of Hezbollah's slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine as people return to Beirut’s southern suburbs on November 27, 2024, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (Ibrahim Amro/ AFP)

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.
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/david-horovitz/">Editor David Horovitz</a> joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
The ceasefire agreement took effect at 4 am local time and IDF troops are still positioned in some areas of southern Lebanon. The militaries in Israel and Lebanon have warned Lebanese civilians against returning to villages where soldiers are still deployed for now. We discuss how fragile this calm is.
Horovitz outlines what was included in the agreement and what was left out, including a buffer zone, which residents of the north consider crucial.
We compare and contrast how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden spoke about the ceasefire when announcing it to the world yesterday.
A snap television poll on Tuesday evening found Israelis divided over the framework for a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Among supporters of Netanyahu’s governing coalition, just 20% said they supported the ceasefire deal, while 45% said they opposed it and 35% said they didn’t know. We hear potential reasons why Netanyahu pushed for the ceasefire at this time.
Israeli, Palestinian and American sources and officials believe the loss of Hezbollah support may push the Gazan terror group to soften its demands, breaking a prolonged deadlock in the negotiations. What could change?
For news updates, please check out <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-27-2024/">The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.</a>
Discussed articles include:
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-hezbollah-ceasefire-comes-into-effect-halting-nearly-14-months-of-fighting/">Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into effect, halting nearly 14 months of fighting</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/peace-is-possible-announcing-lebanon-truce-us-insists-this-time-will-be-different/">‘Peace is possible’: Announcing Lebanon truce, US insists this time will be different</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/20-of-coalition-voters-back-lebanon-truce-vs-50-of-opposition-voters-poll-finds/">20% of coalition voters back Lebanon truce, vs. 50% of opposition voters, poll finds</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/officials-hope-lebanon-truce-will-isolate-hamas-pave-way-to-deal-in-gaza/">Officials hope Lebanon truce will isolate Hamas, pave way to deal in Gaza</a>
Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-times-of-israel-daily-briefing/id1547404042"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1vhvFPvN0fFn5YRHCEcxrn">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnR6FOcOvFdMbb0w1n0Ev0orcVkufgZ89">YouTube,</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.
IMAGE: A driver holds up portraits of Hezbollah's slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine as people return to Beirut’s southern suburbs on November 27, 2024, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. (Ibrahim Amro/ AFP)

Day 418 - Tensions as ceasefire with Hezbollah takes effect

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.

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.

After initial approval of the US-backed ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now working on how to present it to the public. Berman discusses the reported contours of the deal -- and whether Iran will be on board.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid has presented a plan for a regional commission in Riyadh to, among other goals, end the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza. Part of his plan involves the release of the hostages and a six-month truce, during which an Emirati-Egyptian-Moroccan-PA force would enter Gaza and take over the distribution of humanitarian aid and rebuilding. What are the chances of its success?

A new Channel 12 investigation claims Netanyahu received detailed intelligence in 2014 about Hamas’s plans to invade Israel and on a number of occasions rejected proposals to preemptively assassinate Hamas leaders. Berman weighs in.

Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, vanished in Dubai on Thursday, where he ran a kosher grocery store, and his body was discovered yesterday. We hear updates.

For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Israel said to agree in principle to Lebanon ceasefire offer, though some issues remain

Lapid presents wide-ranging peace initiative starting with truces in Gaza and Lebanon

Netanyahu for years declined to kill terror chiefs, downplayed Hamas threat — report

United Arab Emirates arrests three suspects in murder of Chabad rabbi Zvi Kogan

Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.

IMAGE: View of a house hit from missiles fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Metula, on the Israeli border with Lebanon, November 20, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)

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.
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/lazar-berman/">Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman</a> joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
After initial approval of the US-backed ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now working on how to present it to the public. Berman discusses the reported contours of the deal -- and whether Iran will be on board.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid has presented a plan for a regional commission in Riyadh to, among other goals, end the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza. Part of his plan involves the release of the hostages and a six-month truce, during which an Emirati-Egyptian-Moroccan-PA force would enter Gaza and take over the distribution of humanitarian aid and rebuilding. What are the chances of its success?
A new Channel 12 investigation claims Netanyahu received detailed intelligence in 2014 about Hamas’s plans to invade Israel and on a number of occasions rejected proposals to preemptively assassinate Hamas leaders. Berman weighs in.
Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, vanished in Dubai on Thursday, where he ran a kosher grocery store, and his body was discovered yesterday. We hear updates.
For news updates, please check out <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-25-2024/">The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.</a>
Discussed articles include:
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-meeting-on-lebanon-ceasefire-as-israel-said-poised-to-greenlight-deal/">Israel said to agree in principle to Lebanon ceasefire offer, though some issues remain</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-presents-wide-ranging-peace-initiative-starting-with-truces-in-gaza-and-lebanon/">Lapid presents wide-ranging peace initiative starting with truces in Gaza and Lebanon</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-for-years-declined-to-kill-terror-chiefs-downplayed-hamas-threat-report/">Netanyahu for years declined to kill terror chiefs, downplayed Hamas threat — report</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/united-arab-emirates-arrests-three-suspects-in-killing-of-chabad-rabbi/">United Arab Emirates arrests three suspects in murder of Chabad rabbi Zvi Kogan</a>
Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-times-of-israel-daily-briefing/id1547404042"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1vhvFPvN0fFn5YRHCEcxrn">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnR6FOcOvFdMbb0w1n0Ev0orcVkufgZ89">YouTube,</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.
IMAGE: View of a house hit from missiles fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon into Metula, on the Israeli border with Lebanon, November 20, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Day 416 - Ceasefire with Hezbollah possible within days

