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.

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman and military correspondent Emanuel Fabian join host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's episode.

Israel awoke to news of another murdered woman, this time, alongside two of her very young children, in the northern town of Taibe. Fabian explains what we know so far and puts these murders into context with the troubling increase of murders in Israel's Arab community.

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy is in Israel and even before his planned Knesset plenum session and press conference, he’s grabbing headlines with an "invitation" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu to speak in Congress. Berman breaks this down.

Over the past week and a half, amid a rise in intelligence surrounding the potential of violent terrorist attacks, the Israel has imposed heavy restrictions on movement in and out of the West Bank city of Jericho. Fabian explains happened there early this morning.

Arab foreign ministers from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria will gather in Jordan today to discuss Syria’s long-running conflict. This will effectively end Damascus’s diplomatic isolation in the region. Looking at it from Israel’s standpoint, is this a positive step?

At Thursday’s protest in support of the judicial overhaul, an IDF officer with the rank of major who was filmed at the event. Fabian discusses why his subsequent punishment is somewhat controversial.

Discussed articles include:

Mother and two baby sons found stabbed to death in Taibe

US House Speaker McCarthy: If Biden doesn’t invite Netanyahu to DC soon, I will

Ahead of Knesset address, US House Speaker McCarthy calls Israel ‘blessed nation’

Palestinian teen killed, six others hurt during IDF raid near Jericho

Jordan to host Arab regional discussion on way forward with Syria

IDF officer ousted from his position for attending pro-overhaul rally in uniform

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IMAGE: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy attends a bilateral meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Israel, April 30, 2023. (Amir Cohen/Pool Photo via AP)

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