HEADLINES
Uneasy ceasefire tests Israel Iran truce
Lebanon pushes to expel Hezbollah
Hamas wanes as Gaza hostage ordeal continues

The time is now 9:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

Please provide the articles or paste their full texts. I need the source content to build the $news_data dataset and produce the $final_report in the requested Cronkite-inspired, balanced hourly update. Once I have the articles, I will deliver a concise, on-air-ready report that covers:

- The current uneasy ceasefire dynamics between Israel and Iran
- The degraded status of Iran’s proxies, including the new Syrian government post-Assad, Hezbollah, and Lebanon’s efforts to expel them
- Hamas’s diminished capabilities and the ongoing hostage situation in Gaza
- Ongoing Houthi attacks from Yemen and their international repercussions
- Related international impacts and domestic Israeli developments
- Other noteworthy stories shaping the region and broader policy implications
- How US policy under President Donald Trump’s administration, aligned with Israel to pursue peace through strength, is framed alongside other viewpoints

If you have a preferred word count or length for the hourly update, please specify. I’ll proceed to craft the $draft_report, then the $final_report after the required rewrites and proofreading.

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Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Find the code and more details in the podcast description.

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