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.
On Saturday,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Spanish police arrest cell linked to neo-Nazi terrorist group The Base
Spanish police said on Monday they had broken up the country’s first known cell linked to The Base, a white supremacist group designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union.
Three people were arrested and one, suspected of…
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ICC chief says US sanctions won’t change court’s handling of cases
THE HAGUE, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The president of the International Criminal Court said on Monday U.S. sanctions imposed on senior court officials disrupt their personal lives but vowed the institution would not yield to outside pressure.
President…
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US, Syrian forces partner in first major anti-ISIS op
US, Syrian forces partner in first major anti-ISIS op | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/ISIS NewsSyrian President Ahmed al-Shara’a recently secured Syria’s official entry into the US-led Coalition Against ISIS, formalizing the new…
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Pope calls for peace at Lebanese tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike
ANNAYA, Lebanon — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he opened his first full day in Lebanon with a message of peace and religious coexistence in a region torn by…
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Norway government budget in peril over oil, wealth fund’s Israel investments
OSLO, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Norway’s minority Labour government failed to win backing for its 2026 draft budget by an end-November deadline but talks will resume in parliament to find a compromise over oil drilling and the wealth fund’s Israeli…
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IDF to receive ‘Iron Beam’ laser interceptors at the end of the month
Israel’s high-powered laser interception system, dubbed “Iron Beam,” will be delivered to the military at the end of the month, the head of the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development said Monday.
Speaking…
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Landmine casualties hit 4-year high as states exit ban treaty
By Olivia Le Poidevin
GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European countries moving to withdraw from the treaty…
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Pope pushes peace message on second day in crisis-hit Lebanon
By Joshua McElwee
BEIRUT, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Pope Leo will meet with leaders from Lebanon’s diverse religious sects on Monday, where he is expected to urge them not to flee the country despite years of conflict, political paralysis and economic…
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Ex-officer tells inquiry UK military committed war crimes in Afghanistan
By Michael Holden
LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – A former senior British officer has told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to commit war crimes by executing suspects and despite widespread knowledge in the chain of…
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