Day 347 - What does the new official war goal mean for Israel?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 17 September 2024
⏱️ 25 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.
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.
The security cabinet updated its official goals for the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza to include the objective of allowing residents of the north to return safely to their homes after being displaced by attacks by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, the Prime Minister’s Office announced this morning. Does this change anything?
There are reports circulating right now about an emerging deal between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New Hope chairman Gideon Sa’ar. Sa’ar is reportedly expected to be appointed defense minister if Netanyahu fires current defense chief Yoav Gallant and other reports say the two have agreed to jointly choose a new IDF chief of staff. Could it be detrimental to the war to switch leadership now?
Four years ago, the Bahraini and Emirati foreign ministers stood on either side of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump to sign the Abraham Accords. Since then, the accords were slightly expanded to include Morocco. We hear how the war has affected the participating countries and whether the accords could be expanded again soon.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Return of displaced northern residents to their homes becomes an official war goal
In deal to join cabinet, Sa’ar may get veto over judicial overhaul, choice of IDF chief
Four years on, Abraham Accords are strained by Gaza war — but prove resilient
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IMAGE: The scene where a Hezbollah missile fired from Lebanon hit a home in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, September 4, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. Today's Tuesday, September 17th, |
| 0:10.9 | day 347 of the war with Hamas. Amanda Borchelle Dan here with our diplomatic reporter, |
| 0:17.1 | Laser Bearman. Hi, Laser. Thanks for joining me today from Jerusalem. Hi, thanks for having |
| 0:21.8 | me. Always a pleasure. Yesterday, the security cabinet officially added the third war goal of |
| 0:28.6 | returning evacuated Israelis to the northern border. How does this change strategic thinking? |
| 0:35.7 | Also, rumors are flying about a new coalition forming, |
| 0:38.9 | and among the talking points is the replacement of the IDF chief. |
| 0:42.9 | We'll also discuss the Abraham Accords, now marking four years, |
| 0:46.9 | and whether there is still any optimism that they can be expanded. |
| 0:51.5 | All this and more when we're back. |
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| 1:51.5 | The security cabinet updated its official goals for the ongoing war with Hamas and Gaza to include the objective |
| 2:02.7 | of allowing residents of the North to return safely to their homes after being displaced |
| 2:08.1 | by attacks by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah since October 8th. |
| 2:13.7 | The Prime Minister's office announced that this morning, but I'm a little embarrassed to admit that |
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