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Tehran's Shadow Looms as Israel Marks October 7th · 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: Signs are pointing to an approaching war with Iran, described
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  Speaker 1: as a developing story by Mariv News Flash. Alongside these
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  Speaker 1: geopolitical tensions, there's a palpable concern within Israel that the
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  Speaker 1: worst could occur during the upcoming Memorial Day for the
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  Speaker 1: October 7th massacre. Residents in northern Israel are reporting panic,
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  Speaker 1: describing difficult conditions. In Gaza, Israeli intelligence indicates Hamas is
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  Speaker 1: planning attacks against IDF soldiers on the anniversary of October 7,
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  Speaker 1: according to Jpost.com. Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the
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  Speaker 1: IDF to heighten its alert, warning that Hamas and the
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  Speaker 1: Gazan population will pay a heavy price beyond all proportion
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  Speaker 1: if Israeli troops are harmed. Shin Bet director David Zinni
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  Speaker 1: reportedly warned the security cabinet that Hamas is planning to
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  Speaker 1: kidnap soldiers. Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot criticised
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  Speaker 1: the government's response, stating Hamas remains the sovereign in Gaza
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  Speaker 1: and its terrorists still pose a threat. Following a recent
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  Speaker 1: attempted hijacking aboard a fly-you-buy aircraft, questions are being raised
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  Speaker 1: about aviation security. Initial reports suggest fighter jets were scrambled
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  Speaker 1: after the cockpit went silent and passengers reportedly considered confronting
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  Speaker 1: the copilot, according to the Times of Israel. A report
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  Speaker 1: from jpost.com. citing Army Radio, reveals that the Transportation Ministry
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  Speaker 1: has failed to allocate or use resources for securing foreign flights,
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  Speaker 1: despite agreeing to take responsibility. The ministry reportedly rejected offers
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  Speaker 1: of assistance from the Shin Bet and failed to fill
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  Speaker 1: new positions allocated for the task. In New York, Israel's
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  Speaker 1: Consul General Ofia Akounis has invited Mayor Zoran Mamdani to
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  Speaker 1: view a film documenting the October 7 massacre. Akounis stated
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  Speaker 1: that the film would show what the people he supports
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  Speaker 1: actually did, and urged Mamdani to cease what Akounis described
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  Speaker 1: as relentless incitement, hatred and blood libels against the State
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. Akounis believes Mamdani's words contribute to the rise
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism in New York. On the domestic political front,
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  Speaker 1: MK Benny Gantz expressed regret over leaving the government, stating
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  Speaker 1: the extremists remained, as reported by Mariv News Flash. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Mariv News Flash describes chaos and a violent siege, on
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  Speaker 1: military police during the arrest of a military deserter in
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  Speaker 1: the intelligence sector. In economic news, the government is expected
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  Speaker 1: to approve up to NIS 9 million in assistance for
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  Speaker 1: Israeli airlines operating flights from Dubai, following FlyJuby's suspension of services,
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  Speaker 1: as detailed by jpost.com. Also, Elbit's autonomous weapon system, designed
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  Speaker 1: to reduce fighter risk, was showcased at an exhibition in Morocco.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, Listen to
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