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US Destroys Iranian Dhow Amid Regional Tensions · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: The US military has destroyed an Iranian-affiliated DAO in the
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  Speaker 1: Gulf of Oman, US Central Command announced. The vessel was
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  Speaker 1: observed conducting surveillance and targeting US Navy ships in the
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  Speaker 1: region over the past seven months. CENTCOM confirmed that crew
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  Speaker 1: members were safely removed prior to the DAO's destruction. This
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  Speaker 1: action comes amidst heightened regional tensions, as Iranian leaders reportedly
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  Speaker 1: anticipate further US strikes and have increased attacks on vessels
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  Speaker 1: transiting the Strait of Hormuz, including the sinking of two
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  Speaker 1: United Arab Emirates tankers. Iran also recently conducted a military
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  Speaker 1: exercise involving approximately 30 ballistic missiles. In Yemen, Yemeni government
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  Speaker 1: forces reported over 200 Houthi militia members killed or wounded
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  Speaker 1: in taiz during intensifying clashes. Turning to Gaza, Merchants are
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  Speaker 1: striking due to Hamas extortion and threats, which could slash
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  Speaker 1: truck deliveries by 50% and risk an aid crisis. Israel
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  Speaker 1: has warned that Hamas will likely blame it for any
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  Speaker 1: resulting shortages. Meanwhile, IDF forces conducted raids on West Bank
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  Speaker 1: charities accused of terrorist ties. In developments concerning the United States,
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  Speaker 1: families of American victims of the October 7 massacre are
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  Speaker 1: demanding a separate investigation by the US Congress into the
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  Speaker 1: failures surrounding the attack. they expressed that they can no
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  Speaker 1: longer wait for Israel to establish a state commission of inquiry,
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  Speaker 1: voicing this demand at a memorial ceremony in Washington. On
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  Speaker 1: the issue of antisemitism, Jewish educators from across the United
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  Speaker 1: States have cancelled a study trip to Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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  Speaker 1: They cited antisemitic pressure and safety concerns amid scrutiny from
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  Speaker 1: pro-Palestinian activists, who reportedly demanded participants make declarations distancing themselves
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  Speaker 1: from the occupation of territories and genocide. In another development,
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  Speaker 1: the Trump administration's anti-Semitism czar is slated to speak at
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  Speaker 1: a Michigan synagogue for a Justice Department event that also
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  Speaker 1: serves as a fundraiser for the Zionist Organization of America.
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  Speaker 1: Domestically in Israel, two Haredi protesters were arrested after attempting
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  Speaker 1: to break into an office building in Bnei Brak housing
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  Speaker 1: Haredi soldiers in the IDF's CODCOD program, which trains personnel
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  Speaker 1: in technology roles. This marks the second such attempted break-in
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  Speaker 1: in a week, drawing strong political commentary. In related news,
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  Speaker 1: a petition has been filed with the High Court of Justice,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting that low-income reservists are losing municipal tax discounts because
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  Speaker 1: their wartime service payments push their income above eligibility thresholds. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: sources indicate the Gur Hasidim community is reportedly angry over
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  Speaker 1: the failure to pass draft exemptions. with their actions potentially
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  Speaker 1: impacting votes for the United Torah-Judaism bloc. Finally, Israeli President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Bahrain's
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  Speaker 1: foreign minister, Abdel Latif, bin Rashid al-Ziani in Baku. The
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  Speaker 1: discussions focused on strengthening strategic cooperation and regional security developments,
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  Speaker 1: with a noted emphasis on the Abraham Accords and Azerbaijan's
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  Speaker 1: sensitive geopolitical position bordering Iran. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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