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October 7 Anniversary Observed; Gaza Shelters Declared Historic · 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: Across Israel, the nation is marking the third anniversary of
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  Speaker 1: the October 7th massacre with solemn ceremonies and reflections. In
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, the main national memorial ceremony, organized
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  Speaker 1: by victims' families, is underway with tens of thousands in attendance.
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  Speaker 1: In an unprecedented move to preserve testimony, The Heritage Ministry
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  Speaker 1: has designated bomb shelters in the Gaza envelope as antiquities,
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  Speaker 1: under Israel's antiquities law. This designation aims to prevent alterations
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  Speaker 1: that could erase historical evidence of the heroism and loss
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  Speaker 1: that occurred within them during the attack. The French foreign
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  Speaker 1: minister also arrived in Israel for a private visit to
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  Speaker 1: attend commemoration events. Meanwhile, concerns about regional security persist. Ukrainian
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  Speaker 1: President Volodymyr Zelensky met with an Israeli delegation in Kiev
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  Speaker 1: and issued a warning. He stated that drones Iran is
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  Speaker 1: developing together with Russia, along with the operational experience the
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  Speaker 1: two countries are gaining, could eventually pose a threat that
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  Speaker 1: Israel will need to confront. Zelensky highlighted joint Iranian-Russian facilities
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  Speaker 1: operating inside Russia for upgrading drones. On the International Diplomatic Front,
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  Speaker 1: former US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: Trump described October 7th as a terrible day, a terrible tragedy,
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  Speaker 1: just awful, and added that the other side is paying
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  Speaker 1: a very heavy price for what they did on October 7th.
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  Speaker 1: In domestic news regarding antisemitism, New York City Mayor Eric
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  Speaker 1: Adams faced criticism for his October 7th anniversary statement. Critics
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  Speaker 1: argued that the statement prioritised criticism of Israel over mourning
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  Speaker 1: victims and included disputed Gaza death toll figures without acknowledging
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  Speaker 1: the presence of terrorists among the deceased. Separately, a report
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  Speaker 1: from Haverford University in Pennsylvania indicates a student allegedly used
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  Speaker 1: right-wing language to threaten another student and their family. On
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  Speaker 1: the domestic political scene, polls indicate a shift in public
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  Speaker 1: sentiment regarding the government, with key leaders attending an alternative
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  Speaker 1: memorial ceremony. Meanwhile, United Torah Judaism chairman Yaakov Asher has
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  Speaker 1: appealed to Minister Ben-Givir concerning the arrest of Torah scholars,
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  Speaker 1: urging him not to allow increased arrests during the election period.
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  Speaker 1: while Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, stated Ben-Giviah, is responsible for
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  Speaker 1: these arrests. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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