Day 752 - Can Hamas be forced into stage two of the Trump plan?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 20 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 correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Israel does not know the location of four of the remaining 13 bodies of hostages held in Gaza, even as Egypt is reportedly bringing 12 additional heavy vehicles into the enclave this morning to clear roads and assist in efforts to locate the deceased. Berman weighs in on the stability of the ceasefire as the US increases its rhetoric, pushing Hamas to release the bodies to begin the transition to phase two of the 20-point Trump peace plan.
A transnational terror network run by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force is behind a string of recent attacks on Jewish sites in Western countries, the Mossad intelligence agency said on Sunday. We learn about senior IRGC-Quds Force commander Sardar Ammar, who heads a network of some 11,000 operatives carrying out covert operations and strikes on Jewish sites.
Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far left of the Irish political spectrum, was elected president by a landslide margin on Saturday. She has drawn criticism for her views on the Hamas terror group, which she said in September was “part of the fabric of the Palestinian people,” as well as claims that Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza. Does Berman see an even rockier relationship with Israel on the horizon?
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza
Israel reveals Iran’s Guards leader behind attacks on Jewish sites in Europe, Australia
Far-left candidate who called Israel ‘terrorist state’ elected president of Ireland
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IMAGE: Illustrative: Members of the Hamas terrorist group search for bodies of the slain hostages in an area in Hamad City, Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. Today is Monday, October 27th, Day 752 of the war. |
| 0:11.4 | Amanda Borchelle, Dan here with our diplomatic correspondent, Laser Bearman. Hi, Laser. Thanks for |
| 0:16.4 | joining me from our Jerusalem office. Hello, Amanda. Good to be here. Thanks for coming. And even as the ceasefire holds in Gaza, there are ongoing tensions, |
| 0:26.3 | both on the ground and in negotiating rooms. Laser will fill us in. |
| 0:31.1 | A transnational terror network run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, |
| 0:36.9 | Kood's Force, employs some 11,000 operatives in carrying out |
| 0:41.5 | covert operations and attacks against Jewish sites. |
| 0:45.6 | We'll hear more. And Ireland has a new president who just |
| 0:49.6 | may be more anti-Israel than the previous. All of this and more when we're back. |
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| 1:46.6 | I'm Amanda Borschell done here with a diplomatic correspondent, Laser Barman. |
| 2:03.6 | Israel does not know the location of four of the remaining 13 bodies of hostages held in Gaza we learned yesterday. |
| 2:12.8 | And this morning, Egypt is reportedly bringing 12 additional heavy vehicles into the enclave to clear roads |
| 2:19.5 | and assist in efforts to locate the bodies. This is happening as media outlets in Gaza report |
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