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IDF Gaza Preparations and Iranian Shockwaves · 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: We begin with significant developments concerning potential Israeli military action
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  Speaker 1: and regional reactions. Reports from Mariv News Flash indicate that
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  Speaker 1: the IDF is preparing for major operations, with headlines suggesting
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  Speaker 1: preparations to conquer three cities. This has reportedly caused shock
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  Speaker 1: in Iran and panic in Lebanon. with reports of alleged
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  Speaker 1: IDF preparations for such an advance. Meanwhile, Israeli Ambassador to
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  Speaker 1: the United Nations, Danny Danon, issued a warning to Iran,
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  Speaker 1: stating that its arrogance toward the international community will lead
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  Speaker 1: to its downfall, and that the Iranian people's moment of
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  Speaker 1: freedom is approaching. Turning to Gaza, Jpost.com reports on serious
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  Speaker 1: allegations from the London-based Arabic-language news outlet Ashark Al-Awsat. The
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  Speaker 1: report claims Israel's Shin Bet has adopted a practice of
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  Speaker 1: calling targets in Gaza, threatening to bomb their families unless
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  Speaker 1: they agree to be killed alone. While the report cites
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  Speaker 1: interviews with Gazans described as Palestinian faction activists, and J-Post
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  Speaker 1: understands that the IDF and Shin Bet have carried out
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  Speaker 1: similar operations in the past, the specific allegations mentioned in
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  Speaker 1: the recent report could not be independently confirmed. Globally, anti-Semitism
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  Speaker 1: and anti-Jewish sentiment continue to manifest in various forms. In France,
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  Speaker 1: hundreds of thousands participated in demonstrations, leading to 560 arrests nationwide,
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  Speaker 1: with incidents including the burning of US and Israeli flags
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  Speaker 1: reported in Lyon. Similar rallies have occurred in Germany, Portugal
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  Speaker 1: and the Netherlands. In New Zealand, organisers of a taxpayer-funded
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  Speaker 1: music festival cancelled the performance of Israeli DJ Dekel Kamioski
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  Speaker 1: for refusing to publicly condemn Israel's actions in Gaza. Critics,
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  Speaker 1: including the New Zealand Jewish Council, have accused organisers of
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  Speaker 1: imposing a political loyalty test, though the festival acknowledged no
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  Speaker 1: evidence of his personal political beliefs. Elsewhere, hundreds rallied in Phuket, Thailand,
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  Speaker 1: demanding the closure of Harbod operations, days after the country
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  Speaker 1: revoked the citizenship of a local Harbod head. Domestically, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: politics remains deeply divided. Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats' party,
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  Speaker 1: stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not be permitted
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  Speaker 1: to lead the country through another war with Iran, citing
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  Speaker 1: a lack of public trust. Golan emphasised the critical need
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  Speaker 1: for an alternative government, highlighting his and other opposition leaders'
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  Speaker 1: experience in security matters. He also advocated for including Arab
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  Speaker 1: parties in coalition calculations, arguing that the current political stalemate
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  Speaker 1: between pro- and anti-Netanyahu camps poses a real threat to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: potentially making Arab parties the decisive power factor, with significant
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  Speaker 1: consequences for the future of the Jewish state. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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