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Iraq Sources Claim Israel Behind Militia 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: Sources are reporting a significant development in Iraq, where the
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  Speaker 1: country reportedly believes Israel was behind strikes targeting Iranian-backed militia
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  Speaker 1: weapon depots. These incidents, occurring in mid to early October,
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  Speaker 1: allegedly involved Chinese-made shoulder-fired air defence systems recently supplied by Tehran.
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  Speaker 1: The report, which was published in the Sighting sources who
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  Speaker 1: spoke to the London-based newspaper Ashark al-Awsat noted that the
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  Speaker 1: targeted sites were considered extremely difficult to access or detect,
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  Speaker 1: and the suspected attacks followed closely on the heels of
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  Speaker 1: the weapon shipment's arrival. This comes amidst a broader context
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  Speaker 1: of escalating tensions. The Popular Mobilisation Forces, an umbrella group
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  Speaker 1: comprising numerous Iranian-backed militias and also serving as an Iraqi
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  Speaker 1: government paramilitary force, had reported an explosion at one of
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  Speaker 1: their bases on October 17th. While the PMF initially attributed
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  Speaker 1: this to an accident and Iraq's government pledged an investigation,
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  Speaker 1: sources are now linking such incidents to Israel. Earlier, around
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  Speaker 1: October 1st, warehouses belonging to Iran-backed groups in and around
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  Speaker 1: Baghdad were reportedly affected, including stockpiles of drones intended for
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  Speaker 1: offensive operations. Iran has been actively seeking to establish Iraq
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  Speaker 1: as a frontline. with Tehran and its proxies conducting hundreds
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  Speaker 1: of attacks throughout the country and in the Kurdistan region.
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  Speaker 1: In a separate development, an Israeli creator is using a
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  Speaker 1: unique approach to combat rising antisemitism. Yehuda Metav, known online
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  Speaker 1: as SuperZio, is leveraging viral music clips on platforms like
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  Speaker 1: Instagram to foster Jewish pride and resilience. Drawing inspiration from
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  Speaker 1: historical figures like Warsaw Ghetto uprising hero Mordechai Anielwicz, Metav's
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  Speaker 1: work aims to transform perceived shame into a celebration of
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  Speaker 1: Jewish identity and contributions to the world, pushing back against
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  Speaker 1: what he describes as baseless hatred. Finally, in Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: an incident occurred over the weekend during a rally in
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv. A 23-year-old man, reportedly under the influence of alcohol,
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  Speaker 1: allegedly shoved the bodyguard of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
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  Speaker 1: The rally itself was focused on demanding an inquiry into
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  Speaker 1: the failures leading up to the October 7 events. The suspect,
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  Speaker 1: who shouted slogans in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: was arrested by police. Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding
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  Speaker 1: the altercation, which took place shortly before the 2026 Knesset elections.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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