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.
Today is Day 152 of the war. Political correspondent Tal Schneider and religion reporter Canaan Lidor join host Jessica Steinberg.
Schneider discusses war cabinet member Benny Gantz’s trip to the US, where he heard administration criticism about the lack of a viable postwar plan for Gaza, as well as the growing aid issue in the Gaza Strip.
She also looks at the decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow Muslim visits to the Temple Mount during Ramadan, overruling National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and the possible political ramifications of that decision.
Lidor talks about the return of some residents to the southern communities of Shlomit and Sderot and what that looks like right now, during a war.
Schneider and Lidor speak about the results of the commission of inquiry into the Mount Meron disaster on Lag B’omer 2021, and what plans will look like for this year’s holiday celebration given the ongoing security situation in the north.
Lidor concludes the podcast with a discussion of his piece about peaceniks who lived in the Gaza border communities that were attacked on October 7, and what they feel now about Gazans.
For the latest updates, please look at The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Hosting Gantz, Harris balances praise of Israel with criticism over Gaza aid crisis
Netanyahu overrules Ben Gvir: Temple Mount access on Ramadan to be like previous years
No longer a ghost town, Sderot welcomes returnees and a renewed sense of normalcy
Meron disaster inquest blames former ministers Ohana, Avitan, police chief Shabtai
Their dovish hopes clipped, some Gaza border residents make peace with becoming hawks
THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas’s onslaught on Israel
THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown
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