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Hezbollah Rearms; IDF Warns of Iranian Preemptive Strike · 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: Hezbollah has spent the last three months preparing for a
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  Speaker 1: possible resumption of hostilities with Israel, rearming with explosives and drones,
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  Speaker 1: according to Lebanese security sources. The group, founded by Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has received tens of millions of
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  Speaker 1: dollars from Iran to bolster its military capabilities. adding to
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  Speaker 1: previous funding. This comes as the IDF expresses significant concern
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  Speaker 1: over a potential Iranian pre-emptive strike, with internal assessments describing
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  Speaker 1: the situation as chaotic, particularly around election day. Meanwhile, an
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  Speaker 1: Iranian member of parliament has suggested that attacks by the
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  Speaker 1: US and Israel are pushing Iran towards an aggressive change
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  Speaker 1: in its nuclear doctrine. Senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey
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  Speaker 1: and Pakistan are also meeting in Tehran, attempting to avert
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  Speaker 1: a wider regional war, though Iran has ruled out nuclear discussions.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, at least five Palestinians, including a young girl,
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  Speaker 1: were killed in Israeli attacks on Monday. Further west, traders
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  Speaker 1: in Hebron have issued an ultimatum to Hamas, threatening direct
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  Speaker 1: action after 18 buildings were destroyed in the area. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: Brazilians have re-elected Luis Inacio, Lula da Silva as president,
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  Speaker 1: defeating Flavio Bolsonaro. This reverses a regional trend toward closer
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  Speaker 1: ties with Israel, as Lula has become a critic of
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  Speaker 1: Israel's military campaign in Gaza and his government previously endorsed
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  Speaker 1: South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the issue of antisemitism, Palestinian factions have been
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  Speaker 1: celebrating recent terrorist attacks, such as an incident near Hebron,
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  Speaker 1: describing them as heroic and legitimate and calling for further
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  Speaker 1: violence against Israelis. One commentator suggests this glorification of terrorism
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  Speaker 1: is a pretext, with the ultimate target being Western civilisation.
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  Speaker 1: In the US, a political candidate was criticised for meeting
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  Speaker 1: with an activist who has previously referred to Hamas and
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah as freedom fighters, and suggested Israeli Jews should be
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  Speaker 1: sent back to Poland. Domestically, the upcoming election continues to
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  Speaker 1: shape security concerns, with the IDF wary of potential pre-emptive strikes.
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  Speaker 1: At Kibbutz Bay Eri, devastated on October 7th, residents are
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  Speaker 1: calling for a top-level commission of inquiry, believing only a
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  Speaker 1: government led by a new prime minister would establish it.
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  Speaker 1: Strict anti-defection laws are also expected to influence coalition talks
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  Speaker 1: following the vote. Separately, judges, including Amit Hardad, have reportedly
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  Speaker 1: pressed a witness, Mandiblit, regarding discrepancies in testimony. In legal developments,
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  Speaker 1: an Italian prosecutor is pursuing a criminal probe into alleged
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  Speaker 1: torture of flotilla activists by IDF officials, potentially impacting more
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  Speaker 1: officers than cases before the International Criminal Court. In regional
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  Speaker 1: maritime politics, Libya's Eastern Parliament has endorsed a maritime memorandum
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  Speaker 1: with Turkey reversing years of opposition, a move that could
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  Speaker 1: alter the Eastern Mediterranean's political landscape. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism 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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