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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Israel's military has clarified it was not planning an attack
- 0:15Speaker 1: on Iran recently, pushing back against reports that President Trump
- 0:19Speaker 1: blocked such a move, suggesting the leak may have been
- 0:21Speaker 1: politically motivated. However, Israeli sources indicate military action against Iran
- 0:27Speaker 1: remains possible before the nation's upcoming elections on October 27th.
- 0:32Speaker 1: citing Iran's military build-up. Meanwhile, Iran has continued its regional actions,
- 0:37Speaker 1: launching drone and missile attacks targeting Kurdish opposition groups in
- 0:41Speaker 1: Iraq's Kurdistan region, with no reported casualties from a recent
- 0:45Speaker 1: strike near Erbil. Separately, Israel's Ministry of Transport banned an
- 0:49Speaker 1: Iranian-origin United Airlines pilot from its airspace due to his
- 0:53Speaker 1: social media support for the Iranian regime and Hezbollah. In Gaza,
- 0:58Speaker 1: the IDF and ISA eliminated Musa, Abd Mohamed Hamouda, a
- 1:03Speaker 1: Hamas-Nukhba terrorist, involved in planning a deadly 2025 attack that
- 1:07Speaker 1: killed four soldiers. IDF forces are also reportedly conducting artillery
- 1:12Speaker 1: fire in eastern al-Buraj. A new UK government review found
- 1:16Speaker 1: that three in five British Jewish students experience antisemitism in schools,
- 1:21Speaker 1: with concerns over inadequate responses from authorities. In the US,
- 1:25Speaker 1: white nationalist Nick Fuentes called Tucker Carlson a true Jew-hater
- 1:30Speaker 1: and urged Vice President J.D. Vance to condemn his alleged anti-Semitism.
- 1:34Speaker 1: On US policy, President Donald Trump is renewing calls for
- 1:38Speaker 1: Saudi-Israeli normalisation, though challenges like Houthi attacks and the Palestinian
- 1:43Speaker 1: issue persist. The US has also imposed sweeping financial sanctions
- 1:47Speaker 1: against the International Criminal Court, citing a defence of national sovereignty. Domestically,
- 1:53Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General
- 1:57Speaker 1: Isle Zamia, and former President Reuven Rivlin are scheduled to
- 2:01Speaker 1: testify before the State Commission of Inquiry into the Submarine
- 2:04Speaker 1: and Naval Vessel Affair, beginning next month. Gadi Isenkot has
- 2:08Speaker 1: stated he will not serve under Netanyahu. The IDF has
- 2:12Speaker 1: also opened 850 voting stations for soldiers on operational fronts
- 2:17Speaker 1: to ensure participation in the upcoming national election. Cabinet Secretary
- 2:21Speaker 1: Yossi Futch also highlighted the increasing presence of religious individuals
- 2:25Speaker 1: in key positions around the Prime Minister. In economic news,
- 2:30Speaker 1: the Unicorn Rodeo Conference in Dallas is connecting Israeli start-ups
- 2:34Speaker 1: with Texas investors and business leaders, aiming to strengthen commercial
- 2:38Speaker 1: ties between the two markets. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
- 2:42Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
- 2:47Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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- 3:01Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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