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IAF Jets Conduct Major Exercise Near Iran Border · 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: Dozens of Israeli Air Force jets and refuelling aircraft conducted
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  Speaker 1: a significant training exercise, flying through Syrian and Iraqi airspace
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  Speaker 1: to the Iranian border. Israel described the sortie as a
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  Speaker 1: power projection, aimed at deterring Iran ahead of the October
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  Speaker 1: 27 Knesset elections. However, the Some US officials suspect Israel
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  Speaker 1: may have hoped to provoke Iranian fire to justify an attack,
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  Speaker 1: while other Israeli and US officials describe the exercise as
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  Speaker 1: a standard deterrent. This drill comes amid heightened concerns over
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  Speaker 1: Iran's nuclear programme. In a separate matter, Israel has barred
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  Speaker 1: a United Airlines pilot of Iranian descent from entry as crew,
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  Speaker 1: citing pro-Iranian regime social media posts criticising Israeli strikes. In
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, the IDF detained around 90 volunteers. including
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  Speaker 1: New York City figures like Mayor Zoran Mamdani and Brad Lander,
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  Speaker 1: who were assisting Palestinian farmers with their olive harvest. Mamdani
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  Speaker 1: strongly criticised the detentions, labelling them as genocide and occupation,
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  Speaker 1: a sentiment rejected by Israel's Consul General in New York,
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  Speaker 1: who urged him to focus on domestic issues. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: stated the area was a closed military zone due to
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  Speaker 1: uncoordinated security, though activists presented a different account. Meanwhile, an
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  Speaker 1: analysis of Israeli military positions and settlement plans since October
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  Speaker 1: 2023 suggests Israel now controls at least 2,490 square kilometres
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  Speaker 1: of territory across Syria, Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: marking a significant shift in the region's map. Domestically, with
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  Speaker 1: elections approaching on October 27, Yashar Party candidate Shaul Meridor
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  Speaker 1: told the Jerusalem Post that Gadi Eizenkot is the only
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  Speaker 1: leader capable of uniting the country. sharply criticising Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership and offering, hate, fear and endless war.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu also stated his view that the next
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  Speaker 1: defence minister must be from his Likud party. Apparently pushing
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  Speaker 1: back against National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Givir's ambitions for
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  Speaker 1: the role. And in the West Bank village of Awarta,
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  Speaker 1: a grave was set on fire by extreme right-wing activists
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  Speaker 1: in a cemetery raid. IDF forces extinguished the blaze, but
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  Speaker 1: the suspects escaped before they could be apprehended. Police are investigating.
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