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US Decision Looms on Iran Strikes · 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: Tensions remain high regarding potential military action involving Iran. IDF
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  Speaker 1: Chief of Staff Eyal Zamia has been briefed on US
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  Speaker 1: military preparations for renewed fighting in the coming weeks. Senior
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  Speaker 1: American officials suggest a final decision on the timing of
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  Speaker 1: potential US strikes against Iran will be made within the
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  Speaker 1: next seven to ten days. The planned targets reportedly include
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  Speaker 1: Iran's drone and missile arsenal, energy infrastructure, and military locations.
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  Speaker 1: These preparations are occurring despite President Donald Trump's recent public
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  Speaker 1: statements suggesting the US would not attack Iran before the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming midterm elections, a stance reiterated by White House officials. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the UK MTO Centre reports that Iran has continued to
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  Speaker 1: strike ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. On the ground
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, Assessments indicate the conflict remains intense. General Jack Keane,
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  Speaker 1: recently returned from Israel, stated that the current 20-point Gaza
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  Speaker 1: plan has no chance of working. Citing Hamas's regeneration of
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  Speaker 1: forces with thousands of new recruits and its continued operation
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  Speaker 1: from an extensive tunnel network, an Israeli brigade commander confirmed
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  Speaker 1: to Keane that Hamas's core objective of destroying Israel remains unchanged.
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  Speaker 1: In operational updates, Israeli forces announced the elimination of several
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  Speaker 1: Hamas commanders. Among them was Mohamed Moussan Nima Yazji, a
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  Speaker 1: commander in the Shati battalion involved in holding hostages, and
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  Speaker 1: Mohamed Fawzi Mohamed Awad Gamal, a terrorist in the Daraj
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  Speaker 1: Tuffer battalion. In terms of defence cooperation, the first US-manufactured
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  Speaker 1: Tamiya interceptors for Israel's Iron Dome air defence system have
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  Speaker 1: been delivered. A ceremony in East Camden, Arkansas, marked this
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  Speaker 1: significant milestone, highlighting decades of US-Israel collaboration on missile defence.
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  Speaker 1: The new manufacturing facility represents an additional source for interceptors
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  Speaker 1: and also produces the Skyhunter variant for the US Marine Corps.
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  Speaker 1: In New York City, a vigil commemorating the October 7
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  Speaker 1: attack faced disruption. Pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the event, calling Mayor
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  Speaker 1: Zoran Mamdani a traitor and displaying Hamas symbols. New York
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  Speaker 1: Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the protest, calling it despicable. The
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  Speaker 1: incident occurred as Mayor Mamdani dined at a Palestinian restaurant,
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  Speaker 1: amid ongoing criticism over his earlier October 7th statement, which
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  Speaker 1: had drawn sharp backlash from Jewish leaders and pro-Israel activists.
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  Speaker 1: Within Israel, discussions continue regarding accountability for the October 7th massacre.
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  Speaker 1: An interview with former military secretary Avi Gill raised questions
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  Speaker 1: about official accounts, suggesting intelligence failures were not fully disclosed.
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  Speaker 1: and that there may be discrepancies between what the public
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  Speaker 1: has been told and the full truth of events. The
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  Speaker 1: Likud party attacked Gill, alleging he withheld information, while the
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  Speaker 1: Yashar party has called for legal action against Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu, citing allegations of distorted information provided to state controller.
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  Speaker 1: Gill has called for a state commission of inquiry. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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