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Netanyahu Warns of Renewed Gaza Operations · 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 has stated that Israel may have
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  Speaker 1: no choice but to launch renewed military operations in Gaza
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  Speaker 1: to complete the disarmament of Hamas if a US-backed international
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  Speaker 1: force fails to materialise. Speaking to Arutz Shevar on Thursday...
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu indicated that Israel had given the United States several
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  Speaker 1: months to assemble such a force, which did not happen.
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  Speaker 1: He suggested that similar action might be necessary against Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: in Lebanon. This week also saw public engagements for the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister marked by contrasting reactions. In Jerusalem on Thursday night,
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  Speaker 1: a glass bottle was reportedly thrown toward his motorcade as
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  Speaker 1: it passed the Mahene Yehuda market. Earlier on Thursday, during
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  Speaker 1: a visit to tell Oaviv's Hartikfa market, Bereaved families seeking
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  Speaker 1: accountability for the October 7th events confronted the Prime Minister.
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  Speaker 1: Reports from the scene indicate they faced verbal abuse and
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  Speaker 1: physical altercations from other attendees, and were eventually removed by police.
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  Speaker 1: Mitchell Illers, father of hostage Guy Illers, described being attacked
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  Speaker 1: by citizens while trying to speak with Netanyahu, stating, This
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  Speaker 1: is a disgrace that a bereaved father whose son was
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  Speaker 1: murdered in captivity receives blows from citizens. In the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: Footage emerged showing members of the far-right hilltop youth extremist
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  Speaker 1: group waving weapons and dancing to an anti-Zionist song at
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  Speaker 1: a wedding in Gush Etzion earlier this week. Reports suggest
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  Speaker 1: the extremists sang lyrics associated with Neturei Kata, an anti-Zionist group.
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  Speaker 1: Following the event, Jewish rioters allegedly set fire to a
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  Speaker 1: vehicle in the Palestinian village of Beit Yuma and spray-painted
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  Speaker 1: a message referencing a resident indicted for attacking a Palestinian woman.
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  Speaker 1: From the US side, Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has
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  Speaker 1: expressed significant doubts about the operational capacity of the Board
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  Speaker 1: of Peace and the International Gaza Support Center to implement
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  Speaker 1: President Trump's Gaza peace plan. According to a cable obtained
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  Speaker 1: by Politico, Huckabee's concerns focus on staffing, resources, and the
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  Speaker 1: potential complications of transitioning from military to civilian oversight, particularly
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  Speaker 1: regarding intelligence sharing with the Israeli military. He also cited
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's failure to disarm as an obstacle to progress. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to antisemitism, in Florida, a man was arrested on Thursday
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  Speaker 1: for allegedly threatening the life of Jewish US Representative Jad
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  Speaker 1: Moskovitz via voicemail. Moskovitz stated he and his family are safe,
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  Speaker 1: and thanked law enforcement for their swift action. This incident
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  Speaker 1: comes as Moskovitz has previously faced threats, including a potential
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  Speaker 1: assassination plot in 2024, that reportedly included Jewish institutions as
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  Speaker 1: targets and anti-Semitic rhetoric. In a notable rescue operation, Israel's
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  Speaker 1: elite YAMAM National Counterterrorism Unit successfully brought a woman to
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  Speaker 1: safety from an 11th-floor apartment in Bat Yam on Thursday.
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  Speaker 1: The operation followed over 11 hours of negotiations after the
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  Speaker 1: woman had barricaded herself inside. Officers rappelled from the building's
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  Speaker 1: roof to the apartment window to secure her safely, with
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  Speaker 1: police confirming no injuries. On a more personal note, former
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  Speaker 1: Hamas hostage Elkana Bobot shared how his deep faith and
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  Speaker 1: determination to reunite with his family were crucial to his
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  Speaker 1: survival during captivity in Gaza. In an IDF podcast, Bobot
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  Speaker 1: described continuing religious observances, including prayers and kiddush, even while
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  Speaker 1: held captive, emphasising his resolve to return and demonstrate resilience. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: an excerpt from Matthew Cole's forthcoming book, published in Vanity Fair,
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  Speaker 1: alleges that Dutch spies uncovered Gulf-funded accounts linked to Jard Kushner,
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  Speaker 1: including money routed through Israel's central bank. A lawyer for
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  Speaker 1: Kushner and former US ambassador David Friedman have denied these allegations.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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