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Iran Nuclear Ban Debate, Gaza Tactics · 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 developments concerning Iran. Tehran is reportedly debating
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  Speaker 1: whether to lift its ban on nuclear weapons should hostilities resume,
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  Speaker 1: according to Iran's Security Council Chief Mohsen Rezi. Rezi told
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  Speaker 1: state TV that no decision has been made, but added
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  Speaker 1: that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Iran's
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  Speaker 1: demands are met. He also commented on a perceived shift
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  Speaker 1: in tone from the US, referencing a letter from Vice
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  Speaker 1: President J.D. Vance. Meanwhile, analyses suggest that war with Iran
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  Speaker 1: is likely to resume soon, a prospect compounded by internal
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  Speaker 1: political dynamics. In Gaza, Israeli intelligence is reportedly employing a
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  Speaker 1: novel tactic prior to airstrikes targeting Hamas operatives. According to
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  Speaker 1: Saudi newspaper Ashak al-Ossat, the Shin Bet security agency has
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  Speaker 1: been calling wanted terrorists shortly before eliminating them. These calls
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  Speaker 1: reportedly present the targeted individuals with a choice, to separate
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  Speaker 1: from their families and face death alone, or to remain
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  Speaker 1: with their loved ones and risk their killing as well.
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  Speaker 1: The report cites at least five such incidents in recent months,
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  Speaker 1: including one involving Mohammed Ali and Al-Bayouk, identified as a
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  Speaker 1: member of Hamas's elite Nakba force. The IDF and Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet have confirmed Al-Bayouk's elimination, but have not publicly confirmed
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  Speaker 1: the reported telephone conversations. This tactic is described as differing
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  Speaker 1: significantly from broader evacuation warnings previously issued. Across Europe, incidents
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism continue to surface. In France, hundreds of thousands demonstrated,
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  Speaker 1: with Israeli flags reportedly set on fire in Lyon. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: online conspiracy theories are falsely accusing Israel of causing a
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  Speaker 1: deadly train collision near Toledo, Spain. These theories circulate fabricated
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  Speaker 1: threats attributed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and allege Israeli
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  Speaker 1: sabotage of railway systems, despite fact-checkers debunking these claims. In
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  Speaker 1: the UK, protests in London related to the group Palestine
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  Speaker 1: Action led to approximately 140 arrests. Domestically, Israeli politics continue
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  Speaker 1: to navigate complex coalition dynamics. The Yashar party has claimed
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  Speaker 1: that Likud members of Knesset and ministers are reaching out
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  Speaker 1: to their members, a move Yashar described as hysteria, fuelled
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  Speaker 1: by anxiety over electoral defeat. the Likud party countered, stating
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  Speaker 1: that Gadi Eisenkot and his campaign manager are under pressure
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  Speaker 1: from those who are disrupting their plans. Amidst these political exchanges,
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  Speaker 1: Joint List chairman MK Ahmad Tibai announced his party will
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  Speaker 1: not join the governing coalition. However, Tibai indicated support for
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  Speaker 1: an alternative government from the outside, contingent on specific agreements
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  Speaker 1: to address the needs of Arab society, such as tackling
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  Speaker 1: crime and recognising Bedouin villages. The broader challenges of coalition
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  Speaker 1: building and deep political polarisation within Israeli society are ongoing themes,
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  Speaker 1: as observers reflect on the need for a shared moral purpose.
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  Speaker 1: On the economic front, significant support continues for Israeli businesses.
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  Speaker 1: The Jewish Federations of North America, JFNA, has provided over
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  Speaker 1: $ 240 million in financing to more than 4,000 Israeli small
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  Speaker 1: businesses since the October 7 massacre. This initiative, which supports
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  Speaker 1: an estimated 28,000 jobs, was recently honoured by President Isaac Herzog.
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  Speaker 1: The loans have been crucial for businesses impacted by the war,
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  Speaker 1: particularly those in border communities and those whose owners or
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  Speaker 1: employees are serving in IDF reserves. 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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  Speaker 1: you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay
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