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Israel Tracks Iran Buildup Amid Halted Attack Plan · 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: Israel is closely monitoring Iran's efforts to rebuild its military capabilities,
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  Speaker 1: with security officials warning that renewed threats could necessitate action
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  Speaker 1: despite upcoming elections. Intelligence indicates Iran is undertaking renewed military preparations.
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  Speaker 1: According to a report in the Financial Times, Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu had previously ordered the IDF to prepare for
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  Speaker 1: a large-scale attack on Iran, targeting nuclear facilities and regime targets.
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  Speaker 1: This operation was reportedly halted due to opposition from President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump, who wished to avoid reigniting regional conflict ahead
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  Speaker 1: of the US midterm elections. Israel has since presented the
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  Speaker 1: Americans with an updated list of targets. Earlier this week,
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  Speaker 1: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel,
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  Speaker 1: meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz
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  Speaker 1: to discuss Iran and potential military operations. In Gaza, the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli military and Shin Bet security agency announced the elimination
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  Speaker 1: of Tamer Mohamed Ibrahim al-Zabak. Officials identified him as the
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  Speaker 1: last Hamas terrorist at large from the cell responsible for
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  Speaker 1: abducting the body of Shani Lauk during the October 7 massacre.
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  Speaker 1: Al-Zabak was killed Monday in an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia.
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  Speaker 1: According to Israeli security officials, he was a member of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's elite Nakba force and remained actively involved in Hamas
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  Speaker 1: operations throughout the war. Turning to Israeli domestic politics, with
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  Speaker 1: the Knesset elections approaching on October 27, recent polls indicate
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  Speaker 1: Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar party holds a lead over Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud. However, neither bloc appears to be close
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  Speaker 1: to securing the 61 seats needed for a majority. suggesting
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  Speaker 1: potential difficulties in forming a government. Amidst these developments, IDF
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  Speaker 1: soldiers have begun casting their early votes at military polling
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  Speaker 1: stations across the country. Also noted are reports of murder
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  Speaker 1: threats made against Minister Avigdor Lieberman. In the United States,
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  Speaker 1: prosecutors have indicted Dawood Faisal for a hate crime in Queens,
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  Speaker 1: New York. The charge stems from an incident targeting a
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  Speaker 1: Jewish-owned business that was displaying Israeli flags. And in arts
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  Speaker 1: and culture, Israeli artist Yehudit Sassporters is presenting her video installation,
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  Speaker 1: Lake of Void, at Jerusalem's Tower of David Museum. The exhibition,
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  Speaker 1: running until the end of November, explores themes of memory, trauma,
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  Speaker 1: and the passage of time, using clay mines inscribed with
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  Speaker 1: Hebrew letters submerged in a German lake. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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