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.

Today is day 52 of the war. Reporter Canaan Lidor and legal reporter Jeremy Sharon join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's podcast.

Last night, 14 Israeli citizens returned to Israel: nine children, two mothers, two more women, and one man from Gaza. We discuss how their communities received news of their return, with mixed emotions.

Israeli security forces captured several dozen of the 3,000 terrorists involved in the atrocities of October 7. Sharon looks at the options in front of Israel for prosecuting the terrorists.

Finally, Lidor visited Abirim, five kilometers from the Lebanon border, and reports on how this community is getting lost in the bureaucratic shuffle, even as most of its citizens have evacuated. 

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

Discussed articles include:

Live blog November 27, 2023

14 Israelis, 9 of them children, freed by Hamas on 3rd day of hostages-for-truce deal

Hostage deal forces Nahal Oz survivors into wrenching compromise with reviled Hamas

This Be’eri survivor knows Hamas is manipulating his community. He still wants a deal

Grandfather of two children released from Gaza: ‘We thought we would lose our minds’

Hostages’ release inspires rare joy and relief on Shabbat eve at Hostages Square

How will captured October 7 terrorists be tried, and on what charges?

In the Galilee, hardy residents wonder why the government reneged on evacuating them

THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Stories of 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: Residents of Kibbutz Kfar Aza watch news of the release of their neighbors in Shefayim on November 26, 2023. (Carrie Keller-Lynn/Times of Israel)

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