Daily Briefing July 16: What the latest House vote says about support for Israel

The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing on July 16, hosted by Jessica Steinberg with US bureau chief Jacob Magid, discussed several key developments. The US House of Representatives defeated a measure to end aid to Israel, but nearly 50% of Democrats supported it, signaling a potential shift in bipartisan backing for Israel if current policies toward Palestinians continue. Magid also reviewed US lawmaker Ro Khanna's detention by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and JD Vance's criticism of an Israeli social media campaign against the Iran deal.

• Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome concluded without a clear timeline for IDF withdrawal from pilot zones in southern Lebanon, likely due to upcoming Israeli elections.
• The Board of Peace is developing theoretical plans for Gaza, including pilot zones.
• The Palestinian Authority has engaged an external consultancy to verify reforms in West Bank prisoner payments, aiming to demonstrate an end to incentivizing attacks on Israelis.