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Teen Killed by Unexploded Hezbollah Bomb · 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 underscores the lingering
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  Speaker 1: dangers of conflict. On Monday, 14-year-old Elazar Yarir Wilensky was
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  Speaker 1: killed and 24 others were wounded during a school field
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  Speaker 1: trip in the Naftali Mountains forest. According to jpost.com, the
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  Speaker 1: casualties occurred when a student picked up an unexploded Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: bomb from the area, which then detonated. The event has
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  Speaker 1: prompted urgent questions regarding route approvals, safety warnings and adherence
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  Speaker 1: to protocols in areas affected by the conflict. This incident
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  Speaker 1: also highlights the broader, ongoing challenge of unexploded ordnance littering
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  Speaker 1: the landscape, requiring extensive work and resources to clear. Shifting
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  Speaker 1: to the long-term impact on Israeli society, a new study
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  Speaker 1: by Clalit Health Services and the Myers JDC Brookdale Institute
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  Speaker 1: reveals unprecedented levels of trauma three years after the October
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  Speaker 1: 7th attacks. As reported by jpost.com, approximately 20% of the
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  Speaker 1: population still experiences severe impairment in their daily functioning due
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  Speaker 1: to mental health issues. Young women aged 18 to 35
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  Speaker 1: show the highest rates of continued distress. The study noted
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  Speaker 1: that around 15% of respondents experienced the highest level of
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  Speaker 1: trauma exposure. compared to about 4% following the September 11
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  Speaker 1: attacks in the US. In geopolitical developments, former US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump has issued strong warnings against Iran. Speaking at
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  Speaker 1: a rally, he stated, according to Jpost.com and Telegram channel Newsil,
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  Speaker 1: we're going to hit them hard. Wait and see what
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  Speaker 1: we do to Iran, because we've had enough. Reports also
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  Speaker 1: suggest Iran is deploying new tactics in the Strait of Hormuz,
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  Speaker 1: aiming to disrupt maritime traffic, and influence global oil prices
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  Speaker 1: ahead of US mid-term elections. Meanwhile, regional tensions are further
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  Speaker 1: fuelled by reports from Israel Hayem that Houthi forces are
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  Speaker 1: actively using Chinese parts to build medium-range ballistic missiles, potentially
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  Speaker 1: recreating Iran's Kaibar Shekin weapon. Separately, Mariv News Flash reports
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  Speaker 1: that Riyadh targeting a Houthi objective resulted in a severe
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  Speaker 1: threat from the group, described as opening the gates of
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  Speaker 1: disaster upon itself. Domestically, Concerns are rising ahead of elections.
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  Speaker 1: Telegram channel Newsil reports that the election committee is examining possibilities,
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  Speaker 1: such as extending voting hours or holding an additional voting day,
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  Speaker 1: due to a security threat on election day. AL Monitor
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  Speaker 1: adds that over 50,000 Israelis are expected to fly home
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  Speaker 1: from abroad to vote, with the election widely viewed as
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  Speaker 1: a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. In politics,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that he has never met
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  Speaker 1: a foreign intelligence chief has been challenged by official records. Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: details that records show a public meeting occurred in May
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  Speaker 1: 2021 with Egyptian General Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel. This contrasts
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  Speaker 1: with Netanyahu's recent assertion. In another domestic report, Jpost.com notes
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  Speaker 1: an incident at a Mount Hermon military base, where Haredi
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  Speaker 1: soldiers reportedly denied entry to a female IDF logistics officer,
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  Speaker 1: drawing criticism and highlighting gender segregation tensions. Davidi Benzayan has
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  Speaker 1: also withdrawn from Ofa Winters, People of Israel party two
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  Speaker 1: weeks before elections, citing pressure from rivals concerned about vote fragmentation.
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  Speaker 1: On the economic and innovation front, Mariv News Flash highlights
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli development involving 200 projectiles, and a three-hour flight
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  Speaker 1: duration that is reportedly fascinating the world. And in uplifting news, jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: reports that Philadelphia's Weizmann National Museum of American Jewish History
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  Speaker 1: is being considered for inclusion in the Smithsonian Institution. A
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  Speaker 1: congressional commission will study its feasibility, with proponents hoping this
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  Speaker 1: move will elevate the study of Jewish American history and
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  Speaker 1: combat ignorance. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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