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US Prepares Iran Strikes Amid German Base Threat · 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: In developing international security news, the Pentagon has reportedly issued
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  Speaker 1: an order indicating preparation for potential renewed strikes against Iran.
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  Speaker 1: Officials tell Axios these strikes could target nuclear, infrastructure and
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  Speaker 1: energy sites, with Israel said to be likely involved. This
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  Speaker 1: comes amid earlier reports from three weeks ago that Israel
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  Speaker 1: had warned US and German partners of a potential threat,
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  Speaker 1: with concern focused on Iranian intelligence services targeting US military
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  Speaker 1: bases in Germany, including Ramstein and Spangdahlem, linked to the
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  Speaker 1: conflict with Iran. Turning to security matters closer to home,
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  Speaker 1: the state attorney's office has filed an indictment in Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: against a 22-year-old pharmacy student. He faces charges of preparing
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  Speaker 1: to commit a murderous terrorist act and undergoing training for
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  Speaker 1: terrorist purposes. reportedly planning to cause mass casualties using explosives
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  Speaker 1: and poisons against Israeli security forces and civilians. Separately, investigators
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  Speaker 1: are examining the attempted hijacking of a FlyJubai flight. The
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  Speaker 1: Omani National Copilot, Hammam al-Hammami, reportedly told investigators he had
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  Speaker 1: intended to crash the plane into an Israeli target like
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  Speaker 1: Ben-Gurion Airport, motivated by the situation in Gaza during the
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  Speaker 1: Israel-Hamas war. He had initially planned this attack for July,
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  Speaker 1: but delayed it. In a related development concerning past attacks,
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  Speaker 1: three Najaf residents are accused of selling weapons and ammunition
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  Speaker 1: to Ahmed Al-Aqabi. Al-Aqabi is the assailant who carried out
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  Speaker 1: a shooting attack on October 6, 2024, resulting in the
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  Speaker 1: murder of Shira Hayya Sevcik and injuries to others. Arrests
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  Speaker 1: in this case were made in September 2026. Meanwhile, Majin
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  Speaker 1: David Adom recently marked the third anniversary of the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre, honouring 21st responders murdered during the attack. The
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  Speaker 1: organisation detailed its immense emergency response on that day, which
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  Speaker 1: included receiving over 21,600 calls, with many ambulances and helicopters
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  Speaker 1: damaged or destroyed. In commentary and rhetoric, Tucker Carlson has
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  Speaker 1: promoted an Israeli false flag conspiracy theory regarding the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attacks. According to reports, Carlson also accused Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu of allowing the attacks, questioned the US citizenship of
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  Speaker 1: a freed hostage, and made unsubstantiated claims about civilian deaths
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza. Domestically, Israel police are making special preparations for
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  Speaker 1: anticipated mass protests by the ultra-Orthodox community against efforts to
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  Speaker 1: arrest IDF draft evaders. These demonstrations are scheduled for Thursday,
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  Speaker 1: October 8, 2026, and coincide with a large concert at
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  Speaker 1: Ramat Gan Stadium, raising concerns about potential road blockages and
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  Speaker 1: significant traffic congestion throughout the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. In
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  Speaker 1: legal and political news, member of Knesset Ofer Kasif has
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  Speaker 1: been convicted of assaulting a police officer during a protest
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  Speaker 1: four years ago. Kasif has labelled the verdict political persecution,
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  Speaker 1: while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia criticised the court system
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  Speaker 1: for the lengthy delay in his indictment. Additionally, Finance Minister
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  Speaker 1: Smotrich stated at a conference of religious Zionist rabbis, that
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  Speaker 1: Ofia Winter has no chance of passing the electoral threshold.
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  Speaker 1: He urged Minister Itamar Ben-Givia to cooperate with their political bloc,
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  Speaker 1: rather than attacking Prime Minister Netanyahu. For continuing coverage of
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