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Netanyahu Claims Syria Call Prevented Druze Massacre · 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 revealed on Thursday that he had
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  Speaker 1: a direct conversation with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharrar, which he
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  Speaker 1: claims stopped the massacres of the Druze community in Sueda, Syria,
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  Speaker 1: that escalated in July of last year. Netanyahu stated, It
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  Speaker 1: was a very short, very sharp conversation, and the massacre
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  Speaker 1: was stopped. emphasising his commitment to protecting the Druze. Defence
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  Speaker 1: Minister Israel Katz added a warning that President al-Shara is
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  Speaker 1: awaiting election results and may resume attacks if Netanyahu is
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  Speaker 1: not re-elected. In international diplomacy, representatives from Iran, Turkey, Kuwait,
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  Speaker 1: Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority walked out during Israeli President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog's speech at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building
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  Speaker 1: Measures in Asia in Baku, Azerbaijan. Iranian media reported the
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  Speaker 1: Qatari delegation also exited, though eyewitnesses stated the emir of
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  Speaker 1: Qatar remained seated, leading to questions about the framing of
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  Speaker 1: Qatar's actions. Meanwhile, the Iran-backed group Hezbollah admitted ownership of
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  Speaker 1: a 500kg explosive shipment seized near Beirut, claiming it was
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  Speaker 1: intended for use against Israel. Lebanese authorities have issued warnings
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  Speaker 1: against illegal weapons. Turning to the disputed territories, A new
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  Speaker 1: poll from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
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  Speaker 1: indicates a significant rise in support for armed resistance among Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: increasing from 21% to 37%. This surge is attributed to
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  Speaker 1: ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. While a majority of Palestinians, 53%,
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  Speaker 1: support a two-state agreement, support for this option is lower
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  Speaker 1: among Gazan respondents. The poll also suggests that most Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: do not believe either Israel or Hamas, has won the
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  Speaker 1: war and expressed pessimism about future ceasefire prospects. On US
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  Speaker 1: policy concerning Israel, former US President Barack Obama offered a
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  Speaker 1: significant critique, stating that Israel took land off people and
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  Speaker 1: they were excessive, and had ceded moral ground by prioritising
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  Speaker 1: security over concessions. Obama also expressed pessimism about achieving short-term
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  Speaker 1: peace due to the war in Gaza and political shifts
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  Speaker 1: within Israel, urging a focus on ending violence and providing
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  Speaker 1: relief to Gazans first. Separately, Israel is reportedly blocking a
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  Speaker 1: US firm from breaking ground on a base for an
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  Speaker 1: international force in Gaza. COGAT cited Hamas intimidation for the
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  Speaker 1: halted shipments, while the Gaza Truckers Union pointed to Israeli decisions. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: controversy has arisen within the Knesset. MK Yitzhak Pindrus of
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  Speaker 1: United Torah Judaism criticised the election of LGBT Knesset speaker
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  Speaker 1: Amir Ohana as a desecration of God's name. prompting an
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  Speaker 1: ethics complaint from the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a new, approximately 400km-long eastern
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  Speaker 1: border wall under construction, largely along the Jordanian border, highlighting
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  Speaker 1: its anti-drone capabilities as a significant defence measure. Additionally, Minister
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  Speaker 1: of National Security Itamar Ben-Givir's intention to turn a police
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  Speaker 1: officer's performance into a political rally has sparked protests among
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  Speaker 1: officers and commanders. In Israeli business and economy news, a
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  Speaker 1: second worker has been identified as killed in a deadly
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  Speaker 1: explosion at an intel factory in Kiryat Gat. The incident
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  Speaker 1: involved a tank containing eight tonnes of toxic gas, with
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  Speaker 1: investigators suspecting a technical failure. Finally, regarding antisemitism, a follow-up
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  Speaker 1: report by the Anti-Defamation League's Centre for Technology and Society
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  Speaker 1: indicates that uncorrected biased edits on Wikipedia pages related to Israel, Zionism,
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  Speaker 1: Hamas and Jewish history persist. The report notes that new
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  Speaker 1: accounts are employing subtle methods to manipulate content, even after
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  Speaker 1: editor bans. President Isaac Herzog's diplomatic engagements are also noted,
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  Speaker 1: including meetings with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Bahrain's Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Dr Abdelatif bin Rashid al-Zayani in Baku, framed as
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic successes alongside Colombia's inauguration of its embassy in Jerusalem.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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