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Netanyahu Warns Iran Against Attack · 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: We begin with escalating regional tensions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: issued a stern warning to Iran, stating that if Iran
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  Speaker 1: attacks Israel, it will do the deed of its life,
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  Speaker 1: signalling a firm retaliatory stance. In related news, Germany has
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  Speaker 1: convicted two men for acting on direct orders from Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Quds Force, to carry out plots against pro-Israel figures and
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  Speaker 1: spy on Jewish communities, highlighting the international reach of Iranian
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  Speaker 1: intelligence operations. On the diplomatic front, at the Conference on
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  Speaker 1: Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Baku, representatives from Iran, Turkey, Kuwait,
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  Speaker 1: Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority walked out of President Isaac
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  Speaker 1: Herzog's speech. Conflicting reports emerged regarding the Qatari delegation's actions.
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  Speaker 1: with Iranian media claiming they also exited, while eyewitnesses state
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  Speaker 1: the emir of Qatar remained seated. Analysts suggest Iran may
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  Speaker 1: have framed Qatar's actions for public relations purposes, leveraging its
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  Speaker 1: role as a mediator. Prime Minister Netanyahu also revealed he
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  Speaker 1: had spoken with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara, claiming this conversation
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  Speaker 1: stopped massacres of the Druze community in Syria that occurred
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  Speaker 1: in July of last year. Defence Minister Israel Katz, however,
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  Speaker 1: warned that Syrian attacks on the Druze could resume if
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu is not re-elected. Meanwhile, an expert from the Royal
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  Speaker 1: United Services Institute told the Jerusalem Post that empowering local
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  Speaker 1: Yemeni government forces, rather than direct intervention from the US
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  Speaker 1: or Israel, is key to defeating the Houthis, who are
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  Speaker 1: acknowledged as being armed by Iran. Turning to the Palestinian territories,
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  Speaker 1: a new poll indicates a significant shift in public opinion.
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  Speaker 1: Support for armed resistance has risen to 37% in Gaza
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  Speaker 1: and 33% overall, a rise attributed to ongoing Israeli strikes,
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  Speaker 1: while a majority of Palestinians, 53% overall, still support a
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  Speaker 1: two-state agreement, only 48% in Gaza concur. The poll also
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  Speaker 1: reveals a notable decline in Hamas's popularity, with settlements cited
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  Speaker 1: as the primary obstacle to Palestinian statehood by 41% of respondents.
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  Speaker 1: In security operations, The IDF and Shin Bet have neutralised
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  Speaker 1: two individuals involved in procuring and smuggling weapons into the
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  Speaker 1: Gaza Strip. Operations were reported in Khan Unis. On the
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  Speaker 1: international policy stage, former US President Barack Obama commented that
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  Speaker 1: Israel has been excessive in taking land and has ceded
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  Speaker 1: moral ground. If its security relies on taking whatever it
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  Speaker 1: wants without concessions. He urged a rethinking of how Israelis
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  Speaker 1: and Palestinians will co-exist, suggesting non-violent strategies. Domestically, Israeli politics
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  Speaker 1: sees significant declarations. Yisrael Bey Teh, new leader Avigdor Liberman,
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  Speaker 1: stated his party will not support any minority government or
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  Speaker 1: join a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming elections, under any circumstances. Tensions also arose within the Knesset,
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  Speaker 1: as MK Yitzhak Pindrus criticised the election of openly gay
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  Speaker 1: MK Amir Ohana as Speaker, calling it a desecration of
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  Speaker 1: God's name. the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel, has
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  Speaker 1: filed an ethics complaint regarding these remarks. Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: also visited a new section of the security barrier being
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  Speaker 1: built along Israel's eastern border. Additionally, Israeli Democracy Watch has
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  Speaker 1: petitioned the Supreme Court against a decision allowing polling station
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  Speaker 1: committee members to report real-time voter turnout numbers to their parties.
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  Speaker 1: On the economic front, A memorandum of understanding signed by
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  Speaker 1: 80 organisations aims to deepen US-Israel economic ties through the
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  Speaker 1: new US-Israel Innovation Exchange, focusing on market intelligence, investment and
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  Speaker 1: technology pilots. Regarding antisemitism, a follow-up report by the Anti-Defamation
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  Speaker 1: League found that biased edits persist on Wikipedia's most-read pages
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  Speaker 1: concerning Israel, Zionism and Hamas, despite significant external pressure and
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  Speaker 1: previous investigations. The ADL documented subtle techniques used by editors
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  Speaker 1: to manipulate content. In other news, police intel Oviv arrested
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  Speaker 1: an illegal resident from Nablus suspected of attacking an officer
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  Speaker 1: and resisting arrest. A knife was found in his possession
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  Speaker 1: during the search. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism, Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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