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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-12 at 12:02

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-12 at 12:02

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 HEADLINESSJP Frames Gaza Tunnels as Social OrganizationIPS Chief Faces Second Hearing BenGvir AffairAfter High Court Ruling Rabbinate Opens ExamsThe time is now 12:01 PM 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), a social-media post from the City University of New York School of Law’s Students for Justice in Palestine describes the Gaza tunnel network as a “social organization” and announces an upcoming discussion with Dr. Hadeel Assali on “decolonial land use in Gaza,” focused on “land use and social organization in resistance to colonization.” Assali’s October 2024 essay “Notes on the Underground in Gaza,” published in the Society for Cultural Anthropology’s Anthropology in a Time of Genocide: On Nakba and Return, frames underground warfare as an essential form of resistance, arguing that in Gaza tunnels reveal the subterranean as a space that evades colonial capture even as Israel emphasizes its military prowess. The article notes that in January the ADL’s Center on Extremism said groups like SJP promote support for the “resistance” by circulating material taken directly from Palestinian-designated groups.In Israeli Domestic Politics, IPS head summoned for second hearing ahead of possible indictment in ‘Ben-Gvir associates’ affair. Israel Prison Service Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi will be summoned for a second pre-indictment hearing after prosecutors completed additional investigative steps, with authorities weighing charges of public-integrity offenses including fraud, breach of trust, and obstruction of investigations. The proceedings hinge on suspicions that Yaakobi, who previously served as security secretary to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir before leading the IPS, passed confidential information to a senior West Bank police officer regarding a covert investigation, potentially compromising that probe. The senior officer at the center of the underlying matter is Avishai Muallem, a former commander in the West Bank district’s central police unit, with investigators alleging mishandling or “papering over” investigations into Jewish nationalist violence.Also in Israeli Domestic Politics, Chief Rabbinate opens certification exams to women after High Court ruling. The Chief Rabbinate announced that registration for rabbinical certification exams is now open to women for the first time, following High Court of Justice decisions finding the previous exclusion unlawful discrimination. Registration runs through the end of February, with the first exam session slated for after Passover, and covers multiple certification tracks including Yoreh Yoreh and various neighborhood, local, regional, and city rabbinic credentials. This marks the practical endpoint of a protracted legal fight, after the High Court’s unanimous ruling earlier this year that women could not be barred from taking the exams.Stone seal from biblical Kingdom of Judea discovered during construction in northern Israel. The Israel Antiquities Authority reports a stone seal dating to the late 8th century BC, believed to have been used by a high-ranking administrative official, was found during excavations linked to the Ein Tut Interchange project. The seal, fashioned from a light brown gemstone, was likely worn as a necklace and is decorated with four pomegranates, with an inscription reading “Belonging to Makhach (son of) Amihai.” The find deepens the treasury of biblical names and, unlike many seals, comes from an organized archaeological excavation rather than antiquities collectors. The discovery was documented by IAA archaeologists and researchers on site.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.SOURCEShttps://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-886509https://www.timesofisrael.com/diplomats-insist-eu-egypt-wont-train-hamas-linked-officers-for-gaza-police-force/https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-886498https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-886515https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-886505https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-886482
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