University hostage strike, 42 Gazans arrested in Israel - August 12, 2025

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Top Stories from August 12, 2025:

'Deliberate and misleading': Israeli defense report refutes Hamas's claims of Gaza starvation
Israeli security forces arrest 42 illegal residents from Gaza in Nazareth
France halts renewing work visas to El Al security personnel deployed to Paris
Haifa U. and TAU will allow students, faculty to join hostage families strike next week
Nimrod Ryeder wins jiu-jitsu gold for Israel at World Games

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 Tuesday, August twelfth, twenty twenty five. A Trump
admin reveals that US air drops of Gaza aid were
never seriously considered, as Israel responds that Hamasa's claims of
Gaza starvation were deliberate and misleading. Israeli security forces arrest

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forty two illegal residents from Gaza in Nazareth. Defense Minister
Israel Katz and the IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Ayazimir,
are at odds over a senior military reshuffle. France holds
renewing work visas to allow security personnel deployed to Paris.
Major universities will allow students and faculty to join the
hostage families strike next week, and nimrod Ryder wins the

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ju jitsu golled for Israel at the World Games, recorded
in the jPOS studios in Jerusalem. I'm your host to
for Jacobs. Sources have told Reuters that the US military's
use of air to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza has
not been seriously considered by the Trump administration. With two

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point one million people in Gaza. Officials say that air
drops would be unrealistic to meet the region's massive needs.
This comes as Israel has refuted claims of widespread starvation
in Gaza. A new defense report from Kogat called the
reports deliberate and misleading, accusing Karmas of misrepresenting deaths attributed
to malnutrition. According to the report, Hamas has been using

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patients with pre existing conditions to falsely claim malnutrition deaths
as part of a political campaign to discredit Israel. Security
forces have arrested forty two illegal Palesidian residents from Gaza
in Nazareth. The arrests took place overnight, and officials say
that the suspects were found in three different hideouts in
the northern city. Internal clashes continue as Defense Minister Cats

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and IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Aya Zamir disagree
of a senior military reshuffling. Kats criticized Zamir for moving
forward with the reshuffle, which included appointments for seven division
commanders and heads of major military court with outs coordinating
with him. Two post political correspondent Keshet Need reports. Katz
criticized the Mirror for going forward with the reshuffle, which

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included appointments for seven division commanders without coordinating with him.
Katz has now halted the appointments, citing a lack of consultation.
Katz has now halted the appointments citing a lack of consultation.
In France, authorities have halted the renewal of work visas
for allow security personnel deployed to Paris. The decision, according
to reports, comes amid the ongoing conflict and rising tensions

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between Israel and France, leaving Israeli personnel in France in
an illegal status. On the domestic front, major universities have
announced they'll join a strike organized by the families of
the hostages calling for action to secure their loved one's release. Haifer,
Tel Aviv and Hebrew University have already joined the initiative,
with more organizations set to say their joining, including the

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Bar Association and a high tech forum. This follows mounting
public pressure for the government to prioritize the hostage's return.
And In sports, nimrod Ryder has won gold in jiu
jitsu at the World Games in Chungju, China. The Israeli
athlete defeated UAE's Maddi Alaou Laki in the men's under
seventy seven kilogram final, securing his second consecutive World Games

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title and dedicating the win to the soldiers protecting Israel.
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