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US, Israel Planning Iran Strikes Post-Midterms · 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: Turning first to developments concerning Iran. Reports suggest that the
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  Speaker 1: United States and Israel have drawn up plans for renewed
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  Speaker 1: strikes on Iran following the upcoming US midterm elections. According
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  Speaker 1: to a report in the Wall Street Journal, US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump spoke by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: on Saturday regarding options for resuming military operations. While Israel's
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  Speaker 1: defence establishment has maintained ambiguity, defence officials assess that Iran
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  Speaker 1: is facing an economic crisis and may be attempting to
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  Speaker 1: buy time with ongoing negotiations, rather than agreeing to abandon
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  Speaker 1: its nuclear programme or stop producing ballistic missiles. The US
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  Speaker 1: military's Central Command has been preparing for a potential strike,
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  Speaker 1: though the White House may hold off until after the
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  Speaker 1: midterms unless a surprise attack is detected. In parallel, military
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  Speaker 1: movements indicate heightened regional readiness. KAN News reported the arrival
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  Speaker 1: of 10 US Air Force transport aircraft in southern Israel,
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  Speaker 1: likely carrying air defence systems, as part of a larger
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  Speaker 1: conv transferring equipment across the Middle East. Reports also suggest
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  Speaker 1: an additional US naval aircraft carrier and a marine unit
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  Speaker 1: are heading to the region, and that the US has
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  Speaker 1: transferred another Patriot system. Earlier this month, dozens of Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Air Force fighter jets conducted a practice sortie as far
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  Speaker 1: as the Iranian border. This comes amid earlier reports of
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  Speaker 1: US warnings about a potential short, focused war with Iran.
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  Speaker 1: Shifting focus domestically, political manoeuvring is intensifying as the new
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  Speaker 1: Knesset prepares to convene on November 10, 2026. The opposition
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  Speaker 1: bloc is reportedly planning to replace Speaker Amir Ohana with
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  Speaker 1: support from Arab parties, pursue a state commission of inquiry
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  Speaker 1: into the October 7 events, repeal judicial overhaul laws and
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  Speaker 1: advance compulsory service legislation. Meanwhile, significant social and political tensions
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  Speaker 1: were evident at a recent demonstration where left-wing activists chanted
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  Speaker 1: against racism and called for Jewish-Arab partnership. However, the event
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  Speaker 1: was marred by a counter-protester who made disturbing threats to
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  Speaker 1: send enemies to Auschwitz and build Soboba for you again,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting deep societal divisions. Finally, a look back at an
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  Speaker 1: effort to clarify historical contributions. Yale Driver, daughter of the
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  Speaker 1: late Major General Shlomo Shamir, is working to clear up
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  Speaker 1: misconceptions surrounding Colonel David Mickey. Marcus. Marcus, a decorated American
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  Speaker 1: Army veteran and a West Point graduate, was recruited by
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  Speaker 1: Shamir in January 1948. Driver aims to provide a more
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  Speaker 1: accurate account of Marcus's role, his status as Israel's first
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  Speaker 1: Major General, his involvement in the battle for Jerusalem, and
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  Speaker 1: his actual contribution to the nascent Israel Defence Forces. Drawing
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  Speaker 1: from her father's correspondence and documents, Driver asserts that Marcus's
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  Speaker 1: most significant contribution was helping to instill basic military discipline
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  Speaker 1: and respect for authority among IDF soldiers during the War
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