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US, Israel Plan Iran Strikes Amid Political Tensions · 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: Concerns are mounting regarding potential military action against Iran. The
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  Speaker 1: US and Israeli militaries have reportedly developed detailed plans for short,
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  Speaker 1: intensive strikes targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, energy infrastructure, and missile
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  Speaker 1: and drone capabilities. Sources familiar with the discussions indicate these
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  Speaker 1: plans could involve an operation lasting approximately three days. Joint
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  Speaker 1: military exercises have intensified, including flights over Iraq to rehearse
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  Speaker 1: potential strikes. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed these plans
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  Speaker 1: with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: While US President Donald Trump had previously postponed a potential strike,
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  Speaker 1: Iranian officials have threatened a broader response to any renewed attack.
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  Speaker 1: In related military activity, Israeli fighter jets were observed flying
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  Speaker 1: toward Iran over Syria and Iraq during a recent exercise,
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  Speaker 1: according to Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst. Meanwhile, US policy
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  Speaker 1: concerning Israel has seen significant developments. Former President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: issued a strong endorsement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
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  Speaker 1: his Likud party for the upcoming Israeli election. Trump stated
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  Speaker 1: he had a good relationship with Netanyahu, and intended to
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  Speaker 1: continue doing good things together. This move has been described
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  Speaker 1: by some as a flagrant example of foreign interference. On
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  Speaker 1: a separate note regarding political action, APAC announced this week
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  Speaker 1: that its Political Action Committee will cease issuing official candidate
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  Speaker 1: endorsements and earmarking contributions, aiming for a more strategic political operation.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the West Bank, President Isaac Herzog has publicly
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  Speaker 1: backed senior IDF commanders, to take decisive action against violent
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  Speaker 1: extremist settler attacks. He conveyed to IDF's West Bank Division
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  Speaker 1: commander and other senior officers that he gave them full
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  Speaker 1: backing to do whatever it takes to stop this terrible phenomenon.
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  Speaker 1: Major efforts are reportedly underway to end this violence at
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  Speaker 1: its roots. In response to recent attacks, the Israel police
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  Speaker 1: arrested 10 suspects, though Haaretz reported nine were later released.
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  Speaker 1: IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia has ordered
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  Speaker 1: the deployment of an additional border police company to the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank to combat extremist violence, expected to begin operations
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  Speaker 1: in late November. These attacks have drawn condemnation from the
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  Speaker 1: US and European governments. President Herzog personally called photojournalist Heidi Levine,
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  Speaker 1: who was injured in an attack, to express his sorrow
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  Speaker 1: and apologise. Domestically, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has
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  Speaker 1: warned that Prime Minister Netanyahu is like a wounded animal
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  Speaker 1: in a trap. and is desperate to stay in power.
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  Speaker 1: Barak cited Netanyahu's corruption charges, the potential for a commission
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  Speaker 1: of inquiry into the October 7 attacks if he is defeated,
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  Speaker 1: and accusations of war crimes at the International Criminal Court
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  Speaker 1: as reasons for this desperation. Barak suggested Netanyahu might employ
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  Speaker 1: tactics to remain in office, such as seducing opposition politicians
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  Speaker 1: or intimidating voters. For his part, Prime Minister Netanyahu has
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  Speaker 1: indicated there are indications that, ahead of the elections, our
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  Speaker 1: enemies will try to attack us. A statement met by
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  Speaker 1: opposition leader Yair Lapid with accusations of fearmongering. In Yemen,
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabian authorities have blamed Iran-backed Houthi militants for an
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  Speaker 1: attack on an international airport that resulted in one fatality
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