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Iran Crisis Grows Amid Missile Tests, Israeli Economy Debated · 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: Reports from Israeli media indicate that Iran has almost fully
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  Speaker 1: restocked its ballistic missile launchers following an estimated 40 to
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  Speaker 1: 50 IRGC ballistic missile test launches conducted this week. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Iranian President Massoud Pazeshkian stated Iran is facing its worst
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  Speaker 1: crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Citing a severe natural
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  Speaker 1: gas shortage attributed to Israeli strikes on the country's power plants,
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  Speaker 1: gas network and factories, Pezeshkian warned of shortages and urged
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  Speaker 1: citizens to conserve energy. In Gaza, the coordinator of government
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  Speaker 1: activities in the territories, COGAT, has suspended the coordination for
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  Speaker 1: private sector goods entering the territory. This follows reports of
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  Speaker 1: threats and coercion by Hamas against Gazan merchants, including demands
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  Speaker 1: for taxes and cash sales. UN official Nikolai Mlerdenov condemned
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  Speaker 1: these practices as unacceptable, stating they deepen civilian suffering and
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  Speaker 1: highlighted the urgent need for new governance and security arrangements. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Israel to stop and
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  Speaker 1: reverse the forced establishment of West Bank settlements. Speaking with
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  Speaker 1: President Isaac Herzog, Wang reiterated China's support for the two-state
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  Speaker 1: solution and stressed the immediate priority of is to fully
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  Speaker 1: open access to Gaza to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: an Israel Democracy Institute survey indicates public opinion regarding settlements.
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  Speaker 1: 55% of respondents support the policy of allowing and encouraging
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  Speaker 1: settlements in the West Bank. In response to international sanctions
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  Speaker 1: on goods from West Bank settlements, 63% of respondents supported
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  Speaker 1: a strong Israeli response demanding equal treatment for these products.
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  Speaker 1: On the geopolitical front, President Donald Trump commented on US policy,
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  Speaker 1: stressing the US will not use nuclear weapons against Iran,
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  Speaker 1: while also considering the deployment of the mother of all bombs.
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  Speaker 1: When asked about his trust in Prime Minister Netanyahu, Trump stated,
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  Speaker 1: In politics I don't trust anybody. Domestically, Professor Yaron Zelika
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  Speaker 1: presented an economic plan aimed at rapidly reducing Israel's cost
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  Speaker 1: of living. He criticised Prime Minister Netanyahu's policies. vowing to
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  Speaker 1: increase competition and remove import barriers, and warned he would
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  Speaker 1: bring down any government that obstructed his reforms. The Israel
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  Speaker 1: Democracy Institute survey also revealed significant public views on other
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  Speaker 1: domestic issues. 72% of Jewish Israelis support a law requiring
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  Speaker 1: ultra-Orthodox men to enlist in the IDF, and 71% favour
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  Speaker 1: establishing a state commission of inquiry into the October 7
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  Speaker 1: Hamas attack. Contrasting views on peace efforts were also noted.
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  Speaker 1: with only a quarter of Jewish respondents supporting negotiations with Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: compared to 58% of Arab Israelis. Additionally, the process for
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  Speaker 1: the 2026 Israeli elections has begun abroad, with approximately 4,800
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  Speaker 1: diplomats and government envoys casting ballots at missions worldwide. In
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  Speaker 1: economic news, New York City controller Mark Levine highlighted the
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  Speaker 1: city's $ 285 million investment in Israeli companies. clarifying he is
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  Speaker 1: not engaged in an Israel boycott. Separately, the IDF has
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  Speaker 1: revealed a document reportedly authored by the son of Yahya
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  Speaker 1: Sinwar at the beginning of the war. The document details
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  Speaker 1: a desire to shoot Jews and describes the creation of
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  Speaker 1: toy weapons. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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