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International Coalition Condemns Iran Amidst Hezbollah Funding · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: a significant coalition of 56 countries has reaffirmed their commitment
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  Speaker 1: to enforcing United Nations restrictions against Iran. This group, which
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  Speaker 1: includes the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and several
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  Speaker 1: South American and Middle Eastern nations, pledged to prevent transfers
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  Speaker 1: that could aid Iran's nuclear, missile and drone programmes. This
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic effort was complemented by a joint statement from ten countries,
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  Speaker 1: including the US, Canada, Colombia and Argentina, explicitly condemning what
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  Speaker 1: they described as Iran's terrorist activity and malign influence across
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  Speaker 1: the Americas, citing lethal plotting, political interference and efforts to
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  Speaker 1: bolster terrorist networks. As part of this hardening stance, Colombia
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  Speaker 1: recently broke diplomatic relations with Iran, and designated the Islamic
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, as a terrorist organisation. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah has reportedly received $ 200 million from Iran, described as
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  Speaker 1: the first significant aid to Lebanese displaced by the current war.
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  Speaker 1: Sources familiar with the transfer say intermediaries charged a steep
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  Speaker 1: 20% fee due to the risks involved. Iran has maintained
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  Speaker 1: financial support for Hezbollah for years, transferring $ 1 billion in
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  Speaker 1: the first 10 months of 2025, according to the US
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  Speaker 1: Treasury Department. In the realm of antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate,
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  Speaker 1: New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani issued a statement on
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  Speaker 1: the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre. Mamdani claimed
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  Speaker 1: Israel is committing devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, alleging over 74,000
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian deaths and stating that US tax dollars fund these
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  Speaker 1: alleged war crimes. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon,
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  Speaker 1: denounced the statement, calling it an attempt to hijack the
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  Speaker 1: anniversary and turn it into yet another propaganda attack against Israel. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: controversy surrounds the UK Green Party, where member Lubna Spaten
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  Speaker 1: authored a motion declaring Zionism is racism. Spaten has also
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  Speaker 1: been identified as a close friend of an al-Qaeda terrorist
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  Speaker 1: who planned a suicide bombing. She has previously expressed support
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  Speaker 1: for armed struggle and the resistance of an occupied people
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  Speaker 1: while not condemning Hamas. Turning to the ongoing impact of
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  Speaker 1: the October 7th attacks, former Hamas hostage Yahya Horn shared
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  Speaker 1: his harrowing experience. Having endured 498 days of captivity in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: Horn was recently declared an honoured guest of Buenos Aires
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  Speaker 1: and is actively speaking out. He described the psychological torment
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  Speaker 1: of his imprisonment in Gaza's tunnels, detailing the constant threats
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  Speaker 1: and the struggle to survive. Horn's account highlights the profound
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  Speaker 1: human cost of the conflict. On the economic front, British
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  Speaker 1: Airways is set to resume flights to Tel Aviv starting
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  Speaker 1: October 25, marking the first operation on the route since February.
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  Speaker 1: Flights were previously suspended due to war risks. In contrast,
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  Speaker 1: Arkea Airline announced it had to cancel repatriation flights from
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  Speaker 1: Dubai after permissions were rescinded by local authorities. Finally, in
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  Speaker 1: a related legal development, Ram Shaheen has been jailed for
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  Speaker 1: seven years for stealing approximately half a million dollars' worth
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  Speaker 1: of equipment from the Nova Festival site. The equipment belonged
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  Speaker 1: to Lior Matten, a soundman who was killed during the
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  Speaker 1: massacre while aiding others. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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