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Iran Boosts Hezbollah Readiness; Netanyahu Reveals Syria Contact · 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 in Arab media indicate Iran launched at least 30
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  Speaker 1: ballistic missiles of two different types during an Islamic Revolutionary
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  Speaker 1: Guard Corps exercise earlier this week. The drill has prompted
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli military to heighten its alert level and maintain
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  Speaker 1: readiness for a strike against Iran. Separately, Lebanese security and
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  Speaker 1: military sources told the Emirati site Irem News that Iran
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  Speaker 1: has instructed Hezbollah forces to raise their level of military
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  Speaker 1: readiness for a possible upcoming confrontation. Full-time Hezbollah members receiving
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  Speaker 1: salaries were summoned, though this is emphasised as preparation for
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  Speaker 1: a near-term scenario, not a final decision for war. Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: is also reportedly adopting elements of Iran's Mosaic Defence doctrine.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, the IDF announced it destroyed a significant underground
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  Speaker 1: tunnel in recent days. Described as the second largest destroyed recently,
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  Speaker 1: military sources say the tunnel, located in the southern Gaza Strip,
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  Speaker 1: was dug before the war and crossed the border, containing
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  Speaker 1: resting rooms for Hamas terrorists. In the West Bank, six
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian farmers have petitioned Israel's High Court of Justice. They
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  Speaker 1: are seeking restoration of access to agricultural land around Nehalin,
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  Speaker 1: stating soldiers and settlers have prevented or severely restricted their
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  Speaker 1: work since October 2023 and without presenting any disclosed legal orders.
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  Speaker 1: The petition highlights damaged crops, loss of income and obstacles
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  Speaker 1: like roadblocks, settler threats and checkpoints with unexplained resident lists,
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  Speaker 1: impacting farmers who have cultivated the land for decades. Israel's
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  Speaker 1: aviation security is under scrutiny following an attempted hijacking of
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  Speaker 1: a fly-you-buy flight bound for Ben Gurion airport. Prosecutors in
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  Speaker 1: the UAE say a copilot attempted to seize control of
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  Speaker 1: the aircraft, intending to crash it into the terminal. This incident,
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  Speaker 1: coupled with a recent bomb scare on a Delta flight,
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  Speaker 1: has led experts to call for new technological safeguards within
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  Speaker 1: aircraft cockpits to address potential internal threats. On the international stage,
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  Speaker 1: former US Vice President Kamala Harris criticised the Biden administration's
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  Speaker 1: handling of the Gaza war during a lecture in Seoul.
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  Speaker 1: She stated the administration failed to effectively use its leverage
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  Speaker 1: to curb Israel's conduct and uphold international law. Harris also
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  Speaker 1: reportedly criticised the subsequent Trump administration, accusing it of offering
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu a blank cheque. In geopolitical developments, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed at a Druze community event that
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  Speaker 1: he had spoken with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This disclosure
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  Speaker 1: touches upon regional dynamics, as separate reports mention Turkey and
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  Speaker 1: Syria seeking to bypass Israel. Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang
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  Speaker 1: Yimet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog reaffirming China's support for
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  Speaker 1: the Palestinian cause and urging a two-state solution. President Herzog
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  Speaker 1: also held significant meetings with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and
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  Speaker 1: Bahrain's Foreign Minister Dr. Abdelatif bin Rashid al-Ziani, underscoring strengthening
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic ties with Muslim-majority countries. Domestically, a controversy has arisen
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  Speaker 1: within the Knesset. MK Yitzhak Pindrus criticised the election of
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  Speaker 1: Amir Ohana as Knesset speaker due to his LGBT affiliation,
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  Speaker 1: calling it a desecration of God's name. The Association for
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  Speaker 1: LGBTQ Equality in Israel, Aguda, has filed an ethics complaint
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  Speaker 1: regarding Pindras's remarks. In business news, an explosion at the
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  Speaker 1: Intel factory in Kiryat Gat has resulted in tragedy, with
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  Speaker 1: two severely injured individuals confirmed dead. Separately, a French lawmaker
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  Speaker 1: has accused Paris of violating its pledged arms embargo on Israel.
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  Speaker 1: French Foreign Minister Barrett denied the allegations, stating that France
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  Speaker 1: does not sell weapons to Israel and has taken precautionary
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  Speaker 1: measures pending the findings. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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