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- 0:08Speaker 1: you're listening to israel today ongoing war report i'm noah
- 0:11Speaker 1: levi britain has enacted new regulations significantly expanding its sanctions
- 0:16Speaker 1: powers potentially targeting companies developers and financial institutions involved in
- 0:21Speaker 1: west bank settlement expansion these measures come into effect as
- 0:25Speaker 1: israel proceeds with plans for construction in the e1 area
- 0:28Speaker 1: a move opposed by britain meanwhile The UN children's agency
- 0:33Speaker 1: UNICEF is warning that hard-won gains in tackling malnutrition in
- 0:37Speaker 1: Gaza remain fragile. They state these gains could be undermined
- 0:40Speaker 1: by ongoing disruptions to essential supplies, particularly after Israel halted
- 0:45Speaker 1: commercial goods entering the territory due to a dispute with Hamas.
- 0:50Speaker 1: UNICEF is urging for the consistent and predictable flow of
- 0:53Speaker 1: both commercial and humanitarian supplies. Reports also detail clashes near
- 0:57Speaker 1: the Palestinian village of Abu Fala and Gush Shiloh settlements,
- 1:01Speaker 1: including an incident where a Washington Post photographer was reportedly
- 1:05Speaker 1: injured by Jewish rioters. Palestinian documentation shows journalists present during
- 1:10Speaker 1: confrontations where Palestinians use slingshots and threw stones. In the
- 1:15Speaker 1: United States, President Donald Trump has stated the US may
- 1:18Speaker 1: need to target Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Iran's
- 1:22Speaker 1: nuclear programme. He emphasised this action would be to ensure
- 1:25Speaker 1: Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons, and reiterated that he
- 1:29Speaker 1: would not use nuclear weapons or US ground troops in Iran,
- 1:33Speaker 1: in line with efforts to dismantle financial networks linked to
- 1:36Speaker 1: Iran and Hezbollah. Lebanon's central bank has revoked the operating
- 1:40Speaker 1: licence of Iran's Bank Sadarat. Central Bank Governor Karim Sauhaid
- 1:45Speaker 1: confirmed the decision, stating Lebanon must protect its banking sector
- 1:48Speaker 1: from international sanctions. A new, extensive report titled, Silenced No
- 1:54Speaker 1: More Details Widespread, and systematic sexual violence during the October
- 1:58Speaker 1: 7 Hamas attacks and against hostages in captivity. The two-year investigation,
- 2:03Speaker 1: led by Dr Kochav Elkiamlevi, documented these atrocities using survivor testimony, photographs,
- 2:09Speaker 1: videos and official records, concluding that sexual violence was integral
- 2:14Speaker 1: to the attacks, not incidental. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
- 2:19Speaker 1: revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously questioned Egypt's
- 2:23Speaker 1: military build-up. President Sisi stated that Egypt's expansion is for
- 2:27Speaker 1: national security and regional peace, not a threat to Israel,
- 2:32Speaker 1: urging Netanyahu to view Egypt's military strength as Israel views
- 2:35Speaker 1: its own. Sisi also reiterated his view that a Palestinian
- 2:38Speaker 1: state would contribute to regional stability. Domestically, with the Israeli
- 2:43Speaker 1: election just 11 days away, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
- 2:48Speaker 1: focusing on rallying right-wing voters back to the Likud party,
- 2:51Speaker 1: while Gadi Eisenkot seeks to consolidate his lead, as the
- 2:55Speaker 1: opposition's prime ministerial candidate. Netanyahu has increased his media appearances,
- 3:00Speaker 1: warning voters about the closeness of the race. In a
- 3:03Speaker 1: case from August, a rabbi was reportedly fired from Emory
- 3:07Speaker 1: Hillel after her fiancé posted criticisms of Israel on social media.
- 3:11Speaker 1: The rabbi stated the decision was linked to her engagement
- 3:14Speaker 1: and potential donor withdrawal, despite her willingness to support Zionist students.
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- 3:29Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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