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Trump: No Iran Strike 'Today,' Weighs Future Action · 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: US President Donald Trump stated Sunday that the United States
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  Speaker 1: would not launch a military strike against Iran today, though
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  Speaker 1: he did not rule out future action. He indicated a
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  Speaker 1: decision was pending between renewing strikes or reaching an agreement.
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  Speaker 1: President Trump also confirmed the US is actively monitoring Iran's
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  Speaker 1: nuclear sites. This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: warned of a real and tangible existential danger. From Iran,
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  Speaker 1: stating the IDF is prepared on both defence and offence
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  Speaker 1: and cautioned enemies that they would absorb strikes out of proportion.
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  Speaker 1: In the West Bank, IDF troops are continuing operations in
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  Speaker 1: the Hebron area following a Friday attack that killed two soldiers,
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  Speaker 1: Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan-Reutman and Sergeant Yuval Shai S. Vilum.
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  Speaker 1: Security forces wounded a Palestinian man, in an alleged attempted
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  Speaker 1: ramming attack near Hebron on Friday, but failed to detain him.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF has evacuated around 2,000 Palestinians from the Hebron
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  Speaker 1: area and is demolishing structures as part of counter-terrorism measures.
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  Speaker 1: These actions have drawn condemnation from Israeli human rights organisations
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  Speaker 1: and Palestinian officials, who describe the displacements and demolitions as
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  Speaker 1: collective punishment that risks the health and well-being of civilians. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Israel is preparing a special military court in Jerusalem to
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  Speaker 1: prosecute Nakaba terrorists and other suspects involved in the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre, with former chief military prosecutor Jana Modgavrishvili selected
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  Speaker 1: to lead the prosecution. Within Israel, a Druze protest disrupted
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  Speaker 1: traffic on Sunday after three young Druze men were attacked
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  Speaker 1: in Tel Aviv for speaking Arabic, with one being stabbed.
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  Speaker 1: Political figures condemned the incident, linking it to rhetoric from
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  Speaker 1: some government ministers. Meanwhile, ahead of upcoming elections, Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly intensifying efforts to secure further endorsements
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  Speaker 1: from US President Donald Trump, a move described by US
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  Speaker 1: sources as political desperation. Netanyahu also discussed contingency plans for
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  Speaker 1: potential economic sanctions, mentioning the possibility of using cryptocurrency to
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  Speaker 1: bypass them, a remark his opponents criticised. In electoral news,
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  Speaker 1: the Yashar Party, led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot,
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  Speaker 1: currently leads in opinion polls. On the regional front, US
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  Speaker 1: Central Command Admiral Brad Cooper visited the Strait of Hormuz,
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  Speaker 1: affirming the waterway is free and clear of Iranian sea mines,
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  Speaker 1: and underscoring the US commitment to freedom of navigation for
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  Speaker 1: commercial traffic and crude oil exports. Economically, credit rating agency
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  Speaker 1: Moody's affirmed France's sovereign rating at RR3, while Israel remains
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  Speaker 1: at bar one, a four-notch difference. This rating comes despite
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  Speaker 1: Israel's higher projected GDP per capita, and strong growth forecasts
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  Speaker 1: compared to France. Separately, the Jewish Education Project is hosting
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  Speaker 1: a conference in New York, exploring how artificial intelligence and
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  Speaker 1: emerging technologies are shaping Jewish education. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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