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Trump Announces End to US Military Aid to Israel · 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: Turning to US policy concerning Israel, President Donald Trump announced
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday that Washington would cease military aid to Israel after
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  Speaker 1: the end of 2026. Speaking to Fox News, Trump stated
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  Speaker 1: he had made a deal months ago with Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the funding. Following this announcement, Yair Golan,
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  Speaker 1: leader of the Democrats' party and former IDF deputy chief
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  Speaker 1: of staff, denounced Prime Minister Netanyahu. Golan wrote on X,
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  Speaker 1: formerly Twitter, that the cessation of American aid deals a
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  Speaker 1: severe blow to Israel's security and quality of life, adding
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  Speaker 1: that a responsible Prime Minister would have fought to increase aid,
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  Speaker 1: not dismantle it, and that Netanyahu is deepening a security
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  Speaker 1: and economic crisis. In parallel, senior Israeli security officials believe
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  Speaker 1: the window is narrowing for a joint US-Israeli military operation
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  Speaker 1: against Iran. They cite what Israel describes as extreme measures
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  Speaker 1: taken by Iran recently and express fears of a fatal miscalculation.
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  Speaker 1: This assessment comes as polls open in the US midterm elections. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused opposition leaders of hypocrisy regarding
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  Speaker 1: the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, draft issue. Netanyahu claimed they abandoned
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  Speaker 1: years of criticism of the Haredi sector in an attempt
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  Speaker 1: to secure support from Haredi parties for forming the next government.
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  Speaker 1: His comments came as the Safadi Haredi Shah's party announced
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  Speaker 1: it would recommend him to President Isaac Herzog to form
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  Speaker 1: the next government. Meanwhile, the Times of Israel draws a
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  Speaker 1: parallel between Prime Minister Netanyahu's alleged attempts to delay the
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  Speaker 1: electoral process with claims of fraud and the playbook that
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  Speaker 1: led to the violent disruption of American democracy in 2021.
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  Speaker 1: These political developments are contributing to economic concerns. The dollar
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  Speaker 1: has climbed to 3.16 shekels, and the euro has also
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  Speaker 1: risen sharply, raising fears of higher import costs and inflation.
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv stocks have extended their losses, all linked to
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  Speaker 1: concerns over Israel's inability to form a new government following
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  Speaker 1: recent elections. In personnel news, Health Ministry Director-General Mosh Bar-Simon
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  Speaker 1: Tov will step down in the coming weeks after serving
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  Speaker 1: approximately nine years across two terms. His tenure saw the
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  Speaker 1: healthcare system navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, the October 7 massacre,
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  Speaker 1: and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war. In the disputed territories, specifically
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  Speaker 1: in Ariel, police intend to file a statement of prosecution
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  Speaker 1: against the owner and two assistants of the Luchik Dekia,
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  Speaker 1: who are suspected of severe abuse of toddlers. On a
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  Speaker 1: broader security front, The proliferation of inexpensive unmanned aircraft is
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  Speaker 1: creating new and complex challenges globally. Brigadier General Yaron Rosen,
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli expert formerly with the Air Force and IDF
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  Speaker 1: Cyber Command, described this as the democratisation and commoditisation of airspace.
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  Speaker 1: He notes that drones are becoming smaller, meaner and more accessible,
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  Speaker 1: posing threats that extend beyond the battlefield to critical infrastructure
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