Day 531 - IDF renews ground operations in Gaza Strip

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audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and
the Jewish world.


Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host
Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing.


This morning, the Israeli military said it has deployed troops
along the coast of the far north of the Gaza Strip, as well as in
the Netzarim Corridor and in the southern Gaza Strip. We discuss
the ongoing airstrikes -- and how targets are chosen -- and the
potential goals of the increased ground operation so far.


Yemen’s Houthi rebels issued a statement claiming responsibility
for the ballistic missile fired at Israel overnight, saying the
Palestine-2 projectile targeted Ben Gurion Airport. Earlier, on
Tuesday evening, the Houthis also launched a ballistic missile at
Israel from Yemen Tuesday evening, which marked the first attack
from the Iran-backed group since the ceasefire came into effect
in the Gaza Strip two months ago. What were the results of both
missiles?


On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces presented its probe into
the battle at Kibbutz Alumim — the latest in its detailed
investigations of some 40 battles that took place during Hamas’s
October 7 attack, when some 5,600 terrorists stormed across the
border, massacred some 1,200 people, and took 251 hostages to
Gaza. In the second half of our program, we go in depth into the
Alumim probe and address the IDF's devastating probe of Kibbutz
Nir Oz, which was released last week.


Please see today's ongoing liveblog for
more updates.


For further reading:


IDF ground forces operating in Gaza; Katz warns of ‘total
destruction’ unless hostages returned


IDF downs Houthi missile as sirens send millions in
central Israel to shelters at 4 a.m.


Civil defense team stopped major Hamas invasion at
Alumim, but dozens were murdered outside


‘Massive failure’: First troops reached Kibbutz Nir Oz 40
minutes after last terrorists left


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IMAGE: IDF troops of the 252nd Division operate in northern Gaza,
in a handout photo issued by the military on March 20, 2025.
(Israel Defense Forces)


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