Stephen Miller reportedly got the job of running Trump's White House by telling him the Iran war had to wind down, and he starts tomorrow. Israel's heard plenty of that from Washington this week. At home, Eisenkot and Netanyahu are both shopping for the same haredi votes, and the haredim have noticed.
Flash Brief: The Day in 90 Seconds or Less
Iran: Qatar's two-day plan has Washington lift its blockade and Iran let inspectors in, and leaves the uranium for later. See The War Today.
The next round: US forces keep hitting Iran in small doses, and about 16 C-17s believed to carry Patriot parts land at Uvda. See The War Today.
Gaza: Winter storms flood Gaza's tent camps, and Hamas asks for 200,000 caravans without putting down a rifle. See The War Today.
The Houthis: Saudi defenses down two Houthi missiles over Riyadh, and the debris blows out windows in the Aramco tower. See Briefly Noted.
The mandate: Herzog gives Eisenkot the mandate today, and Liberman says he'll vote against any government leaning on the Arab parties. See Inside Israel.
Likud's appeal: Likud readies an appeal over voter-tracking apps it blames on Arab party activists, and the bribery lead reportedly thins out. See Briefly Noted.
Jericho: The army drives the families at Jericho's edge in and out under escort while it checks their purchase claims. See Inside Israel.
Aid: Netanyahu's office backs the end of US military aid, and Ambassador Huckabee can't say if it ends in December or 2028. See Israel and the World.
Syria: Damascus signs a defense pact with Riyadh, and Israel sets up a defense-industry group with Greece and Cyprus. See Israel and the World.
Dublin: UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese takes the dog libel to an Irish parliamentary committee, and a senator calls her advocacy inspiring. See Israel and the World.
Germany: Chancellor Merz tells immigrants from Islamic countries Germany's Holocaust responsibility is theirs too, and anyone who rejects it must leave. See Briefly Noted.
Tehran and Hamas both do better sitting still right now. Iran is writing terms for Americans who want out, and Hamas would rather have another winter of photographs than the caravans. Israel's answer comes as hardware and production lines, and it keeps arriving whichever way Washington decides.
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