Day 704 - After terror attack, IDF raids shooters' villages
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
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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.
Following yesterday morning's Hamas attack on an IDF camp near Gaza City that killed four soldiers, Fabian describes the attack at the entrance to the encampment, in which an explosive device was hurled into a tank that caught fire, killing all members of the team.
The IDF has been carrying out strikes on high-rise towers in Gaza City, on buildings of 10 to 14 floors, which Israel says are being used by Hamas for surveillance in preparation of the army's planned offensive in Gaza City, says Fabian.
The army has begun telling Gazans to evacuate Gaza City ahead of the upcoming IDF ground offensive, discusses Fabian, which he doesn't believe will begin until more Palestinians have left the area.
Following Monday's deadly terror attack at the Ramot junction in Jerusalem, the IDF began operating in the two villages where the two terrorists came from, on the outskirts of Ramallah. In addition to possible plans to demolish the terrorists' families' homes, there are civil sanctions against the relatives of the attackers, and residents of their hometowns, a kind of collective punishment, discusses Fabian.
Fabian also talks about IDF airstrikes on Monday against military compounds belonging to Hezbollah's Radwan force, and IDF strikes in Syria. Fabian notes that Israel has not yet commented on the reason for the Syrian strikes.
The Houthis launched drones at Israel on Monday, and all three were shot down, reports Fabian, including one near the Ramon Airport and one near the southern city of Dimona. Fabian says that the Houthis have launched more than 150 drones since the beginning of the war and 98% of them have been shot down.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Four soldiers killed in Hamas attack on army camp near Gaza City, IDF says
Air Force levels Gaza buildings after Katz vows ‘hurricane in skies of Gaza City’
Six killed, 6 seriously injured in Jerusalem as terrorists open fire on bus, pedestrians
Katz orders crackdown on work permits for those living in same town as Jerusalem attackers
At least five said killed as Israel hits Hezbollah sites in northeast Lebanon
IDF intercepts 3 Houthi drones launched at south, day after attack on Ramon Airport
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IMAGE: IDF surveyors take measurements at the homes of the two Palestinian terrorists who carried out a deadly shooting attack in Jerusalem on September 8, 2025 to prepare their potential demolition (IDF Spokesperson)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the time of the advisory briefing. It is Tuesday, September 9th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg. |
| 0:08.2 | I am speaking today with military correspondent Manny Fabian, Emmanuel Fabian. Hi, Mani. How you doing? |
| 0:13.9 | Hi, good morning. Good morning. It's good to have you back. It is day 704 of the war. |
| 0:19.8 | The IDF named the fourth soldier killed in yesterday's Hamas attack on an army encampment on the outskirts of Gaza City. |
| 0:28.8 | He was Lieutenant Matan Abramovitz, 21 from Ghana Tikva. |
| 0:34.5 | The three others were named yesterday evening as Sergeant Uri LLamid, Sergeant Amit Ariye Regev, and Sergeant |
| 0:41.7 | Gadikotal. |
| 0:43.9 | Earlier on the day, six people were killed and 12 wounded, six seriously when two Palestinian |
| 0:50.5 | terrorists opened fire on cars and pedestrians at Jerusalem's remote junction. |
| 0:56.2 | They were named as Levi Yitzhak Pash, Yaakov Pinto, Israel al-Matzner, Rabbi Yosef David, |
| 1:03.1 | Rabbi Mordechai Steinzag, and Sarah Mendelssohn. |
| 1:07.5 | We'll talk about what happened in those attacks, the current orders for Gaza City to evacuate |
| 1:14.1 | as Defense Minister of Israel-Kats threatens to raise the Gaza Strip. |
| 1:18.9 | We'll also talk about IDF airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and against a military base |
| 1:26.5 | near the Syrian city of homes. Stay with us. |
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