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US Destroys Iranian Dhow; Gaza Outpost Project Stalled · 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: In regional security, the US military announced it destroyed an
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  Speaker 1: Iranian-affiliated DAO in the Gulf of Amman. US Central Command,
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  Speaker 1: or CENTCOM, stated the vessel was observed conducting surveillance and
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  Speaker 1: targeting US Navy ships. CENTCOM added that this action is
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  Speaker 1: part of a pattern where Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
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  Speaker 1: or IRGC, has targeted mariners in regional waters. Crew members
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  Speaker 1: were safely removed before the Dow's destruction, with repatriation efforts ongoing.
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  Speaker 1: This incident follows a similar event on October 10, where
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  Speaker 1: CENTCOM disabled a commercial vessel in the same waters. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to Gaza, a planned military outpost for international troops, initiated
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  Speaker 1: by Donald Trump's Board of Peace, has not yet received
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  Speaker 1: approval for construction to proceed. According to a source familiar
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  Speaker 1: with the matter cited by The Guardian, Israel has been
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  Speaker 1: unwilling to open the border, preventing contractors and trucks from
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  Speaker 1: entering Gaza. The project by Louisiana-based Arkel International would accommodate
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  Speaker 1: approximately 150 international troops. The source indicated that broader plans
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  Speaker 1: by the Board of Peace cannot move forward without this
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  Speaker 1: initial construction, and expressed belief that Israel will allow it
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  Speaker 1: after the upcoming October 27 elections. On US policy and
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  Speaker 1: its implications, Families of American victims of the October 7
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  Speaker 1: attacks are demanding a U.S. congressional inquiry into the failures
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  Speaker 1: that enabled the massacre. Speaking at a memorial ceremony at
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  Speaker 1: the U.S. State Department, Ruby Chen, father of fallen soldier
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  Speaker 1: Itay Chen, said the families can no longer wait for
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  Speaker 1: Israel to establish its own commission of inquiry. He urged
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  Speaker 1: the U.S. Congress to investigate the circumstances for the American victims,
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  Speaker 1: noting that at least 46 American citizens were killed. In
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  Speaker 1: related news, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with
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  Speaker 1: Yashar Party Chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi
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  Speaker 1: Eisenkot to discuss security topics including West Bank tensions and
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  Speaker 1: the situation in Gaza. A separate meeting Huckabee was scheduled
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  Speaker 1: to have with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was cancelled and
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  Speaker 1: has yet to be rescheduled. Domestically, Israeli diplomats have begun
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  Speaker 1: casting their ballots abroad for the upcoming 26th Knesset elections,
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  Speaker 1: scheduled for October 27th. This voting process is taking place
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  Speaker 1: across 99 Israeli diplomatic missions worldwide, involving about 4,800 eligible voters.
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  Speaker 1: Meanwhile in Bnei Brak, two Haredi protesters were arrested after
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  Speaker 1: attempting to break into an IDF office building housing the
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  Speaker 1: CODCOD programme, which integrates Haredi men into technology roles. This
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  Speaker 1: marks the second such attempted break-in this week. MK Avigdor
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  Speaker 1: Liberman condemned the incident, while former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
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  Speaker 1: blamed the current government for the unrest. In international diplomacy,
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar announced his country's withdrawal from
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  Speaker 1: a coalition seeking action against Israel, and condemned the previous
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  Speaker 1: government's stance on October 7. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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