HEADLINES
Graham urges US action against Iran regime
Ex-hostage couple writes from Gaza captivity
Times Square billboard claims Abbas funds killings

The time is now 11:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham expressed frustration with Gulf leaders during an interview at the Munich Security Conference, telling Christiane Amanpour, "I'm tired of this crap." He appeared alongside Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. Graham claimed that the Iranian regime is currently at its weakest point and that the time has come for US military intervention promised in US President Donald Trump's January statement that "help is on the way." He likened Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini to Adolf Hitler, saying: "Hitler wrote a book [saying that] he wanted to kill all the Jews. Nobody believed him. I believe the Ayatollah and his regime - not the Iranian people - are religious fanatics, religious Nazis. Hitler wanted a master race; they want a master religion." He then compared Trump's "help is on the way" post to Ronald Reagan's address at the Berlin Wall in 1987, in which he famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" He clarified that both he and Trump would prefer a diplomatic solution, but the Iranian regime - which he referred to as "the mothership of terrorism" - must fall.

In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), "Our life is gone": Ex-hostage couple exhanged letters while in Hamas captivity - N12. Arbel Yehoud and Ariel Cunio, who started dating in 2018, were kidnapped from their Nir Oz home on October 7 and taken into Gaza, where they were kept in separate locations. Yehoud recalled, "I've known Arbel my whole life." Cunio said, "Since I was born. We were neighbors." They described the moment they realized their lives were upended: "Our life is gone." Cunio added, "The most important thing is that we stay together. As long as they don't split us apart, we're ok." They were held by Islamic Jihad terrorists, with Yehoud in a house and Cunio in an occupied space in the ceiling of a store, enduring months in confined conditions and limited air.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a billboard depicting Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas with the message, “Palestinian Authority still pays for killing Jews,” went up in New York City’s Times Square on Friday. The message appeared on a large outdoor display in the heart of the city, drawing attention to the allegations being advertised.

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https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-886645
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