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US Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island Amid Regional Tensions · 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 carried out limited strikes overnight on
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  Speaker 1: Iran's Keshem Island. A US official described the operation as
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  Speaker 1: a defensive measure, a response to Iranian forces using surface-to-air
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  Speaker 1: missiles against American assets over the Strait of Hormuz. In parallel,
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  Speaker 1: a senior Iranian official told Reuters that Tehran rejects what
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  Speaker 1: they called excessive, US demands, suggesting a deal to end
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  Speaker 1: the war remains distant. This official outlined conditions for the
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  Speaker 1: US to open the Strait of Hormuz and for nuclear
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  Speaker 1: talks to commence, while also warning that Iran is prepared
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  Speaker 1: to respond forcefully to US strikes. Adding to regional tensions,
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  Speaker 1: Mariv reports indications that Israel has designated a date for
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  Speaker 1: an offensive operation against Iran. For developments concerning Gaza, a
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  Speaker 1: documentary exposing alleged corruption and Hamas infiltration within UNRWA was
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  Speaker 1: screened for United Nations diplomats. The film reportedly presented evidence
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  Speaker 1: of incitement material in UNRWA schools, member participation in the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 massacre, and weapons discovered within its facilities. Danny Danon,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's ambassador to the UN, reiterated that Israel has presented
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  Speaker 1: extensive evidence of Hamas's infiltration. Following the screening, US ambassador
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  Speaker 1: to the UN Jeff Bartos stated that UNRWA has no
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  Speaker 1: future in Gaza. Looking at US policy, ahead of upcoming
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  Speaker 1: midterm elections, there are concerns in Israel about potential shifts
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  Speaker 1: in Washington. A report indicates that a new wave of
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  Speaker 1: Democratic candidates, some accusing Israel of committing genocide and demanding
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  Speaker 1: an end to US military aid, have a realistic chance
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  Speaker 1: of entering Congress. This raises questions about future US support
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  Speaker 1: for Israel. Mariv also notes a message conveyed from President
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  Speaker 1: Trump to Tehran regarding Iran's negotiation standing. Domestically, the Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet is investigating suspicions that the Palestinian Authority may have
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  Speaker 1: transferred money to influence Israel's recent election. Probes are also
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  Speaker 1: examining alleged Qatari funding to a political figure in the
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  Speaker 1: Joint List to encourage voter turnout. The Likud party has
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  Speaker 1: accused Attorney General Ghali Baharav Miara of obstructing these investigations.
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  Speaker 1: In political manoeuvring, Avigdor Lieberman of Yisrael Beitinu has stated
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  Speaker 1: he does not rule out forming a government with the
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  Speaker 1: ultra-Orthodox parties, aiming to prevent further elections. Meanwhile, testimony continues
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  Speaker 1: in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On a
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  Speaker 1: more positive note, KKL Argentina inaugurated the Bosque KKL Nova
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  Speaker 1: Memorial Forest in Mendoza, Argentina, with 414 trees planted, each
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  Speaker 1: representing a victim of the Nova massacre. It is the
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  Speaker 1: first memorial site dedicated to the tragedy outside Israel. serving
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  Speaker 1: as a symbol of diaspora solidarity. Finally, in local news,
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  Speaker 1: the Home Front Command in Rishon LeZion successfully used a
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  Speaker 1: mobile laboratory to locate the source of a spill into
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  Speaker 1: a trench, resolving a difficult situation for the city. For
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