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.
Yesterday, the Israel Defense Forces announced the dismissal of the deputy commander of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit over a March 23 incident in which 15 medics were killed in the southern Gaza city of Rafah after his forces opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and emergency vehicles. Fabian explains the findings of a high-level IDF probe.
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The Lebanese army announced Sunday that it had foiled a planned rocket attack from Lebanon at Israel for the first time since a November ceasefire halted a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. We learn about what steps the Lebanese Armed Forces are currently taking to fulfill the terms of the ceasefire.
On Saturday, for the first time since the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Strip on March 18, a soldier was killed inside the Strip. The deadly incident took place during work to clear an area close to the border of Hamas infrastructure, including tunnels, as part of efforts to expand Israel’s buffer zone — which now comprises over 30 percent of the Strip. Fabian discusses the IDF’s recent activities ahead of his IDF embed to the Morag Corridor today. We learn about the IDF’s Bedouin tracker units and also hear about an attempt by several Israeli civilians to enter the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
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Admitting ‘errors,’ IDF fires officer over killing of 15 rescue workers in Gaza’s Rafah
In first since ceasefire, Lebanese army says it foiled rocket attack on Israel
Israeli soldier killed in Hamas attack, in first since collapse of Gaza ceasefire
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