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Iran's Nuclear Complex Activity Resumes; Hormuz Threat Issued · 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: Concerns are rising over Iran's nuclear activities. Satellite images from
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  Speaker 1: September and October show significant activity at the Minzadeh nuclear complex,
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  Speaker 1: northeast of Tehran. This site was previously bombed by Israel
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  Speaker 1: over suspicions it was being used to rebuild Iran's nuclear
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  Speaker 1: weapons development capabilities. The images reveal vehicle traffic, cleared rubble
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  Speaker 1: and ongoing earthmoving, suggesting efforts to repair damage and potentially
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  Speaker 1: re-establish capabilities. Adding to regional tensions, an advisor to Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guard commander stated that illegal routes in the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz will be closed soon, according to Iran's Fars
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  Speaker 1: news agency. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global
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  Speaker 1: shipping lane. In domestic security news, a mathematics professor at
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  Speaker 1: Bar-Ilan University, Shahar Nevo, has been indicted for allegedly planning
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  Speaker 1: mass terrorist attacks and the forced transfer of Palestinians and
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  Speaker 1: Arab Israelis, motivated by nationalist ideology. The indictment details a
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  Speaker 1: plan named IT, or the People Will Carry Out Transfer. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF and Border Police are set to launch operations
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  Speaker 1: across the West Bank, aiming to arrest and interrogate individuals
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  Speaker 1: for terrorism and incitement, with a particular focus on those
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  Speaker 1: who have expressed support for the October 7 massacre. Israel
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  Speaker 1: marked the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre across
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  Speaker 1: the country, with protests and memorial ceremonies. Many demanded governmental
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  Speaker 1: accountability and a full state commission of inquiry into the
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  Speaker 1: national tragedy. Protesters gathered outside the Knesset and government officials' homes,
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  Speaker 1: with artistic installations symbolising the victims' suffering. On this sombre anniversary,
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  Speaker 1: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia called for the dismantling of
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  Speaker 1: the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, stating its weapons
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  Speaker 1: must be confiscated and officials arrested. Former IDF chief of
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  Speaker 1: staff Gadi Eisenkot, now a political leader, visited Kibbutz Reim
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  Speaker 1: and stated that while he believes Prime Minister Netanyahu should
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  Speaker 1: be replaced, he does not regret joining the emergency government,
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  Speaker 1: which he said stabilised the security situation. However, he warned
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  Speaker 1: that the current government's policies represent a threat to our
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  Speaker 1: future in the state of Israel. Yisrael Bey Teh new
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  Speaker 1: leader MK Avigdor Liberman claimed on the anniversary that the
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  Speaker 1: government responsible for the October 7th massacre continues to fund
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  Speaker 1: Hamas by allowing aid into Gaza, which he asserts Hamas seizes.
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  Speaker 1: IDF Chief of Staff Isle Zamia, visiting Brigade 38, emphasised
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  Speaker 1: the IDF's need to remain prepared for surprise attacks, drawing
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  Speaker 1: direct lessons from the painful failures of both the Yom
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  Speaker 1: Kippur War and October 7th, stating the IDF must always
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  Speaker 1: be ready for surprise. In a symbolic act, Israel Prison
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  Speaker 1: Service officers raided Hamas terrorist cells at precisely 6.29am, three
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  Speaker 1: years to the minute after the massacre began, searching for
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  Speaker 1: contraband and honouring the victims. Separately, a court determined that
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  Speaker 1: Ram Shahin exploited the chaos of the October 7 massacre
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  Speaker 1: to steal equipment valued at hundreds of thousands of shekels
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  Speaker 1: from Matan Lior Mordechai. A victim killed while saving others.
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  Speaker 1: In other domestic news, police have opened a preliminary review
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  Speaker 1: into the Transportation Ministry's aviation security system, examining potential conflicts
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  Speaker 1: of interest and unapproved additional work by senior officials, following
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  Speaker 1: an attempted fly-juby hijacking. In the United States, Texas Governor
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  Speaker 1: Greg Abbott ordered U.S. and Texas flags at state buildings
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  Speaker 1: to be lowered to half-staff to mark the third anniversary
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  Speaker 1: of the October 7 massacre, expressing Texas's solidarity with Israel
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  Speaker 1: and honoring those lost. Across Europe, leaders commemorated the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre, with many addressing the rise in antisemitism and
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  Speaker 1: strained ties with Israel. Leaders like Andy Burnham and Emmanuel
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  Speaker 1: Macron acknowledged victims and vowed to protect Jewish communities. On
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  Speaker 1: a more uplifting note, approximately 70 residents from assisted living
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  Speaker 1: facilities in Moden and Rishon, L'Zion, visited Ofakim. They were
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  Speaker 1: escorted by Taylai Hardard, a civilian hero recognised for her bravery,
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  Speaker 1: on October 7. Finally, in Jerusalem, the State Attorney's Office
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  Speaker 1: filed an indictment against a man accused of spitting toward
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  Speaker 1: the door of a church in the Old City, motivated
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  Speaker 1: by hatred for Christians and Arabs. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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