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Abbas Postpones Palestinian Elections Amid Gaza Crisis · 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: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday the postponement
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  Speaker 1: of legislative elections, now scheduled for September 11, 2027. In
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  Speaker 1: his decree, Abbas cited Israeli actions and the deteriorating conditions
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  Speaker 1: across Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem as reasons
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  Speaker 1: for the delay. This marks the latest in a long
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  Speaker 1: period without chosen national leadership, as Palestinians last elected a
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  Speaker 1: president in 2005 and a legislature in 2006, with President
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  Speaker 1: Abbas' mandate expiring in 2009. Meanwhile in Gaza, a significant
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  Speaker 1: shift in Hamas's leadership is reported by World Israel News.
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  Speaker 1: Ali Alamoudi, a convicted terrorist who served multiple life sentences
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  Speaker 1: for his role in murdering a Shin Bet officer, and
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  Speaker 1: was released in the 2011 Gilad Shalit Prisoner Exchange, has
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  Speaker 1: emerged as Hamas's de facto leader in the territory. Al-Ahmadi,
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  Speaker 1: described as a close confidant of Yahya Sinwar, is now
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  Speaker 1: overseeing efforts to rebuild the terrorist group's governing institutions, with
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  Speaker 1: his faction reportedly favouring a return to military strength and
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  Speaker 1: continued conflict with Israel. Despite Israel's significant military operations, Hamas
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  Speaker 1: reportedly remains the dominant force in Gaza. Turning to domestic news,
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  Speaker 1: a distinguished Bar-Ilan University mathematics professor, Shahar Nevo, faces serious charges.
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  Speaker 1: According to an indictment detailed by J-Post, the 60-year-old professor
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  Speaker 1: is accused of plotting a mass terror attack for over
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  Speaker 1: three years with the stated aim of killing hundreds of
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Arabs. Nevo, who has a two-decade academic career with
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  Speaker 1: numerous publications, is indicted for preparing to execute an act
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  Speaker 1: of terrorism. extortion by threats and obstruction of justice. And
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  Speaker 1: ANU Museum of the Jewish People, and Tel Aviv University,
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  Speaker 1: and scholar Dara Horn inaugurated the English-speaking community with a
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for joining us on Israel
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