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US Military Lands in Israel as Iran Tensions Rise · 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 heightened regional tensions. Ten US Air Force
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  Speaker 1: transport aircraft have landed at Israeli bases Avda and Nevatim,
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  Speaker 1: reportedly carrying air defence systems as part of a larger
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  Speaker 1: Middle East air convoy. This deployment comes amid reported US
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  Speaker 1: warnings of a potential, short, focused war with Iran. US
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  Speaker 1: and Israeli officials are reportedly coordinating closely on Iran, with
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  Speaker 1: news of additional American naval and marine forces potentially joining
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  Speaker 1: the region. In related incidents, three tankers caught fire after
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  Speaker 1: striking mines near the Strait of Hormuz. In a significant
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  Speaker 1: security breach, an IDF soldier has reportedly been charged with
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  Speaker 1: providing intelligence to Iranian operatives for about a year. According
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  Speaker 1: to reports, the soldier allegedly shared sensitive details about his
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  Speaker 1: military unit and bases, and even photographed missile interceptors and
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  Speaker 1: American refuelling aircraft, reportedly in exchange for money. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: domestic Israeli politics, the Central Elections Committee has completed its
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  Speaker 1: vote count, confirming no bloc secured the 61 seats required
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  Speaker 1: to form a government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition bloc
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  Speaker 1: won 53 seats, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi
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  Speaker 1: Eisenkot took 48, with Arab parties securing 19 seats. This
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  Speaker 1: outcome reshapes Israel's political map and initiates difficult coalition negotiations.
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  Speaker 1: In political developments, Gadi Eisenkot and former Prime Minister Naftali
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  Speaker 1: Bennett reportedly met to discuss forming a new government. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: suspicions of election bribery have led to arrests and a
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet investigation into potential foreign influence on voting. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: there are reports of an Israeli army bombing of a
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian family home in Gaza City. which the reports state
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  Speaker 1: occurred despite a ceasefire. Finally, in Thailand, the Interior Ministry
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  Speaker 1: has revoked the citizenship of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, the
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  Speaker 1: head of Harbod in Thailand for over three decades. The
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  Speaker 1: stated reason is his continued use of American citizenship after
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  Speaker 1: naturalising as a Thai citizen in 2013. This action follows
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  Speaker 1: earlier raids by Thai authorities on Harbod institutions. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi. Thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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