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US MOAB Plans Against Iran, Israeli Election Timing · 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 indicate a significant potential escalation in US-Iran tensions, with
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  Speaker 1: the US military developing strike plans that reportedly include the
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  Speaker 1: GBU-43-B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, known as the Moab.
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  Speaker 1: According to CNN, citing multiple US officials, These plans consider
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  Speaker 1: using the largest non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal against
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  Speaker 1: Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, such as Pickaxe Mountain. However,
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  Speaker 1: some officials familiar with military planning expressed doubts about the
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  Speaker 1: Moab's effectiveness against deeply buried facilities, suggesting its primary advantage
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  Speaker 1: might be psychological. A White House official stated that President
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  Speaker 1: Trump keeps all options on the table to ensure that
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  Speaker 1: Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. In separate remarks
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  Speaker 1: at a rally, President Trump warned that Iran would use
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  Speaker 1: nuclear weapons within 24 hours if it acquired them, and
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  Speaker 1: predicted the current conflict would soon end. Domestically, Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly concerned about the timing of any
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  Speaker 1: potential military campaign against Iran. Sources familiar with the matter
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  Speaker 1: told Mariv that Jerusalem has conveyed to Washington a preference
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  Speaker 1: for military action to commence after the October 27 Knesset election.
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  Speaker 1: This is due to fears that an escalation in the
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  Speaker 1: two weeks prior could undermine Likud's chances of remaining in power.
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  Speaker 1: Senior Likud officials cited concerns about potential Iranian retaliation, including
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  Speaker 1: missile strikes and home front disruptions, which could shift the
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  Speaker 1: public agenda before the vote. Discussions between IDF Chief of
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  Speaker 1: Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia and his US counterpart, General
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  Speaker 1: Dan Kane, have also touched upon the possibility of renewed
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  Speaker 1: fighting and its impact on the election. In security news
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  Speaker 1: from the West Bank, Israeli police announced the arrest of
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  Speaker 1: five 15-year-old Palestinians from the village of Saha. Authorities allege
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  Speaker 1: the group formed a terror cell, dubbed the Saha Brigades,
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  Speaker 1: and carried out attacks against Israeli vehicles, roads and settlements
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  Speaker 1: using Molotov cocktails and stones. Police also suspect them of
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  Speaker 1: starting fires near populated areas. In a separate operation in
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  Speaker 1: Beit Ula, officers seized weapons, including a star pistol and
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  Speaker 1: a Glock, along with ammunition and cash. Meanwhile, another Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: was arrested for allegedly attempting to run over police officers
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  Speaker 1: in a stolen vehicle near Gush Etzian Junction. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: economic news, a serious incident occurred at Intel's Kiryat Gat facility.
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  Speaker 1: An explosion resulted in two worker fatalities, with a third
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  Speaker 1: individual hospitalised in serious condition. Investigators are examining the possibility
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  Speaker 1: that the blast was caused by a gas cylinder explosion
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  Speaker 1: during a truck unloading operation. On the diplomatic front, President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog met with Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdelatif bin Rashid
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  Speaker 1: al-Zayn in Baku, Azerbaijan, during his visit for the CICA summit.
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  Speaker 1: The discussions focused on strengthening the Abraham Accords and expanding
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  Speaker 1: regional peace and cooperation. President Herzog also held talks with
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  Speaker 1: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, addressing deepening strategic ties and regional stability.
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