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.

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.

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A group of at least five armed Palestinian terror operatives emerged from a tunnel on Saturday evening and approached troops in the northern Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of a ceasefire line. We learn of the IDF’s retaliatory strikes.

Fabian, who was embedded with IDF troops outside of Gaza City last week, describes what he saw on the ground even as the military is finalizing plans for a potential renewed operation. We also learn about the new policy for reservists as the army faces budget cuts.

As part of “upgrading readiness for future threats” — read: Iran — the Defense Ministry said last week it had successfully completed a series of “complex” tests with the David’s Sling medium-range air defense system. We learn the economic impact of repurposing the system.

And finally, an Israeli military reservist and a civilian were indicted last week for using classified information to place bets regarding military operations on the popular Polymarket prediction market. What is this website and how dangerous was the intel leak?

Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.

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Two indicted for using classified info to place online bets on military operations

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