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Israel Orders British Consulate in East Jerusalem Closed · 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: US soldiers were forced to abandon Camp Buhring in Kuwait
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  Speaker 1: amid repeated Iranian attacks and critical ammunition shortages. CBS News
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  Speaker 1: reported that most of the approximately 7,000 troops stationed there
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  Speaker 1: had been moved before fighting began, but over 100 stayed behind.
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  Speaker 1: These remaining service members expressed fears they lacked the resources
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  Speaker 1: to manage an attack, causing large numbers of casualties. Their
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  Speaker 1: departure followed strikes involving ballistic missiles and drones, and what
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  Speaker 1: some identified as Iranian F-5 aircraft. The troops relocated to
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  Speaker 1: forward operating bases in the Kuwaiti desert. The Pentagon had
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  Speaker 1: previously stated efforts were underway to move personnel away from
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  Speaker 1: vulnerable locations. In diplomatic developments, Israel has ordered the closure
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  Speaker 1: of the British consulate in East Jerusalem. This retaliatory measure
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  Speaker 1: follows Britain's announcement of sanctions against Israeli settlements in the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank. Workers were seen removing signs from the consulate overnight.
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  Speaker 1: The British presence in the city dates back nearly 200 years,
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  Speaker 1: and the consulate handles Britain's relations with Palestinians in Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank and Gaza. Reuters reports Britain is considering
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  Speaker 1: expelling Israeli diplomats in response. Meanwhile, ongoing investigations into the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attack continue. including research into Hamas's motivations and
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  Speaker 1: the suspected reasons for the failure to assassinate a top
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  Speaker 1: Hamas leader in Gaza. The first three hours of the
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  Speaker 1: attack within the Kuria Command Centre are also being revealed. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: David Zinni is reportedly considering reinstating administrative detentions, a move
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  Speaker 1: that has drawn a strong opinion from his sister. On
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  Speaker 1: the issue of antisemitism, a Pennsylvania college professor is facing
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  Speaker 1: federal cyberstalking charges. for allegedly conducting a months-long campaign of
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitic threats against a Jewish family. Guangxuan Ha, an associate
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  Speaker 1: professor at Haverford College, is accused of using fake social
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  Speaker 1: media accounts to harass the family, invoking the Holocaust and
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  Speaker 1: making threats. In other news, a survey by the Jewish
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  Speaker 1: Federations of North America indicates that concerns about anti-Semitism remain
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  Speaker 1: high among Jewish Americans. The survey found 65% of respondents
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  Speaker 1: believe there is a lot, of antisemitism in the US,
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  Speaker 1: a significant increase from previous years. Domestically, the sentencing of
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  Speaker 1: MK Ofer Kasif is scheduled to take place today. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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