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

The IDF may take at least another week to gauge how many troops it will need for the government-ordered renewed offensive in Gaza City, military officials said Sunday. This comes as relations between the IDF and the political echelon seem more strained than we’ve previously seen. Fabian weighs in.

This morning, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) asserted that Hamas has been inflating the toll of Palestinians it says have died of malnutrition, and most of those verified to have died had preexisting medical conditions. Fabian describes how Hamas's own death figures have allowed COGAT to draw its conclusions.

An Israeli strike in Gaza City Sunday night killed a prominent Palestinian journalist for Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, Anas al-Sharif, whom the Israel Defense Forces has long argued was a Hamas terrorist in charge of rocket launching. Fabian lays out the IDF's case against al-Sharif and discusses his targeting in the context of the larger stated military goal of picking off every asset of the terror group.

On Sunday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that IDF troops will remain deployed to northern West Bank refugee camps at least until the end of the year, as part of the “Operation Iron Wall” defensive. The operation began in January in the Jenin refugee camp, adjacent to the city of Jenin, and later expanded to include refugee camps near the city of Tulkarem in the western West Bank — the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps. We learn what's going on there now and what the forecast is.

Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.

For further reading:

IDF assessing how many troops needed for new Gaza offensive as Security Council convenes

Israel says review shows Hamas inflating Gaza hunger data in ‘orchestrated campaign’

Amid global outcry, IDF says Al Jazeera reporter it killed was receiving Hamas salary

IDF strike on Gaza City kills Al Jazeera reporter accused of being a Hamas cell leader

Katz: IDF to remain in north West Bank refugee camps until year’s end at least

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IMAGE: IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip in an image released by the military on August 11, 2025. (IDF)

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 correspondent Emanuel Fabian</a>&nbsp;joins <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/amanda-borschel-dan/">host Amanda Borschel-Dan&nbsp;</a>for today's episode.
The IDF may take at least another week to gauge how many troops it will need for the government-ordered renewed offensive in Gaza City, military officials said Sunday. This comes as relations between the IDF and the political echelon seem more strained than we&rsquo;ve previously seen. Fabian weighs in.
This morning, Israel&rsquo;s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) asserted that Hamas has been inflating the toll of Palestinians it says have died of malnutrition, and most of those verified to have died had preexisting medical conditions. Fabian describes how Hamas's own death figures have allowed COGAT to draw its conclusions.
An Israeli strike in Gaza City Sunday night killed a prominent Palestinian journalist for Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, Anas al-Sharif, whom the Israel Defense Forces has long argued was a Hamas terrorist in charge of rocket launching. Fabian lays out the IDF's case against al-Sharif and discusses his targeting in the context of the larger stated military goal of picking off every asset of the terror group.
On Sunday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that IDF troops will remain deployed to northern West Bank refugee camps at least until the end of the year, as part of the &ldquo;Operation Iron Wall&rdquo; defensive. The operation began in January in the Jenin refugee camp, adjacent to the city of Jenin, and later expanded to include refugee camps near the city of Tulkarem in the western West Bank &mdash; the Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps. We learn what's going on there now and what the forecast is.
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-12-2025/">Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.</a>
For further reading:
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-assessing-how-many-troops-needed-for-new-gaza-offensive-as-security-council-convenes/">IDF assessing how many troops needed for new Gaza offensive as Security Council convenes</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-review-shows-hamas-inflating-gaza-hunger-data-in-orchestrated-campaign/">Israel says review shows Hamas inflating Gaza hunger data in &lsquo;orchestrated campaign&rsquo;</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-global-outcry-idf-says-al-jazeera-reporter-it-killed-was-receiving-hamas-salary/">Amid global outcry, IDF says Al Jazeera reporter it killed was receiving Hamas salary</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strike-on-gaza-city-kills-al-jazeera-reporter-accused-of-being-a-hamas-cell-leader/">IDF strike on Gaza City kills Al Jazeera reporter accused of being a Hamas cell leader</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/katz-idf-to-remain-in-north-west-bank-refugee-camps-until-years-end-at-least/">Katz: IDF to remain in north West Bank refugee camps until year&rsquo;s end at least</a>
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IMAGE: IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip in an image released by the military on August 11, 2025. (IDF)

Welcome to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing: Your update on what’s important in Israel, the Middle East and The Jewish World.

Welcome to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing: Your update on what&rsquo;s important in Israel, the Middle East and The Jewish World.