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Iran Claims Vessel Attacks, Warns U.S. Bases · 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 Persian Gulf, as Iran's Islamic
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has claimed responsibility for attacks on
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  Speaker 1: seven vessels over the past 24 hours. The IRGC cited
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  Speaker 1: violations of transit restrictions through the Strait of Hormuz and
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  Speaker 1: Persian Gulf, accusing the vessels of violating Tehran's rules. In
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  Speaker 1: a notable escalation, the Ergken also warned that further attempts
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  Speaker 1: to navigate these routes could trigger retaliatory strikes against US
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  Speaker 1: military bases across the region. In related regional activity, Israel
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  Speaker 1: has sanctioned Coral Oil, a British-registered energy company. The Defence
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  Speaker 1: Ministry announced the sanctions after an investigation determined Coral Oil
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  Speaker 1: provided approximately 130,000 litres of fuel to Al-Amana, a distributor
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  Speaker 1: identified as owned by Hezbollah. Officials stated that fuel supplies
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  Speaker 1: are critical for sustaining Hezbollah's operational network, enabling the movement
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  Speaker 1: of weapons and the maintenance of generators and other infrastructure,
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  Speaker 1: often obtained illicitly from Iran. Meanwhile in Saudi Arabia, the
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  Speaker 1: oil giant Aramco has ordered employees to evacuate its headquarters
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  Speaker 1: in Darin amid escalating Houthi attacks. This move follows recent
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  Speaker 1: Houthi actions, including an attack on King Fahd International Airport,
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  Speaker 1: and a missile strike that damaged Aramco's headquarters last week.
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  Speaker 1: Shifting to the West Bank, the IDF detained a US
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  Speaker 1: congressional nominee and around 90 foreign volunteers who were attempting
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  Speaker 1: to assist Palestinians with their olive harvests. IDF sources described
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  Speaker 1: the situation as complex, with initial reports suggesting issues with
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  Speaker 1: coordination for the visit. The military is reviewing the incident.
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  Speaker 1: On the issue of antisemitism, a Norwegian auction house has
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  Speaker 1: cancelled the sale of a Torah scroll fragment, described as
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  Speaker 1: looted by German SS soldiers during the Shoah. The decision
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  Speaker 1: followed strong intervention from Israel's foreign ministry, which had called
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  Speaker 1: the planned auction a Nazi celebration and a moral obscenity.
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  Speaker 1: The fragment was reportedly used by an SS soldier as
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  Speaker 1: wrapping paper. Separately in US politics, a Republican governor has
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  Speaker 1: denounced a campaign advertisement targeting Amy Acton, a Jewish democratic rival,
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  Speaker 1: over her past struggles. Domestically, Israel's Attorney General Ghali Baharav
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  Speaker 1: Miara is urging the High Court of Justice to consider
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  Speaker 1: restricting financial benefits for individuals failing to meet their military
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  Speaker 1: recruitment obligations. The state reported over 110,000 draft evaders, with
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  Speaker 1: the majority being ultra-Orthodox, and noted government inaction in enforcing
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  Speaker 1: the draft, highlighting the IDF's urgent manpower needs. And in
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  Speaker 1: uplifting news, the historic Wagon Driver Synagogue in Budapest has
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  Speaker 1: reopened exclusively for teenagers, potentially marking the world's first teen-run synagogue.
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  Speaker 1: The initiative, supported by Hungarian Jewish organisations and the C-Teen
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  Speaker 1: Youth Group, aims to foster active leadership among young people.
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  Speaker 1: For 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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