Israel rejects claims, Yemen intercepts Houthi chemical weapon shipment - August 14, 2025

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Top Stories from August 14, 2025:

COGAT rejects claim by 100 int'l organizations stating Israel blocks aid to Gaza
Yemeni forces bust Iranian weapons shipment bound for Houthis, including chemical weapons
Russia, US discuss plan similar to West Bank for post-war Ukraine
'Bury the idea of a Palestinian state': Smotrich approves E1 West Bank settlement plans
A year after Hezbollah rocket killed 12 Druze children, Majdal Shams rebuilds in their memory

Hosted and produced by Shifra Jacobs.
 
Headlines edited by Maya Gur Arieh.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Welcome to the Jpost headlines. These are the top stories
today for Thursday, August fourteenth, twenty twenty five. Israel rejects
claims that it blocks Gaza aid as Kama's eyes renewed
hostage talks. Yemeni forces intercepted a massive Iranian weapons shipment
bound for the Huthis, reportedly including chemical weapons. Russia has

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reportedly proposed a post war Ukraine plan to the US
that would mimic Israel's presence in the West Bank. Smotrich
backs the new West Bank settlement plan. He says we'll
bury the idea of a Palestinian state. And in Majdal Shams,
the Jewis community marks one year since the deadly kasbalarracket
attack recorded in the Jpost studios in Jerusalem. I'm your

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host ship for Jacobs. The Coordination of Government Activities in
the Territories issued a firm denial and response to accusations
from over one hundred international organizations claiming Israel was obstructing
Humanity Aid to Gaza. Kogak called the allegations completely false
in a social media post. This statement comes amid renewed
diplomatic attention to the region as Kmacial official Tahar al

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Nunu confirmed that preliminary discussions on resuming hostage negotiations were
underway in Cairo. Talks are expected to begin Thursday and
will focus on ending the war used in Gaza's humanitarian
crisis and allowing more aid access. Israel has not ruled
out participating in the negotiations, but emphasized that no decision
has yet been made. According to a report by sky
News Arabia, the Yemeni National Resistance seized seven hundred and

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fifty tons of weapons smuggled to the Huthis Bay Iran.
The operation revealed involvement by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
and Khazbalah, with the weapons transported via shipping routes from
Africa and Asia. Some of the weaponry was disguised as
commercial equipment like generators and hydraulic columns. Notably, the report
claims chemical weapons were among the cargo. In World news,

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according to The Times, Russia suggested maintaining military and economic
control of certain Ukrainian territories under a separate administrative structure,
while while formerly keeping Ukraine's current borders a source link
in the United States National Security Council, like in the
arrangement to Israel's presence in the West Bank. Relatedly, Finance
Minister but Salas Mootrich announced approval of a controversial new

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settlement plan in the E one area of the West Bank.
The plan includes three thousand, four hundred and one housing
units in Malaya Dumim and would, according to Smotrich, put
the final nail in the coffin of a potential Palestinian state.
And Finally, Majdal Shams rebuilds the children's playground one year
after the deadly Kasbala racket attack. On July twenty seventh,
twenty twenty four, a rocket hit a football field during

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a youth match, killing twelve druze children and wounding dozens more.
This week, grieving families, drews leaders, and international donors gathered
to reopen the playground, transforming a site of tragedy into
one of hope and remembrance. For more information on today's
stories in the latest updates, head to Jpost dot com.