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Houthi Attack Cripples Saudi Airport Amid Iran Capacity Debate · 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: We begin with significant developments in Saudi Arabia, where the
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  Speaker 1: main international airport in the capital, Riyadh, was evacuated following
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  Speaker 1: a missile strike. Over 225 flights were cancelled due to
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  Speaker 1: escalating Houthi attacks. Reports from the New York Times and
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  Speaker 1: other sources indicate that at least 12 people were killed
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  Speaker 1: and 50 were injured in the strike. An earlier attack
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  Speaker 1: in the region had also resulted in three Saudi fatalities. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in the north, the IDF is investigating a hostile aircraft
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  Speaker 1: infiltration alert triggered by a suspected drone launch from Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: near Arab al-Aramsh. The military's northern command has deployed checkpoints
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  Speaker 1: and is conducting ground and air searches to rule out
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  Speaker 1: any hostile activity. Across the region, conflicting reports are emerging
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  Speaker 1: regarding Iran's military capabilities following recent US strikes. while the
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  Speaker 1: White House claims US operations destroyed Iran's ballistic missiles and
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  Speaker 1: production facilities, and President Trump described Iran's military as totally destroyed.
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  Speaker 1: Bloomberg reports, citing officials, that Iran retains missile and drone
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  Speaker 1: production capability, with Russia reportedly supplying arms. These reports suggest
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  Speaker 1: key factories survived, allowing Tehran to replenish its arsenals. The
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  Speaker 1: volatile situation also saw a US proposal for Israel to
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  Speaker 1: conduct its own strike on Iran. a move that the
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  Speaker 1: IDF chief of staff warned could potentially postpone Israeli elections.
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  Speaker 1: On the humanitarian front, the president of the International Committee
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  Speaker 1: of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, revealed she held confidential
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  Speaker 1: meetings with former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu. The discussions aimed at arranging visits to Israeli
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  Speaker 1: hostages held in Gaza. Spoljaric described the issue as much
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  Speaker 1: more complicated than returning hostages and Noting the ICRC currently
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  Speaker 1: has no access, she emphasised the organisation's strict insistence on
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  Speaker 1: neutrality as vital for complex operations. Separately, the IDF reported
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  Speaker 1: continued operations in Gaza, eliminating Nakhepa terrorists and destroying weapons depots,
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  Speaker 1: while clashes in Judea and Samaria are described as a
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  Speaker 1: scenario the IDF had feared. Domestically, political pressure continues to mount.
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  Speaker 1: Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar Party, has called on
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  Speaker 1: the Attorney General to decide whether to indict T. Zakai Braverman,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu's former Chief of Staff, over revelations that
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  Speaker 1: he altered an official record on the morning of the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attack. Isenkot cited suspicions of serious offences potentially
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  Speaker 1: involving the Prime Minister. Ofer Winter, Chairman of the People
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  Speaker 1: of Israel Party, issued a strong conditional ultimatum for his
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  Speaker 1: support of Prime Minister Netanyahu, demanding a decisive military outcome
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, emigration from Gaza, and a Haredi draft law. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the B Yachad Party, an alliance of former Prime Ministers
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  Speaker 1: Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, is positioning itself as a
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  Speaker 1: major opposition force in the upcoming elections. Questions about the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister's awareness of Hamas's deterrent status have also resurfaced,
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  Speaker 1: citing a Channel 12 report from October 7. In a
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  Speaker 1: separate development concerning rising tensions, approximately 100 preschool teachers from
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  Speaker 1: the US and Israel cancelled their planned trip to a
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  Speaker 1: conference in Italy. This decision came after they were asked
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  Speaker 1: to sign a statement condemning Israel's occupation of Gaza. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: police are investigating two separate incidents involving property damage. In
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  Speaker 1: Rishon le Zion, a shooting targeted a residential building, causing
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  Speaker 1: damage but no injuries. In Ness Zioner, a fragmentation grenade
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  Speaker 1: was apparently thrown at a private home, likely related to
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  Speaker 1: a criminal dispute, also resulting in property damage without casualties.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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