Day 760 - Are the US and allies readying to rule Gaza?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 4 November 2025
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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.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
The intrigue surrounding the leaked surveillance camera footage from the Sde Teiman detention facility is unabating as a search continues at Hatzuk Beach in Tel Aviv for the phone of the former military advocate general, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, whom police reportedly suspect of intentionally tossing it into the sea when she briefly disappeared Sunday evening. Horovitz updates us on the complicated case implicating the Military Advocate General’s Office and its many dramatic moments in the past few days.
The Trump administration’s draft UN Security Council resolution to establish an international force in Gaza would reportedly give the US and other participating countries a broad two-year mandate to govern Gaza and be in charge of security there, according to an Axios report. We discuss the implications for such a step and whether it could be a way of bypassing the idea of a council of Palestinian technocrats ruling the strip.
As media watchdog groups are denouncing a bill from the Communications Ministry that passed its first reading yesterday, saying that it is a step towards the end of free press and that the legislation would “give the government political control” over content and news broadcasts. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi claims it is a way to take the news out of the hands of the monopoly of billionaires who own the media. Horovitz discusses some of the details of the bill and why many are concerned.
During an era of public fissure in Israel, prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated 30 years ago today. Horovitz weighs in on that terrible day and why he insists there is hope for bridging Israel's gaps and moving toward societal healing.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
IDF’s former top lawyer said to have approved leak of abuse video in group chat
Timeline of a scandal: The 17 months of the Sde Teiman abuse and video leak affair
Draft UN resolution would grant US and partners two-year mandate to govern Gaza
Likud minister’s contentious media regulation bill passes first reading in Knesset
Three decades on, a return to Rabin Square gives the slain premier’s right-hand man hope
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IMAGE: US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media as US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner stand next to him, in Kiryat Gat, Israel, October 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:06.3 | Today is Tuesday, November 4th, Day 760 of the War. |
| 0:11.7 | I'm your host, Deputy Editor Amanda Borchelle, Dan, here with our editor, David Horowitz, joining from our Jerusalem office. |
| 0:18.2 | Hi, David. Thanks for joining me today. |
| 0:19.6 | Sure. Hi, Mel. |
| 0:22.5 | The intrigue surrounding the leaked surveillance camera footage from the State Teman detention facility is widening, and David |
| 0:29.7 | will update us on this very complicated case implicating the military advocate general's office |
| 0:36.1 | and its many dramatic moments in the past few |
| 0:39.5 | days even. The Trump administration's draft of a United Nations Security Council resolution |
| 0:46.0 | on establishing an international force in Gaza would reportedly give the U.S. and other participating |
| 0:53.2 | countries a broad two-year mandate to govern Gaza and be in charge of the security there. |
| 1:00.2 | So the question is, could this be a step forward into moving into phase two of the 20-point Trump plan? |
| 1:08.8 | All of this and more when we're back. |
| 1:15.9 | So much of what we read about Israel right now is politics and military news. |
| 1:21.3 | Ceasefires, hostages, deals, negotiations. But what's harder to capture is the emotional reality in Israel. |
| 1:30.3 | What does it feel like to live through this moment? On unpacking Israeli history, host |
| 1:36.3 | Noam Weissman sits down with Times of Israel New Media Editor and writer Sarah Tuttle Singer, |
| 1:42.3 | whose unfiltered, deeply human voice shows Israel in all its compassion, |
| 1:47.6 | frustration, and hope. In a conversation that takes a step away from the history and the headlines, |
| 1:54.2 | Sarah reflects on what it feels like to be Israeli right now. Listen to unpacking Israeli history, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 2:14.7 | I'm Amanda Borsel, Dan, here with our editor, David Horowitz. |
| 2:19.1 | At recording time, a search is continuing this morning in Tel Aviv on a beach for the phone |
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