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Retired General Warns of 'Significant Danger' from Iran · 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: Tensions remain high in the region, with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary
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  Speaker 1: Guard Corps Air Force reporting the interception of a hostile
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  Speaker 1: fighter jet over Keshem Island early Friday, according to Iran's
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  Speaker 1: semi-official Tasnim news agency. Around the same time, explosions and
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  Speaker 1: unidentified lights were heard near the Strait of Hormuz, with
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  Speaker 1: Iran's official Islamic Republic news agency, IRNA, suggesting potential warning
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  Speaker 1: shots fired at vessels violating international agreements. This maritime activity
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  Speaker 1: follows incidents where a vessel caught fire after explosives were
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  Speaker 1: attached to its hull, as reported by the United Kingdom
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  Speaker 1: Maritime Trade Operations, and Iran's IRGC claimed three oil tankers
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  Speaker 1: caught fire after hitting mines in the strait. Adding to concerns,
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  Speaker 1: a retired general assessed that the next campaign against Iran
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  Speaker 1: poses a significant danger to the state of Israel. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: from the United States, reports indicate that the Pentagon's top
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  Speaker 1: military planner, Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, has been fired after
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  Speaker 1: admitting to leaking classified information regarding Iran and Ukraine. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: US officials confirmed that Adam Brad Cooper, the top US
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  Speaker 1: commander in the Middle East, briefed President Donald Trump on
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  Speaker 1: military options for Iran. With Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also present,
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  Speaker 1: the US is also reportedly aware of an unusual visit
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  Speaker 1: that recently took place in Iran. In Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: the recent parliamentary elections have set the stage for complex
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  Speaker 1: coalition negotiations. With neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor
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  Speaker 1: the opposition securing the 61 seats needed for a majority,
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  Speaker 1: Arab parties have emerged as potential kingmakers, holding a combined
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  Speaker 1: 19 seats. Shah's chairman Areh Dery has ruled out joining
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  Speaker 1: any government led by the opposition bloc without Likud, while
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  Speaker 1: United Torah Judaism is reportedly considering such a partnership. In
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  Speaker 1: related political manoeuvring, Yehudit Yehudit reported that its chairman, Itamar Ben-Givia,
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  Speaker 1: met with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss preserving the right-wing government.
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  Speaker 1: The Israel Press Council has also condemned what it called
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  Speaker 1: a severe escalation and life-threatening risk from violence against journalists
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  Speaker 1: during recent protests. On the economic front, France is imposing
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  Speaker 1: new restrictions on Israeli defence companies ahead of the upcoming
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  Speaker 1: Euronavel exhibition, limiting the display of offensive weapons. This continues
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  Speaker 1: a policy of restricting Israel's presence at major international defence events.
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  Speaker 1: In a strategic move, Israel's defence ministry is emphasising munitions
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  Speaker 1: independence and bolstering domestic production. a priority highlighted during a
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  Speaker 1: visit to the defence tech company Covenant, given the significant
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  Speaker 1: use of munitions, since October 7th. In other developments, an
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  Speaker 1: investigation into recent arson incidents has uncovered suspicions of a
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  Speaker 1: large-scale extortion operation conducted via the Telegram messaging app, reportedly
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