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.

Health reporter Diana Bletter joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.

In improved pop-up clinics, underground parking lots converted to wards and fortified operating rooms, hospitals and health clinics around the country are once again providing services under fire since the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28. Bletter tells us about the first instance that a Lebanon threat brought a Galilee hospital underground and talks about emergency preparedness.

In the second half of the program, we drill down into life in the north right now. Bletter talks about what it is like for her personally, as well as reporting on the stalwart northerners who are maintaining Israel's pioneering spirit and staying rooted on the frontline.

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

For further reading:

From fortified ORs to popup clinics, Israel’s medical centers streamline wartime operations

Under a rain of Hezbollah missiles, determined northern farmers still sow for the future

Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Gabriella Jacobs and edited by Ari Schlacht.

IMAGE: An Israeli artillery unit deployed at a position in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the Lebanon border, fires towards southern Lebanon on March 14, 2026. (JALAA MAREY / AFP)