Day 59 - Now in south Gaza, IDF pressured to limit civilian deaths

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. Today is day 59 of the war. Editor David Horovitz and news editor Amy Spiro join host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's podcast. 75 IDF soldiers have fallen in Gaza as of this morning. The IDF hit some 200 sites overnight and the ground offensive pushes ahead, now also in southern Gaza and all eyes are on civilian casualties. Horovitz describes the IDF's push-pull situation and how the US is reacting so far. The relationship between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is showing some cracks. Horovitz talks about a recent separate press conference and what happened in a stormy Likud faction meeting yesterday. Spiro speaks about Those We Have Lost, the Times of Israel's massive project to memorialize the more than 1,200 victims of the October 7 massacre and the ensuing war. We bring a few stories that moved us in particular. For the latest updates, please look at The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog. Discussed articles include: Live blog December 4, 2023 Confirming ground push into southern Gaza, IDF chief vows ‘no less powerful’ campaign White House says Israel ‘making effort’ to better protect Gaza civilians Likud MKs attack allies, defense officials and left, drawing rebuke from Netanyahu Lior Tarshansky, 15: Maccabi Haifa devotee with ‘shy smile’ Ashish Chaudhary, 25: Nepali student dreamed of supporting his family Nadav, Yam Goldstein-Almog, 48 & 20: Father, daughter slain together Bilha Epstein, 81: Kibbutz elder was eager to meet a 1st great-grandchild THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas's onslaught on Israel THOSE WE ARE MISSING: The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Palestinians look at the destruction by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, December 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.