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Iran Funds Hezbollah Amid International Pressure · 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: Hezbollah has reportedly received a significant financial injection, with sources
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  Speaker 1: indicating Iran transferred $ 200 million last month. While Iran claims
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  Speaker 1: the funds are for Lebanese civilians displaced by the war,
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  Speaker 1: intermediaries charged a high 20% fee, reflecting the risks involved
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  Speaker 1: in such transactions. This comes as Iran continues to face
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  Speaker 1: tightening US economic sanctions. On the international stage, a strong
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  Speaker 1: front against Tehran is emerging. 56 countries, including the United States, Britain,
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  Speaker 1: France and Germany, have reaffirmed their commitment to enforcing UN
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  Speaker 1: restrictions restored against Iran, pledging to prevent transfers supporting its nuclear,
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  Speaker 1: missile and drone programmes. In parallel, 10 nations, including the
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  Speaker 1: US and several in the Americas, issued a joint statement
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  Speaker 1: condemning Iran's alleged terrorist activities and malign influence, citing lethal
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  Speaker 1: plotting and interference. This diplomatic pressure includes Colombia, which has
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  Speaker 1: formally broken diplomatic relations with Iran, and designated the Islamic
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, as a terrorist organisation. In parallel,
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  Speaker 1: concerns over rising antisemitism are being highlighted. The International Legal
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  Speaker 1: Forum has launched an online Dictionary of Terms, on the
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  Speaker 1: third anniversary of October 7th, aiming to reclaim legal and
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  Speaker 1: historical terminology that activists allegedly weaponise against Israel. Meanwhile, controversy
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  Speaker 1: surrounds a UK Green Party member who proposed a Zionism
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  Speaker 1: is racism motion. She has been identified as a close
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  Speaker 1: friend of an al-Qaeda terrorist. In New York City, Mezorin
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  Speaker 1: Mamdani marked the anniversary by referring to actions in Gaza
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  Speaker 1: as genocide, a statement sharply denounced by Israel's UN ambassador. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a performance of the verbatim play, October 7, based on
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  Speaker 1: survivor testimonies, at Northwestern University was disrupted by a fire alarm,
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  Speaker 1: an incident described by attendees as beyond appalling. Closer to home,
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  Speaker 1: the Heritage Ministry has designated bomb shelters in the Gaza
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  Speaker 1: envelope as antiquities under Israeli law, a move intended to
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  Speaker 1: preserve these sites of heroism and remembrance from the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attacks. On the domestic political front, Recent polls suggest
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  Speaker 1: shifts in public opinion, with one indicating Arab parties are
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  Speaker 1: disrupting the political landscape, and another showing a narrowing gap
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  Speaker 1: between Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, though the overall political
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  Speaker 1: blocs remain largely unchanged. And in a sign of evolving
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  Speaker 1: regional risk assessments, British Airways is set to resume flights
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  Speaker 1: to Ben Gurion Airport starting October 25. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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