Daily Briefing Sept. 4: Day 334 – School year starts in Sderot under shadow of war

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 correspondent Emanuel Fabian and reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.

Fabian reports on the latest from the West Bank city of Jenin, a major terror hotspot where IDF troops have been operating since last week, ripping up roads seeded with explosive devices so the army can return to the area more easily in the future.

He also discusses a strike that killed Hamas Nukhba force company commander Ahmed Fawzi Nasser Muhammad Wadiyya, who led the invasion of moshav Netiv Ha’asara on October 7 that killed 22 people.

Surkes speaks about the start of the school year in Sderot, where parents are uneasy, and reports on Kibbutz Re’im, where families are slowly and uncertainly returning.

Surkes also relates some research about vultures, which have some personality traits that bears an uncanny resemblance to humans’.

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Discussed articles include:

In longest West Bank raid in 20 years, IDF aims to set stage for future, smaller ops

IDF says it killed Hamas commander who murdered father in front of his kids on Oct. 7

While Israeli kids near Gaza rejoice at return to school, parents remain ambivalent

While young vultures gad about, older ones prefer to stay home – study

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