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Hezbollah Bomb Kills Student on School Trip; Iran Tensions Rise · 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: We begin with a tragic incident that has once again
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  Speaker 1: highlighted the lingering dangers of unexploded ordnance. A school field
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  Speaker 1: trip near the Lebanon border turned deadly when a 14-year-old student,
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  Speaker 1: Elazar Yair Wilensky, was killed after picking up an unexploded
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah bomb. 24 others were wounded in the blast. The
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  Speaker 1: incident raises serious questions about safety approvals for such trips
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  Speaker 1: to areas known to be doused in remnants of conflict.
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  Speaker 1: Investigations are underway to determine why a trip was approved
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  Speaker 1: in a potentially hazardous area and whether proper warnings were
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  Speaker 1: in place and followed. Turning to regional tensions, US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump issued a strong warning regarding potential future actions
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  Speaker 1: against Iran, stating, We're going to hit them hard. These
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  Speaker 1: remarks come as Tehran is reportedly employing new tactics to
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  Speaker 1: target ships in the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to raise
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  Speaker 1: oil prices and potentially influence upcoming US elections. Meanwhile in Yemen,
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  Speaker 1: Saudi strikes on Houthi targets have raised fears of further escalation.
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  Speaker 1: A sobering study released this week indicates the profound and
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  Speaker 1: lasting psychological impact of the October 7 attacks. Research shows
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  Speaker 1: one in five Israelis have not yet returned to normal
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  Speaker 1: functioning three years later. The study found particularly high rates
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  Speaker 1: of persistent distress among young women aged 18 to 35.
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  Speaker 1: Researchers noted the unprecedented scale of trauma exposure compared to
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  Speaker 1: international standards and a correlation between exposure to disturbing media
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  Speaker 1: and ongoing mental health challenges. With Israel's elections now just
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  Speaker 1: two weeks away, domestic politics remain intense. Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu faces challenges in uniting smaller right-wing parties, with concerns
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  Speaker 1: that some could fall below the electoral threshold and waste
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  Speaker 1: crucial votes. In a significant development, Davide Benzion has withdrawn
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  Speaker 1: from Ofa Winter's party, sparking sharp criticism over alleged baseless hatred,
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  Speaker 1: tactics from within the right-wing spectrum. Meanwhile, an incident involving
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  Speaker 1: Haradi soldiers denying a female IDF officer entry to a
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  Speaker 1: Mount Hermon military base, due to her gender, is drawing
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  Speaker 1: attention to ongoing debates about Haradi enlistment. and gender integration
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  Speaker 1: within the military. In political discourse concerning hate speech, Nassau
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  Speaker 1: County Executive Bruce Blakeman has publicly labeled Zoran Mamdani an antisemite,
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  Speaker 1: criticizing an executive order aimed at redefining antisemitism. On the
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  Speaker 1: defense technology front, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled a
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  Speaker 1: full-scale model of its SkySonic interceptor, designed to counter maneuvering
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  Speaker 1: hypersonic missiles. In international relations, Belgium has imposed restrictions on
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  Speaker 1: arms exports to Israel. However, contrasting sentiments were expressed by
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Theo Franken, who marked October 7th with Arm
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  Speaker 1: Yisrael Hai, and Coalition leader Georges-Louis Bauchet, who voiced support.
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  Speaker 1: And in potentially uplifting news, a Congressional Commission has begun
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  Speaker 1: studying the feasibility of adding Philadelphia's Weizmann National Museum of
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  Speaker 1: American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution. A move proponents
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  Speaker 1: hope will elevate the study of Jewish American history and culture.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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