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Egypt Pledges Defense of Saudi Arabia Amid Regional Tensions · 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 regional developments. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah
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  Speaker 1: al-Sisi has announced Egypt's readiness to defend Saudi Arabia if requested,
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  Speaker 1: citing escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Sisi stated that
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  Speaker 1: Egypt would take any necessary measures to protect Saudi security
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  Speaker 1: and stability, and has asked Parliament for authorisation. This comes
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  Speaker 1: amid renewed Houthi assaults, including strikes on Riyadh's international airport
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  Speaker 1: and Saudi Aramco facilities. According to the Wall Street Journal,
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  Speaker 1: Iran is providing intelligence, directing missile and drone attacks, and
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  Speaker 1: training fighters for the Houthis. In parallel, the Saudi-led coalition
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  Speaker 1: announced it destroyed two Houthi ballistic missile launch platforms in Yemen.
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  Speaker 1: These developments underscore the heightened regional tensions and Iran's continued
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  Speaker 1: support for its proxies. Further underscoring maritime threats, Two oil
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  Speaker 1: tankers were struck by RPGs from a small boat off
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  Speaker 1: the coast of al-Jubbil, Saudi Arabia. Separately, an LNG tanker
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  Speaker 1: came under fire southeast of Yemen's al-Mukalla. These incidents suggest
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  Speaker 1: Iranian naval patrols are extending their operational reach well beyond
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz. Turning to the West Bank, tensions
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  Speaker 1: are high following attacks on diplomats and a journalist. Masked
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  Speaker 1: settlers allegedly attacked Palestinian olive harvesters near the village of Taybay,
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  Speaker 1: damaging a Belgian diplomatic vehicle. French, Belgian and Polish diplomats
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  Speaker 1: were present, and Israeli police have opened an investigation into
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  Speaker 1: the alleged assault. In a separate incident, Washington Post photojournalist
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  Speaker 1: Heidi Levine was severely beaten and robbed by Jewish rioters
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  Speaker 1: during an olive harvest in the Binyamin region. She required
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  Speaker 1: surgery for injuries including fractured vertebrae and ribs, and alleged
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  Speaker 1: that IDF soldiers witnessed the prolonged assault without intervening. US
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  Speaker 1: politicians and an Israeli envoy have condemned the attack. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli drone strike in the tougher neighbourhood of Gaza
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  Speaker 1: City killed one person and wounded several others. Another strike
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  Speaker 1: in Deir al-Bala reportedly killed one Palestinian and injured several. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry published its 2025 mortality report, detailing 24,650 deaths.
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  Speaker 1: Independent analysis suggests that the number of non-violent deaths did
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  Speaker 1: not surge as predicted, challenging prior dire warnings of mass
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  Speaker 1: death and famine. The report also noted 50,227 births. On
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  Speaker 1: the strategic perception front, Gil Hoffman's new book, The Blood
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  Speaker 1: Libel Machine, argues that Israel is losing a critical media war,
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  Speaker 1: viewing the surge in global anti-Semitism and anti-Israel narratives as
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  Speaker 1: a premeditated strategic threat comparable to Iran's nuclear programme. Commentary
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  Speaker 1: also suggests a need to reform Israel's public diplomacy, or Hasbara. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Yisrael Beitei new leader Avigdor Lieberman has proposed replacing Knesset
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  Speaker 1: Speaker Amir Ohana and enacting legislation to prevent indicted politicians
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  Speaker 1: from serving as Prime Minister. He also indicated openness to
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  Speaker 1: a coalition with Likud if it were not led by
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu. Finally, Greece continues to be recognised as a
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  Speaker 1: valuable strategic partner for Israel. offering significant diplomatic, security, and
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  Speaker 1: economic cooperation. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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