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 joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.

Israel carried out an airdrop of humanitarian aid into Gaza early Sunday, its first since the start of the ongoing war against Hamas, and pledged to halt fighting in certain parts of the Strip in 10-hour stints and create safe passages for the United Nations to distribute goods to the Palestinian population. We learn what has been airdropped so far, what’s on the horizon and how much aid awaits distribution along the border.

Fabian reports back on his trip with the IDF to Gaza City late last week. We learn that the troops are largely “fighting infrastructure” — tunnels and booby-trapped buildings — and that the Hamas battalion is largely defeated. Fabian wonders if........

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