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US Sanctions ICC Over Israel Jurisdiction Challenge · 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 international affairs, the United States has imposed sanctions on
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  Speaker 1: the entire International Criminal Court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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  Speaker 1: stated the goal is crippling its ability to operate and
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  Speaker 1: challenged the court's jurisdiction over US citizens and allies like Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Rubio warned allies to rein in the court, adding that
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  Speaker 1: if they do not, the United States will continue its
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  Speaker 1: campaign to dismantle the ICC. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked
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  Speaker 1: President Trump and Rubio for the sanctions action, calling the
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  Speaker 1: ICC a political body that poses a threat to law-abiding democracies. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: former Biden administration official Phil Gordon has made significant claims
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  Speaker 1: regarding the efforts to secure hostage releases. Gordon alleges that
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a crucial hostage deal on
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  Speaker 1: July 4, 2024. by introducing new conditions after Hamas had
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  Speaker 1: accepted the basic framework. Gordon contends this action prolonged the
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  Speaker 1: conflict for an additional six months, during which time nearly 9,000
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  Speaker 1: additional Palestinians were killed, and more Israeli hostages died, including
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  Speaker 1: six executed by Hamas. On the regional front, a loud
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  Speaker 1: blast occurred at Riyadh's main international airport on Saturday, leading
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  Speaker 1: to passenger evacuations and the diversion or cancellation of all flights.
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  Speaker 1: This incident comes amid an escalation of missile strikes by
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. The airport had already been targeted
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  Speaker 1: twice this week. Flight tracking sites showed significant disruptions, with
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  Speaker 1: airlines like Etihad and Qatar Airways cancelling multiple flights. In
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  Speaker 1: a concerning development highlighting rising antisemitism, two Jewish schools in
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  Speaker 1: Brooklyn were evacuated after the NYPD reported bomb threats at
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  Speaker 1: both buildings. Footage showed dozens of children being led to
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  Speaker 1: safety by teachers. Domestically, the upcoming Israeli election on October
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  Speaker 1: 27 is drawing focus. Benny Gantz, despite recent polls showing
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  Speaker 1: his blue and white party below the electoral threshold, has
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  Speaker 1: vowed to continue his campaign, framing it as a fight
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  Speaker 1: for national unity. Adding to the political landscape, the chairman
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  Speaker 1: of the Joint List has officially announced that his party
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  Speaker 1: will provide a safety net for any government that replaces Netanyahu. Elsewhere,
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  Speaker 1: Lebanese security forces seized approximately 500 kilograms of explosives near Beirut,
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  Speaker 1: arresting two Hezbollah terrorists and raising concerns about a potential
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  Speaker 1: assassination plot. In the Western Galilee, the IDF and Air
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  Speaker 1: Force are scanning the area near Arab al-Aramshay and Kibbutz
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  Speaker 1: Ailon following an alert for a potential UAV infiltration. 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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