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.

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

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Since the ceasefire in Lebanon on November 28, 2024, there have been 331 people killed and 945 wounded in Lebanon, according to its Health Ministry. Yesterday, the White House expressed support for Israel’s right to defend itself following an IDF strike over the weekend that killed Hezbollah military chief of staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Horovitz discusses the differences in the mechanisms upholding the ceasefires in Lebanon and in Gaza, even as Hamas takes deeper root in the Strip.

The United Arab List party leader, Mansour Abbas, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “trying to........

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