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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Regional tensions are heightened by a report indicating that 10,000
- 0:16Speaker 1: fighters are preparing for a new war. This development is
- 0:19Speaker 1: causing significant concern across the region. In the disputed territories,
- 0:24Speaker 1: a large-scale fraud operation involving IDF engineering equipment in Gaza
- 0:28Speaker 1: has been uncovered. Authorities arrested 21 suspects, including contractors and
- 0:33Speaker 1: permanent service members. They are accused of inflating reports, alleged
- 0:38Speaker 1: bribery and money laundering, with the fraud estimated to be
- 0:41Speaker 1: in the millions of shekels. Domestically, the issue of ultra-Orthodox
- 0:45Speaker 1: enlistment remains a focus. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called
- 0:49Speaker 1: the arrests of yeshiva students evading military conscription unacceptable, stating
- 0:54Speaker 1: that while those not studying should enlist, the current arrests
- 0:58Speaker 1: undermine efforts for voluntary enlistment and the preservation of Torah study. Meanwhile,
- 1:03Speaker 1: around 50 individuals from New York were detained at Ben
- 1:06Speaker 1: Gurion Airport on suspicion of draft evasion, with potential military
- 1:10Speaker 1: trials facing those who refused to enlist. On the political front,
- 1:14Speaker 1: former National Security Council head Tzakai Hengbai announced a historic
- 1:18Speaker 1: personal departure, stating he will vote for Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael
- 1:22Speaker 1: Beitei new party, citing disagreements on key issues. Separately, the
- 1:27Speaker 1: investigation into Prime Minister Netanyahu continues. with former Attorney General
- 1:32Speaker 1: Avichai Mandelblit testifying that he does not recall approving the
- 1:36Speaker 1: investigation into Netanyahu for bribery. Turning to antisemitism, three Jewish
- 1:41Speaker 1: women were assaulted in north-east London in what are being
- 1:44Speaker 1: investigated as suspected antisemitic attacks. A suspect was apprehended by
- 1:49Speaker 1: local Jewish neighbourhood watch volunteers before police arrived. Police are
- 1:54Speaker 1: increasing patrols in the area. And in aviation news, an
- 1:58Speaker 1: Arkea flight travelling from New York to Isville transmitted a
- 2:01Speaker 1: distress signal over the Atlantic Ocean, and subsequently changed its route.
- 2:05Speaker 1: The cause of the signal and the route change is
- 2:07Speaker 1: not yet detailed. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
- 2:12Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism, Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
- 2:17Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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- 2:31Speaker 1: this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple
- 2:36Speaker 1: sources for a comprehensive view.