PM makes explosive charges on Biden-era arms embargo
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 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.
Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, the final hostage that was kept in Gaza, is buried today. Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a wide-ranging press conference, during which he raised unusual allegations against the Biden administration. We hear from Berman about the mood in the room and the premier's two remaining foci -- dismantling Hamas’s weapons and demilitarizing Gaza of arms and tunnels.
During the press conference, Berman asked Netanyahu about the changing rhetoric out of Saudi Arabia, which is increasingly aligning itself with actors such as Pakistan and Turkey. We learn what the premier had to say.
Yesterday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day was observed across the world. January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation by Soviet forces of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of the Nazi German death camps. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the day at the Babyn Yar ravine outside of Kyiv, where Nazis and their collaborators murdered more than 33,000 Jews in a two-day rampage in 1941. Berman weighs in.
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Netanyahu: Israeli soldiers lost their lives in Gaza due to Biden-era arms embargo
Netanyahu: No Gaza rebuild before Hamas disarms, Israel will keep ‘security control’ over Gaza
Netanyahu: If Saudis want deal, we expect them not to align with anti-Israel forces
Zelensky, flanked by Ukrainian rabbis, marks Holocaust Remembrance Day at Babyn Yar
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IMAGE: Then-president Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:06.2 | Today is Wednesday, January 28th. |
| 0:09.1 | I'm Amanda Borchelle Dan here with our diplomatic correspondent, Laser Barman. |
| 0:14.0 | Laser, thank you so much for joining me today. |
| 0:16.0 | Hi, Amanda. |
| 0:16.5 | Good to be here as always. |
| 0:17.6 | It is such a pleasure to chat with you. |
| 0:20.3 | And today, Master Sergeant |
| 0:22.0 | Ran Gwili is being set for burial as thousands, tens of thousands of Israelis take to the |
| 0:28.8 | streets already ahead of his burial to be lining the streets with Israeli flags to see him home |
| 0:34.9 | to his hometown in Meitar in the south of the country. Last night, |
| 0:40.1 | our Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made remarks about the return of the final hostage from Gaza |
| 0:45.4 | and had a wide-ranging press conference that Laser attended. So we're going to hear |
| 0:51.3 | all about that and more when we're back. |
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