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West Bank Settler Attacks, Netanyahu Warns Against Smear Campaign · 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: Tensions have surfaced in the West Bank following claims by
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  Speaker 1: European diplomats that they were attacked by Israeli settlers. Reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate the diplomats, observing the Palestinian olive harvest, were allegedly
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  Speaker 1: confronted and assaulted by masked individuals. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: responded by urging caution. stating that serious accusations require compelling
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  Speaker 1: evidence and suggesting the reports might be part of a
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  Speaker 1: smear campaign against Israel and its residents during the sensitive
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  Speaker 1: olive harvest period. In contrast, opposition figures, including former IDF
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  Speaker 1: chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, strongly criticised the government, labelling
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  Speaker 1: the alleged attackers Jewish terrorists and accusing the administration of
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  Speaker 1: presiding over a wave of violence. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar
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  Speaker 1: condemned the acts. International reactions included the Belgian Foreign Affairs
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  Speaker 1: Minister calling for sanctions against those responsible, and the French
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Minister urging Israel to halt criminal violence. The incident
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  Speaker 1: follows a reported attack on an American photographer the previous day,
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  Speaker 1: and an assault on a visiting French mayor. Meanwhile, concerning
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  Speaker 1: regional security, persistent high oil prices, trading above $ 100 a barrel,
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  Speaker 1: are posing a significant challenge. and are seen as potentially
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  Speaker 1: exacerbating conflict with Iran ahead of elections in both the
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  Speaker 1: US and Israel. Global markets remain wary of supply chain disruptions,
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  Speaker 1: particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, and the potential actions
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  Speaker 1: of the Houthis in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. In Iraq,
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  Speaker 1: a mysterious explosion struck a headquarters of an Iranian-backed Popular
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  Speaker 1: Mobilisation Forces group in eastern Baghdad on Saturday. While the
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  Speaker 1: PMF attributed the blast to a damaged ammunition stockpile, Militia
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  Speaker 1: channels suggest a possible drone or air strike. Analysts note
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  Speaker 1: that Iran appears confident in its current position and may
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  Speaker 1: seek to leverage the upcoming election periods. On the diplomatic front,
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  Speaker 1: a Lebanese military delegation is scheduled to travel to Tampa, Florida,
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  Speaker 1: on October 20. The delegation intends to present Beirut's demands
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  Speaker 1: for an end to Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon during
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  Speaker 1: a meeting. This initiative comes as part of ongoing efforts
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  Speaker 1: to de-escalate hostilities. following previous US-brokered discussions. For continuing coverage
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