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Israel Announces Major West Bank IDF Operation · 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli army is
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  Speaker 1: planning a large-scale military operation in the West Bank, also
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  Speaker 1: referred to as Judea and Samaria. This comes after Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: gunmen killed two soldiers and wounded three others outside Hebron
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  Speaker 1: on Friday. Speaking at the site of the attack, Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: pledged that the IDF would deal with the terror infrastructure
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  Speaker 1: and conduct extensive operations not seen since the Six-Day War.
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  Speaker 1: The army is preparing for this broad operation, with the
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  Speaker 1: timing to be determined. The two assailants were killed by
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces after a significant exchange of fire lasting over
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  Speaker 1: 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a significant escalation of threats, two
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  Speaker 1: senior Iranian security officials revealed detailed plans to target undersea
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  Speaker 1: communication cables in the Gulf. if the United States and
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  Speaker 1: Israel attack Iran. These officials, speaking on condition of anonymity,
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  Speaker 1: stated that if Iran is attacked, there will be no
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  Speaker 1: more red lines, potentially including covert military bases and undersea cables.
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  Speaker 1: Yadola Jarvani, the deputy head of political affairs for Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guards, specifically mentioned targeting seven major internet cables beneath
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz. While experts suggest the global impact
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  Speaker 1: might be limited, Such actions could disrupt financial transactions and
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  Speaker 1: internet services in the region. These threats are seen as
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  Speaker 1: an effort to deter renewed conflict and pressure Washington. In
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  Speaker 1: response to the ongoing tensions, foreign ministers from eight European
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  Speaker 1: and Middle Eastern countries met in Istanbul. They collectively urged
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  Speaker 1: the United States and Israel not to renew their attacks
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  Speaker 1: on Iran, warning that a fresh outbreak of fighting would
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  Speaker 1: spread conflict and push oil prices even higher. This meeting,
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  Speaker 1: which saw the development of a multinational anti-war bloc, represents
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  Speaker 1: a challenge to perceived plans by the US and Israel
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  Speaker 1: to relaunch strikes on Iran. The Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan,
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  Speaker 1: stated that military intervention in Iran is not a solution
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  Speaker 1: and that the countries around the table do not want
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  Speaker 1: the war to spread further. Domestically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: presented his government's updated national security doctrine. Drafted under his guidance,
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  Speaker 1: the doctrine prioritises investment in advanced defence research and development,
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  Speaker 1: such as AI, robotics and space technology, to achieve and
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  Speaker 1: maintain technological superiority. It signals a shift from a policy
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  Speaker 1: of containment and defence to one of prevention and offence,
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  Speaker 1: aiming to stay ahead of adversaries. The document, presented ahead
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  Speaker 1: of an election, has drawn criticism from opponents, though proponents
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  Speaker 1: argue it sets crucial guidelines for Israel's strategic future. On
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  Speaker 1: the ground in Gaza, a UNRWA teacher spoke anonymously to
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  Speaker 1: the Jerusalem Post about her experiences. She reported being threatened
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  Speaker 1: with scissors by a school administrator after confronting a colleague
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  Speaker 1: for what she described as pro-Hamas indoctrination of students. The
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  Speaker 1: teacher expressed concerns about her safety and trust in UNRWA's
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  Speaker 1: ability to handle her complaint, citing the pervasive influence of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas and potential lack of confidentiality. She believes Palestinian students
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  Speaker 1: deserve an environment free from conflict and radicalisation. Separately, a
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  Speaker 1: critique was published regarding the Netherlands' recent decree criminalising the
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  Speaker 1: sale of Israeli goods produced beyond the 1967 armistice line.
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  Speaker 1: The author argues this is an example of selective outrage,
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  Speaker 1: noting that similar decrees are not applied to goods from
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  Speaker 1: other occupied territories like northern Cyprus, western Sahara or Xinjiang.
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  Speaker 1: The piece contrasts this with historical Dutch collaboration during World
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  Speaker 1: War II, suggesting a pattern of bias. In regional arms developments,
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  Speaker 1: Researchers analysing satellite images suggest Saudi Arabia is expanding its
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  Speaker 1: ballistic missile factory to build larger solid-fuel missiles. This expansion
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  Speaker 1: could enhance Saudi Arabia's ability to deter attacks from Iran
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  Speaker 1: and the Houthis, but it also risks fuelling a regional
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  Speaker 1: missile race and complicating a US-Saudi civilian nuclear agreement. The
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  Speaker 1: new infrastructure appears larger than existing facilities and bears similarities
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  Speaker 1: to Chinese missile plants. Tragically, Seven people were killed in
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  Speaker 1: a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan.
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  Speaker 1: Authorities describe the assailants as belonging to an extremist group,
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  Speaker 1: and a manhunt is currently ongoing. Jordan's king has vowed
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  Speaker 1: harshest retaliation for the attack. Finally, John Hajar, president of
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  Speaker 1: the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy, expressed his view that
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  Speaker 1: the Lebanese people desire full diplomatic ties and economic benefits
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  Speaker 1: from tourism and trade with Israel. He stated that Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: and an unwilling government are holding the Lebanese people captive,
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  Speaker 1: preventing engagement. Hajar argued that repealing Lebanon's anti-boycott law would
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  Speaker 1: allow for mutually beneficial peace and greater economic activity. For
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