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Netanyahu Bloc Leads Israeli Election Count · 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: The latest election results from Israel indicate a significant development,
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  Speaker 1: with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc leading the count and
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  Speaker 1: his Likud party emerging as the largest, defying earlier polls.
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  Speaker 1: Final results are still pending, with election officials expecting a
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  Speaker 1: special count of over half a million double-envelope ballots to
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  Speaker 1: begin shortly. These votes, cast by soldiers, police, prisoners and others,
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  Speaker 1: could potentially shift up to 11 Knesset seats. In the
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  Speaker 1: political arena, Democrats Chairman Yair Golan is urging the opposition
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  Speaker 1: to unite with Arab parties to form a 65-seat majority government,
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  Speaker 1: asserting that Netanyahu has lost. Meanwhile, President Isaac Herzog holds
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  Speaker 1: significant discretion in deciding who will receive the mandate to
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  Speaker 1: form the next coalition government, with indications he aims to
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  Speaker 1: avoid new elections. Separately, Minister May Golan arrived for her
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  Speaker 1: third investigation at Lahav 433 offices. On the international front,
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  Speaker 1: the Wall Street Journal reports the US military is moving
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  Speaker 1: a Patriot air and missile defence system from Texas to
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  Speaker 1: the Middle East. This deployment is part of preparations for
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  Speaker 1: a potential new round of heavy combat operations against Iran,
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  Speaker 1: anticipated following the US mid-term elections scheduled for November 3.
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  Speaker 1: Officials familiar with the movement's told the WSJ that US
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  Speaker 1: forces have also relocated troops from vulnerable bases, and Washington
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  Speaker 1: has reportedly warned several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for
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  Speaker 1: a possible short, intense military campaign against Iran. According to
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  Speaker 1: people briefed on the conversations, officials are preparing bomber and
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  Speaker 1: fighter jets for potential strikes. Meanwhile, Iran has threatened retaliation,
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  Speaker 1: and US intelligence warnings indicate intensified plots against Americans. Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: has also reportedly been instructed to prepare for a possible
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  Speaker 1: renewed conflict. In developments concerning the disputed territories, Finance Minister
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  Speaker 1: Beit Salel Smotrich vowed to re-establish a Jewish presence and
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  Speaker 1: settlements in the Gaza Strip, stating that Jewish communities will
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  Speaker 1: be established there and in Judea and Samaria despite opposition.
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  Speaker 1: This comes as the IDF reported an attack south of
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  Speaker 1: Gaza City resulted in two militants killed and seven others injured. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: IDF forces demolished the homes of two suspects in Beta,
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  Speaker 1: south of Nablus, who were arrested months ago on suspicion
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  Speaker 1: of planning several attacks, including an abduction. For continuing coverage
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