Daily Briefing Oct. 19 – Operation Olive Leaf: Police make rare arrest of 10 extremist settlers

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. WATCH the full episode here: Israel announced the arrest of 10 suspected settler extremists on Monday morning, after days of international pressure to take action following weekend attacks on Palestinians, foreign diplomats and Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in the West Bank. Fabian explains what is the responsibility of the police versus the IDF and Shin Bet is in preventing these attacks. More from The Daily Briefing October 18, 2026 Daily Briefing Oct. 18: With election days away, polls still can't predict a winner October 15, 2026 Daily Briefing Oct. 15 - Why are the Saudis so poor at war despite spending billions? October 14, 2026 Daily Briefing Oct. 14 - IDF, police, Education Ministry spar over deadly school trip blast October 13, 2026 Daily Briefing Oct. 13: Mamdani's political balancing act backfires October 12, 2026 Daily Briefing Oct. 12 - How the Houthis' multi-pronged strategy is unbalancing the Saudis IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Wednesday warned of a possible security escalation “across all fronts” ahead of the October 27 elections, saying, “The IDF is at a high level of readiness to launch extensive offensive operations against anyone who attempts to harm Israeli civilians.” What does this heightened alert mean in practice? Israel’s military is set to begin early voting for soldiers, with at least 850 polling stations set to be deployed next week at military bases and outposts across the country and beyond Israel’s borders. Soldiers will begin voting early Tuesday evening, due to “operational considerations.” Fabian unveils this very complicated process. Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Police say 10 suspects arrested for West Bank settler attacks on journalist, EU diplomats Settlers beat Palestinians, US journalist in West Bank attacks: ‘They kept kicking me and kicking me’ European diplomats attacked amid settler raids on West Bank olive harvest IDF chief warns of ‘potential for escalation’ across all fronts, decries settler violence First Knesset election ballots cast as voting opens at Israel’s missions abroad Subscribe to The Times of Is rael Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Ari Schlacht. Check out yesterday’s episode here: Help us report truthfully on social media As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos. 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