Day 419 - As Turkey enters Gaza talks, is Israel thankful?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 28 November 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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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.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Yesterday, as the fragile ceasefire began IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari clarified the IDF’s role in its implementation in a press conference and said any Hezbollah violation of the ceasefire agreement “will be answered with fire.” At the same time, many in Israel wonder why a permanent buffer zone wasn't included in the deal, something US envoy Amos Hochstein called a “fantasy.” Magid tells us more.
A US official confirmed to Magid yesterday that the Biden administration is advancing a $680 million weapon package to Israel. Could the package be tied to the claim by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US has been delaying weapon shipments to Israel?
US President Joe Biden is launching a renewed drive for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal now that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a truce in Lebanon, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday, saying, “President Biden intends to begin that work today by having his envoys engage with Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and other actors in the region.” We discuss the new inclusion of Turkey in the list of potential negotiators.
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Discussed articles include:
US envoy dismisses ‘fantasy’ of deal that would include IDF buffer zone in Lebanon
IDF warns Lebanon truce violations ‘will be answered with fire’; troops shoot at suspects
US confirms $680m arms sale to Israel, but says it was in works pre-Lebanon deal
Arab mediators: Netanyahu stalling, wrongly thinks Trump will deliver better Gaza deal
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IMAGE: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators take part in a rally to condemn the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, at Hagia Sophia Square in Istanbul, on August 3, 2024. (Kemal Aslan/ AFP)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:08.1 | Today is Thursday, November 28th, Day 419 of the war. |
| 0:13.4 | Amanda Borschelle Dan here with our U.S. |
| 0:15.8 | Bureau Chief Jacob, hi Jacob. |
| 0:18.0 | Thanks for joining me and happy Thanksgiving. I was wondering if you would |
| 0:21.8 | remember. Happy Thanksgiving, Amanda. Not my holiday, but I do remember. We are recording very |
| 0:28.9 | early on the second day of the fragile ceasefire that was brokered by the U.S. and even as several |
| 0:34.7 | U.S. officials hailed this as a permanent solution, many Israelis wonder if this |
| 0:39.9 | was really the best deal that could be had, especially lamenting the lack of a buffer zone. |
| 0:46.4 | So Jacob will explain the Americans' position on this, as well as refute the accusations of hold-ups |
| 0:53.4 | in arms shipments |
| 0:54.4 | that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made |
| 0:57.1 | while announcing the ceasefire agreement on Tuesday night. |
| 1:01.4 | We'll also learn about a fresh push for a Gaza ceasefire, |
| 1:05.4 | even as an Egyptian security delegation, |
| 1:08.2 | is set to travel here today. |
| 1:10.3 | All this and much, much more when we're back. |
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