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Houthi Strike on Riyadh, Iran's Strait of Hormuz Stance · 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: Across the region, the Houthi threat remains a significant concern.
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  Speaker 1: A missile strike on the Saudi capital, Riyadh, resulted in
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  Speaker 1: one death and 11 injuries, with Saudi Arabia accusing Iran-backed
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  Speaker 1: rebels of the attack on civilian infrastructure. Yemen expert Imbul
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  Speaker 1: Nisamluvdan described the Houthis as possessing state-like capabilities. controlling territory
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  Speaker 1: vital to over half of Yemen's population, posing a persistent
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  Speaker 1: challenge to countries like Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Israel. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Iran has rejected the United States' response to its conditions
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  Speaker 1: for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Mohsen Rezi, Secretary of
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  Speaker 1: Iran's Supreme National Security Council, called the US offer inadequate.
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  Speaker 1: This diplomatic stalemate coincides with increased military activity in the
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  Speaker 1: Persian Gulf, where US forces have disabled commercial vessels, and
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  Speaker 1: Iran reported that several oil tankers struck naval mines. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: health officials reported an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip,
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  Speaker 1: killed at least two Palestinians on Monday. The Israeli military
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  Speaker 1: stated it targeted a militant in the area. A telegram
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  Speaker 1: channel identified the deceased as Ez al-Din Bahoum, 22, and
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  Speaker 1: Salah al-Din Eichel, 29, killed in the Al-Mawasi area near Rafah.
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  Speaker 1: In the West Bank, Finance Minister Beit Sarlel Smotrich, who
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  Speaker 1: also serves as a minister in the Defence Ministry and
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  Speaker 1: chairs the Religious Zionist Party, urged Prime Minister Netanyahu and
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Katz to disregard a High Court decision. The
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  Speaker 1: ruling requires the state to provide details on allowing Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: residents to return to Jenin, Tulcam and Nersham's refugee camps.
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  Speaker 1: Smotrich warned that allowing returns would lead to the rebuilding
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  Speaker 1: of terrorist infrastructure, accusing justices of endangering security. The court, however,
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  Speaker 1: did not order immediate returns, but instructed the state to
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  Speaker 1: submit an update by November 23, 2026. Domestically, Likud officials
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  Speaker 1: are reportedly discussing a strategy focused on securing 55 to
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  Speaker 1: 56 seats in the Knesset, a target they believe could
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  Speaker 1: create a blocking block and prevent opponents from forming a government.
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  Speaker 1: This scenario might involve seeking a coalition partner like former
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Allegations have surfaced regarding former Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister's Office Chief of Staff, Tzakai Braverman. According to N12 reports,
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  Speaker 1: a transcript allegedly shows him asking a stenographer to change
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  Speaker 1: a call log timestamp, related to October 7. Police are
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  Speaker 1: also investigating claims he improperly removed classified records on security
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  Speaker 1: discussions prior to the October 7 attacks. Braverman has denied
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  Speaker 1: these allegations. The trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued.
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  Speaker 1: with former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arriving at court to
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  Speaker 1: resume his testimony. President Isaac Herzog declared he would act
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  Speaker 1: to prevent repeat elections if a government is not formed,
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  Speaker 1: signalling potential presidential intervention in political deadlock. A new survey
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  Speaker 1: by Clalit Health Services highlights the widespread psychological impact of
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  Speaker 1: the October 7 attacks and subsequent fighting, finding that approximately 1.5
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  Speaker 1: million Israelis were directly exposed to trauma. The study also
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  Speaker 1: indicates that about 20% of the population continues to experience
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  Speaker 1: negative impacts on their daily functioning. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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