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Iran Conflict: Qeshm Island Explosions and Drone Claims · 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 in the Persian Gulf region, with reports
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  Speaker 1: of explosions and heightened US military activity near Iran's Keshem
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  Speaker 1: Island and the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian channels report a
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  Speaker 1: US attack on air defence systems on Keshem Island, with
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  Speaker 1: several explosions heard. Simultaneously, The Iranian Revolutionary Guard reportedly seized
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  Speaker 1: two American drones over Keshem Island using electronic means, and
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  Speaker 1: the IRGC Navy announced it downed three American drones in
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  Speaker 1: the vicinity, bringing its claimed total of destroyed MQ-9 drones
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  Speaker 1: to 55. The reports, which also mention an alleged US
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  Speaker 1: military targeting of an Iranian site in southern Iran, have
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  Speaker 1: not yet been officially confirmed by the United States or Iran. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on parties that oppose
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  Speaker 1: terrorism to join him in forming a broad national government.
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  Speaker 1: Stating that the Israeli public does not desire a government
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  Speaker 1: reliant on parties, he claims support terrorism and reject Israel's existence.
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  Speaker 1: This comes as election results place Likud as the largest party. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: a group of 17 senior religious Zionist rabbis issued a
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  Speaker 1: statement asserting that Israel's Jewish character necessitates a government supported
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  Speaker 1: by a Jewish majority in the Knesset, rejecting reliance on
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  Speaker 1: Knesset members who are not Jewish, particularly on critical security
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  Speaker 1: and diplomatic matters. In New York, authorities are investigating an
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  Speaker 1: incident of anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist graffiti spray-painted onto four Jewish
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  Speaker 1: school buses in Williamsburg. Slogans such as F Israel, USA
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  Speaker 1: First and Free Palestine were found on the buses. which
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  Speaker 1: belong to Satmar, Klausenberg and Taifa's Yisrael Hasidic sects. City officials,
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  Speaker 1: including an NYC council member and the New York Attorney General,
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  Speaker 1: have condemned the act, calling for an end to the
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  Speaker 1: rising tide of anti-Semitic incidents. Looking ahead, Israel is reportedly
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  Speaker 1: bracing for the potential impact of the US midterm elections.
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  Speaker 1: A democratic victory, should it occur, could weaken President Trump
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  Speaker 1: and potentially threaten US aid to Israel, while also reshaping
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  Speaker 1: Washington's approach to Iran. On a more positive note, an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli team at Tracent Systems Limited has developed an advanced
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  Speaker 1: drone named Ben designed to detect explosives from meters away
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  Speaker 1: by smelling them. This technology significantly enhances soldier safety by
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  Speaker 1: identifying minute traces of explosives in the air, a development
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  Speaker 1: already drawing international military interest. The drone is named in
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  Speaker 1: honor of fallen soldiers. In historical news, a fortress dating
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  Speaker 1: back to the time of the biblical judges, has reopened
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  Speaker 1: in the Judean lowlands. The 3,200-year-old structure has been made
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  Speaker 1: accessible to the public following a joint restoration project. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for joining us on Israel
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