Is Israel closer than ever to annexing the West Bank?
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 27 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.
Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to convey Israel’s position on US nuclear talks with Tehran during his meeting with US President Donald Trump today. Horovitz weighs in on what that position may be.
Even as Hamas continues to refuse to lay down its arms, Indonesia is preparing for the potential deployment of 5,000 to 8,000 troops to Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, according to the country’s army chief of staff, Maruli Simanjuntak. We hear why the largest Muslim nation in the world is ready to step into the Strip.
After Israel's security cabinet announced unprecedented steps to regulate the settlement of the West Bank, the Trump administration reiterated its opposition to Israel annexing the territory. What are among the series of measures aimed at expanding Jerusalem’s grip in the areas Palestinians hope will make up their future state?
On Monday night, Netanyahu shared a post on social media accusing former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of falsifying the intelligence agency’s probe into the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led assault and positioning himself as “de facto prime minister” after the attack. Why lies behind this most recent social media storm?
President Isaac Herzog continues his solidarity tour of Australia this week and is greeted with pro-Palestinian protesters at every stop. Horovitz expresses his shock and dismay.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Trump: Netanyahu ‘wants a good deal’ with Iran, nuclear talks this time ‘are different’
Jetting to DC, Netanyahu says he’ll present Trump with ‘our approach’ to Iran talks
Trump stresses opposition to annexation after Israel takes steps to expand West Bank grip
Security cabinet okays deepened Israeli control of West Bank; Hamas urges ‘escalation’
Netanyahu shares post accusing ex-Shin Bet chief of appointing himself ‘de facto PM’
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IMAGE: An Israeli soldier stands guard during the inauguration ceremony for the newly legalized Jewish settlement of Yatziv, near the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the West Bank, January 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing today's Wednesday, February 11th. |
| 0:08.6 | I am Amanda Borchelle Dan here in our Jerusalem studio with editor David Horowitz. |
| 0:13.8 | David, thank you so much for joining me today. |
| 0:15.7 | Hi, good morning, Amanda. |
| 0:16.7 | Good morning. |
| 0:17.7 | We have quite the banquet of information to bestow upon you today. We are going to |
| 0:22.4 | discuss I, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Washington, D.C. today. We're also going |
| 0:28.6 | to talk about phase two of the Trump peace process and the rumors, at least the reports, that |
| 0:34.8 | Indonesia is set to send some 8,000 soldiers to Gaza. |
| 0:39.3 | We are going to discuss the de facto steps towards annexation of the West Bank. |
| 0:45.3 | And to end off with, we'll talk about the protests in Australia, |
| 0:49.3 | greeting our president, Isaac Herzog. |
| 0:52.3 | All of this and more when we're back. |
| 0:56.3 | This is Israel's story. He could feel the ticking of the clock. On their nightly debrief calls, |
| 1:04.0 | General Segev, the military at Dishay, was sounding increasingly anxious. Both men knew that with |
| 1:10.3 | each passing day, the window of opportunity was |
| 1:12.9 | closing. The Shah's regime was crumbling, and El Al flights were having ever more trouble landing. |
| 1:18.3 | And then suddenly, Avramkotafonkel from Iran... |
| 1:22.3 | It was the prince himself, who said, |
| 1:24.7 | I'm in a few days leaving the country because there is a revolution here. |
| 1:29.1 | So if you want your animals, |
| 1:32.4 | you have to come now. |
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