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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - August 18, 2026, 09 PM Eastern
Diplomatic tensions rise as France expels two Iranian diplomats in response to an incident involving embassy staff. Israel is urging the United Nations to retract a tribute to a former UNRWA teacher accused of Hamas ties. Meanwhile, the U.S. is working to establish a deconfliction mechanism between Israel, Turkey, and Syria. The political landscape in the U.S. is also active, with AIPAC spending millions in a California congressional race. A whistleblower complaint has surfaced alleging predetermined outcomes and lack of evidence in past Trump administration probes into university…
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