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Riyadh Airport Attack, US Considers Response · 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: A significant regional development. A missile strike on Riyadh's King
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  Speaker 1: Khalid International Airport early Sunday killed 12 people and wounded
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  Speaker 1: more than 300. Israel Hayim reports this is the deadliest
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  Speaker 1: Gulf Arab attack since the war began. The Saudi-led coalition
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  Speaker 1: has blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels. According to the Associated Press,
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  Speaker 1: US President Donald Trump stated he is weighing whether the
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  Speaker 1: US will join Saudi strikes in response. In parallel efforts
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  Speaker 1: to counter Iran's influence, US forces disabled a Panama-flagged vessel.
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  Speaker 1: The ocean Molokha in the Gulf of Oman, CENTCOM confirmed,
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  Speaker 1: without injuring its crew. Shifting focus to the Palestinian territories,
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  Speaker 1: PA President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections, originally scheduled
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  Speaker 1: for November to September 11, 2027. His decree cited Israeli
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  Speaker 1: actions and deteriorating conditions across Gaza, the West Bank and
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  Speaker 1: East Jerusalem. This decision further extends a period where Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: have gone two decades without national elections. On diplomatic and
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  Speaker 1: military matters, Mariv News Flash reports that the United States
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  Speaker 1: allegedly requested Israel to conduct an independent strike in Iran. However,
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  Speaker 1: this move was reportedly blocked by al-Zamir. Domestically, Ofavinta has
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  Speaker 1: publicly stated his demands for a right-wing government involving Bennett
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  Speaker 1: and Lieberman, reportedly clashing with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and outlining
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  Speaker 1: his conditions without detailing his next steps. Separately, a significant
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  Speaker 1: moment appears to have arrived for Mandelblit, stemming from what
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  Speaker 1: is described as a prosecution error. Globally, finance officials gathering
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  Speaker 1: for the IMF World Bank annual meetings in Thailand are
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  Speaker 1: confronting a challenging economic outlook. AL Monitor reports that a
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  Speaker 1: widening war in the Middle East, coupled with significant energy
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  Speaker 1: supply shocks and rising interest rates, are posing daunting risks
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  Speaker 1: to global economic growth. On a more positive note, ConnectED,
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  Speaker 1: a global network for Jewish educators, has launched an English-speaking
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  Speaker 1: online community. JPost.com reports that the network, established by the
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  Speaker 1: Korot Center for Jewish Civilization, has rapidly attracted over 900
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  Speaker 1: educators worldwide. offering webinars, peer learning and collaborative projects. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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