Daily Briefing Sept. 25: Day 355 - Even as it targets Tel Aviv, Hezbollah shows restraint

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 on today’s episode.

Hezbollah took responsibility for the missile attack on central Israel this morning, claiming to have targeted the Mossad headquarters near Tel Aviv with a “Qader 1” ballistic missile in response to last week’s pager and walkie-talkie explosions and the subsequent assassinations of top commanders in the terror group. Fabian analyzes the relatively restrained Hezbollah response even as Israel continues to target Hezbollah leadership and infrastructure.

Hezbollah confirmed that Ibrahim Qubaisi, the commander of the terror group’s rocket and missile division, was killed in an Israeli strike yesterday in Beirut. Who was he and how important of a target is he?

This morning, the IDF issued a message in Arabic to Lebanese civilians who already evacuated their homes due to the presence of Hezbollah weapons, warning them it was not yet safe to go back. And on Monday, Israel published what it said was evidence of these Hezbollah munitions being placed in homes. What was this proof the IDF published?

Several drones launched from Iraq overnight struck open areas in the northern Golan Heights and the Arava, according to the IDF. The Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq took responsibility. Fabian weighs in on when the IDF may respond more forcefully to these increasing attacks.

We close the program with a brief update on what is happening on the ground in Gaza as the war against Hamas continues.

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Discussed articles include:

In first, Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv area; no injuries as IDF intercepts it

IDF strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah missile chief, as rockets pummel Israel

Missile in the attic: IDF releases photos of Hezbollah munitions in Lebanese homes

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