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Katz Warns Iran-Linked Attacks Aim to Sway Israeli Elections · 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: Our top story tonight. Defence Minister Israel Katz has issued
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  Speaker 1: a stark warning that Iran and its proxy groups are
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  Speaker 1: actively planning terrorist attacks aimed at influencing the outcome of
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  Speaker 1: Israel's upcoming elections, scheduled for October 27, speaking at a
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  Speaker 1: ceremony marking the Al-Tilna affair. a historical reminder of the
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  Speaker 1: dangers of internal divisions during national crises. Katz emphasised unity
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  Speaker 1: and declared that Israel would deliver a crushing blow to
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  Speaker 1: any entity that attacks Israeli civilians or soldiers, regardless of
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  Speaker 1: the election calendar. He stated that Israeli security officials are
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  Speaker 1: identifying these potential attempts by Tehran and its allies. Source,
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  Speaker 1: World Israel News, in response to evolving security threats, Defense
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  Speaker 1: Minister Katz also plans to sign an order banning fiber-optic
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  Speaker 1: and sim-controlled drones from Israeli airspace for six months, starting Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: The move aims to curb threats including drone attacks, attempts
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  Speaker 1: to harm officials, smuggling and intelligence gathering, though exceptions will
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  Speaker 1: be made for authorized and specific types of drones. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF Ground Forces commander, Major General Nadav Lotan, is
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  Speaker 1: working to establish a new corps dedicated to countering low-altitude
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  Speaker 1: drone threats. initially based on five battalions responsible for border protection. Source, jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: in Iran, state sources report the execution of 38-year-old mountaineer
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  Speaker 1: and musician Ali Sina Mostafavi. The judiciary accused him of
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  Speaker 1: carrying out armed attacks during recent conflicts, supporting exiled Crown
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  Speaker 1: Prince Reza Pahlavi and maintaining links with Israel. Human rights
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  Speaker 1: groups had previously voiced concerns, warning of his solitary confinement
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  Speaker 1: and alleging tortured confessions and a sham trial. with Pahlavi's
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  Speaker 1: communications team describing him as a political prisoner in danger. Source, jpost.com,
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  Speaker 1: a new Israeli film titled NAZA, The Real Story, is
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  Speaker 1: set to challenge narratives that have emerged questioning IDF actions.
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  Speaker 1: The film presents first-hand testimony of Hamas terrorist atrocities, aiming
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  Speaker 1: to counter claims that the army bombed Gaza indiscriminately. Source,
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  Speaker 1: World Israel News, shifting to strategic developments, Top US military
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  Speaker 1: officials have publicly confirmed for the first time the deployment
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  Speaker 1: of offensive weapons in space. This confirmation has fuelled speculation
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  Speaker 1: about the types of systems, such as directed energy weapons
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  Speaker 1: or kinetic anti-satellite missiles. In parallel, Israel has announced its
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  Speaker 1: own significant advancements, with Defence Minister Israel Katz stating that
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  Speaker 1: Israel is developing space lasers for offensive operations, aiming to
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  Speaker 1: become a leading player in space attack capabilities. Domestically, Shah's
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  Speaker 1: chairman M.K. Arayderi has declared his party will not join
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  Speaker 1: or support Israel's next government unless legislation regulating the military
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  Speaker 1: service status of Haredi yeshiva students is passed. This demand
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  Speaker 1: places the contentious issue of Haredi enlistment at the forefront
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  Speaker 1: of coalition negotiations, even before the October 27 Knesset elections.
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  Speaker 1: Source jpost.com on the Economic and Defence Cooperation Front. Israel
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  Speaker 1: recently participated for the first time officially in the Marrakesh
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  Speaker 1: airshow in Morocco since the Abraham Accords, showcasing advanced, combat-proven
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  Speaker 1: defence technologies and deepening ties. This positions Morocco as a
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  Speaker 1: growing military tech hub in Africa. Separately, Daniel Abraham has
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  Speaker 1: been recognised with the Nefesh B. Nefesh Silvan Adams Bonai
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  Speaker 1: Zion Prize for raising tens of millions of dollars to
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  Speaker 1: rebuild farms damaged following the October 7 attacks. Sources jpost.com unit.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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