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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2025-11-15 at 07:07

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HEADLINES
- Gaza peace plan tests UN Security Council
- Kashmir blast kills nine, injures 29
- Trump probes Epstein links, eyes pardons

The time is now 2:00 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

This is the 2:00 a.m. update. Here are the latest developments shaping the region and world affairs, with a focus on Israel, security, and international diplomacy.

The UN Security Council is poised to vote on a US plan for Gaza aimed at stabilizing the long-running conflict. Washington has circulated a draft resolution endorsing President Trump’s Gaza peace framework, which envisions a Board of Peace to oversee Gaza and a temporary International Stabilization Force to work with Israel, Egypt, and newly trained Palestinian police to secure border areas and demilitarize the enclave. The text also signals the possibility of addressing a Palestinian state in the future, a point underscoring the political sensitivity of any security arrangement. United States officials say the ceasefire is fragile and urge rapid adoption of the resolution to prevent a slide back into broader violence. Russia has circulated an alternative draft that does not authorize the board or the immediate deployment of an international force and instead calls for a report on the feasibility of such deployments, highlighting a widening split in an already delicate council dynamic. Supporters of the US approach, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, and others, emphasize the urgency of a unified council position to curb violence and rebuild trust. Israel’s leadership has underscored security concerns, stressing the need for effective monitoring and a credible path to preventing another Hamas reconstruction of capabilities. Palestinian authorities have yet to publicly endorse the US framework in detail, and observers caution that the evolving text and the council’s internal negotiations will shape any real-world steps on the ground. The discussions reflect a broader debate about how to balance immediate security needs with the political stakes of a broader resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In India, authorities reported nine people killed and 29 injured in a blast at a police station in Kashmir, the latest in a string of violence in the region. The attack comes four days after a deadly car bombing in New Delhi that the government has described as terrorism. Officials say investigations are underway and additional security measures have been stepped up in and around major facilities. The incident underscores ongoing regional tensions and the persistent threat environment that has long affected civilian life in the area, a factor that also shapes regional and international responses to the broader security climate in South Asia.

In Washington, the political calendar is signaling another chapter in the ongoing confrontation over domestic issues tied to national security and accountability. Former President Donald Trump has ordered a probe into Democrats’ connections to Jeffrey Epstein, including discussions surrounding Ghislaine Maxwell, and has floated the possibility of pardons in this arena. The move follows a flurry of disclosures in recent days and arrives amid a charged political environment ahead of future elections. Opponents frame the development as a partisan maneuver, while supporters say it aims to pursue accountability wherever the evidence leads. Separately, Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for up to five billion dollars over an edited version of one of his speeches that the broadcaster has apologized for, with his advisers saying he plans to pursue action in a manner consistent with protecting his political rights. The BBC’s leadership has faced internal scrutiny and resignations in the wake of the controversy, which has extended beyond the United Kingdom and touched debates over media coverag

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