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.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s Daily Briefing.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed early this morning after roughly two months, as the Israel Defense Forces launched dozens of strikes throughout Gaza and issued evacuation orders for parts of the Strip. We work through what brought Israel to the renewal of more intensive fighting.
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Yesterday, US President Donald Trump declared he would hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthi rebels, who recently claimed to have targeted a US aircraft carrier and other foreign ships in the Red Sea. Berman weighs in on this new approach by the Trump administration, which has widely vowed to “end wars, not start them.”
CBS News reported on Monday that Israel and the United States are interested in resettling Gazans in Syria. The report came as Israel is working quietly to advance a controversial plan proposed by Trump, in which Gaza’s more than 2 million people would be permanently — or temporarily — sent elsewhere. But does Israel want the Gazans sent to another volatile border nation?
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For further reading:
Trump said to ‘green-light’ renewal of Gaza strikes, as world laments truce collapse
Israel resumes Gaza strikes, says Hamas collapsed truce by refusing to free hostages
After deadlock in Doha hostage talks, Israeli team heads to Cairo in search of results
US, Israel see Syria as possible home for relocated Gazans, says report
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