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.

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........

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