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Israeli Election Deadlock and Regional 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: Israel's parliamentary elections have concluded, but the results leave the
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  Speaker 1: nation facing a significant political deadlock. Preliminary counts indicate no
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  Speaker 1: bloc secured the 61 seats needed to form a majority government,
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  Speaker 1: with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud and its allies falling short,
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  Speaker 1: as did the change bloc, led by former army chief
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  Speaker 1: Gadi Eisenkot. A crucial factor remains the tallying of hundreds
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  Speaker 1: of thousands of double-envelope votes ballots cast by soldiers, reservists
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  Speaker 1: and evacuees. This unprecedented volume, representing potentially 15 Knesset seats,
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  Speaker 1: could still influence the outcome. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: Likud party has accused Arab parties of widespread electoral fraud
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  Speaker 1: and demanded an investigation. Allegations strongly denied by Rahat Mertalil al-Khrenawi.
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  Speaker 1: according to jpost.com. The caretaker role for Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: is expected, though his retention of war powers is noted.
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  Speaker 1: From Washington, President Donald Trump has claimed his endorsement aided
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's performance, according to jpost.com. Separately, William Galston, a senior
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  Speaker 1: fellow at the Brookings Institution, analysing for jpost.com, suggests a
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  Speaker 1: Democrat-controlled Congress could engage in political warfare against Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: potentially leading to an end of US military aid. On
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  Speaker 1: the diplomatic front, Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a
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  Speaker 1: new seven-day proposal to end the eight-month US-Israeli war, according
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  Speaker 1: to reports. However, a senior Iranian official described the terms
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  Speaker 1: as unacceptable and not a genuine offer. In Yemen, fighting
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  Speaker 1: continues as Houthi broadcaster Al-Masra reported 14 deaths and 15
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  Speaker 1: wounded from strikes attributed to Saudi Arabia in Jorf province.
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  Speaker 1: The Houthis also targeted the perimeter of Aden airport. The
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  Speaker 1: International Atomic Energy Agency stated there is no current evidence
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  Speaker 1: Iran has rebuilt nuclear facilities damaged in prior US-Israeli strikes.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, four Palestinians were reported killed in Israeli strikes.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces have also continued demolitions of homes in the
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  Speaker 1: occupied West Bank. According to Mariv News Flash, an IDF
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  Speaker 1: operation in Nablus and surrounding villages destroyed homes of terrorists
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  Speaker 1: involved in attacks from 2024 to 2025, arrested individuals involved
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  Speaker 1: in weapon trafficking, and removed 12 terrorist memorials linked to
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