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 panel comprises senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and health reporter Nathan Jeffay, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

With the death of Prince Philip at age 99 over the weekend, we open today's show with a look at the late Duke of Edinburgh's relationship with Israel, the resting place of his mother, and how his 1994 visit to the Holy Land broke a royal taboo.

We then move to an update on the latest virus and vaccine developments in Israel. Is the country on its way to herd immunity? Can life return to normal now? What of the plans to vaccinate children and the current status of Israeli schoolkids?

While Israel is still charging ahead with its vaccination program, a political spat risks causing the supply of shots to dry up. We try to understand the government's secrecy over its dealings with Pfizer and who is to blame for the uncertainty regarding continued vaccine supplies.

What of the negotiations to form a new government? We take a look at the latest talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yamina head Naftali Bennett and the current ponderings of the professional punditry.

And finally, as the political arena continues to shake with uncertainty, some MKs in Likud are positioning themselves for the day after Netanyahu. We focus on one who polls think may be on the way to the top.

Discussed articles include:

When Prince Philip, honoring his mother, became the 1st UK royal to visit Israel

Israel may have reached a ‘sort of herd immunity’ from COVID, expert says

Government eases virus restrictions at schools, ends capsules for 4th graders

Virus czar: We expect to start vaccinating children within weeks

Israeli data shows South African variant able to ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine

Vaccines shown to protect even those who don’t get them — Israeli study

Israel’s secrecy on vaccines is causing supply uncertainty, says state adviser

Pfizer says working on a new deal to supply more vaccines to Israel

Netanyahu blames Gantz for potential vaccine shortage in latest political spat

Netanyahu, Bennett said haggling over when Yamina chief would become PM

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PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Philip jokes with British WWII veterans who immigrated to Israel, during a ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Ramle, Israel, on October 30, 1994, where he came to lay a wreath. (AP Photo)

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