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Israel Rejects UN Genocide Allegations · 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: A UN-sponsored probe has alleged ongoing Gaza genocide and West
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  Speaker 1: Bank crimes against humanity by Israeli forces, citing torture and rape,
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  Speaker 1: and stating that a ceasefire failed to halt genocidal acts.
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  Speaker 1: Israel has strongly rejected the report, with the Foreign Affairs
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  Speaker 1: Ministry calling it an effort to demonise and delegitimise the state.
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  Speaker 1: and stating it legitimises jihad. In the West Bank city
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  Speaker 1: of Hebron, the state acknowledged to the High Court of
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  Speaker 1: Justice that parts of two business premises were demolished without
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  Speaker 1: a prior hearing, following a deadly attack on October 23.
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  Speaker 1: The state cited urgent necessity by the military commander, though
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  Speaker 1: it also mentioned an error in not posting a demolition notice.
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  Speaker 1: The business owners, who deny any involvement in the attack,
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  Speaker 1: have petitioned the court, arguing the demolition's amount to collective punishment.
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  Speaker 1: The state's response indicated the attackers used a factory at
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  Speaker 1: one of the premises as cover, and that construction near
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  Speaker 1: a checkpoint posed an immediate security danger, leading to the
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  Speaker 1: removal of fencing and demolition of an office container. Across Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF conducted strikes over the weekend, eliminating four terrorists
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  Speaker 1: from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Among those eliminated were a
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  Speaker 1: Hamas-Nakba cell terror leader and a sniper. In diplomatic news,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, gave his first interview
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  Speaker 1: to a Lebanese media outlet. He discussed prospects for Hezbollah's disarmament,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's potential withdrawal from Lebanon and the wider outlook for
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  Speaker 1: peace between the two countries. Ambassador Zarqa also expressed his
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  Speaker 1: honour at the prospect of becoming the first Israeli ambassador
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  Speaker 1: in Beirut. Domestically, decisions regarding military enlistment for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva
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  Speaker 1: students are being dictated by their rabbis. Students attending a
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  Speaker 1: large United Torah Judaism rally stated their actions. Whether staying
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  Speaker 1: in Israel, leaving, or enlisting in the IDF would depend
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  Speaker 1: on rabbinic instructions. This contrasts with an October survey showing
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  Speaker 1: a significant majority of Jewish Israelis support legislation for mandatory
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  Speaker 1: yeshiva student conscription. Leading rabbis have urged their followers to
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  Speaker 1: defend Torah study, while students emphasized listening to their rabbis,
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  Speaker 1: with some noting that if their studies were threatened, they
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  Speaker 1: might leave the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that
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  Speaker 1: he does not intend to dismiss the Chief of Staff,
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  Speaker 1: stating that they will continue to work together for Israel's security.
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  Speaker 1: In the UK, Professor Nathan Abrams, an expert in Welsh Jewry,
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  Speaker 1: noted that the absence of a significant Jewish population in
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  Speaker 1: Wales has paradoxically not led to an absence of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: but rather the opposite. He cited figures from the UK's
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  Speaker 1: Community Security Trust. which recorded 25 antisemitic incidents geographically associated
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  Speaker 1: with Wales in 2025. Additionally, police figures in the Doved
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  Speaker 1: Powys area showed an increase in anti-Jewish crimes in 2025
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  Speaker 1: compared to the previous year. Jewish community representatives have also
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  Speaker 1: spoken about growing anxiety regarding antisemitism in Wales. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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