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Riyadh Strikes, Palestinian Elections Delayed, US-Iran Tensions · 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 a significant escalation involving Iran's regional proxies.
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  Speaker 1: Saudi authorities confirmed three people were killed and several injured
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  Speaker 1: in two strikes on Riyadh's airport, one hitting airport facilities
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  Speaker 1: and the other striking a Saudi aircraft. The Iran-backed Houthis
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  Speaker 1: have claimed responsibility for the attack, marking a serious development.
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  Speaker 1: In the Palestinian territories, legislative elections, originally set for November 28,
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  Speaker 1: will be delayed by several months. PA Deputy Chairman Hossein
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  Speaker 1: Alsheikh informed France that the necessary political, security and economic
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  Speaker 1: conditions for holding the elections have not materialised. Reports also
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  Speaker 1: emerged of Israel allegedly blocking the Palestinian Central Elections Commission
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  Speaker 1: from entering East Jerusalem and Gaza. On the international stage,
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  Speaker 1: US officials are reportedly developing military options against Iran. According
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  Speaker 1: to a New York Times report cited by the Times
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  Speaker 1: of Israel, US officials are considering plans that include three
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  Speaker 1: days of intense missile and drone strikes, following previous rejections
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  Speaker 1: of attack proposals. The US is also described as quietly
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  Speaker 1: crushing Iran through its actions, and its embassy in Israel
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  Speaker 1: has issued an unusual warning about potential flight cancellations, airspace
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  Speaker 1: closures and travel disruptions. In ongoing military operations, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: struck targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, eliminating terrorists. Reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate three terrorists from the Islamic Jihad and Hamas organisations
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  Speaker 1: were killed yesterday, with authorities noting they were advancing terror
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  Speaker 1: plots and rebuilding capabilities. Another report specifies the elimination of
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  Speaker 1: two Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives and one Hamas operative in
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  Speaker 1: strikes conducted the previous night. Earlier this morning, Two IDF
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  Speaker 1: drones crashed on the coast of Kiryat Yam. Details are
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  Speaker 1: under investigation. From the West Bank, the Diaspora Affairs and
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  Speaker 1: Combating Antisemitism Ministry reported that the Global Sumud Flotilla is
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  Speaker 1: recruiting international activists for a programme that includes training in
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  Speaker 1: direct action and political skills, aimed at confronting Zionism. In
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  Speaker 1: a separate incident, Jewish settlers in Binyamin reportedly took swift
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  Speaker 1: action regarding a monument to an individual identified as a terrorist. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights
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  Speaker 1: chief who has accused Israel of war crimes, has been
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  Speaker 1: awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in promoting
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  Speaker 1: peace and international law. Pillay formerly chaired a UN commission
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  Speaker 1: of inquiry that had concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: accusations Israel called scandalous. Turning to Israeli domestic politics. Former
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  Speaker 1: member of Knesset Oren Hazen physically attacked a municipality employee
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  Speaker 1: during an Ariel City Council meeting on Thursday evening. The
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  Speaker 1: employee required medical attention, and police were notified. Ariel Meir
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  Speaker 1: Yair Chetban condemned the incident as bullying. With elections 18
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  Speaker 1: days away, reports suggest Prime Minister Netanyahu may consider foregoing
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  Speaker 1: his senior coalition partner. Meanwhile, a youth poll by Yedith
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  Speaker 1: Aranoth shows Leitner's Haredi Public Party gaining five mandates. indicating
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  Speaker 1: significant political momentum. An article also discusses the number of
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  Speaker 1: soldiers killed in operational accidents since October 7th and the
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  Speaker 1: comparative value of being an evader versus a combatant in Israel.
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  Speaker 1: In other news, two soldiers were injured when gunpowder ignited
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  Speaker 1: from live ammunition they were disassembling as part of a game. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: we note an educator's farewell to Captain Eliab Haim T. Zaflamos,
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  Speaker 1: remembering his leadership qualities. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe
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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Thank you.