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, from Sunday through Thursday.

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian, diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.

We are in day two of Operation Swords of Iron, which began Saturday morning with Hamas’s infiltration by land, sea and air. There are hundreds of Israeli civilians and military personnel dead, with thousands wounded. It is a war that is being called by some as Israel’s 9/11, Israel’s Pearl Harbor.

On today's podcast, we are updated by Fabian on what is happening in the north and south of the country. Pacchiani briefs us on reactions from the Gaza Strip and West Bank. And Berman turns to the international stage with statements from Arab and Muslim countries.

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

Discussed articles include:

Live blog October 8, 2023

Hezbollah fires mortars at Israel; IDF strike hits tent on Lebanon border in response

Forces continue to battle terrorists in Gaza border area after devastating assault

Relatives of dozens killed or kidnapped to Gaza from rave: ‘Nobody is helping us’

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IMAGE: Israeli tank heads south near Sderot, Israel, October 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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