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Iran Conflict Fears Rise Amid Oil Price Jump · 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: High oil prices, staying above $ 100 a barrel, are presenting
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  Speaker 1: a significant challenge for the United States and Israel in
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  Speaker 1: preventing renewed conflict with Iran, especially ahead of upcoming elections.
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  Speaker 1: Concerns are mounting over potential disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz,
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  Speaker 1: with recent videos showing ships in distress. The Houthis could
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  Speaker 1: also threaten the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and Iranian proxies in
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  Speaker 1: Iraq may continue attacks on energy infrastructure. A mysterious explosion
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  Speaker 1: in Iraq on Saturday appears to have struck an Iranian
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  Speaker 1: proxy group there, contributing to global market uncertainty. Analysts suggest
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  Speaker 1: Iran and its proxies may seek to take advantage of
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  Speaker 1: this period of elections in Israel and the US, with
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  Speaker 1: potential for escalation in the coming weeks. In southern Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF attacked a Hezbollah target in Khartavenet. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: the disputed territories, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned
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  Speaker 1: an attack on Israel-based Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank. Levine was wounded and had cameras and
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  Speaker 1: belongings stolen during an altercation Friday. Huckabee called the attack
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  Speaker 1: a despicable act of terror carried out by masked cowards.
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  Speaker 1: Levine sustained injuries and alleged that IDF soldiers did not
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  Speaker 1: intervene and instead fired tear gas. leading to her assault
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  Speaker 1: by approximately 15 rioters. Israeli police are also investigating an
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  Speaker 1: alleged attack on diplomats in the occupied West Bank following
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  Speaker 1: an earlier incident. Prime Minister Netanyahu in a statement said
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  Speaker 1: that serious accusations require serious evidence, noting the delegation included
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  Speaker 1: anti-Israel figures who entered a sensitive area without coordination and
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  Speaker 1: that there is no documentation of Jewish violence. In a
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  Speaker 1: separate development, Colombia has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, an
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  Speaker 1: event presented as a significant move undermining the boycott movement.
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  Speaker 1: The United States has issued a stern warning to Iran.
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  Speaker 1: US Secretary of War Pete Hagerty stated, We cannot live
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  Speaker 1: in a world where crazy people hold bombs and the
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  Speaker 1: deadliest weapons in the world. Domestically, Israel's ambassador to the US,
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  Speaker 1: Yetchel Leiter, told CNN that Prime Minister Netanyahu intends to
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  Speaker 1: form a broad unity government after the elections. later also
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  Speaker 1: clarified that Itamar Ben-Givir will not serve again as National
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