Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israeli Air Force Flight to Iran Border Reported
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report, I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: We begin with developments concerning Iran. An unusual Israeli air
- 0:16Speaker 1: force flight to the Iranian border was reportedly conducted, quietly.
- 0:20Speaker 1: In parallel, reports indicate Iran is threatening upcoming elections, and
- 0:24Speaker 1: Israel has stated it has a plan in place to
- 0:26Speaker 1: counter these actions. Turning to the disputed territories, in the
- 0:30Speaker 1: Hebron area of Judea, A terrorist shooting attack on Friday
- 0:34Speaker 1: morning left five people wounded, two seriously, with two Arab
- 0:38Speaker 1: terrorists killed by IDF troops. This incident occurred as the
- 0:41Speaker 1: military heightened its alert status ahead of Israel's October 27 elections.
- 0:47Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a cordon on Hebron
- 0:51Speaker 1: and a closure across Judea and Samaria, and the IDF
- 0:54Speaker 1: has reinforced its forces in the region with an additional brigade.
- 0:58Speaker 1: Meanwhile in Gaza, 15 Israeli families have established a temporary
- 1:02Speaker 1: community named Halatzé Gaza, or Pioneers of Gaza, near Kibbutz Kfaraza.
- 1:07Speaker 1: Spearheaded by the Nachala settlement movement, this initiative aims to
- 1:11Speaker 1: be a precursor to re-establishing Jewish communities within the Gaza Strip,
- 1:16Speaker 1: with the movement reporting that over 80% of the current
- 1:19Speaker 1: governing coalition supports renewing Jewish life in Gaza. Domestically, National
- 1:24Speaker 1: Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givir has sharply criticised Prime Minister Benjamin
- 1:29Speaker 1: Netanyahu's reported interest in forming a unity government that might
- 1:33Speaker 1: include figures like Gadi Eisenkot. Ben-Givir argues such a coalition
- 1:38Speaker 1: would harm Israel, advocating instead for a full, full right-wing government. Separately,
- 1:43Speaker 1: the chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Solberg,
- 1:47Speaker 1: ordered the Likud party to remove billboards depicting opposition leaders,
- 1:51Speaker 1: alongside Arab MKs Mansa Arbas and Ahmad Tibai. following a
- 1:55Speaker 1: complaint from the Yisrael Beitinu party. Finance Minister Beit Sarlel
- 1:59Speaker 1: Smotrich declared that the expansion of Jewish life and the
- 2:03Speaker 1: establishment of new communities will be the response to every
- 2:06Speaker 1: act of terror, citing the recent move of 14 families
- 2:10Speaker 1: into the new community of Ni'at Harim in Samaria. A
- 2:13Speaker 1: new book also alleges that Gulf leaders provided access to
- 2:16Speaker 1: billions of dollars through undisclosed bank accounts, with some reportedly
- 2:21Speaker 1: overseen by Prime Minister Netanyahu. On the economic front, Israel's
- 2:25Speaker 1: economy is reportedly facing a significant challenge, marked by a
- 2:29Speaker 1: paradox of available funding but a shortage of workers. Meanwhile,
- 2:33Speaker 1: hotels in the centre of the country are reaching full capacity.
- 2:37Speaker 1: In more positive news, Yaman fighters successfully completed a complex
- 2:41Speaker 1: rescue operation at a height of 11 storeys. Internationally, UAE
- 2:46Speaker 1: diplomat Lana Nasebe, of Palestinian descent and fluent in Hebrew,
- 2:50Speaker 1: has entered the race to lead the United Nations. her
- 2:53Speaker 1: candidacy notable due to her ties to Israel and past
- 2:56Speaker 1: opposition to its Gaza policies. In a personal testimony, one
- 3:00Speaker 1: individual described surviving a direct terror attack after being struck
- 3:04Speaker 1: by a boulder through a car window, detailing the intense
- 3:07Speaker 1: fear and the close call. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
- 3:11Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
- 3:15Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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