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US Weighs Military Action Against Iran · 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: Reports indicate heightened tensions and preparations for potential conflict involving Iran.
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  Speaker 1: According to the Wall Street Journal, US President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. This
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  Speaker 1: conversation occurred as the United States is reportedly weighing options
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  Speaker 1: for renewing military action against Iran, with Trump having discussed
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  Speaker 1: these possibilities with senior military commanders. Mariv News Flash further
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  Speaker 1: suggests a White House decision has been made, with Trump
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  Speaker 1: designating a date for a potential attack on Iran. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Mujtaba Khamenei is reportedly preparing Iran's army for war. In Yemen,
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  Speaker 1: the UN Human Rights Office is calling for an independent
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  Speaker 1: investigation following the death of a Yemeni staff member, Mohamed
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  Speaker 1: El Shami, in Houthi custody. UN High Commissioner for Human
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  Speaker 1: Rights Volker Tuik stated that al-Shami had been arbitrarily detained
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  Speaker 1: for over two years. His family was reportedly informed of
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  Speaker 1: his death more than a month after it occurred, with
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  Speaker 1: no explanation. Tuik demanded the immediate and unconditional release of
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  Speaker 1: all other UN personnel held by the Houthis. Yemen's Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister condemned the death, holding the Houthis fully responsible, noting
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  Speaker 1: that over 70 UN employees and dozens of humanitarian workers
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  Speaker 1: remain detained. The Houthi group has claimed those detained were
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  Speaker 1: part of a spy network working for the United States
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  Speaker 1: and Israel. In Gaza, newly surfaced footage reportedly reveals key
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  Speaker 1: Hamas figures, including Mohamed Daif, Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar,
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  Speaker 1: in tunnel locations, offering rare operational insights. Separately, Luxembourg plans
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  Speaker 1: to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank
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  Speaker 1: without EU approval. This move, described as symbolic, follows Luxembourg's
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  Speaker 1: recognition of a Palestinian state last year. An opinion piece
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  Speaker 1: from jpost.com criticizes engagement with Iran's regime. It highlights concerns
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  Speaker 1: over Vice President Vance reportedly writing to Mohsen Rezeghi, identified
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  Speaker 1: as a senior official of Iran's regime, a terrorist, and
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  Speaker 1: an Islamic criminal. The author questions the credibility and strategy
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  Speaker 1: of such peace negotiations. Domestically, there is anticipation surrounding a
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  Speaker 1: Supreme Court ruling, which has not yet been published, but
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  Speaker 1: is noted as shaping a specific emerging scenario. In other news,
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  Speaker 1: a California man has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide
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  Speaker 1: material support to ISIS. Between February and June 2025, he
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  Speaker 1: plotted to kill a man he suspected was an IDF
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  Speaker 1: soldier and planned a terrorist attack using homemade explosives, communicating
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  Speaker 1: these plans to an FBI persona. On a historical note,
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  Speaker 1: Yale driver, daughter of Major General Shlomo Shamia, is working
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  Speaker 1: to correct historical misconceptions about Colonel David Mickey. Marcus's significant
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  Speaker 1: role in the nascent IDF and the War of Independence.
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  Speaker 1: Driver aims to clarify his true contributions. For continuing coverage
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