Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Jordan Strikes Syria as Election Focuses on Iran
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. Today,
- 0:12Speaker 1: regional tensions flared as the Royal Jordanian Air Force launched
- 0:16Speaker 1: a significant operation in southern Syria. Codenamed Jordanian deterrence Hamoud,
- 0:21Speaker 1: the strike's targeted terrorist organisation's hideouts in the Daraa province,
- 0:26Speaker 1: The Jordanian army stated the operation was in direct response
- 0:29Speaker 1: and retaliation for the terrorist attack at Hamoud Church in
- 0:32Speaker 1: Karak last Friday, linking the perpetrators to these groups. Royal
- 0:36Speaker 1: Jordanian Air Force fighter jets struck multiple positions, resulting in
- 0:41Speaker 1: numerous casualties among the militants and destruction of their equipment,
- 0:45Speaker 1: with the military affirming its commitment to eradicating extremism. In Gaza,
- 0:50Speaker 1: the Israel Defense Forces continued operations over the weekend. eliminating
- 0:55Speaker 1: several terrorists from the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
- 0:59Speaker 1: The IDF reported that these individuals included a sniper operative
- 1:03Speaker 1: and leaders of Nukhaba cells, who were advancing terror attacks
- 1:06Speaker 1: against Israeli forces and civilians and working to restore the
- 1:10Speaker 1: organisation's capabilities. Domestically, Israel's election campaign is nearing its conclusion
- 1:16Speaker 1: with Iran's escalating threat at the forefront. Prime Minister Benjamin
- 1:20Speaker 1: Netanyahu is framing his candidacy around his experience in confronting Iran,
- 1:25Speaker 1: while his opponents question his judgment. Reports have emerged detailing
- 1:29Speaker 1: reported tensions between Prime Minister Netanyahu and IDF Chief of
- 1:33Speaker 1: Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia, particularly concerning a military operation
- 1:39Speaker 1: that defence officials reportedly feared could provoke a confrontation with Iran. Separately,
- 1:44Speaker 1: an investigative watchdog group, Nasha Jew, has exposed approximately 40
- 1:49Speaker 1: healthcare professionals within the UK's National Health Service for disseminating
- 1:53Speaker 1: anti-Semitic rhetoric and conspiracy theories on public social media platforms,
- 1:58Speaker 1: with some posts reportedly celebrating violence. In the West Bank,
- 2:03Speaker 1: the state acknowledged to Israel's High Court that business premises
- 2:06Speaker 1: in Hebron were demolished without a prior hearing. The business owners,
- 2:10Speaker 1: who deny any involvement in a recent deadly attack, petitioned
- 2:14Speaker 1: the court. arguing the demolitions constituted collective punishment. The state's
- 2:18Speaker 1: response cited security necessity and that attackers had used a
- 2:22Speaker 1: factory at one of the premises as cover. Finally, Iran
- 2:26Speaker 1: reportedly struck a vessel southeast of Al-Fur, Iraq, off the
- 2:29Speaker 1: Basra coast. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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