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.

Today's guests are founding editor David Horovitz and Startup Israel editor Ricky Ben-David, with Jessica Steinberg hosting.

Horovitz opens today's podcast with a description of the surprising jailbreak at Gilboa Prison, in which six high-profile Palestinian prisoners escaped Monday through a tunnel they dug, exposing clear weaknesses in the Israeli prison system and putting a major terrorist leader back on the streets.

Ben-David explains the potentially dramatic banking reforms that will pave the way for more competitive rates and new financial services for customers, part of the Economic Arrangements Bill of the state budget that passed its first reading last week.

Horovitz also spoke briefly about the UN report showing that Iran has dramatically increased its production of highly enriched uranium in recent months, while refusing to resume full cooperation with inspectors, and how Israel and the US differ in their response to that news.

Finally, Ben-David discussed Mobileye's pilot for autonomous taxis and ride-hailing services in Munich and Tel Aviv next year, a major change for traffic possibilities.

Discussed articles include:

High-profile jailbreak exposes holes in prison security, sparks copycat fears

Israel’s fintech community readies for ‘dramatic’ changes in banking sector

UN watchdog: Iran has quadrupled its stocks of 60%-enriched uranium since May

IDF chief says Israel accelerating Iran strike plans, acting throughout Mideast

Mobileye to launch pilot scheme for autonomous taxis in Tel Aviv, Munich in 2022

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IMAGE: Palestinians attends a rally in solidarity to the escape of the six Palestinian prisoners from the Israeli prison of Gilboa on September 8, 2021 in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 

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