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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: We begin with significant developments in the regional conflict. Iran-aligned
- 0:16Speaker 1: Houthi rebels have carried out a deadly attack on a
- 0:19Speaker 1: government security forces training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province. Local
- 0:23Speaker 1: authorities report that 53 people were killed and 200 were
- 0:27Speaker 1: injured in Monday's assault. Sources indicate the Houthis launched three
- 0:31Speaker 1: ballistic missiles at the camp during a training exercise, marking
- 0:35Speaker 1: a serious escalation in Yemen's ongoing conflict and its role
- 0:39Speaker 1: as a frontline in the wider regional struggle involving Iran.
- 0:43Speaker 1: Turning to the disputed territories, Israel's state has informed the
- 0:47Speaker 1: High Court of Justice that independent journalists will continue to
- 0:50Speaker 1: be barred from entering Gaza, citing ongoing security risks. This
- 0:55Speaker 1: decision comes in response to a renewed push by the
- 0:57Speaker 1: Foreign Press Association. which argues that current arrangements, including aid
- 1:02Speaker 1: worker access, undermine the justification for blocking independent reporting. Meanwhile
- 1:08Speaker 1: in the West Bank, British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband urged
- 1:11Speaker 1: companies and individuals not to submit bids for construction tenders
- 1:15Speaker 1: in the E1 area, between Jerusalem and Ma'al Adumim. Miliband
- 1:19Speaker 1: warned of legal and reputational consequences, including potential sanctions for
- 1:24Speaker 1: engaging in actions that could breach international law. Bids for
- 1:28Speaker 1: the project were due by the end of Monday. The
- 1:30Speaker 1: IDF also reported the arrest of two Palestinian suspects in
- 1:34Speaker 1: the West Bank who were allegedly planning terror attacks. In
- 1:37Speaker 1: news concerning antisemitism, scrutiny is mounting around Tayshia Adams, a
- 1:42Speaker 1: candidate for mayor in Boulder, Colorado. Adams faces criticism for
- 1:46Speaker 1: refusing to sign a statement condemning a deadly antisemitic firebombing
- 1:50Speaker 1: that occurred in June 2025, and for her public comments
- 1:54Speaker 1: regarding Israel, which have included stating, The Israel genocide has
- 1:58Speaker 1: been one of the defining moments of my tenure, and
- 2:01Speaker 1: suggesting she does not believe in false binaries, about whether
- 2:05Speaker 1: Israel should exist. This comes a year and a half
- 2:07Speaker 1: after the attack that killed one person and injured others.
- 2:11Speaker 1: Separately in France, vandals broke into the Ohelei Yaakov synagogue
- 2:15Speaker 1: in Paris, though Torah scrolls remained unharmed. Reports also indicate
- 2:20Speaker 1: Jewish-owned shops were set ablaze in Marseille. Furthermore, Data from
- 2:24Speaker 1: the organisation Chochmat Nashim indicates that nearly 40% of surveyed
- 2:28Speaker 1: Jewish divorcees experienced get refusal, the withholding of a religious divorce,
- 2:33Speaker 1: with many forced to give up assets or endure years
- 2:36Speaker 1: of waiting. This practice, recognised as a form of domestic violence,
- 2:40Speaker 1: traps thousands of Jewish women with a new documentary, Get Up,
- 2:44Speaker 1: exploring these devastating impacts. Domestically, Benny Gantz, leader of the
- 2:49Speaker 1: Blue and White Party, announced he will not run in
- 2:51Speaker 1: the upcoming October 27 elections. This decision follows recent polling
- 2:56Speaker 1: that suggested his party might not cross the electoral threshold.
- 3:00Speaker 1: In a separate development, Mohamed Azam, a physician at Soroka
- 3:04Speaker 1: Medical Center in southern Israel, has been cited by the
- 3:07Speaker 1: court for pledging allegiance to ISIS after October 7. Prosecutors
- 3:11Speaker 1: are seeking a review of his medical license, citing a
- 3:14Speaker 1: decade of radicalization. and it was found he possessed manuals
- 3:18Speaker 1: for making explosives and poisons. Finally, some uplifting news. In India,
- 3:23Speaker 1: the High Court of Madhya Pradesh has upheld a decision
- 3:26Speaker 1: affirming the ranital Jewish cemetery in Jabalpur as a National
- 3:30Speaker 1: Heritage Monument. This ruling is seen as a significant victory
- 3:33Speaker 1: for the Beni Israel community, offering protection against further vandalism
- 3:38Speaker 1: and aiding preservation efforts. And on a cultural note, the
- 3:42Speaker 1: new season of Netflix's The Diplomat features a World War
- 3:45Speaker 1: II anecdote that appears to include a subtle reference to
- 3:48Speaker 1: slain hostage Hirsch Goldberg-Pollin, alongside a salute to Aina Shapira,
- 3:53Speaker 1: who notably repelled Hamas grenades during the October 7 attack.
- 3:57Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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- 4:07Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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