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US Prepares 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: In the Middle East, the United States military is moving
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  Speaker 1: a Patriot air and missile defence system from Texas to
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  Speaker 1: the Middle East, as Washington and Israel prepare for possible
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  Speaker 1: heavy combat operations against Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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  Speaker 1: US officials have reportedly warned several Gulf Arab countries to
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  Speaker 1: prepare for a short, intense military campaign against Iran following
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming midterm elections. US forces are also replenishing munitions
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  Speaker 1: stockpiles and preparing bomber and fighter jets for possible strikes,
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  Speaker 1: with an additional aircraft carrier strike group and marine expeditionary
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  Speaker 1: unit expected to join US warships in the region. President
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  Speaker 1: Trump has been weighing further military action against Iran, potentially
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  Speaker 1: targeting infrastructure and nuclear facilities, though a final decision has
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  Speaker 1: not been made. Trump also commented on the war on Iran, stating,
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  Speaker 1: It will end very quickly, but we have to make
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  Speaker 1: sure it ends the right way, emphasising the need for
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  Speaker 1: Iran to never have nuclear weapons. In contrast, Qatar has
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  Speaker 1: presented Iran with a seven-day peace plan involving confidence-building steps
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  Speaker 1: and international guarantors, as diplomatic efforts intensify. Iranian official Arakchi
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  Speaker 1: has warned that Israeli military action would shatter markets, while
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  Speaker 1: Houthi strikes targeting the Aramco refinery in Yemen, highlight ongoing
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  Speaker 1: regional security concerns. US intelligence has warned of intensified Iranian
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  Speaker 1: plots against Americans, and Iran has reportedly instructed Hezbollah to
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  Speaker 1: prepare for a possible conflict. US President Trump reportedly desires
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli government without ministers Itamar Ben-Givia and Beit Salel Smotrich,
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  Speaker 1: believing settler violence undermines his regional vision. Domestically, Israel faces
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  Speaker 1: a political deadlock following recent elections. With 100% of ballots counted,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is projected to secure 53 seats,
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  Speaker 1: the opposition bloc has 48 seats, and Arab parties hold
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  Speaker 1: 19 seats, leaving neither camp with a clear majority. President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog has stressed the imperative to prevent additional elections,
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  Speaker 1: urging all parties to approach discussions with an open mind.
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  Speaker 1: Opposition leaders are considering forming a government of change, potentially
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  Speaker 1: with Arab parties. with Yair Golan stating the opposition bloc
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  Speaker 1: reaches 65 seats when including Arab parties. Yosef Jabarin, chairman
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  Speaker 1: of the Joint List, expressed readiness to help remove the
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu government, proposing a genuine and equal Jewish-Arab partnership. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a group of Israeli government ministers and lawmakers are demanding
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  Speaker 1: an urgent investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud in
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  Speaker 1: the Arab sector during the Knesset election. Accusing the United
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  Speaker 1: Arab List, Rahm, party of orchestrating a large-scale operation. Police
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  Speaker 1: arrested suspects with cash and voting slips linked to an
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  Speaker 1: alleged vote-buying scheme. In security operations, the IDF announced it
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  Speaker 1: has eliminated three Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip. Among
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  Speaker 1: those killed were Anas Hamedei, commander of the Nakba forces
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  Speaker 1: who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and raided the Sufa outpost,
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  Speaker 1: and Ashraf Daklan, commander of a unit in the Eastern
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  Speaker 1: Jabalia battalion that also infiltrated Israel that day. Mahmoud Olwen,
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  Speaker 1: a Nakba commander in the Western Jabalia Battalion, was also eliminated.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF stated these individuals were advancing terror plans and
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  Speaker 1: working to restore Hamas's operational capabilities, and they were killed
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