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US MOAB Strike Plans on Iran; Israel Threatens Lebanon · 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: The United States military has reportedly developed strike plans against
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  Speaker 1: Iran that include the use of the GBU-43-B Massive Ordnance
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  Speaker 1: Air Blast Bomb, or MOAB, the largest non-nuclear weapon in
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  Speaker 1: its arsenal, according to CNN, citing multiple US officials. These
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  Speaker 1: plans reportedly involve targeting Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites,
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  Speaker 1: with one official suggesting a psychological effect is a primary
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  Speaker 1: goal for the Moab, as its deep penetration capabilities are limited. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Israel Katz has threatened to seize additional territory
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  Speaker 1: in southern Lebanon, specifically Nabatiyeh and the Litani River, creating
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  Speaker 1: a permanent Israeli security zone if Hezbollah joins Iran in
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  Speaker 1: an attack on Israel, according to J-Post. Mariv News Flash
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  Speaker 1: reports that the Middle East is on high alert, with
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  Speaker 1: Iran fearing a pre-emptive strike from Israel. And Israel has
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  Speaker 1: reportedly asked the United States to wait with any attack
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  Speaker 1: on Iran until after the US elections, fearing it could
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  Speaker 1: harm the Likud party's chances. In US political commentary, former
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  Speaker 1: Vice President Kamala Harris criticised the Biden administration's approach to
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  Speaker 1: the Gaza war, telling an audience in Seoul that President
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  Speaker 1: Biden did too little to restrain Israel. and charging that
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  Speaker 1: the IDF's conduct in Gaza was horrific. She contrasted this
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  Speaker 1: with President Trump's approach, which she described as giving Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a blank check, as reported by World
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  Speaker 1: Israel News. On the domestic front, a senior aide to
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Yonatan Yurich, is reportedly a central
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  Speaker 1: suspect in the Qatargate investigation, and met at least twice
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  Speaker 1: in July 2024 with a senior Qatari official identified as
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  Speaker 1: the head of the Israel Project. according to J-Post. These
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  Speaker 1: meetings were not part of an official Israeli assignment. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents where the Israeli military
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  Speaker 1: has been accused of killing or injuring people in Gaza, Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank and Israel, with no public outcome for
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  Speaker 1: the resulting investigations, raising concerns about transparency. Furthermore, a new
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  Speaker 1: study by Adkan reportedly reveals decades-long connections between the Israeli
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  Speaker 1: political party Hadash and the PFLP terrorist organisation, which participated
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  Speaker 1: in the October 7 massacre, according to a report on
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  Speaker 1: a Telegram channel. In Gaza, the Israel Defence Force's 99th
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  Speaker 1: Division has completed a four-month mission in the Northern Strip,
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  Speaker 1: eliminating over 100 terrorists and destroying approximately eight kilometres of tunnels,
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  Speaker 1: the military announced on Wednesday. Those killed reportedly included terrorists
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  Speaker 1: involved in the October 7 massacre. Economically, A Shorsh Institution
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  Speaker 1: report warns that Israel's future economic viability is at risk
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  Speaker 1: due to declining productivity, which now trails G7 nations. According
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  Speaker 1: to J-Post, total factor productivity was 15% below the G7
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  Speaker 1: average in 2023, a significant drop from previous decades, with
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  Speaker 1: weak education and the departure of skilled workers cited as
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  Speaker 1: key factors. And in related news … Tadkiki's recent comments
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  Speaker 1: insisting that Jews and Israel should not be conflated have
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  Speaker 1: sparked discussion regarding antisemitism in Ireland. 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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