Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian and US bureau chief Jacob Magid join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.

It is day 22 of the war which erupted three weeks ago today when Hamas invaded Israel, taking some 230 hostages into the Gaza Strip — 30 of them children — and killing 1,400, including entire families. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel has “moved to a new phase” in the war against Hamas, after ground forces again pushed into Gaza and the air force bombarded terror targets in the Strip overnight. So what is this “new phase”?

We hear updates on Hezbollah activities on the northern border and Houthi misfires near Taba in the Sinai peninsula.

Yesterday, a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza was overwhelmingly passed by the United Nations General Assembly. But Magid explains which group was not actually named in the Jordanian-driven resolution.

There have been leaks from Egyptian and Qatari officials that progress is being made on the hostage negotiations. Magid shares what he knows.

For the latest updates, please look at The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Live blog October 28, 2023

Gallant says Israel has ‘moved to new phase’ in war against Hamas: ‘The earth in Gaza shook’
 
IAF strikes 150 Hamas tunnels, bunkers; tanks in Gaza; Gallant: War entered new phase

UN resolution urging immediate Gaza ceasefire passes with overwhelming majority

Israel dismisses ‘rumors’ of progress in indirect hostage negotiations with Hamas

Hostage negotiators say pilloried Israeli envoy a nonfactor in talks

THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel

THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown

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IMAGE: Smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes, in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on October 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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