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School Trip Tragedy: Hezbollah Munition Injures Dozens · 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: We begin with a tragic incident near the Lebanon border.
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  Speaker 1: Students and teachers from Ort Marlot school were on a
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  Speaker 1: hike when a teen picked up what is believed to
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  Speaker 1: be an unexploded munition. Initial reports from UNET state a
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  Speaker 1: 14-year-old boy was killed and 23 students were injured after
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  Speaker 1: handling a suspected Hezbollah cluster munition. The Times of Israel
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  Speaker 1: reports that 24 students and teachers were hurt in the detonation,
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  Speaker 1: with two boys in serious condition and the rest moderately
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  Speaker 1: or lightly injured. This incident has prompted an investigation into
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  Speaker 1: safety failures. Authorities are examining route approval and responsibility for
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  Speaker 1: clearing unexploded ordnance from areas impacted by past wars. Notably,
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  Speaker 1: UNIT indicates a nearby forest had been closed since May 2025,
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  Speaker 1: raising questions about the trip's approval despite this closure. In
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  Speaker 1: the United Kingdom, a new investigation by the Campaign Against Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: or CAA, has identified five staff members within the National
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  Speaker 1: Health Service, including three doctors, who allegedly shared social media
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  Speaker 1: posts containing extremist claims. These posts reportedly included phrases like,
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  Speaker 1: Zionists control the world, descriptions of Hamas as the resistance,
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  Speaker 1: and even violent remarks targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: The findings, published by the Daily Mail, follow a recent
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  Speaker 1: CAA documentary focusing on antisemitism within UK hospitals. Domestically, efforts
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  Speaker 1: are being made to counter negative international narratives and foster unity.
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  Speaker 1: The Reservists' Economic Party, with former MK Dr Einat Wilf,
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  Speaker 1: has unveiled a seven-point national policy plan. This proposal advocates
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  Speaker 1: treating international narratives as a national security issue, shifting to
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  Speaker 1: proactive diplomacy and strengthening Israel's foreign ministry. Meanwhile, speaking to
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish community in the Hamptons, Israel's Consul General in
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  Speaker 1: New York, Ofir Akounis, emphasised the crucial need for a
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  Speaker 1: broad national unity government. Akounis stated this is vital to
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  Speaker 1: demonstrate global unity and internal Israeli strength, particularly against a
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  Speaker 1: backdrop of rising antisemitism, urging an end to Borkot culture
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  Speaker 1: among Israeli leaders. Looking at innovation and future needs, Hebrew
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  Speaker 1: University of Jerusalem said, is set to launch a new
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  Speaker 1: centre for advanced medical education. Funded by a significant $ 30
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  Speaker 1: million gift from the Stephen H. Lavin Family Foundation, the
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  Speaker 1: centre will incorporate AI technology into physician training. This initiative
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  Speaker 1: aims to combat Israel's brain drain, a problem identified as
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  Speaker 1: critical and amplified by the October 7 massacre, which has
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  Speaker 1: led to a projected shortage of doctors by 2035. The
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  Speaker 1: programme also stresses the importance of cultural immersion for physicians.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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