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The Daily Briefing

A 20-minute daily update on what’s happening in Israel and the Jewish world

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News editor Ben Sales joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (AP/ToI)

Daily Briefing July 23: Big whoop? Mamdani admits he can’t arrest Netanyahu

News editor Ben Sales on a new US agreement to help Saudi Arabia go nuclear and, as the House passes its defense bill, the controversy over funding Israel begins anew

Daily Briefing July 22: IDF Lebanon pullout takes shape as Gaza peace plan stalls

July 22, 2026

Diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg on the ongoing Iran war and what -- if any -- progress has been made on the Gaza peace plan; plus: Sarah Tuttle Singer introduces her Peoples of Israel project

Daily Briefing July 21 – IDF begins trial pullout from Lebanon buffer zone

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Israeli assessments of Iran's capabilities and a visit to an underground Hezbollah base, a stone's throw from the border

Daily Briefing July 20 – Iranian strikes on Jordan raise IDF hackles in Eilat

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on why the Islamic Republic and US President Donald Trump are keen to keep Israel out of the fight -- so far

Daily Briefing July 19: Knesset disbands with bangs and whimpers

July 19, 2026

Political correspondent Tal Schneider brings an overview of the judicial overhaul legislation passed in the 25th Knesset and how the Supreme Court has taken unprecedented steps to counter it

Daily Briefing July 16: What the latest House vote says about support for Israel

US bureau chief Jacob Magid also reviews lawmaker Ro Khanna's visit to the West Bank, Vance's anger over an Israeli PR campaign, Lebanon talks in Rome, latest in Gaza, and PA audit