Daily Briefing Dec. 28: Top blogs of 2022 & arrest of Jerusalem bombing suspect

Ops&Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag on selecting a dozen pieces that moved her; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on Israel’s Jordanian border and promising efforts to stop smuggling

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.

Ops&Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag and military reporter Emanuel Fabian join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.

Fabian reported yesterday on an arrest in connection to the double bombing in Jerusalem that took place on the morning of November 23 that killed two people and wounded over 20. Who is currently in custody for the attack?

On Monday, the Shin Bet security agency announced it foiled an attempt by terror groups in the Gaza Strip to carry out a bombing attack in Israel and arrested four West Bank Palestinians on December 14. Who was behind the planned attack?

Fabian wrote a deep dive into Israel’s porous border with Jordan, reporting that authorities say they are beginning to gain the upper hand in a relentless battle to stymie the mass smuggling of arms into Israel and the West Bank. How is the tide turning?

Herschlag compiled a list of her top dozen posts from the past year. She explains how she assembled the list and we speak about three that particularly moved us.