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.
Eight were wounded, two critically, in a shooting attack at an army checkpoint near the northern West Bank village of Tayasir this morning. Two soldiers’ deaths were subsequently announced. Horovitz updates us on what we knew about the attack at recording time.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently in Washington, DC, and set to meet with US President Donald Trump today. Yesterday, reporters were given mixed signals surrounding Trump’s willingness to see Israel annex the West Bank. Horovitz explains.
Amid mounting talk of a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, posters of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands with Trump against the backdrop of an Israeli flag were unveiled in Jerusalem and other cities across Israel with the message, “Israel is Ready.” Is it?
Amid the expected restart of negotiations for the second phase of the hostage release-ceasefire deal, Netanyahu appears to be heading toward some personnel changes on his team. Who may be in — and who is out?
Finally, Justice Minister Yariv Levin declined Monday to sign the official announcement of the appointment of Justice Isaac Amit as the new president of the Supreme Court in the state gazette. While one may call this petty politics, Horovitz warns that what’s at stake is extremely serious.
Please see today’s ongoing live blog for more updates.
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For further reading:
2 soldiers killed, 8 hurt in shooting attack at IDF checkpoint in northern West Bank
Asked about West Bank annexation, Trump says Israel ‘a small country, in terms of land’
Billboard campaign proclaims ‘Israel is ready’ for Saudi normalization
Levin declines to sign official announcement of new Supreme Court president