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Houthi Strike Targets Saudi Airport · 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: In Yemen, the Houthi movement has carried out a deadly
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  Speaker 1: strike on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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  Speaker 1: The General Authority of Civil Aviation reported that a resident
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  Speaker 1: was killed, and eight others were injured. The attack also
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  Speaker 1: caused property damage, and it follows a period of renewed
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  Speaker 1: fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, with previous Houthi
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  Speaker 1: strikes targeting facilities including Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Aramco. Meanwhile, a security official has revealed that Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: is actively rebuilding its military capabilities in Beirut and other locations,
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  Speaker 1: working to restore damaged assets and aiming for peak combat readiness.
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  Speaker 1: The official stated that Hezbollah is expanding its presence beyond
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  Speaker 1: southern Lebanon into areas like Beirut and Tyre. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly preparing for the possibility of renewed fighting, should
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah initiate attacks on Israel during a wider regional escalation.
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  Speaker 1: The organisation is assessed to retain diverse combat capabilities, including rockets,
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  Speaker 1: missiles and drones, sufficient for several months of fighting. In
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  Speaker 1: a significant display of regional posture, dozens of Israeli fighter
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  Speaker 1: jets and refuelling aircraft reportedly flew toward Iran's border on Monday,
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  Speaker 1: traversing Syrian and Iraqi airspace. Axios, citing US and Israeli officials,
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  Speaker 1: reported the mission was a training exercise intended to deter
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  Speaker 1: Iran from attacking Israel. Israel reportedly notified the US in
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  Speaker 1: advance of the flight. Separately, Israel has barred a US-based
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  Speaker 1: United Airlines pilot from its airspace. Israeli media, including UNIT,
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  Speaker 1: reported the decision follows a security review prompted by unverified
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  Speaker 1: social media allegations that the pilot expressed support for Iran,
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  Speaker 1: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Hezbollah. On the operational front,
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  Speaker 1: security forces have eliminated key figures within Palestinian militant groups.
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  Speaker 1: Abdullah Munir Mahmoud Haas, identified as a deputy platoon commander
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  Speaker 1: in Islamic Jihad's rocket array, and Mohammed Wael Mustafa Shashir,
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  Speaker 1: described as a sniper operative in Hamas's military wing, were eliminated.
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  Speaker 1: In US politics, the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC announced it
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  Speaker 1: will no longer officially endorse candidates in US elections, or
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  Speaker 1: send direct donations through its political action committee. AIPAC stated
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  Speaker 1: this change aims to expand individual contributions and utilise new
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  Speaker 1: tools to help allies win, following criticism directed at some
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  Speaker 1: endorsed candidates. Domestically in Israel, Benny Gantz's party colleague, Gadi Eisenkot,
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  Speaker 1: has unequivocally pledged not to serve in a government led
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  Speaker 1: by Prime Minister Netanyahu, even under a rotation agreement. Eisenkot
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  Speaker 1: and Gideon Liberman, are reportedly focused on increasing voter turnout
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  Speaker 1: amidst projections of a political deadlock. Shin Bet chief David
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  Speaker 1: Zinni met with senior French intelligence officials in Paris this
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  Speaker 1: week to discuss counter-terrorism and radical Islam. The visit occurred
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  Speaker 1: against the backdrop of widespread riots and violent protests across France,
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  Speaker 1: and discussions included efforts to combat terrorism amid the ongoing unrest.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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