Day 474 - As IDF operates in West Bank, settlers step up violence

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 reporter Emanuel Fabian
and settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon join
host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.


Four people were wounded yesterday evening by a terrorist who
went on a stabbing spree in a trendy Tel Aviv neighborhood,
emergency services and Israel Police said, before he was shot
dead. An off-duty IDF tank officer who had lost a hand during
fighting in the Gaza Strip was among those who attempted to
neutralize the terrorist. Fabian tells us more.


Yesterday, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi and the head of
the IDF Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman both announced
their resignations, 15 months into the war sparked by Hamas’s
attack and two days after a ceasefire and hostage release deal
with the terror group in the Gaza Strip went into effect. Why now
and who is in the running to replace the pair?


Yesterday, the Israel Defense Forces launched a major
counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank city of
Jenin on Tuesday afternoon, which military sources said was
expected to last several days. We learn about the aims of the
operation and the coordination with the Palestinian Authority.


Dozens of extremist settlers conducted an attack on two West Bank
Palestinian villages on Monday night in which IDF troops also
came under attack. Sharon explains that this is just one of a
series of attacks and delves into who these extremist Israelis
are.


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ongoing live blog.


Discussed articles include:


Off-duty officer who lost hand in Gaza helped chase down
terrorist in Tel Aviv attack


US green card holder, a Moroccan national, wounds 4 in
Tel Aviv terror stabbing spree


IDF reservist killed, senior officer seriously hurt by
roadside bomb in West Bank


Taking responsibility for Oct. 7 failures, IDF chief and
head of Southern Command resign


IDF launches major counterterror raid in West Bank’s
Jenin, expected to last days


IDF: Dozens of settler extremists involved in Monday
night riots, troops also attacked


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IMAGE: IDF soldiers stand guard as Israeli Jewish settlers tour
the old market in the city of Hebron in the West Bank on December
28, 2024. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)


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