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Gaza Commercial Goods Halt Over Hamas Fees · 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: Commercial goods have stopped entering Gaza following a dispute over
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  Speaker 1: fees imposed by Hamas. Israel's coordinator of government activities in
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  Speaker 1: the territories, COGAT, announced the suspension on Thursday, citing demands
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  Speaker 1: for a 10,000 shekel charge per truck and a 30%
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  Speaker 1: cash sales requirement. While Hamas claims these are voluntary community contributions,
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  Speaker 1: and due to cash shortages, UN official Nikolai Mlerdenov condemned
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  Speaker 1: the actions. Mlerdenov called the reported intimidation of merchants and
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  Speaker 1: interference with commercial supply chains unacceptable, stressing they deepen civilian suffering.
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  Speaker 1: He emphasised the urgent need for new governance and security
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  Speaker 1: arrangements in Gaza, including the deployment of a stabilisation force
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  Speaker 1: and the protection of civilian supplies and commercial activity. Reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate that while commercial trucks from Israel have halted, humanitarian
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  Speaker 1: aid and goods from Egypt continue to enter the territory.
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  Speaker 1: In domestic Israeli politics, Professor Yaron Zeleka, chairman of the
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  Speaker 1: Reservists' Economic Party, presented his economic plan this week, aiming
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  Speaker 1: to rapidly reduce the country's cost of living. Zeleka criticised
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies, accusing him of enabling monopolies,
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  Speaker 1: and stated he would demand control of the finance ministry
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  Speaker 1: and competition authority in any future coalition negotiations. He warned
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  Speaker 1: he would be willing to bring down any government that
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  Speaker 1: obstructed his proposed economic reforms, which include measures to increase
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  Speaker 1: competition and remove barriers to imports. Meanwhile, Israel's election authorities
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  Speaker 1: are making preparations for potential security emergencies during upcoming electoral processes.
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  Speaker 1: These preparations include placing polling stations near shelters and developing
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  Speaker 1: plans to extend voting hours, in anticipation of events like
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  Speaker 1: missile attacks and air raid sirens. Postponing a national election
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  Speaker 1: would require significant parliamentary support and proof that a fair
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