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.

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.

Fabian was in Lebanon last week, where troops have pushed into the “second line of villages,” about 4-5 miles from the border. He describes what he saw and speaks about a briefing he had with a senior Israeli defense official, who told reporters Thursday that there is a substantial chance of Israel reaching a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.

Five Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 onslaught were killed in a recent airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday, noting that two were commanders who led the massacre and kidnapping of civilians from the Mefalsim area during the brutal attack. Fabian updates us on what is going on inside Gaza right now, even as winter rains are approaching.

This morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz said he will not approve the promotion of two officers from the IDF Southern Command until their role in the failures of October 7 are investigated. This comes after IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi announced a new round of senior appointments in the military, including 11 new brigadier generals and four new colonels, as well as six brigadier generals and 19 colonels who are moving to new positions at the same rank. We discuss several of the new appointments and some of the pressures on Katz.

Emirati authorities have found the body of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an emissary to Abu Dhabi’s Chabad chapter missing since Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Office and Foreign Ministry said in a joint statement Sunday. This is a developing story, but Fabian describes what we know so far.

For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Aiming to enable return of displaced Israelis, IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon

Woman lightly wounded as Hezbollah fires rockets and drones at center, north

Defense official says major chance for Lebanon truce after US envoy visits for talks

IDF says it killed five Hamas terrorists who led Mefalsim area massacres on Oct. 7

Body of slain Chabad rabbi found in UAE; Israel condemns ‘antisemitic act of terror’

Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.

IMAGE: Lt. Col. Roi Katz, a battalion commander in the 188th Armored Brigade in southern Lebanon, November 20, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

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.
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/emanuel-fabian/">Military reporter Emanuel Fabian</a> joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Fabian was in Lebanon last week, where troops have pushed into the “second line of villages,” about 4-5 miles from the border. He describes what he saw and speaks about a briefing he had with a senior Israeli defense official, who told reporters Thursday that there is a substantial chance of Israel reaching a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.
Five Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 onslaught were killed in a recent airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday, noting that two were commanders who led the massacre and kidnapping of civilians from the Mefalsim area during the brutal attack. Fabian updates us on what is going on inside Gaza right now, even as winter rains are approaching.
This morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz said he will not approve the promotion of two officers from the IDF Southern Command until their role in the failures of October 7 are investigated. This comes after IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi announced a new round of senior appointments in the military, including 11 new brigadier generals and four new colonels, as well as six brigadier generals and 19 colonels who are moving to new positions at the same rank. We discuss several of the new appointments and some of the pressures on Katz.
Emirati authorities have found the body of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an emissary to Abu Dhabi’s Chabad chapter missing since Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Office and Foreign Ministry said in a joint statement Sunday. This is a developing story, but Fabian describes what we know so far.
For news updates, please check out <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-24-2024/">The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.</a>
Discussed articles include:
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/aiming-to-enable-return-of-displaced-israelis-idf-pushes-deeper-into-south-lebanon/">Aiming to enable return of displaced Israelis, IDF pushes deeper into south Lebanon</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-lightly-wounded-as-hezbollah-fires-rockets-and-drones-at-center-north/">Woman lightly wounded as Hezbollah fires rockets and drones at center, north</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/defense-official-says-major-chance-for-lebanon-truce-after-us-envoy-visits-for-talks/">Defense official says major chance for Lebanon truce after US envoy visits for talks</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-killed-five-hamas-terrorists-who-led-mefalsim-area-massacres-on-oct-7/">IDF says it killed five Hamas terrorists who led Mefalsim area massacres on Oct. 7</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/body-of-slain-chabad-rabbi-found-in-uae-israel-condemns-antisemitic-act-of-terror/">Body of slain Chabad rabbi found in UAE; Israel condemns ‘antisemitic act of terror’</a>
Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-times-of-israel-daily-briefing/id1547404042"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1vhvFPvN0fFn5YRHCEcxrn">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnR6FOcOvFdMbb0w1n0Ev0orcVkufgZ89">YouTube,</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.
IMAGE: Lt. Col. Roi Katz, a battalion commander in the 188th Armored Brigade in southern Lebanon, November 20, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

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