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US Considers Iran Strike as Regional Tensions Mount · 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: Tensions remain high concerning Iran and its regional proxies. Sources
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  Speaker 1: familiar with the matter tell the Jerusalem Post that the
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  Speaker 1: Trump administration came very close to approving a strike on
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  Speaker 1: Iran at least once recently. This comes as Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu publicly reaffirmed Israel's commitment to eliminating the Iranian regime.
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  Speaker 1: stating he has discussed this with President Trump many times,
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  Speaker 1: including recently. In parallel, the Pentagon is sending the USS
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  Speaker 1: Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary
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  Speaker 1: Unit to the Middle East, a move intended to provide
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  Speaker 1: President Trump with expanded military options. This deployment follows reports
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  Speaker 1: that a breakthrough in US-Iran talks could unlock $ 6 billion
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  Speaker 1: for Tehran. On the diplomatic front, Israeli and Lebanese officials
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  Speaker 1: met at US Central Command, or CENTCOM, headquarters in Tampa, Florida,
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  Speaker 1: to continue implementing a US-brokered agreement aimed at disarming the
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  Speaker 1: Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist organisation. Lebanon's demands reportedly include an end
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  Speaker 1: to Israeli operations in southern Lebanon and a withdrawal of
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces. Meanwhile in Yemen, local authorities have raised the
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  Speaker 1: death toll from a Houthi strike on a military camp
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  Speaker 1: belonging to government forces to 73, underscoring ongoing regional proxy activity.
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  Speaker 1: In the Gaza theatre, Israeli forces, including the IDF and
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet, announced they have eliminated a Hamas terrorist involved
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  Speaker 1: in the abduction of Shani Lauk during the October 7 massacre.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF stated the operative was planning future attacks and
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  Speaker 1: was rebuilding Hamas military capabilities. Shani Lauk, who was at
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  Speaker 1: the Nova festival, became a powerful symbol of the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 events and her body was recovered from Gaza in May.
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  Speaker 1: On the subject of antisemitism, a comprehensive new study published
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  Speaker 1: in October reveals a concerning trend. American humanities doctoral students
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  Speaker 1: are significantly more likely than other U.S. graduate students to
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  Speaker 1: hold anti-Jewish prejudice and hostility toward Israel. In academic policy news,
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  Speaker 1: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has reached
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  Speaker 1: a sweeping settlement agreement with the U.S. Justice and Education Departments.
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  Speaker 1: This resolves long-running federal investigations into campus antisemitism and race-based discrimination.
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  Speaker 1: mandating significant reforms including mandatory anti-Semitism training for students, faculty
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  Speaker 1: and staff. Domestically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined his vision
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  Speaker 1: for Israel's future, issuing a warning regarding Turkish President Erdogan's
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  Speaker 1: ambitions for Jerusalem, while also detailing a newly revamped defence doctrine.
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  Speaker 1: In political manoeuvring, reports indicate Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance
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  Speaker 1: Minister Beit Salel Smotrich met with Rabbi Eli Sadden in
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  Speaker 1: an effort to pressure Ofer Winter to withdraw from an
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  Speaker 1: upcoming Knesset race. Winter responded critically, stating he has no
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  Speaker 1: intention of withdrawing from the contest. 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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