Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-07 at 00:01
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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-07 at 00:01
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White House Plans Gaza Reconstruction Meeting
Trump Imposes Tariffs on Iran-Linked Trade
Barak Rebuffed Epstein Mass Conversion Proposal
The time is now 12:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), the White House is planning a February 19 meeting for leaders of the Gaza Board of Peace. The gathering will focus on raising money for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and implementing the second phase of United States President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace deal, according to an Axios report citing a US official and four diplomats from board-member nations. This is a developing story.
In US Policy Concerning Israel, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on any country that does business with Iran. The order adds a further tariff on goods from countries that directly or indirectly purchase or import from Iran, on top of existing import taxes, with the potential for the tariff to reach about 25 percent. The aim, the White House says, is to hold Iran accountable for its nuclear ambitions, support for terrorism, ballistic missile development, and regional destabilization, a move described as addressing concerns tied to Iran’s resources management.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, a former Moscow rabbi says he rebuffed a proposal to convert Russians discussed in Epstein recordings. The audio material shows discussions that former prime minister Ehud Barak had with Jeffrey Epstein about mass conversion and selective immigration, a development that elicited strong political reactions in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Barak of seeking to select Jews for immigration and charged that Israel’s political left was attempting to “replace the people” after electoral defeat. The recordings, dating to around 2013, capture Barak advocating weakening the Orthodox rabbinate’s control over conversion and opening the door to large-scale conversion as a demographic strategy.
In Uplifting News, All Moms Lie and winter dramas: New sports stories to watch on Israeli television, All Moms Lie, a new sports dramedy from KAN, airs on Sunday and Thursday nights on KAN 11 and is available on kan.org.il. The series follows Eli, a depressed single mother in Jaffa, who is drawn to join a women’s catchball team after her son’s essay expresses a wish to be disabled, offering a narrative that goes beyond typical underdog tropes. The Book of Ruth: Esty Shushan, activist for haredi women, tells a different story — review, details how Shushan’s feature film The Book of Ruth opens in theaters across Israel, with Ruth, a young haredi wife, navigating tragedy and meaning; Shushan, founder of Nivcharot — Ultra-Orthodox Women for Voice and Equality — presents a drama that invites broad reflection on women’s lives within faith communities. From Kassel to the home front: A Holocaust survival story guides a deputy commander’s service, features Captain A., a deputy company commander for medical affairs in Battalion 7475, who links memory of his Holocaust-survivor grandfather to his sense of duty in the IDF, illustrating how the maxim “never again” translates into action today.
Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today: Ongoing War Report update.
I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Find the code and more details in the podcast description.
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https://www.jpost.com/international/article-885854
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-885855
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-885856
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-885753
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-885761
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-885857
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