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Gaza Mortality Data Disputes UN Famine Warnings · 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: Britain's diplomatic engagement concerning the territories has taken a notable turn.
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  Speaker 1: Following a ban on imports from Israeli settlements, the UK
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  Speaker 1: has decided to rebrand its consulate in Jerusalem. Israel had
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  Speaker 1: instructed the closure of the consulate in its capital city,
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  Speaker 1: but Britain has stated the building will not be closing.
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  Speaker 1: It will now operate as the UK mission, Jerusalem, continuing
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  Speaker 1: its work with the Palestinian people. This development is presented
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  Speaker 1: as a warning to Israel regarding the international consequences of
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  Speaker 1: its West Bank settlement policy, underscoring the broad international agreement
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  Speaker 1: that the territories are not part of Israel. The formal
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  Speaker 1: status of these territories has remained unchanged since 1967, and
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  Speaker 1: they are considered occupied territory subject to international law. In
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  Speaker 1: a separate diplomatic development, Colombia officially opened its embassy in
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem on October 14, 2026, becoming the 10th nation to
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  Speaker 1: establish an embassy in the city. Meanwhile, analysis of Gaza's
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  Speaker 1: 2025 mortality figures, published by the Hamas-run health ministry, suggests
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  Speaker 1: a different picture than initially presented by some international bodies.
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  Speaker 1: The report documented 24,650 deaths, with over 17,000 attributed to
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  Speaker 1: war operations. Independent analyst Eirik Schroeder-Bratting calculated that the remaining
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  Speaker 1: non-violent deaths were roughly in line with Gaza's per-war annual toll.
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  Speaker 1: These figures reportedly contrast with prior UN warnings of mass
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  Speaker 1: death and famine, leading analysts like Andrew Fox to argue
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  Speaker 1: that previous dire predictions have been debunked by the ministry's
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  Speaker 1: own numbers. On the regional front, CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad
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  Speaker 1: Cooper has cited reports indicating that Iran's proxies may be
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  Speaker 1: withholding salaries to fund the IRGC. This comes as the
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  Speaker 1: United States has blocked an estimated $ 25 billion in Iranian
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  Speaker 1: oil exports and maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz. Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: increased Iranian aid is reportedly fuelling Houthi advances in Yemen.
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  Speaker 1: At the University of Pittsburgh, a working group on campus
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitism has faced criticism for its recent report. The report
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  Speaker 1: reportedly omitted the perspectives of the school's Jewish students, despite
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  Speaker 1: concerns amplified by a violent off-campus attack on Jewish students
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  Speaker 1: in 2024. Finally, within the American Jewish community, there is
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  Speaker 1: anticipation surrounding Israel's elections. Some members hope a change in
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  Speaker 1: government could help counter rising anti-Israel sentiment in the US,
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  Speaker 1: but a majority reportedly fear it would have little impact
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  Speaker 1: on the ongoing surge in antisemitism. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay informed.
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