Day 529 - With US backing, Israel ends ceasefire in Gaza

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 reporter Lazar Berman joins host
Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing.


The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed early this
morning after roughly two months, as the Israel Defense Forces
launched dozens of strikes throughout Gaza and issued evacuation
orders for parts of the Strip. We work through what brought
Israel to the renewal of more intensive fighting.


Yesterday, US President Donald Trump declared he would hold Iran
directly responsible for any future attacks by Yemen’s
Tehran-backed Houthi rebels, who recently claimed to have
targeted a US aircraft carrier and other foreign ships in the Red
Sea. Berman weighs in on this new approach by the Trump
administration, which has widely vowed to "end wars, not start
them."


CBS News reported on Monday that Israel and the United
States are interested in resettling Gazans in Syria. The report
came as Israel is working quietly to advance a controversial plan
proposed by Trump, in which Gaza’s more than 2 million people
would be permanently — or even temporarily — sent elsewhere. But
does Israel want the Gazans sent to another volatile border
nation?


Please see today's ongoing liveblog for
more updates.


For further reading:


Trump said to ‘green-light’ renewal of Gaza strikes, as
world laments truce collapse


Israel resumes Gaza strikes, says Hamas collapsed truce
by refusing to free hostages


After deadlock in Doha hostage talks, Israeli team heads
to Cairo in search of results


US, Israel see Syria as possible home for relocated
Gazans, says report


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IMAGE: An Israeli army soldier signals for the driver of a
Merkava battle tank attempting to park at a position in southern
Israel along the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. (Menahem
Kahana / AFP)


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