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Netanyahu: Iran Nuclear Program Targets US Cities · 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark warning regarding
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  Speaker 1: Iran's nuclear ambitions, stating that the regime is developing intercontinental
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  Speaker 1: ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons with the explicit aim of
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  Speaker 1: threatening American cities, asserting that the US is Iran's ultimate
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  Speaker 1: target over Israel. Speaking on Fox News, Netanyahu described Iran's
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  Speaker 1: ambitions as extending beyond Israel, warning that the regime intends
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  Speaker 1: to target both the US and Europe if it succeeds
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  Speaker 1: in its objectives. He characterised Iran as a malevolent power,
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  Speaker 1: operating alongside Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis. Eliminating this Iranian
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  Speaker 1: threat was listed as the first of his priorities for
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  Speaker 1: a potential next term in office. Adding to the regional tensions,
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  Speaker 1: an Iran expert has warned of a significant increase in
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  Speaker 1: the probability of activity. The European Union has strongly condemned
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  Speaker 1: what it called violent settlers in the West Bank for
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  Speaker 1: attacks against Palestinians and European diplomats during the ongoing olive harvest,
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  Speaker 1: calling for accountability. Prime Minister Netanyahu, however, urged caution, stating
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  Speaker 1: that serious accusations require serious evidence and suggesting that reports
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  Speaker 1: of attacks on diplomats might be part of a coordinated
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  Speaker 1: campaign to smear Israel before full facts emerge. In Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: the son of a photographer who was attacked recounted a
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  Speaker 1: frightening experience. In Paris, a synagogue was vandalised amidst widespread
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  Speaker 1: rioting across France. Jewish organisations have issued warnings about the
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  Speaker 1: vulnerability of Jewish institutions during periods of public disorder. The
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  Speaker 1: specific circumstances and motives behind the synagogue vandalism are still
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  Speaker 1: under investigation, following unrest that initially erupted over education spending. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli government approved 2.5 billion shekels for urgent defence procurement,
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  Speaker 1: to be funded by budget cuts to government ministries. This
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  Speaker 1: move drew criticism from opposition leaders who argued it impacts
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  Speaker 1: essential services. Prime Minister Netanyahu also addressed political rhetoric, condemning
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  Speaker 1: ethnic slurs while accusing the opposition of double standards regarding
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  Speaker 1: derogatory remarks against Likud voters. Separately, Yoaz Hendel, chairman of
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  Speaker 1: the Reservists' party, stated that destroying Hamas will not be
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  Speaker 1: possible without universal conscription. criticising the government's Gaza policy. Economically,
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  Speaker 1: a group of 61 senior economists warned that continued West
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  Speaker 1: Bank settlement expansion and the failure to prevent Jewish violence
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  Speaker 1: against Palestinians could lead to significant international sanctions, economic isolation
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  Speaker 1: and a higher cost of living for all Israelis. In
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  Speaker 1: other news, the management of Kaplan Medical Centre has filed
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  Speaker 1: a police complaint and notified the health ministry concerning suspicions
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  Speaker 1: of blood samples being taken from patients without informed consent
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  Speaker 1: for laboratory research in its cardiology department. On a more
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  Speaker 1: personal note, Sonia Joubran, born in Israel to Christian parents
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  Speaker 1: who fled Lebanon, now leads the student union at Tel
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  Speaker 1: Hai Kiryat Shmona University, dreaming of peace with her family's homeland.
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