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.

Health reporter Diana Bletter joins host Gabriella Jacobs for today’s episode.

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Bletter joins us from her home near Nahariya after speaking with residents across Israel’s north about life during an uneasy, on-again-off-again ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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