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Netanyahu Urges Trump to Strike Iran After Midterms · 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 directly urged President Donald Trump to
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  Speaker 1: resume military operations against Iran immediately after the US midterm elections,
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  Speaker 1: according to sources familiar with the conversation who spoke to N12. Trump, however,
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  Speaker 1: favoured giving ongoing negotiations more time, though his position could
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  Speaker 1: change if diplomacy fails. These discussions occur as Iran reported
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  Speaker 1: tanker explosions in the Strait of Hormuz and designated British
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  Speaker 1: naval and air forces as terrorist organisations. Trump also stated
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  Speaker 1: Washington still needed to take care of one or two
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  Speaker 1: Iranian nuclear sites. Qatari mediators met senior Iranian officials this
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  Speaker 1: weekend in an effort to secure an agreement for direct
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  Speaker 1: US-Iran negotiations. In southern Lebanon, IDF troops operating in the
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  Speaker 1: security zone uncovered Hezbollah terrorist paraphernalia, including posters of leaders
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  Speaker 1: and multiple weapons in a civilian home in the El
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  Speaker 1: Kiem area, the military revealed on Sunday. Additional weapons and
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  Speaker 1: an explosive drone storage facility were found in other locations.
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  Speaker 1: The Lebanese military court also charged 13 Hezbollah terrorists over
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  Speaker 1: the weekend in connection with an explosive smuggling operation. Meanwhile
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, Eight Palestinians, including five police officers, were killed
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  Speaker 1: in two separate Israeli strikes on Sunday, according to medics
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  Speaker 1: and the Hamas-run Interior Ministry. The Interior Ministry reported five
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  Speaker 1: officers killed in Khan Yunis, while three others died in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza City. The Israeli military stated it struck several militants
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  Speaker 1: in Khan Yunis, adding that Israel claims the Hamas militant
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  Speaker 1: group has been rearming and launching attacks in violation of
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  Speaker 1: a ceasefire. Domestically, the Shin Bet is reportedly divided over
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  Speaker 1: how to investigate alleged foreign intervention in elections. Chief David
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  Speaker 1: Zinney is seeking to expand investigative tools, but faces opposition
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  Speaker 1: from senior officials who question the scope and strength of
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  Speaker 1: the evidence. Former IDF Chief of Staff Hersey Halevy stated
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  Speaker 1: publicly for the first time since leaving his position that
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  Speaker 1: October 7th was a preventable failure. But there was 100%
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  Speaker 1: no betrayal from within. and called for an investigation as
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  Speaker 1: part of national healing. Separately, the election commission chief stressed
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  Speaker 1: that election results were conducted properly and won't change despite
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  Speaker 1: foreign interference suspicions. A stance contradicted by some, including Likud,
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  Speaker 1: who claim a dark cloud hangs over the results until
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  Speaker 1: a full probe is completed. In other developments, former hostage
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  Speaker 1: Eviata David shared his harrowing experience of 738 days in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza captivity. detailing psychological manipulation by his captors. On the
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic front, Christians travelling with the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: visited Israeli settlements in the West Bank as a protest
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  Speaker 1: against European restrictions on settlement goods. Miss Israel 2025, Melanie Shiraz,
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  Speaker 1: discussed campus antisemitism and advocated for cultural diplomacy as a
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  Speaker 1: means to improve Israel's international image. Finally, police arrested a
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  Speaker 1: suspect in Rahat, following the theft of vehicles and riding
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  Speaker 1: equipment from the home of Shin, Bet Commander Yossi Taha,
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  Speaker 1: who was killed defending Kibbutz Mefalsim on October 7. His
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  Speaker 1: widow highlighted the emotional significance of these belongings for their
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  Speaker 1: four children. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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