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Netanyahu Disputes Ronen Bar's Oct 7th Claims · 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly disputed claims made by
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  Speaker 1: former Shin, BET Director Ronan Barr, concerning communication on the
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  Speaker 1: morning of October 7th. In a defamation lawsuit, Barr alleged
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  Speaker 1: that Netanyahu had not provided him with a direct phone number.
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu countered, stating that Barr possessed his red phone number,
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  Speaker 1: and could have called immediately, questioning how many lives could
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  Speaker 1: have been saved if he had acted sooner. The Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister added that Barr's own security detail could have facilitated contact.
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  Speaker 1: On the operational front, the IDF reports significant progress against
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  Speaker 1: terror infrastructure. In northern Gaza, Division 99 forces have neutralised
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  Speaker 1: approximately eight kilometres of underground tunnels and destroyed numerous terror sites,
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  Speaker 1: eliminating over 100 terrorists, including those involved in the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attacks. Israeli military footage also shows Aya strikes targeting
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  Speaker 1: Hamas infrastructure in Gaza, with reports of civilian casualties from
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  Speaker 1: strikes on residential blocks. In the West Bank, a joint
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  Speaker 1: IDF and Shin Bet raid targeted charity organisations in Ramallah
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  Speaker 1: and near Hebron, identified as alleged fronts for Hamas and
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  Speaker 1: the PFLP. Five individuals were arrested, and evidence including computers
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  Speaker 1: and documents bearing Hamas markers were seized. IDF Chief of
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  Speaker 1: Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia has approved continued operational activity
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  Speaker 1: in the region. In defence readiness, the IDF is establishing
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  Speaker 1: a new corps dedicated to countering the growing threat of
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  Speaker 1: low-altitude drones, integrating existing border battalions. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has announced
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  Speaker 1: financial aid for families displaced in southern Lebanon, though experts
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  Speaker 1: suggest it may be insufficient to regain trust within the
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  Speaker 1: Shia community. Internationally, a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre
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  Speaker 1: details Iran's decades-long ideological soft war, which the centre says
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  Speaker 1: weaponises anti-Semitism and anti-Israel rhetoric to erode trust in Western institutions.
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  Speaker 1: The report highlights how Iran exploits narratives to shape global perceptions.
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  Speaker 1: In Europe, delegates attending an international conference on combating anti-Semitism
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  Speaker 1: in Dublin faced a concerning incident when the Herbert Park
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  Speaker 1: Hotel reportedly cancelled their reservation after questioning potential links to
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  Speaker 1: the Israel Defence Forces. drawing condemnation from Jewish organisations. Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: a former UK Green Party deputy leader warns of increasing
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitism and Islamist influence within the party. In economic and
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  Speaker 1: business news, the government has approved a significant budget cut,
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  Speaker 1: clearing the way for the purchase of 12 Apache helicopters
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  Speaker 1: from Boeing for the IDF, with delivery expected early in
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  Speaker 1: the next decade. And in a tragic incident, A 10-year-old
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  Speaker 1: child in Beta Elit remains in critical condition, with severe
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  Speaker 1: burns and multi-system trauma, following a dumpster fire that triggered
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  Speaker 1: an explosion, believed to be from an aerosol can. For
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