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Israel Votes Amidst Allegations of Iran War Push · 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 is heading to the polls today for a pivotal election,
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  Speaker 1: the first since the October 7th attacks. Voter concerns have
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  Speaker 1: shifted significantly, focusing on issues like the IDF's Mampir crisis,
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  Speaker 1: ultra-Orthodox conscription, and accountability for the Hamas assault. Polls opened
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  Speaker 1: at 7am, with exit polls expected later tonight. The race
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  Speaker 1: is tight, pitting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition against opposition blocs,
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  Speaker 1: with neither side currently projected to secure the necessary 61
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  Speaker 1: seats without the support of Arab parties. Gadi Eisenkot, chairman
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  Speaker 1: of the Yashar party, cast his vote today calling it
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  Speaker 1: a new path, with a shared future of healing and repair.
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  Speaker 1: Other parties participating include Likud, B Yachad, the Democrats, Yisrael
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  Speaker 1: Beitei New Yehudit Yehudit, Shahs and United Torah Judaism, each
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  Speaker 1: presenting distinct platforms. Meanwhile, a significant report emerging from the
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  Speaker 1: United States alleges that Prime Minister Netanyahu attempted to drag
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  Speaker 1: Israel into a war with Iran just before the elections.
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  Speaker 1: According to the report, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamia
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  Speaker 1: reportedly blocked this move. This claim surfaces amid reported tensions
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  Speaker 1: and speculation about Zamia's future following the vote. On the
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  Speaker 1: security front, the IDF continues its operations. reportedly eliminating terrorists,
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  Speaker 1: including Nukbat units and targeting sniper positions. In regional security news,
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  Speaker 1: the Saudi-led coalition announced it intercepted three ballistic missiles and
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  Speaker 1: four drones launched by the Houthis targeting the kingdom's eastern
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  Speaker 1: and southern regions. This follows an escalation in tensions with
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  Speaker 1: the Iran-backed Houthi group. In economic news, a new arms
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  Speaker 1: deal between Israel and Cyprus has been reported. noted by
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  Speaker 1: observers as potentially carrying a message for Turkey's Erdogan. And
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  Speaker 1: in more uplifting news, internationally recognised actress Gal Gadot was
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  Speaker 1: presented with an honorary doctorate from Bar-Ilan University on Monday evening.
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  Speaker 1: During her acceptance speech at the university's 70th anniversary gala,
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  Speaker 1: Gadot spoke about the international portrayal of Israel, contrasting it
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  Speaker 1: with her own experiences and emphasising the unique Israeli instinct
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