Day 422 - Syrian rebel uprising and how Israel is in the mix
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 1 December 2024
⏱️ 24 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 for today's episode.
As the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon continues to basically hold, this morning, Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said he will leave Tehran for Damascus to deliver a message of support for Syria’s government and armed forces after a lightning advance by rebels. Berman breaks down the Syrian rebellion, part two, and the potential spillover ramifications for Israel.
Iran sees the days-old ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah as a chance to rebuild the Lebanon-based terror organization, as well as its welfare and political wings. Berman weighs in.
The Hamas terror group on Saturday released a propaganda video showing signs of life from hostage Edan Alexander, 20, in the first video of its kind in months. Also yesterday, Hamas said it was open to discussing “all ideas and proposals,” a senior official from the Palestinian terror group told AFP, as representatives arrived in Cairo on Saturday for talks with Egyptian negotiators on a possible hostage-ceasefire deal in Gaza. We hear about other remarks of this nature and what they may signify.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Syrian military says dozens of soldiers killed in major Islamist attack on Aleppo
Iran ‘firmly supports’ Assad as top envoy travels to Damascus after rebel attacks
Iran sees ceasefire as a chance to take stock and rebuild Hezbollah – report
Hamas says open to ‘all ideas and proposals’ ahead of hostage-truce talks in Cairo
In Hamas propaganda video, hostage Edan Alexander pleads with Trump to push for deal
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IMAGE: Anti-government fighters pose for a picture on a tank on the road leading to Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on November 30, 2024. (Muhammad Haj Kadour / AFP)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. Today is Sunday, December 1st, date 422 of the war. |
| 0:13.8 | Amanda Borchelle Dan here with our diplomatic reporter, Laser Bamit. Hi, Laser. Thanks for joining me |
| 0:18.3 | from our Jerusalem office. Hello, Shavua Tov. |
| 0:21.3 | Shavua Tov. Layser is going to break down for us. |
| 0:24.7 | What is happening in Syria right now with the renewed rebel insurgents and how it could |
| 0:30.0 | possibly affect Israel? And also, what is Russia's role in all of this? |
| 0:35.5 | We'll hear how Iran may view the ceasefire in Lebanon and any new |
| 0:39.8 | potential of a shift of thinking for Hamas towards a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza. |
| 0:47.3 | All this and much, much more when we're back. |
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| 1:48.8 | As the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon continues to basically hold, a ballistic missile |
| 1:58.4 | was launched at Israel from Yemen this morning and successfully intercepted. |
| 2:03.4 | On Saturday, Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck infrastructure in Syria near the country's border |
| 2:08.8 | crossings with Lebanon, which the IDF said were being actively used by Hezbollah to transfer |
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