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IDF Eliminates Hamas Hostage-Holding Commander · 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 IDF and Shin Bet announced on Friday the killing
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  Speaker 1: of Hamas squad commander Ihab Jamal Abu Takir in an
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  Speaker 1: airstrike on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The military stated Abu
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  Speaker 1: Takir was involved in holding 12 hostages during their captivity,
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  Speaker 1: including Noah Agamani, Emily Hand, and Ohad Ben Ami. Another operative,
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  Speaker 1: Ibrahim Jihad Mohammed Abu Oshaba, was also killed in the strike,
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  Speaker 1: with the IDF reporting both had advanced attacks against Israeli
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  Speaker 1: troops and civilians and worked to restore Hamas's military capabilities.
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  Speaker 1: In other operations, the IDF reported dismantling two Hamas weapons
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  Speaker 1: storage facilities in the Al-Buraj area and Gaza City, which
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  Speaker 1: contained dozens of weapons. Earlier in the week, four additional
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  Speaker 1: Hamas terrorists were killed in separate strikes in the southern
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  Speaker 1: Gaza Strip, including in Khan Unis and Rafah. Meanwhile, in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria, the IDF demolished the homes of two
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  Speaker 1: terrorists responsible for a deadly shooting attack last week in Hebron.
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  Speaker 1: On the diplomatic front, US officials reportedly believe Mohsen Rezeghi,
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  Speaker 1: a hardliner within Iran's regime, could be key to preventing
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  Speaker 1: renewed war with Iran and securing an agreement on its
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  Speaker 1: nuclear programme. According to reports citing a Washington Post columnist,
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  Speaker 1: Vice President J.D. Vance sent Razi a letter offering personal talks.
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  Speaker 1: The letter emphasised Washington's core interest in ensuring Iran does
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  Speaker 1: not acquire nuclear weapons and highlighted potential benefits for Iran's
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  Speaker 1: economy and sovereignty. US intelligence assessments cited in the report
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  Speaker 1: suggest Razi is the most critical negotiating contact in Tehran
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  Speaker 1: for discussions on limiting Iran's nuclear programme. In Israeli domestic affairs,
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  Speaker 1: The Mossad is reportedly joining the Shin Bet's investigation into
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  Speaker 1: suspected foreign interference in recent elections. The probe is examining
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  Speaker 1: the possibility that Qatar funded the apparatus of the Joint
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  Speaker 1: List Party, following classified intelligence presented to the Central Elections
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  Speaker 1: Committee chairman. Separately, an opinion piece suggests President Isaac Herzog
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  Speaker 1: has an opportunity to shape his legacy by actively intervening
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  Speaker 1: to forge a broad Zionist coalition government. potentially bringing together
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  Speaker 1: rivals like Prime Minister Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot to tackle
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  Speaker 1: national challenges. And abroad, Israel's ambassador has condemned an event
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  Speaker 1: at a Catholic school in Antwerp, Belgium, where pro-Palestinian activists
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  Speaker 1: discuss the Nakba, Palestinian maps and the Kafir. The ambassador
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  Speaker 1: called the event political activism disguised as education and has
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  Speaker 1: requested an official investigation. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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