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 and reporter Canaan Lidor join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.

Berman followed up on a Zman Yisrael report that Israel is “in talks with the Congo” to discuss the possibility of relocating thousands of Gazans to the African country and other nations. How are such statements affecting Israel's standing?

On Tuesday, Turkey arrested dozens of individuals suspected of spying for Israel, according to the country’s interior minister, with the development coming in the wake of Israeli threats to target Hamas members abroad. How does US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit play into this?

The government is trying to incentivize several communities from the Gaza envelope to return back home. Lidor explains why this is so complicated and talks about the resettlement of Kibbutz Nir Oz to the Negev city of Kiryat Gat.

Finally, we hear about the first large-scale rave or nature party since the October 7 massacre at the Supernova which saw 360 murdered.

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

Discussed articles include:

Live blog January 7, 2024

Israel denies it is talking to other countries about absorbing Gazan immigrants

Turkey arrests 33 alleged Mossad agents, as Israel threatens Hamas abroad

Blinken visits aid warehouse, meets Jordan’s king in push to keep Gaza war contained

Government aims for nearly all southern evacuees to return by September, source says

Survivors of Kibbutz Nir Oz, a desert oasis, move into Kiryat Gat apartment towers

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: Israeli soldiers in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, January 4, 2024. (David Cohen/Flash90)

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