Day 832 - Trump wills Gaza plan forward, despite Hamas noncompliance
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 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.
Zman Yisrael founding editor Biranit Goren and environmental reporter Sue Surkes join host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode.
Following the smothering of nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy, Goren discusses that US President Donald Trump appears to be backing down from his threats against Iran, possibly because the US hasn't made it a priority to topple the Iranian regime.
With the technocratic board members chosen for the second phase of the Gaza plan, Trump is determined to push forward to the second phase of the ceasefire, says Goren, despite the remaining issues of disarming Hamas and returning the final hostage body of Ran Gvili.
Kibbutz Be'eri is moving forward with its reconstruction, reports Surkes, with houses and several public buildings being rebuilt with primarily Tekuma Directorate funding, and expectations for residents to return in the summer.
Surkes also looks at the use of so-called poultry manure as cattle feed in Israel, a practice that has been banned in many Western countries.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Iran’s nationwide protests appear smothered, with fate of potential US action unclear
US, Britain issue travel warnings for Israel; several countries tell citizens to leave Iran
US bullish as bodies tasked with replacing Hamas take shape, despite disarmament hurdle
Kibbutz Be’eri chooses single burned-out house to bear testimony to October 7
Banned elsewhere in the West, Israel permitting farmers to use feces as cattle feed
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IMAGE: People walk past a poster by artist TVBOY depicting President Donald Trump wearing a construction worker outfit and holding a placard reading in Spanish: My Gaza is your Gaza, is posted on a street in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Gregorio Borgia/AP PHOTO)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome for the Times of Israel's Daily Briefing. It is Thursday, January 15th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg. I'm speaking today with Zmanistra-El founding editor, Birnig Gorin, and environmental reporter Sue Cirx, who also has been handling reporting in the Gaza envelope, which she'll be talking about both of those |
| 0:21.9 | subjects today. Hi and welcome to you both. Hi, Jessica. Hi, Sue. Hi there. It is day 832 of the war. |
| 0:29.4 | A 4.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in southern Israel this morning. No injuries were reported. |
| 0:35.9 | The epicenter of the quake was near the city of Demona. |
| 0:40.1 | We will look at some other headlines today. We'll talk about the latest regarding Iran, |
| 0:44.9 | as reports emerge suggesting that the U.S. may strike Iran in the coming days, as well as the |
| 0:51.3 | next steps in the second phase of the Gaza Plan. |
| 0:59.2 | We'll also talk about the latest of reconstruction efforts in Kibwitsbari and the issue of feces in Israel's cattle feed. |
| 1:04.6 | So stay with us. |
| 1:09.2 | This is Israel's story. |
| 1:12.6 | He could feel the ticking of the clock. |
| 1:15.4 | On their nightly debrief calls, General Segev, the military at Dishay, was sounding increasingly anxious. |
| 1:22.4 | Both men knew that with each passing day, the window of opportunity was closing. |
| 1:27.1 | The Shah's regime was crumbling, |
| 1:29.2 | and El Al-L flights were having ever more trouble landing. And then suddenly, Avramkot |
| 1:34.1 | a phone call from Iran. It was the prince himself, who said, I'm in a few days leaving the country, |
| 1:40.3 | because there is a revolution here. So if you want your animals, |
| 1:47.3 | you have to come now. |
| 1:49.7 | This was late November 1978, |
| 1:51.6 | and the dynasty was teetering. |
| 1:54.0 | A woman understood it was now or never. |
| 1:56.5 | Mike found himself on a nearly empty to her onbound aircraft. |
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