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US Troops Evacuated from Kuwait Amid Iranian Attacks · 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: Newly obtained footage and soldier accounts reveal that US troops
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  Speaker 1: evacuated Kuwait's Camp Buhring during the opening stages of the
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  Speaker 1: war due to repeated Iranian attacks. These strikes included ballistic
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  Speaker 1: missiles and drones, compounded by ammunition shortages and concerns over
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  Speaker 1: managing potential casualties. While most of the 7,000 troops had
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  Speaker 1: been moved before fighting began, over 100 remained. Sources indicate
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  Speaker 1: that the remaining personnel eventually abandoned the base, taking equipment
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  Speaker 1: and departing at night for the Kuwaiti desert to establish
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  Speaker 1: forward operating bases. No soldiers were killed by enemy fire
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  Speaker 1: at Camp Buhring or subsequent positions, though some were injured.
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  Speaker 1: CENTCOM declined to comment on the matter. In diplomatic news,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced retaliatory measures against the
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  Speaker 1: United Kingdom following sanctions imposed on trade with Jewish communities
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  Speaker 1: beyond the Green Line, specifically in Judea and Samaria, the
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  Speaker 1: Golan and East Jerusalem. Minister Saar stated that actions against
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  Speaker 1: Israel will not go unanswered. The retaliatory steps include the
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  Speaker 1: closure of the nearly 200-year-old British consulate in Sheikh Jarrah,
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  Speaker 1: which serves East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Israel will
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  Speaker 1: also remove British representatives from the International Aid Centre for
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  Speaker 1: Gaza in Kiryat Gat and end British activities to train
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian Authority forces. Furthermore, entry bans have been announced for
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  Speaker 1: 12 British elected officials and other citizens involved in anti-Israel activities.
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  Speaker 1: A recent survey by the Jewish Federations of North America,
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  Speaker 1: conducted between May and June 2026 among 2,836 Jewish Americans,
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  Speaker 1: indicates that Jewish life engagement may be becoming a new normal.
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  Speaker 1: The survey found that 38% of Jewish Americans reported increased engagement,
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  Speaker 1: a trend called the surge, which has sustained and built
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  Speaker 1: momentum since last year. Two major factors are linked to
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  Speaker 1: this continued engagement. Connections to Israel and concerns about rising antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: The survey indicates that 65% of Jewish Americans now say
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  Speaker 1: there is a lot of antisemitism in the U.S., compared
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  Speaker 1: to 45% in 2020. On the domestic political front, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Minister Ben Jivur posted a photo of a bound motorcyclist,
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  Speaker 1: drawing a comparison to scenes from October 7, though details
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  Speaker 1: on the convoy's alleged illegal activities or arrests were not provided. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Feiglin stated that a political party shares the ideology and
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  Speaker 1: flag of Hamas. 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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