Daily Briefing Feb. 9: The 1st female attorney general & IDF unit’s tragic reckoning

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.

Political and legal correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn and military correspondent Judah Ari Gross join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for a packed episode.

Israelis awoke to news that Syria had fired an anti-aircraft missile into Israel. Gross gives context and explains its significance.

Next, Keller-Lynn speaks about her interview with former director-general of the Justice Ministry Emi Palmor, who believes her phone was hacked using NSO Pegasus spyware in retribution for her role in investigating police.

Staying with powerful Israeli women, Keller-Lynn sheds light on the relatively unknown Gali Baharav-Miara, newly confirmed as Israel’s attorney-general, following Avichai Mandelblit.

Gross takes us into the inquiry into the tragic preventable deaths of Major Ofek Aharon and Major Itamar Elharar in a friendly fire incident on January 12. What are the lessons learned?

And finally, we hear what has Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Ra’anana neighbors in a buzz.

Discussed articles include:

IDF: Syrian anti-aircraft missile explodes over Israel, no interception needed

Emi Palmor: Police hacked my phone for retribution

Approved Monday, relatively unknown AG will take office amid falling trust

Vowing to prioritize public trust, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara takes office

IDF probe blames flawed culture at top of elite Egoz unit for friendly fire deaths

A neighborhood gone sour: In Ra’anana, still no solution for Bennett’s ‘Balfour’

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