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US Reported Taking 'Crushing' Quiet 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: We begin with reports of significant, quiet American actions aimed
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  Speaker 1: at Iran, alongside concerning developments on Israel's northern border. Reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate the United States is engaged in significant, quiet actions
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  Speaker 1: described as crushing Iran, according to Mariv News Flash. The
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  Speaker 1: outlet also cited a warning from the US Embassy in
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  Speaker 1: Israel detailing unusual flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions,
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  Speaker 1: suggesting heightened regional security concerns. Adding to regional tensions, President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump has officially declared a specific date that Iran
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  Speaker 1: should fear, though details remain undisclosed. On Israel's northern front,
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  Speaker 1: Captain Eliab Haim T. Zeppelmos, 21, from Haifa, was killed
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  Speaker 1: in action on Thursday during an operation in south Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF announced. He served as a combat officer in
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  Speaker 1: the 603rd Battalion of the 7th Brigade. Three other soldiers
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  Speaker 1: were lightly injured in the same incident and received medical treatment.
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  Speaker 1: Meanwhile in Gaza, a wave of assassinations is reportedly triggering
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  Speaker 1: a new phenomenon within Hamas, suggesting internal repercussions or strategic shifts,
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  Speaker 1: according to Mariv News Flash. Turning to US policy, the
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  Speaker 1: New York Times has published a report, detailed by jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: alleging that a senior US embassy aide in Jerusalem, David Milstein,
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  Speaker 1: suppressed or altered diplomatic reporting concerning Israeli settlements, settler violence
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  Speaker 1: and conditions in Gaza. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee has categorically
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  Speaker 1: rejected these allegations, disputing their factual basis and criticising the
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  Speaker 1: newspaper's handling of his comments. Separately, during a televised debate
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  Speaker 1: in Georgia, incumbent US Senator John Ossoff stated that while
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  Speaker 1: he cares deeply about Israeli security, He believes Israeli forces
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  Speaker 1: prosecuting the war in Gaza violated the law of armed
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  Speaker 1: conflict and international humanitarian law. Ossoff, Georgia's first Jewish US senator,
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  Speaker 1: faced questions about his vote to block an arms shipment
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  Speaker 1: to Israel. In a developing humanitarian issue, Israelis remain stranded
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  Speaker 1: in Dubai. JPost.com reports that after their flights home, including
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  Speaker 1: rescue flights operated by Israeli airline Arkea, were cancelled due
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  Speaker 1: to revoked permits. Travellers face uncertainty. Some describe being abandoned
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  Speaker 1: by tour operators, facing exorbitant costs for alternative travel, and
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  Speaker 1: a significant gap between official reports of rescue flights and
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  Speaker 1: the reality on the ground. Domestically, a recent mandate poll
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  Speaker 1: shows the Likud party and Eisencott in a head-to-head contest,
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  Speaker 1: with assessments being made regarding voter certainty for upcoming elections,
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  Speaker 1: according to Mariv News Flash. On the broader landscape, Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: highlights ongoing discussions regarding significant changes and internal debates within
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  Speaker 1: the American Jewish community following the October 7th attacks. The
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  Speaker 1: report notes a reassessment of Zionism and Jewish peoplehood among
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  Speaker 1: some groups, with figures like Rabbi Ami Hirsch urging Reform
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  Speaker 1: Judaism to strengthen its commitment, and Israeli historian Gadi Torb
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  Speaker 1: offering commentary on progressive Jews he believes are appeasing antisemites.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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