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US Strikes Iranian Launcher on Qeshm Island · 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: The US military has struck an Iranian surface-to-air missile launcher
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  Speaker 1: on Keshem Island in the Strait of Hormuz. This was
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  Speaker 1: a defensive measure after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC,
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  Speaker 1: fired a missile at a US aircraft. According to US
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  Speaker 1: officials who described the strike as necessary to protect American assets.
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  Speaker 1: This incident follows a series of limited US strikes against
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  Speaker 1: Iranian military targets. Separately, Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson claimed in
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  Speaker 1: a social media post that the Trump administration might be
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  Speaker 1: days away from launching a nuclear strike on Iran, alleging
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for such action to
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  Speaker 1: target fortified nuclear sites like Pickaxe Mountain. While President Trump
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  Speaker 1: has discussed Pickaxe Mountain as a potential target, he recently
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  Speaker 1: stated that the US would use a non-nuclear weapon like
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  Speaker 1: the Moab. describing it as like a tiny nuclear bomb.
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  Speaker 1: Trump also downplayed the likelihood of renewed hostilities. At the
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  Speaker 1: United Nations, the Israeli delegation, led by Ambassador Danny Danon,
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  Speaker 1: screened a film exposing alleged corruption and complicity within the
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  Speaker 1: UNRWA aid agency. The film examines the agency's operations, particularly
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  Speaker 1: in light of allegations of staff involvement in the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attacks. Ambassador Danon stated that UNRWA has long served
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  Speaker 1: as an arm of Hamas, with its schools spreading incitement
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  Speaker 1: and weapons found in its Gaza facilities. In the United States,
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  Speaker 1: political divisions over Israel are reportedly impacting Jewish life. Michigan
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  Speaker 1: Democratic Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers,
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  Speaker 1: citing concerns about antisemitism and associations of her Democratic primary opponent.
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  Speaker 1: This situation highlights national tensions, including the difficulty of confronting
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  Speaker 1: prejudice when it carries a political cost. and the challenge
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  Speaker 1: of distinguishing between policy criticism and actual antisemitism, Pew Research
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  Speaker 1: Center data shows a rise in unfavorable views of Israel
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  Speaker 1: among Democrats. Domestically, Yashar Party Chairman Gadi Eizenkot has ruled
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  Speaker 1: out joining a government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: stating he would refuse even if U.S. President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: personally asked him to, emphasizing his opposition to U.S. interference
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  Speaker 1: in Israeli internal affairs. The election results left neither bloc
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  Speaker 1: with a clear majority, complicating coalition formation, especially regarding reliance
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  Speaker 1: on Arab parties. Separately, families of IDF reservists continue to
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  Speaker 1: face difficulties with prolonged service, children growing up without their fathers,
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  Speaker 1: and the emotional toll, with wives reporting their sacrifices, are
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  Speaker 1: increasingly overlooked. Other domestic updates include schools have begun preparations
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  Speaker 1: based on a directive from the Ministry of Education. The
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  Speaker 1: Emirates have issued a warning to prepare for the worst
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  Speaker 1: due to a possible attack. The Likud party reportedly requested
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  Speaker 1: an urgent discussion with the head of the Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: and received an unexpected answer. Additionally, a judge reprimanded Netanyahu's lawyer,
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  Speaker 1: who then apologised. In economic news, a new route to
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  Speaker 1: Ben Gurion airport is set to shorten travel time in
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  Speaker 1: approximately two weeks, though with a catch. Israel's National Cyber
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  Speaker 1: Directorate has issued an urgent nationwide alert to businesses. This
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  Speaker 1: follows a wave of cyberattacks across Europe, where hackers remotely
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  Speaker 1: manipulated freezer temperatures, destroying food stocks and causing major financial losses.
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  Speaker 1: Businesses are instructed to inspect and secure their refrigeration systems.
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  Speaker 1: No comparable attack has been reported in Israel. In other news,
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  Speaker 1: Iraq has inaugurated its first museum dedicated entirely to Jewish history.
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  Speaker 1: The Shamus School in Baghdad has been restored to preserve
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  Speaker 1: the legacy of a community that has dwindled to just
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  Speaker 1: a handful of people. The museum houses artefacts documenting over 2,500
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  Speaker 1: years of Jewish life in Iraq. 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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