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Netanyahu: Iran's Nuclear Aim Targets US · 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: As global tensions simmer and domestic challenges persist, we bring
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  Speaker 1: you the essential updates shaping Israel's present and future. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning, telling Fox
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  Speaker 1: News that Iran is actively developing intercontinental ballistic missiles and
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  Speaker 1: pursuing nuclear weapons with the aim of threatening American cities
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  Speaker 1: and even Europe. Netanyahu stated that the US, rather than Israel,
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  Speaker 1: is the Iranian regime's ultimate target, labelling Iran a malevolent power,
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  Speaker 1: operating alongside Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. This comes as
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  Speaker 1: Mohsen Rezi, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, threatened
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  Speaker 1: via X that Iran has prepared a more destructive, operational
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  Speaker 1: plan for any new adventure, indicating it will not be
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  Speaker 1: conducted under familiar conditions. An expert on Iran is warning
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  Speaker 1: that the likelihood of activity is increasing significantly. Reflecting these concerns,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF has doubled its alert status in the north,
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  Speaker 1: and an urgent letter has reportedly expressed heavy fears in
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  Speaker 1: southern Israel regarding an expected operation. In the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: The Washington Post CEO Jeff Donofrio has called for a prompt,
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  Speaker 1: thorough and transparent investigation into the attack on photographer Heidi
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  Speaker 1: Levine by Israeli settlers. President Isaac Herzog condemned the shocking
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  Speaker 1: violence and apologised to Levine, stating the perpetrator's behaviour does
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  Speaker 1: not represent Israel's citizens or values. The Israel police have
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  Speaker 1: launched an investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, a routine blame
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  Speaker 1: game is reportedly underway between the IDF and Israel police
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  Speaker 1: concerning responsibility for managing events and arresting Israeli rioters in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria, following another weekend of violence. Route 4
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  Speaker 1: has since reopened after heavy clashes, likely related to domestic protests.
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  Speaker 1: In Lowe's Angels, a man identified as Stephen Dunas has
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  Speaker 1: been arrested by the FBI for allegedly threatening to attack
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  Speaker 1: a Jewish preschool with Molotov cocktails and making anti-Semitic remarks online,
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  Speaker 1: which prosecutors deemed a plot for a mass incident targeting
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  Speaker 1: Jewish residents. Alarmingly, anti-Semitism in Ireland has reached unprecedented heights
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  Speaker 1: over the past year, putting the country's 2,000, 200 Jews
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  Speaker 1: at immediate risk, with reports describing Ireland as the most
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  Speaker 1: dangerous country in Europe for Jews today. Separately, controversy surrounds
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  Speaker 1: American rapper Macklemore's upcoming UK tour, which will benefit the
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  Speaker 1: Palestine Youth Movement, a group whose spokesperson praised Hamas's October
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  Speaker 1: 7 actions. Domestically, Haredi protesters, identified with the extremist Jerusalem faction,
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  Speaker 1: blocked Highway 4 near the Yavni Interchange. leading to dispersal
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  Speaker 1: by police using stun grenades and a water cannon. The
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  Speaker 1: protest was sparked by the arrests of two IDF draft evaders.
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  Speaker 1: With just days until the October 27 Knesset election, four
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  Speaker 1: recent polls indicate Gardie-Eisenkot's Yashar Party leads Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's Likud, though neither political bloc is close to securing
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  Speaker 1: the 61 seats needed for a Knesset majority, showing a
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  Speaker 1: virtual tie between the major blocs. In legal news, The
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  Speaker 1: prosecution has instructed investigators to complete the probe into MK
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  Speaker 1: Mai Golan and her associates regarding allegations of public corruption
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  Speaker 1: and integrity offences. Political rivals, including former Shin Bet chief
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  Speaker 1: Yoram Cohen and opposition leader Yair Lapid, have raised concerns,
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  Speaker 1: alleging Prime Minister Netanyahu might deliberately escalate regional tensions to
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  Speaker 1: postpone the upcoming elections. Lapid stated he does not trust
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu on security matters for this purpose. and Cohen could
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  Speaker 1: not rule out the possibility of such an escalation. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu also responded to an offensive remark made by
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  Speaker 1: Yinon Magal, which referred to Gadi Eizenkot with a derogatory term.
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu called the statement, very inappropriate. Looking at the economy,
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  Speaker 1: a new survey by the National Union of Israeli Students
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  Speaker 1: reveals significant financial pressures on students. The average monthly expenses
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  Speaker 1: have reached nearly 7,000 shekels, with nearly one in three
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  Speaker 1: students considering leaving Israel after graduation due to soaring living costs.
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  Speaker 1: The survey also highlighted the emotional and social toll on
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  Speaker 1: students who served as reservists and concerns about academic institutions'
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  Speaker 1: preparedness for future labour market changes. In diplomatic news, President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog's meeting with Bahrain's foreign minister in Baku highlighted
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  Speaker 1: Azerbaijan's increasingly important role as a diplomatic hub. fostering discussions
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  Speaker 1: on strengthening Abraham Accords and regional cooperation. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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