Daily Briefing June 8 – Iran fires on Israel, reigniting smoldering war

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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Iran fired a volley of missiles at northern Israel Sunday night, catapulting the region back to the cusp of all-out war after two months of a shaky ceasefire, with Israel initially vowing to respond before US President Donald Trump attempted to limit the fallout and keep truce negotiations with Tehran on track. Israel responded overnight and we’re recording on Monday morning.

We roll back time and give the background and context for the IDF’s strikes on Beirut — ostensibly Iran’s trigger for sending some dozen ballistic missiles to Israel last night.

Fabian fills us in on a massive subterranean bunker that Hezbollah — with Iran’s help — carved into a mountain near the iconic Beaufort Castle that sits close to the border with Israel. We learn there are more such sites in southern Lebanon that the IDF has not yet reached.

Hours before the renewed Iran strikes, an Arab Israeli terrorist opened fire in several locations in a shooting spree in central Israel on Sunday, killing an IDF reservist who served as a civil defense squad member, and wounding five other people, before he was shot dead by security forces. Fabian gives us a recap.

And finally, we close the program with a look inside news that broke late last week: For the first time, a female combat soldier completed training in the Israeli military’s Sayeret Matkal commando unit. What does this mean for the elite unit?

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

For further reading:

Iran fires missiles at Israel for first time in two months; Trump tells Netanyahu not to retaliate

IDF strikes Beirut’s Dahiyeh after Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel

Israeli man killed, five hurt in central Israel terror shooting spree by Arab Israeli

In first, female IDF combat soldier completes training for elite Sayeret Matkal unit

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