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<v Speaker 1>The time is now one one pm in New York.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest Israel Today

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<v Speaker 1>ongoing war report. In regional impacts, talks in Washington are

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<v Speaker 1>set to push forward a security and political track between

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<v Speaker 1>Israel and Lebanon as the ceasefair remains fragile. Israeli and

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<v Speaker 1>Lebanese military officials are scheduled to meet at the Pentagon

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday to press toward resolving their decades long conflict.

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<v Speaker 1>The session comes as fighting tests what's left of the SEASFIR,

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<v Speaker 1>with the United States and Iran seeking to extend the

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<v Speaker 1>pause to buy time for negotiations. Israel has issued sweeping

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<v Speaker 1>evacuation orders for residents in seven towns and villages in

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<v Speaker 1>the south ahead of AIA strikes, joining evacuation orders already

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<v Speaker 1>in place across the region on Wednesday. Hesblah has launched

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<v Speaker 1>drones toward northern Israel in recent days, including a strike

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<v Speaker 1>that killed Israeli soldier Rotum Yani on Wednesday. The United

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<v Speaker 1>States has hosted Israeli and Lebanese negotiators for three rounds

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<v Speaker 1>since the cease fire was declared in mid April. Friday's

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<v Speaker 1>talks are described As launching a security track between the

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<v Speaker 1>two militaries to fortify the cease fire, while next Tuesday

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<v Speaker 1>and Wednesday's discussions will shift to a political track aimed

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<v Speaker 1>at lasting calm in the conflict with Iran and its

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<v Speaker 1>regional proxies. European authorities widen a Hamas network probe, as

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<v Speaker 1>arrests and weapon cache's surface, while a former GAZA director

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<v Speaker 1>speaks from captivity. German prosecutors say an alleged Danish Hamas

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<v Speaker 1>member identified as Yosev C, was arrested near Copenhagen after

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<v Speaker 1>a warrant was issued tied to arms procurement for a

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<v Speaker 1>Hamass plot to attack Israeli and Jewish sites in Europe.

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<v Speaker 1>He allegedly provided five pistols and ammunition to Abdul Alga

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<v Speaker 1>in July. Abdul Alga was arrested on October one and

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<v Speaker 1>is said to have handed weapons to Mohammad A, a

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<v Speaker 1>British citizen arrested in London in November. Mohammad A reportedly

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<v Speaker 1>met with abdel Alja during the summer and was involved

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<v Speaker 1>in transporting and storing weapons in Austria. A German newspaper

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<v Speaker 1>has described Mohammad A as the son of Hamas official

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<v Speaker 1>Basam name. Austrian authorities say they uncovered a cache of

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<v Speaker 1>five handguns and ten magazines in Vienna as part of

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<v Speaker 1>the same plot to target Israeli or Jewish institutions across Gaza.

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<v Speaker 1>Mohammad el Halabi World visions, former Gaza director convicted in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty two of terrorism financing, has been released to

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<v Speaker 1>Hamas in twenty twenty five as part of a hostage

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<v Speaker 1>prisoner deal, and in recent interviews continues to deny tyes

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<v Speaker 1>to Hamas while detling alleged flaws in the Israeli case

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<v Speaker 1>and the broader probes surrounding him. Separately, Prime Minister Netanier,

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<v Speaker 1>who said IDF forces have crossed north of the Litani

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<v Speaker 1>River in Lebanon and are operating across Bay Route and

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<v Speaker 1>the Bicar Valley, asserting that the campaign is yielding strong

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<v Speaker 1>results against Hesblah. In the U S policy concerning Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>the President says he will make a final Iran descis

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<v Speaker 1>and outline steps including lifting the Harmer's blockade, while another

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<v Speaker 1>piece previews what a deal with Iran would look like.

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<v Speaker 1>U S President Donald Trump is headed to the White

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<v Speaker 1>House Situation Room to make a final determination on Iran.

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<v Speaker 1>According to a truth social post, he said the United

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<v Speaker 1>States would lift its naval blockade on the Strait of Harmers,

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<v Speaker 1>arguing that the strait must be open for unrestricted shipping

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<v Speaker 1>traffic in both directions. He added that ships caught in

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<v Speaker 1>the strait due to the blockade may begin heading home,

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<v Speaker 1>and that remaining naval mines should be terminated by Iran,

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<v Speaker 1>noting that U S Navy minesweepers have already removed numerous mines.

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<v Speaker 1>He addressed Iran's in rich uranium, referring to it as

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<v Speaker 1>nuclear dust, saying it would be unearthed and destroyed in

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<v Speaker 1>coordination with Iran and the IAEA, and he stressed that

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<v Speaker 1>no money would be exchanged with Tehran until further notice.

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<v Speaker 1>In a separate peace Trump outlines what a deal with

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<v Speaker 1>Iran would look like in uplifting news. Weekending Shabbat Shalam

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<v Speaker 1>from Israel. Weekending Shabbat shah from Israel. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>tuning in to this Israel Today ongoing war report update.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed. Keep in mind

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