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Houthi Threats and West Bank Control Amid Israeli Election Buzz · 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: President Donald Trump asserted that Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi terrorists are
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  Speaker 1: intentionally escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia, including on Riyadh's airport,
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  Speaker 1: to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm elections.
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  Speaker 1: Trump wrote on Truth Social that he would never forget
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  Speaker 1: these attacks, which he accused the group of resuming at
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  Speaker 1: Iran's behest. In response to prior Houthi attacks, Saudi warplanes
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  Speaker 1: struck a Houthi-controlled oil facility in Sana'a, Yemen. The Iran-backed
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  Speaker 1: Houthis then declared Saudi Aramco oil facilities legitimate targets. According
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  Speaker 1: to Mariv News Flash, Riyadh's targeting of the Houthis was
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  Speaker 1: met with a severe threat, described as opening the gates
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  Speaker 1: of disaster upon itself. Separately, President Trump highlighted the Iranian
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  Speaker 1: regime's plummeting economy and plunging Riyadh, noting it is struggling
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  Speaker 1: to pay its troops. a clear mark of failing leadership,
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  Speaker 1: and hinted at an upcoming decision regarding Iran. In the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared during a visit
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  Speaker 1: to the seam line that the IDF will protect Israel,
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  Speaker 1: from the Jordan River to the sea, and remain in
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  Speaker 1: control of the area. He labelled the Tulcombe refugee camp
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  Speaker 1: a terrorist stronghold, stating, There will be no Arab army
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  Speaker 1: west of the Jordan River. There will be the IDF.
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  Speaker 1: The Prime Minister's office also stated that Israel is prepared
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  Speaker 1: for Palestinian security forces turning weapons on Israeli targets, although
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  Speaker 1: the IDF has no specific intelligence indicating such a plan,
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  Speaker 1: they are preparing for a worst-case scenario. With elections approaching,
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  Speaker 1: political dynamics are heating up. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia
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  Speaker 1: refused to sign a vote surplus-sharing agreement with Ofa Winter
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  Speaker 1: of the People of Israel party, calling Winter, Bennett, aye-aye.
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  Speaker 1: Winter responded, criticising Ben-Givia for wasting right-wing votes. The deadline
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  Speaker 1: for submitting such agreements is October 16. Meanwhile, former Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Naftali Bennett, leading the B Yachad party, unveiled a
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  Speaker 1: plan to cut bureaucracy and improve support for new immigrants,
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  Speaker 1: emphasising their vital role in Israeli society. Mariv reports that
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  Speaker 1: the security system is worried about scenarios related to the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming elections, and the IDF is issuing warnings, acknowledging that
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  Speaker 1: not all areas have been inspected. The defence minister has
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  Speaker 1: also announced a temporary ban on fibre-optic drones in Israeli
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  Speaker 1: airspace due to a lingering threat. In international relations, the
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  Speaker 1: historic alliance between Turkey and Azerbaijan has reportedly entered a
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  Speaker 1: severe crisis. Ankara is reportedly angered by Azerbaijan's stance on
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  Speaker 1: a hijab ban in schools and its connections with Israel,
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  Speaker 1: prompting Baku to respond with an unprecedented verbal attack on
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  Speaker 1: Erdogan's officials. Regarding the upcoming Israeli elections, US President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump indicated he may be considering endorsing a candidate, but
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  Speaker 1: stopped short of making any commitment, saying, I may be
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