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Iran Orders Hezbollah War Preparations Amid Election Concerns · 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: A significant report suggests Iran has ordered Hezbollah to prepare
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  Speaker 1: for an imminent war. This comes as Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu is reportedly concerned that a military campaign against Iran
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  Speaker 1: in the two weeks leading up to Israel's October 27th
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  Speaker 1: election could negatively impact his Likud party's chances of remaining
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  Speaker 1: in power. Sources familiar with the matter told Mariv that
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  Speaker 1: Israel has conveyed a preference to Washington for any such
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  Speaker 1: military action to commence after the election, as Likud fears
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  Speaker 1: widespread disruption from Iranian retaliation could alter the public agenda.
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  Speaker 1: In parallel, tensions remain high within Iran itself. In the
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  Speaker 1: southeastern province of Sistan and Balochistan, Afsaneh Akhila, a commander
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  Speaker 1: in one of the Basij's female units, was assassinated outside
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  Speaker 1: her home in front of her children. according to Iranian
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  Speaker 1: state media. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency alleged the gunmen
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  Speaker 1: had links to Israel and the United States, though it
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  Speaker 1: did not identify the group responsible or provide evidence to
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  Speaker 1: support the claim. Security forces in the province have reportedly
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  Speaker 1: seen an increase in armed incidents in recent weeks, with
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  Speaker 1: at least 94 people killed and 33 wounded in such
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  Speaker 1: events between March 31 and October 10, according to the
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  Speaker 1: US-based human rights activist's news agency. Hrana. Meanwhile, Houthi attacks
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  Speaker 1: targeting Saudi Arabia have continued to expose vulnerabilities. Recent strikes
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  Speaker 1: on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on October 8, 10
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  Speaker 1: and 11, and another on October 13 that damaged an
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  Speaker 1: administrative building at Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Darin, highlight persistent
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  Speaker 1: gaps in Saudi air defences, despite billions spent on systems
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  Speaker 1: like Patriot and THAAD. The deadliest Houthi strike on October
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  Speaker 1: 10 resulted in 12 fatalities, and over 300 injuries. Analysis
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  Speaker 1: suggests the Houthis, with Iranian assistance, are employing tactics like
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  Speaker 1: launching drones ahead of crews and ballistic missiles to overwhelm
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  Speaker 1: defensive systems. The situation prompts discussion on potential Israeli technological
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  Speaker 1: and intelligence contributions, following reports of Israel supplying Iron Dome
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  Speaker 1: batteries to the UAE and potential Saudi-Israeli intelligence sharing discussions
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  Speaker 1: through American military channels. On the diplomatic front, A United
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  Speaker 1: States federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from
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  Speaker 1: sanctioning two US-based human rights organisations, Democracy for the Arab
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  Speaker 1: World Now, or DAWN, and Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide, or TAAG.
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  Speaker 1: These groups had been sanctioned for their work with the
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  Speaker 1: International Criminal Court, particularly its investigations into alleged Israeli war
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  Speaker 1: crimes in the Gaza Strip. US Judge Jesse M. Furman
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  Speaker 1: cited a 2025 case where similar sanctions were deemed to
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  Speaker 1: violate First Amendment rights. A US State Department spokesperson stated
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  Speaker 1: that while they cannot comment on pending litigation, the Trump
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  Speaker 1: administration views the ICC as an intolerable threat to US sovereignty.
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  Speaker 1: In a related development, analysis from the Times of Israel
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  Speaker 1: suggests that as Washington potentially shifts away from direct military aid,
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  Speaker 1: a new bilateral framework between the US and Israel focusing
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  Speaker 1: on industrial output and technological integration, might emerge, though political
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  Speaker 1: considerations would still shape arms access. On the ground in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: IDF forces have successfully destroyed a significant Hamas tunnel. The 1.5-kilometre
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  Speaker 1: tunnel crossed the IDF-held yellow line in southern Gaza and
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  Speaker 1: contained underground rooms utilised by terrorists. Domestically, political discourse continues.
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  Speaker 1: Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot pledged to destroy Hamas's military wing,
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  Speaker 1: within 18 months, if he assumes the Prime Minister's office.
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  Speaker 1: In response, Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party questioned how such
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  Speaker 1: an operation could proceed without the approval of coalition partners
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  Speaker 1: such as Mansa Arbas and Ahmed Tibay, suggesting a potential
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  Speaker 1: government involving these parties might hinder such actions. An analysis
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  Speaker 1: from the Jerusalem Post posits that the public dispute between
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Shin, BET director Ronan Barr,
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  Speaker 1: serves as a distraction from deeper, decade-long systemic failures within
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  Speaker 1: both political and defence leadership that contributed to the October
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  Speaker 1: 7th disaster. Separately, Yankee-Katzberg has revealed that ultra-Orthodox parties are
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  Speaker 1: reportedly exerting pressure on media outlets within their sector, using
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  Speaker 1: substantial advertising purchases and issuing threats, particularly concerning family members
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  Speaker 1: and educational institutions, in the lead-up to elections. In a
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  Speaker 1: final report, Israeli President Isaac Herzog's recent flight to Azerbaijan
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  Speaker 1: reportedly traversed Turkish airspace without Ankara's explicit knowledge, despite an
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  Speaker 1: existing ban on Israeli state aircraft. This occurred while President
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  Speaker 1: Herzog was attending a summit alongside an Iranian representative. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, met with
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  Speaker 1: the wife of a detained security officer from the region,
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  Speaker 1: advocating for his release, and emphasising the officers' high regard
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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