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Netanyahu's Caretaker Period: A Window for Iran Conflict? · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Reports suggest Israel's post-election caretaker government period, with its lack
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  Speaker 1: of a clear majority, might present a potential window for
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to expand the conflict with Iran.
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  Speaker 1: Analysis from the Middle East Forum posits that a leader
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  Speaker 1: not yet tied to coalition bargaining might assess political risks differently.
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  Speaker 1: potentially acting before a new government is formed. However, this
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  Speaker 1: analysis stresses that there is no public evidence of a
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  Speaker 1: decision or timetable for escalation. Israeli law requires a government
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  Speaker 1: decision for significant military operations, not unilateral authority from the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister, and any escalation could invite substantial retaliation. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the political landscape remains dynamic following the October 27 election.
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  Speaker 1: Avigdor Liberman has emphatically stated he will not sit with
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under any circumstances, asserting that Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: must step down. Liberman also suggested that discussions about a
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  Speaker 1: minority government during the campaign may have cost his party
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  Speaker 1: several mandates. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party has questioned
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  Speaker 1: statements by Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Solberg, particularly
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  Speaker 1: his assertion that substantiated suspicions of foreign interference would not
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  Speaker 1: undermine the election's integrity or results. Likud has demanded a
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  Speaker 1: swift investigation, stating a dark cloud hangs over Israel's election results.
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  Speaker 1: Adding to the complex political scene, journalist Mohamed Magadli claims
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  Speaker 1: that senior Likud officials and individuals close to Netanyahu have
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  Speaker 1: maintained contact with Mansa Abbas Ram party, a claim that
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  Speaker 1: Likud has denied. In legal proceedings, Former Attorney General Avichai
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  Speaker 1: Mandelblit testified in court regarding investigations into Prime Minister Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: dealings concerning the Israel Hayem newspaper, focusing on whether police
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  Speaker 1: questioning exceeded the scope of Case 2000, with the defence
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  Speaker 1: leveraging his testimony. In Gaza, the IDF announced on Monday
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  Speaker 1: that it killed four Hamas terrorists on Saturday, including a
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  Speaker 1: Nakba member who infiltrated kibbutz near Oz on October 7, 2023,
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  Speaker 1: and a sniper commander. Earlier strikes also killed additional Hamas operatives,
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  Speaker 1: including Nakba members involved in the October 7 invasion and
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  Speaker 1: a rocket array commander. Meanwhile, US-led efforts to determine Gaza's
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  Speaker 1: future remain stalled, hindered by Hamas's refusal to disarm and
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  Speaker 1: ongoing IDF strikes. Preparations are advancing for a Green Rafah pilot,
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  Speaker 1: which includes a shift to a US-led framework for sealing tunnels,
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  Speaker 1: all occurring amidst Israel's ongoing political uncertainty. An incident of
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  Speaker 1: alleged antisemitism occurred on a Michigan campus during a debate.
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  Speaker 1: According to a report from World Israel News, a Jewish
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  Speaker 1: content creator was reportedly shoved violently by a supporter of
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  Speaker 1: politician Abdul El-Sayed after she commented on dress code restrictions
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  Speaker 1: in Iran. The attacker allegedly expressed a wish to have
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  Speaker 1: killed the creator. In business news, the Defense Ministry and
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  Speaker 1: IDF have signed a significant 15-year agreement with Elbit Systems.
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  Speaker 1: valued at approximately NIS 600 million. This deal is set
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  Speaker 1: to expand artillery training for the Roam howitzer and Lahav
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  Speaker 1: rocket launcher systems, including the development of advanced training infrastructure, instruction,
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  Speaker 1: and logistical support services. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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