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Israel Certifies Election Results Amid Foreign Interference Probe · 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: In Israeli domestic politics, President Isaac Herzog has received the
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  Speaker 1: official election results, initiating consultations to task a member of
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  Speaker 1: Knesset with forming the next government. This comes as the
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  Speaker 1: Central Elections Committee certified the results on November 4. Despite
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  Speaker 1: objections from outgoing coalition members, and serious warnings from the
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet security agency. The Shin Bet has been investigating
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  Speaker 1: suspicions of foreign entities, reportedly from Qatar and Turkey, funnelling
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  Speaker 1: money into Israel to influence voting in Arab communities. Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet chief David Zinni's request to interrogate Arab lawmakers over
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  Speaker 1: these alleged foreign interference efforts was denied by the Attorney General,
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  Speaker 1: citing parliamentary immunity and a lack of evidence. National Security
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  Speaker 1: Minister Itamar Ben-Givia has called for immediate action, stating that
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  Speaker 1: elections were stolen. While the Central Elections Committee found no
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  Speaker 1: evidence of widespread irregularities affecting the election results, the Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet maintains that its preliminary intelligence points to significant efforts
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  Speaker 1: by foreign actors to exert political influence, though further investigation
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  Speaker 1: is needed. Meanwhile, party representatives are beginning to recommend candidates,
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  Speaker 1: with some, like the Religious Zionist Party and Shars, stating
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  Speaker 1: they will recommend Prime Minister Netanyahu. while Yisrael Bey Teh
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  Speaker 1: new plans to recommend Gadi Eisenkot. Turning to the conflict
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  Speaker 1: with Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stark
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  Speaker 1: warning this week. He stated that Iran's response to any
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  Speaker 1: renewed US aggression would be on a much greater scale,
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  Speaker 1: reiterating Iran's goal of absolute deterrence and asserting that the
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  Speaker 1: US sees its hegemony ending soon. Efforts are reportedly underway,
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  Speaker 1: with mediators including Qatar, Russia and China, to achieve a
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  Speaker 1: breakthrough in negotiations between Tehran and Washington. However, an Iranian
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  Speaker 1: official described the US response to Iran's demands as not convincing,
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  Speaker 1: stressing that Washington must provide explicit answers to Iran's seven conditions,
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  Speaker 1: particularly regarding the Strait of Hormuz. Regarding US policy, the
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  Speaker 1: decision by President Trump to end $ 4 billion in annual
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  Speaker 1: military aid is fuelling concerns. Reports suggest this move could
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  Speaker 1: lead to Congress restricting arms sales, jeopardising advanced weapons programmes,
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  Speaker 1: and eroding Israel's long-standing bipartisan support. Analysts suggest Iran views
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  Speaker 1: the recent US election outcome as a victory, and that
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  Speaker 1: Tehran's strategic patience has paid off, potentially allowing it to
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  Speaker 1: outlast current US policy through diplomatic pressure from incoming administrations.
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  Speaker 1: These developments highlight potential divergences in strategy between Washington and
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem concerning Iran. In Gaza, the IDF and Shin bet
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  Speaker 1: conducted strikes earlier this week in the Khan Yunis area,
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  Speaker 1: eliminating six terrorists. Among those killed were a Hamas sniping
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  Speaker 1: cell leader and a terrorist involved in smuggling operations. Four
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  Speaker 1: other terrorists from Hamas and Islamic Jihad were also eliminated,
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  Speaker 1: identified as having promoted terror and sought to rebuild terror
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  Speaker 1: group capabilities. The strikes were conducted from the air to
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  Speaker 1: remove the immediate threat posed by these individuals, who were
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  Speaker 1: reportedly operating in violation of a ceasefire. On the economic front,
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  Speaker 1: El Al announced its largest-ever summer operation to the Americas.
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  Speaker 1: The airline plans to operate 63 weekly flights, offering approximately 35,000 seats,
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  Speaker 1: with expanded services to cities including Miami and Lowe's Angels.
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  Speaker 1: This expansion aims to meet growing travel demand and strengthen
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  Speaker 1: connections with Jewish and Israeli communities across the continent. And
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  Speaker 1: in Iran, authorities are reportedly cracking down on jewellery bearing
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  Speaker 1: the Lion and Sun emblem. a historic symbol of the
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  Speaker 1: nation that has reappeared during recent protests against the Islamic Republic.
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  Speaker 1: Gold traders in Mashhad have been instructed to stop displaying
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  Speaker 1: or selling items featuring the emblem, which has become associated
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  Speaker 1: with opposition movements. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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