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Gaza Conflict Preparations Intensify Amidst Political Uncertainty · 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: Hamas leadership views its ability to withstand the IDF over
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  Speaker 1: the past three years as a form of victory, believing
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  Speaker 1: Israeli territorial control in Gaza is temporary and their long-term
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  Speaker 1: goals remain achievable. Intelligence presented to Israeli officials indicates Hamas
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  Speaker 1: is actively preparing for a potential IDF ground maneuver toward
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  Speaker 1: Gaza City. working around the clock on recruitment, weapon distribution,
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  Speaker 1: digging defensive tunnels and manufacturing explosives. In response, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: Southern Command, Military Intelligence Directorate, Israel Air Force and Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet have stepped up targeted killings of terrorists involved in
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  Speaker 1: past attacks and those preparing future ones. The IDF is
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  Speaker 1: preparing for a scenario involving the mass movement of civilians
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  Speaker 1: and a ground manoeuvre into the heart of Gaza City
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  Speaker 1: to dismantle Hamas's military wing. a senior official assessed that
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  Speaker 1: such a manoeuvre would ultimately be unavoidable, with a decision
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  Speaker 1: on the issue expected after the upcoming Israeli elections. In
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  Speaker 1: Israeli domestic politics, a Hebrew university study reveals a significant
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  Speaker 1: crisis of confidence in the nation's future. The survey indicates
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  Speaker 1: only about one-third of Israelis want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: to remain in power, with declining optimism and increased uncertainty
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  Speaker 1: about the country's safety post-October 7th. Nearly one-third of respondents
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  Speaker 1: are considering leaving Israel. Less than 20% believe total victory
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  Speaker 1: in the war has been achieved, and half of Israelis
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  Speaker 1: place the greatest responsibility for the security failures on the government. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: a Mariv poll shows the governing and opposition blocs tied
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  Speaker 1: at 52 seats ahead of the Knesset elections, with Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu's Likud party gaining a seat. Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar
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  Speaker 1: party leads in projected seats. In a separate incident, Former
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  Speaker 1: MK Oren Hazen physically attacked a municipality employee during an
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  Speaker 1: Ariel City Council meeting, an act the mayor described as bullying.
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  Speaker 1: On the international front, US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has
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  Speaker 1: stated he refuses to label Iran a greater threat than
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  Speaker 1: Israel and claimed Israel provoked a Mideast war for annexation.
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  Speaker 1: In other comments, Georgia Democrat John Ossoff has alleged that
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  Speaker 1: the IDF committed war crimes in Gaza. Economically, Israeli authorities
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  Speaker 1: are pursuing separate investigations into two individuals suspected of cryptocurrency
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  Speaker 1: tax evasion. Adil Miost faces charges related to tens of
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  Speaker 1: millions of dollars in undeclared crypto trading and money laundering,
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  Speaker 1: with his detention extended by the Haifa magistrate's court. In
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  Speaker 1: a separate case, Alexander Pachinsky, suspected of failing to report
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  Speaker 1: approximately $ 13 million in cryptocurrency income, was released under stringent
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  Speaker 1: financial guarantees by the Jerusalem Magistrates' Court. Authorities have seized
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  Speaker 1: digital wallets, foreign currency, and a luxury vehicle as part
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  Speaker 1: of these probes. Finally, on an uplifting note, a group
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  Speaker 1: of young Jerusalemite mothers whose husbands were killed in reserve
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  Speaker 1: duty are finding friendship and support in each other as
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  Speaker 1: they navigate life after loss. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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