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Trump Considers Iran Strikes Amid US Mideast Military Buildup · 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: The Pentagon is expanding its military presence in the Middle East,
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  Speaker 1: sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the
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  Speaker 1: 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the region, with the carrier
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  Speaker 1: group expected to arrive by the end of November. This
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  Speaker 1: move reportedly provides President Donald Trump with additional military options
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  Speaker 1: and as his administration weighs further strikes on Iran following
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming November 3 midterms. President Trump has stated that
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  Speaker 1: the United States is doing well against Iran and is
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  Speaker 1: preparing to make a final decision on the approach to victory.
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  Speaker 1: He also commented on contacts with Iran, saying they must
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  Speaker 1: decide which way we will win. Earlier on October 19,
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  Speaker 1: President Trump had renewed threats of military action against Iran,
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  Speaker 1: stating Iran's military capabilities had been devastated. a sentiment echoed
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  Speaker 1: by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who affirmed commitment to completing
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  Speaker 1: the elimination of the Iranian regime. In Gaza, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: announced Tuesday it had killed Hamas terrorist Tamer Mohamed Ibrahim
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  Speaker 1: al-Zabak in an airstrike in the Jabaliya area. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: stated al-Zabak infiltrated Israel on October 7, participated in the massacre,
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  Speaker 1: and was involved in the abduction of Shani Laouk. He
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  Speaker 1: was also reportedly working to rebuild Hamas terrorist infrastructure. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF and Shin Bet identified Akram Bassem Sharban Yassin,
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  Speaker 1: killed in an Israeli airstrike, as a senior officer within
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's general security apparatus. In regional developments, Qatar and Pakistan
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  Speaker 1: have reportedly proposed a compromise to Iran and the United States,
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  Speaker 1: releasing approximately $ 6 billion in frozen Iranian funds in exchange
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  Speaker 1: for renewed nuclear inspections. Regional sources indicate preliminary approval from
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  Speaker 1: both Washington and Tehran, though a final agreement has not
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  Speaker 1: been reached. The proposal aims to prevent further military escalation. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the United Kingdom is significantly expanding its military support to
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia, deploying RAF Typhoon fighter jets and an A400M
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  Speaker 1: transport aircraft to counter escalating missile and drone attacks by
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. London emphasised these aircraft will conduct defensive
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  Speaker 1: air patrols only, not offensive strikes. The IDF also provided
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  Speaker 1: video footage showing Hezbollah operatives moving weapons from a site
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  Speaker 1: the Lebanese army claimed to have addressed, accusing elements within
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  Speaker 1: the Lebanese army of coordinating with Hezbollah to thwart enforcement operations.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF struck the truck carrying the weapons, with the
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  Speaker 1: military saying this displays instances where the Lebanese army has
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  Speaker 1: allegedly lied about dealing with Hezbollah weapons issues. Domestically, an
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  Speaker 1: internal coalition poll suggests that Benny Gantz's withdrawal from the
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  Speaker 1: Knesset race could provide Ofer Winter's People of Israel party
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  Speaker 1: with crucial votes, potentially helping it cross the electoral threshold.
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  Speaker 1: Recent polls have placed Winter's party near or below this threshold.
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  Speaker 1: In an effort to influence the race, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu and Finance Minister Beit Sarlel Smotrich met with Rabbi
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  Speaker 1: Eli Sadan, who mentors Ofer Winter, reportedly to pressure him
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  Speaker 1: to withdraw. However, Winter responded critically, vowing his party would
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  Speaker 1: go all the way. Meanwhile, opposition leader Yair Golan stated
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  Speaker 1: in a recent interview that Prime Minister Netanyahu's government has
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  Speaker 1: burned bridges with both Democrats and Republicans in the US,
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  Speaker 1: turning Israel into an international liability and leaving it outside
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  Speaker 1: the room for critical Middle East negotiations. On the issue
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism, Hungarian President András Bakker announced that relations between
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  Speaker 1: Hungary and Israel remain cordial and stable, with President Isaac
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  Speaker 1: Herzog thanking Hungary for its clear and unequivocal policy of
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  Speaker 1: zero tolerance for antisemitism. In France, prosecutors are seeking a
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  Speaker 1: 10-month suspended sentence and a two-year public office ban for
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  Speaker 1: European Parliament member Rima Hassan. She is accused of glorifying
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  Speaker 1: terrorism after quoting a perpetrator of the 1972 Lod Airport massacre.
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  Speaker 1: In other news, Israeli police have launched an investigation after
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  Speaker 1: human bone remains were discovered in an open area near
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  Speaker 1: the town of Hura in southern Israel. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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