ToI reports from Yellow Line as Gaza conflict smolders
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 15 February 2026
⏱️ 29 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.
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
A group of at least five armed Palestinian terror operatives on Saturday evening emerged from a tunnel and approached troops in the northern Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of a ceasefire line. We learn of the retaliatory strikes.
Fabian, who was embedded with IDF troops outside of Gaza City last week, describes what he saw on the ground even as the IDF is finalizing plans for a potential renewed operation. We learn about the new policy for reservists as the army faces budget cuts.
As part of “upgrading readiness for future threats” -- read: Iran -- the Defense Ministry said last week it successfully completed a series of “complex” tests with the David’s Sling medium-range air defense system. We learn the economic impact of repurposing the system.
And finally, an Israeli military reservist and a civilian were indicted last week for using classified information to place bets regarding military operations on the popular Polymarket prediction market. What is this website and how dangerous was the intel leak?
Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
IDF strikes gunmen who approached troops in north Gaza after emerging from tunnel
Anti-Hamas militia says it is destroying terror group’s tunnels in Gaza
IDF readying new Gaza offensive to disarm Hamas by force
IDF says cutting back superfluous reservists, will reduce duty time
Eyeing future missile threats, Israel successfully completes ‘complex’ David’s Sling tests
Two indicted for using classified info to place online bets on military operations
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IMAGE: Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:06.5 | Today is Sunday, February 15th. |
| 0:08.8 | I'm Amanda Borchelle Dan here with our military correspondent, Emmanuel Fabian. |
| 0:13.7 | Manny, thank you so much for joining me today. |
| 0:15.6 | Hi, Amanda. Good morning. |
| 0:17.8 | All is not calm in Gaza, and overnight strikes reportedly killed eight Palestinians. |
| 0:23.2 | They were in retaliation for gunmen attacking IDF soldiers in Gaza's north. We're going to hear |
| 0:29.5 | about what's happening on the ground in Gaza, as well as Manny's trip out there last week. |
| 0:34.8 | We're also going to hear about plans for a potential military operation |
| 0:38.3 | in the future. And then we'll turn to a story in which IDF soldiers were caught betting |
| 0:45.0 | on the market according to classified intelligence. So all of this and more when we're back. |
| 0:52.5 | This is Israel's story. |
| 0:55.4 | He could feel the ticking of the clock. |
| 0:58.5 | On their nightly debrief calls, General Segev, the military attache, was sounding increasingly |
| 1:03.8 | anxious. |
| 1:05.5 | Both men knew that with each passing day, the window of opportunity was closing. |
| 1:10.3 | The Shah's regime was crumbling, |
| 1:12.4 | and El Al-L flights were having ever more trouble landing. |
| 1:15.2 | And then suddenly, Avramkotafonkel from Iran... |
| 1:18.7 | It was the prince himself, who said, |
| 1:21.0 | I'm in a few days leaving the country, because there is a revolution here. So if you want your |
| 1:26.5 | animals, |
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