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.

Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.

Horovitz discusses the Israeli Air Force strike on the Hodeida port in Yemen in response to the Houthi missile that hit Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday morning, and the ongoing struggle over how to definitively handle the challenge presented by the Iran-backed Houthis.

He discusses the mood in the country as thousands of reservists are called up again to fight in Gaza, as polls show that two-thirds of Israelis would be prepared to stop fighting Hamas in order to bring the remaining hostages home. Horovitz notes that the language used by both the government and army is not clear with regard to the plans for future fighting in Gaza. That, along with an unpredictable US administration, he says, makes it hard to........

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