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.

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.

The security cabinet met for six hours on Sunday night but didn’t substantively debate the current hostage-ceasefire proposal during the lengthy meeting, according to Schneider. There was reportedly a discussion of extending Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank as a possible response to several Western countries’ expected recognition of a Palestinian state later this month.

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Schneider also notes disagreements among security chiefs regarding the planned conquest of Gaza City, stressing that the final decision is to be made by the security cabinet and the military, once it has made its concerns clear, has to comply.

As US President Donald Trump reportedly considers a proposal to evacuate Palestinians from a postwar Gaza, Schneider assesses that it appears to come from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US- and Israel-backed organization handling food distribution in the Gaza Strip. The plan envisions having a portion of the population leave and setting up enclaves inside Gaza for those who remain — a far-fetched idea, according to Schneider.

Two surveys issued in the run-up to the new school year highlight persistent socioeconomic gaps between schoolchildren, says Surkes, pointing to a lack of funds in low-income families for afterschool activities and the struggle to afford healthful food.

The storied IDF Nahal Brigade, which once primarily served agricultural communities, is returning to its roots with pre-army volunteers serving in the kibbutz communities along the Gaza and northern borders, reports Surkes.

Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.

Security cabinet meets, reportedly discusses West Bank annexation but not hostage deal

Trump said weighing plan to pay Gazans to leave, put Strip under US-run trusteeship

As children go back to school, two reports detail vast socio-economic gaps

From Sept. 1, the storied Nahal military group will return to its agricultural roots

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