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Netanyahu Warns of Iranian Election Interference · 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a significant warning, citing
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  Speaker 1: intelligence from the Mossad, that Iran may attempt to interfere
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  Speaker 1: in Israel's upcoming October 27 parliamentary elections. He indicated that
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  Speaker 1: Tehran could use regional terrorist proxies, such as Hamas and Hezbollah,
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  Speaker 1: to orchestrate security incidents designed to disrupt the electoral process
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  Speaker 1: and undermine public confidence in the government's security achievements. In
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  Speaker 1: response to these concerns, the IDF chief of staff has
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  Speaker 1: reportedly ordered the suspension of military leave during the election
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  Speaker 1: period as a precautionary measure. While defence officials emphasise this
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  Speaker 1: heightened readiness is not prompted by a specific, imminent threat,
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  Speaker 1: it reflects concerns about potential hostile activity during a politically
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  Speaker 1: sensitive time. Prime Minister Netanyahu also reaffirmed his determination to
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  Speaker 1: see the Iranian regime brought down, noting that President Trump
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  Speaker 1: shares this objective. The United States has imposed unprecedented sanctions
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  Speaker 1: on the International Criminal Court, ICC, as of October 9, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: framing the move as a defence of national sovereignty against
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  Speaker 1: perceived judicial overreach. This action escalates a long-standing dispute concerning
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  Speaker 1: ICC investigations into American personnel and close allies. particularly Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Critics have voiced concerns about the court's neutrality and professionalism,
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  Speaker 1: pointing to the activities of former ICC prosecutor Luis Morno
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  Speaker 1: Ocampo since his tenure. Meanwhile, President Trump is reportedly intensifying
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  Speaker 1: efforts to broker normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia. However,
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  Speaker 1: this prospect faces considerable obstacles, including intensified Houthi attacks on
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  Speaker 1: Saudi infrastructure, Israel's approaching election, and the unresolved demands for
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian statehood. Saudi Arabia maintains that any normalisation agreement must
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  Speaker 1: include a credible pathway toward an independent Palestinian state. In
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, a 29-year-old man was seriously injured with
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  Speaker 1: a penetrating wound during a violent incident near the Shuafat checkpoint.
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  Speaker 1: Paramedics provided treatment before he was evacuated to Shah Zedek
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  Speaker 1: Medical Centre. In a separate development, Israeli undercover forces operating
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  Speaker 1: in Bethlehem apprehended a member of the Popular Front for
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  Speaker 1: the Liberation of Palestine, PFLP. According to reports, the individual
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  Speaker 1: was disguised as a taxi driver and was allegedly transferring
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  Speaker 1: terror funds intended for rebuilding the organisation. Germany has summoned
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  Speaker 1: Iran's ambassador following the conviction of two men for plotting
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  Speaker 1: to assassinate Joseph Schuster, President of the Central Council of
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  Speaker 1: Jews in Germany, and Volker Beck, President of the German-Israel Society.
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  Speaker 1: a German court determined that one of the convicted individuals,
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  Speaker 1: an Afghan national holding Danish citizenship, had been recruited by
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  Speaker 1: Iranian intelligence to prepare terrorist operations on German soil. Iranian
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  Speaker 1: officials have reportedly described the accusations leading to the verdict
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  Speaker 1: as baseless. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defence team is pushing
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  Speaker 1: for comprehensive disclosure of the approvals granted for former Attorney
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  Speaker 1: General Avichai Mandelblit's investigations. As Mandelblit's testimony, continues in Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: corruption trial. The defence is seeking to challenge the scope
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  Speaker 1: of these investigations, particularly in relation to Case 4000. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs stated that a significant portion of
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  Speaker 1: individuals working closely with the Prime Minister are religious. He
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  Speaker 1: detailed efforts to integrate faith into governmental operations, especially during
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  Speaker 1: the Israel-Hamas war, including the implementation of prayers for IDF soldiers,
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  Speaker 1: before cabinet decisions on military operations. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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