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US-Iran Deal Talks and Israeli Election Probe · 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: Intense diplomatic efforts are underway to prevent a potential US
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  Speaker 1: attack on Iran. Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a
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  Speaker 1: new draft deal aimed at ending the conflict with the
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  Speaker 1: United States and Israel, with Tehran expected to provide a
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  Speaker 1: response by the end of this week. Sources indicate Iran
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  Speaker 1: is in a very bad condition. both economically and militarily.
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  Speaker 1: The United States has stated it will not attack Iran
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  Speaker 1: prior to the mid-term elections. President Trump is reportedly seeking
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  Speaker 1: a new Iran nuclear deal that includes minimum requirements such
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  Speaker 1: as reducing uranium enrichment to zero for a period and
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  Speaker 1: restoring effective inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. However,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli officials view such proposals critically, seeing them as a
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  Speaker 1: missed opportunity to permanently end Tehran's nuclear programme. Meanwhile, the
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  Speaker 1: landing of eight planes in Israel suggests escalating US military
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  Speaker 1: preparations and strategic positioning against Iran. Domestically, Israel's political landscape
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  Speaker 1: is dominated by post-election developments and serious allegations of foreign interference.
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  Speaker 1: Final results show Prime Minister Netanyahu's bloc securing 53 seats,
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  Speaker 1: compared to opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot's 48 seats. However, the
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  Speaker 1: anti-Netanyahu parties, despite securing a Knesset majority, lack the means
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  Speaker 1: to form a government. The Shin Bet has opened an
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  Speaker 1: investigation into suspicions of Qatari involvement in election manipulation and
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  Speaker 1: potential foreign influence, reportedly linked to funding for an Arab
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  Speaker 1: get-out-the-vote effort. In an unusual announcement, the Shin Bet clarified
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  Speaker 1: that intelligence regarding these suspicions was gathered through its own
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  Speaker 1: lawful operations, not from any political party. Qatar has strongly
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  Speaker 1: denied any involvement, stating, We categorically deny allegations that Qatar
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  Speaker 1: has interfered in Israeli elections or funded any activities intended
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  Speaker 1: to influence their outcome. Opposition leader Eisenkot has accused Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu of launching a campaign to delegitimize election results,
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  Speaker 1: while stressing the importance of not delaying the Knessets swearing in.
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  Speaker 1: In economic news, an unusual drone attack in the Black
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  Speaker 1: Sea caused a Zim ship to burn and sink. And
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  Speaker 1: in other news affecting Jewish communities abroad, Bangkok is reportedly
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  Speaker 1: withdrawing the naturalisation of Harbod Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, who
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  Speaker 1: has lived in Thailand since 1993, citing a law that
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  Speaker 1: bans the continued usage of other nationalities. For continuing coverage
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