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Iran Claims Strait of Hormuz Tanker Attacks · 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: Tensions remain high in the vital Strait of Hormuz, a
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  Speaker 1: key international oil shipping route. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
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  Speaker 1: the IRGC, claimed on Saturday that two oil tankers caught
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  Speaker 1: fire after striking naval mines. According to state media, both
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  Speaker 1: vessels were reportedly carrying about two million barrels of crude oil. However,
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  Speaker 1: there has been no independent confirmation of these reports. IRNA,
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  Speaker 1: Iran's official news agency, stated the tankers had switched off
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  Speaker 1: their positioning and radar systems and attempted to use an
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  Speaker 1: unauthorised route through the strategic waterway. These incidents occur amid
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  Speaker 1: heightened tensions, with disruptions to shipping in the region previously
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  Speaker 1: contributing to increased global energy prices and inflation. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, reports indicate a significant escalation of tensions,
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  Speaker 1: during the Palestinian olive harvest. Near the village of Tebe,
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  Speaker 1: approximately seven masked individuals allegedly attacked Palestinian olive harvesters. In
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  Speaker 1: the same incident, European diplomats from France, Belgium and Poland
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  Speaker 1: were present, and a Belgian consulate vehicle reportedly had a
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  Speaker 1: window smashed. Police have opened an investigation into the assault,
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  Speaker 1: with details forwarded to the foreign ministry. In a separate
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  Speaker 1: but related incident, Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was attacked
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  Speaker 1: by Jewish rioters, while covering the olive harvest in the
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  Speaker 1: Binyamin region. Levine sustained injuries to her limbs, back and
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  Speaker 1: a rib, requiring surgery. She alleges that IDF soldiers witnessed
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  Speaker 1: the assault but did not intervene to protect her, and
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  Speaker 1: that her cameras and belongings were stolen. The IDF has
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  Speaker 1: condemned the attack, labelling it severe, while noting the diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: delegation's visit had not been coordinated. Police have launched a
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  Speaker 1: probe into the incidents. In Gaza, a recently published mortality
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  Speaker 1: report from the Hamas-run health ministry is drawing attention. The report,
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  Speaker 1: detailing deaths in 2025, attributes over 17,000 fatalities to war
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  Speaker 1: operations and others to accidents. However, independent analysis suggests that
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  Speaker 1: the remaining non-violent deaths roughly align with Gaza's pre-war annual toll.
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  Speaker 1: This analysis contends that the ministry's figures do not reflect
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  Speaker 1: the mass mortality, famine, or disease predicted by some international bodies.
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  Speaker 1: While the report does show a deterioration in infant and
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  Speaker 1: under-five mortality rates compared to before the war, these rates
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  Speaker 1: are reportedly still below the global average. Critics argue that
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  Speaker 1: earlier predictions of hundreds of thousands of deaths appear to
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  Speaker 1: be contradicted by the ministry's own numbers. Finally, reports highlight
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  Speaker 1: Greece as a strategic partner for Israel, valued for its diplomatic,
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  Speaker 1: security and economic depth. The relationship is built on sustained
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  Speaker 1: political investment and personal diplomatic encounters, reinforcing trust and offering
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  Speaker 1: opportunities for expanded economic and technological cooperation. For continuing coverage
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