Day 406 - Life up north feels like game of Russian roulette
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 15 November 2024
⏱️ 23 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.
Arab affairs correspondent Gianluca Pacchiani and reporter Diana Bletter join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Pacchiani offers a brief update regarding the latest in the US-brokered ceasefire proposal to Hezbollah in Lebanon, as Bletter speaks about the randomness of rockets that kill and cause damage in the north, including Jewish and Arab towns and villages.
Pacchiani discusses the latest lineup of Hamas leadership in Gaza, with most of the leaders located out of the country and one possibly still in Gaza, and how they control the ongoing war from afar.
He also looks at reactions from European leaders regarding Palestinian educational textbooks that radicalize younger generations.
Finally, Bletter talks about scientific research from Tel Aviv University that could help in fighting cancerous tumors.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Though ham-handed, report on Gazan anger at Hamas appears to reflect waning support
As calls to deradicalize Palestinian textbooks get louder, some urge a broader focus
‘History repeats itself’ as South Lebanon Army veteran, Israeli killed side-by-side
In Arab town where 2 were killed by Hezbollah rockets, leaders demand shelters
Annual festival includes an oud ode to a Jewish Tunisian diva
Israeli researchers identify protein that stops immune cells from attacking tumors
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IMAGE: In Kiryat Ata, northern Israel, where a missile fired from Lebanon hit and caused damage on November 11, 2024 (Photo by Flash90)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. It is Friday, November 15th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg. I'm speaking today with Arab Affairs correspondent Gianluca Pachiani and reporter Diana Bledder. Hi to both of you. |
| 0:18.2 | Morning, Jessica. Hello. Hi there. |
| 0:23.2 | It is day 406 of the war. |
| 0:29.0 | As rockets launched from Lebanon triggered sirens in the Haifa suburbs and surrounding areas, including where Diana lives, the U.S. had handed a ceasefire proposal to |
| 0:34.9 | Beirut, and this was also as an IDF officer was killed in southern |
| 0:39.2 | Lebanon that followed six others a day earlier. We'll talk about the possibilities of a ceasefire |
| 0:44.7 | with Chzbollah, life in northern Israel right now, and what is happening in Gaza with new |
| 0:50.9 | Hamas leadership, and seeing how Gazans view Hamas and a few other stories. |
| 0:56.5 | So stay with us as we cover those headlines. |
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| 1:56.8 | Okay, Luca, give us a brief sense of what we're talking about in this headline about |
| 2:08.0 | possibilities of a ceasefire with Chazbalah. |
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