As US de-mines Strait of Hormuz, traffic status still murky
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 12 April 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
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 Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
During the fragile ceasefire with Iran, Fabian reports on the 40-day war in numbers, including 80 to 90 Iranian missile strikes during the first day, decreasing to a steady pace of 10 to 20 strikes a day on average for the rest of the war.
As the US continues to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz, Fabian discusses conflicting reports about the waterway, which appears to be largely closed to vessel traffic.
Dozens of rockets were launched by Hezbollah at northern Israel over the weekend, notes Fabian, as the IDF continues operating in southern Lebanon to prevent attacks.
The IDF also conducted several strikes at Hamas in Gaza over the weekend, says Fabian, but it's a far quieter front than Lebanon.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
US says Navy destroyers working to de-mine Strait of Hormuz
IDF and Hezbollah trade strikes, rockets as Israel and Lebanon gear up for direct talks
Several Gazans said killed in IDF strikes; soldier seriously hurt in operational accident
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IMAGE: Released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)'s official website Sepah News on February 17, 2026, showing a rocket being fired from a boat during a military exercise by members of the IRGC and navy in the Strait of Hormuz. (Sepah News/AFP)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. It is Sunday, April 12th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg, speaking today with military correspondent Emmanuel Fabian. Mani, hi, good morning, Chavua Tov. |
| 0:15.2 | Hi, good morning. I'm all right. Okay, good to hear that. A little bit about the headlines right now as U.S. Iran talks in Pakistan failed to yield a deal. |
| 0:26.9 | Former Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, announced the first two members of his party's electoral slate. |
| 0:31.8 | The health ministry this morning also announced that 7,656 people were admitted to hospitals since the start of the |
| 0:40.3 | Iran War. |
| 0:42.1 | We're going to look at some other numbers from the war in terms of Iranian missiles, Israeli |
| 0:47.7 | strikes on Iran. |
| 0:49.5 | We'll also talk about what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest with |
| 0:53.8 | Chazbalah and Lebanon, as those talks are about to start, |
| 0:57.5 | and what has been happening with the IDF in Gaza. Stay with us. |
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