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Gaza Ceasefire Anniversary: Promises Unfulfilled · 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: One year after a ceasefire was declared in Gaza on
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  Speaker 1: October 10, 2025, reports indicate few long-term promises have been fulfilled.
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  Speaker 1: According to AL Monitor, key unfulfilled points include a true
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  Speaker 1: cessation of Israeli strikes, a political transition away from Hamas
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  Speaker 1: control and disarmament. While Hamas did free the remaining 20
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  Speaker 1: living hostages three days after the agreement, Israel's missile inventory
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  Speaker 1: was depleted by ongoing bombardment. Since that ceasefire, Israeli strikes
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  Speaker 1: have killed approximately 1,450 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry,
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  Speaker 1: whose figures are considered accurate by the United Nations. Israeli
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  Speaker 1: forces also appear to control a larger portion of Gaza
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  Speaker 1: territory than stipulated by the agreement. Progress on a political
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  Speaker 1: transition has been minimal, with Hamas retaining control of security.
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  Speaker 1: Despite pledges of billions for reconstruction from a global board
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  Speaker 1: of peace, no funds are known to have reached Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: The ongoing conflict's human toll remains profound, exemplified by Riman Butchtab-Kirsht,
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  Speaker 1: who mourns her soulmate Yejiv Butchtab. He was murdered in
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  Speaker 1: a tunnel three months after her release as a hostage,
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  Speaker 1: and she now works to complete a life project they
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  Speaker 1: compiled together, as detailed by the Times of Israel. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli government, through its National Public Diplomacy Directorate, has
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  Speaker 1: honoured filmmakers for NAZA, The True Story. This film challenges
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  Speaker 1: allegations of IDF targeting practices and civilian casualties in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: made by another documentary. Tzipi hot-overly praised the film for
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  Speaker 1: presenting Israel's truth and the morality of IDF soldiers against
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  Speaker 1: what she called blood libels and lies. The IDF itself
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  Speaker 1: has denied the allegations presented in the original documentary, concerning
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  Speaker 1: planned mass civilian deaths and the use of artificial intelligence
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  Speaker 1: in targeting decisions. Meanwhile, a 2026 Hebrew University survey reveals
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  Speaker 1: significant shifts in how Israelis perceive themselves and their relationship
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  Speaker 1: with Europe. Three years after the October 7 massacres, Jewish
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  Speaker 1: Israelis report a strengthened sense of identity and a growing
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  Speaker 1: tendency to view the country as more Middle Eastern than European.
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  Speaker 1: The survey also indicates Israelis overwhelmingly see Israel as safer
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  Speaker 1: for Jews than Europe, though Arab-Israeli respondents reported a weakening
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  Speaker 1: sense of Israeli identity. In US policy and engagement, Ambassador
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  Speaker 1: Mike Huckabee, alongside Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Israeli representatives,
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  Speaker 1: attended a memorial for the October 7 massacre at the
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  Speaker 1: Arkansas state capitol. Ambassador Huckabee spoke out against genocide accusations
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  Speaker 1: and advocated for continued support for Israel. Finally, on the
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  Speaker 1: issue of antisemitism and cultural tensions, celebrity chef Samin Nosrat,
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  Speaker 1: who signed the 2023 Hospitality for Humanity pledge against Israeli
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  Speaker 1: agricultural and food products, recently appeared with Israeli chefs Itamar
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  Speaker 1: Esrulovich and Sarit Paka. The pledge, in line with the boycott,
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  Speaker 1: divestment and sanctions movement, calls for not purchasing or promoting
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  Speaker 1: Israeli products, citing accusations of apartheid and occupation, which Israel rejects.
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  Speaker 1: This has created pressure for Israeli and Jewish food businesses,
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  Speaker 1: with some Bay Area establishments closing or selling due to
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  Speaker 1: these dual pressures. Notably, Nosrat recently revealed her own Jewish ancestry,
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  Speaker 1: discovered by accident. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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