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Judea and Samaria Sees 104 New Jewish Communities · 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: We begin with significant developments regarding Jewish communities in Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria. According to jpost.com, the Israeli government has approved
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  Speaker 1: the establishment or retroactive legalization of 104 Jewish communities in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank since the current government took office at
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  Speaker 1: the end of 2022. Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich has
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  Speaker 1: been central to this transformation, using newly granted authority over
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  Speaker 1: civilian affairs to reshape settlement policy. These approvals include new
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  Speaker 1: communities and the legalisation of previously unauthorised outposts. This expansion
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  Speaker 1: is occurring alongside steady demographic growth, with over half a
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  Speaker 1: million Jews now living in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
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  Speaker 1: The report highlights the strategic importance of these communities. particularly
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  Speaker 1: in areas like northern Samaria and the Jordan Valley. Meanwhile
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, Jad Kushner marked one year since an agreement
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  Speaker 1: on the Trump administration's Gaza peace plan. Kushner reported milestones
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  Speaker 1: including the return of hostages, increased humanitarian aid, and the
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  Speaker 1: formation of a technocratic Palestinian administration. However, he acknowledged that
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  Speaker 1: Hamas disarmament remains an unfinished process. Intelligence presented to Israeli
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  Speaker 1: leadership suggests Hamas views its sustained resistance over the past
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  Speaker 1: three years as a form of victory, believing Israel's territorial
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  Speaker 1: control is temporary and that the US-backed plan aligns with
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  Speaker 1: their long-term vision. Internationally, the Hind Rajab Foundation has requested
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  Speaker 1: an investigation by the international criminal caught into alleged torture,
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  Speaker 1: abuse and deaths of Palestinian detainees at the SDE Tehman
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  Speaker 1: detention facility since October 7, as reported by jpost.com. The
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  Speaker 1: request names Israeli medical professionals, senior health ministry officials and
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  Speaker 1: leaders of the Israel Medical Association, including former health ministers
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  Speaker 1: Moshe Arbel and Yuriel Buso, and IMA chairman Prof. Zion Haggai.
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  Speaker 1: The foundation asserts these alleged acts could constitute war crimes,
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  Speaker 1: crimes against humanity, or genocide. The Israel Defense Forces is
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  Speaker 1: initiating a formal process to award medals recognizing the heroism
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  Speaker 1: and sacrifice of soldiers involved in the October 7 battles. JPost.com
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  Speaker 1: reports that a commander's meeting will be held to outline
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  Speaker 1: the review and awarding process, aiming to preserve combat heroism
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  Speaker 1: legacy for future generations. The initiative also supports forwarding civilian
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  Speaker 1: acts of bravery for consideration for the Presidential Medal for
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  Speaker 1: Civilian Heroism. On the diplomatic front, Paraguayan Vice President Pedro Aliana,
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  Speaker 1: visiting Israel, pledged to preserve and expand the country's strategic
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  Speaker 1: alliance with Israel. According to jpost.com, Aliana stated Paraguay will
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  Speaker 1: continue to defend Israel's right to self-defence and cooperate against
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  Speaker 1: Iranian threats, acknowledging that this firm's stance sometimes comes with
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  Speaker 1: political costs. In Judea and Samaria, a Jewish youth was
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  Speaker 1: injured in the head by stone-throwing near the village of
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  Speaker 1: Deir Abu Mashal during olive harvest activities. As reported by
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  Speaker 1: Telegram channel Abu Al-Express, dozens of Palestinians and pro-Palestinian activists
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  Speaker 1: were present. IDF forces dispersed the groups with rubber bullets
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  Speaker 1: and tear gas. Reports indicate a Gazan journalist was injured
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  Speaker 1: by rubber bullet fire. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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