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Navi Pillay Nobel Prize Amid Genocide Accusations · 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: Developments in the region continue to highlight ongoing security challenges
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  Speaker 1: and international scrutiny. In Saudi Arabia, Houthi attacks on Riyadh
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  Speaker 1: airport have prompted new travel advisories. The US embassy in
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  Speaker 1: Jordan issued a warning to Americans in the Middle East,
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  Speaker 1: specifically citing the recent Houthi strikes on civilian infrastructure, which
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  Speaker 1: resulted in civilian casualties. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency
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  Speaker 1: also recommended airlines avoid additional portions of Saudi airspace, noting
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis' demonstrated ability to strike deep within Saudi territory.
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  Speaker 1: Saudi authorities confirmed three Saudi nationals were killed and several
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  Speaker 1: wounded in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh,
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  Speaker 1: with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis claiming responsibility for the missile strikes. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: Navanetham Navi, Pillay, who headed a United Nations commission that
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  Speaker 1: accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, has been awarded
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  Speaker 1: the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited
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  Speaker 1: her decades-long work in international law and human rights for
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  Speaker 1: the award. Pillay's commission had previously issued a report in
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  Speaker 1: September 2025, concluding there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel
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  Speaker 1: was committing genocide in Gaza. Israel has categorically rejected these
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  Speaker 1: findings and maintaining its military operations are directed against Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: In the UK, two men accused of conducting hostile surveillance
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  Speaker 1: on behalf of Iran pleaded not guilty to charges in London.
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  Speaker 1: Nematolla Sharsavani and Aliaza Farisati are alleged to have gathered
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  Speaker 1: information and undertaken reconnaissance in July and August 2025, targeting
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  Speaker 1: locations including the Israeli embassy, the Israeli consulate, and London's
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  Speaker 1: Bevis Mark Synagogue. Iran has denied involvement in hostile activities
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  Speaker 1: in Britain. Elsewhere, Zak Polanski, leader of Britain's Green Party,
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  Speaker 1: has been banned from entering Israel following his party's recent
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  Speaker 1: resolution declaring Zionism as racism and backing a single Palestinian state.
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  Speaker 1: Israel's foreign ministry stated the party's stance legitimised the destruction
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. Polanski also recently lost a bid for a
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  Speaker 1: parliamentary seat in a by-election. On the ground, violence near
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  Speaker 1: the Kalandia checkpoint resulted in three individuals sustaining penetrating injuries,
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  Speaker 1: with one man reported in serious and unstable condition. They
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  Speaker 1: are receiving medical treatment. Domestically, polls indicate Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's bloc is holding steady in the lead-up to the
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  Speaker 1: October 27 election. This resilience comes despite ongoing questions and
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  Speaker 1: painful commemorations of the October 7 attacks. While some polls
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  Speaker 1: show a near tie between the blocs, Netanyahu's coalition appears
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  Speaker 1: to be maintaining a slight lead in others, though both
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  Speaker 1: remain below the threshold needed to form a government. This
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  Speaker 1: period has also seen extensive coverage of the October 7
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  Speaker 1: tragedy and heroism, with many unresolved questions persisting. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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