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IDF Personnel Arrested in Gaza War Equipment Fraud · 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: An undercover investigation into contracts for heavy engineering equipment used
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  Speaker 1: during fighting in Gaza has led to the arrest of
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  Speaker 1: 21 individuals. Police and military investigators are examining suspected multi-million
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  Speaker 1: shekel fraud, bribery, and money laundering involving civilian contractors and
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  Speaker 1: career IDF soldiers. Meanwhile in Gaza, the IDF and Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet jointly targeted and destroyed three weapons storage facilities belonging
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  Speaker 1: to Hamas's military wing. These facilities reportedly contained dozens of weapons,
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  Speaker 1: including RPGs, launchers, rockets and Kalashnikov rifles. Turning to defence developments,
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Israel Katz welcomed the IDF's decision to establish
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  Speaker 1: a new space brigade. The initiative aims to make Israel
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  Speaker 1: a leading security space power. enhancing its capabilities for monitoring,
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  Speaker 1: defence and potential future operations from space, while also intended
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  Speaker 1: to boost the Israeli economy through technological advancement. On the
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  Speaker 1: international stage, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has voiced
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  Speaker 1: strong opinions regarding the US-Israel alliance. In an interview with
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  Speaker 1: ABC News, El-Sayed stated that an ally that takes your
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  Speaker 1: money to push you into wars you shouldn't be fighting
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  Speaker 1: is not an ally. and suggested it is time to
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  Speaker 1: recognise that Israel is not America's friend. In Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF began a military exercise this afternoon, which is
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  Speaker 1: expected to conclude tomorrow. The drill involves significant movement of
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  Speaker 1: security forces, aircraft and vehicles, and residents may hear sounds
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  Speaker 1: of firing and explosions. The IDF emphasised this is a
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  Speaker 1: routine exercise to improve readiness and is not related to
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  Speaker 1: any security incident. And domestically, With the election just a
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  Speaker 1: week away on October 27th, Israeli political parties are in
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  Speaker 1: the final stretch of their campaigns, with leaders intensifying their
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  Speaker 1: efforts to secure votes. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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