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Jewish Families Settle in Jericho Amid 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: Jewish families have moved into eight homes in Jericho, a
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  Speaker 1: move led by the Nachala movement and escorted by the
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  Speaker 1: Binyamin Regional Council. These homes were reportedly purchased with full
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  Speaker 1: payment and backed by ownership documents, a development framed as
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  Speaker 1: a move to dismantle the legacy of the Oslo Accords
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  Speaker 1: and renew Jewish settlement in the city. In Gaza, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF and Shin Bet have conducted operations near Khan Yunis,
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  Speaker 1: eliminating terrorists from Hamas, Jais al-Islam and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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  Speaker 1: Among those killed was Gamal Abu Said, identified as a
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  Speaker 1: senior Hamas operative responsible for training and international connections, who
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  Speaker 1: had also held Omar Shemtov hostage. Other operatives eliminated included
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  Speaker 1: members of Hamas's Nukbar forces and PIJ snipers. Looking back
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  Speaker 1: to the events of October 7th, 2023. Reports indicate that
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  Speaker 1: in the early morning hours, while IDF leadership including Chief
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  Speaker 1: of Staff Lieutenant General Hersey Halevy and Southern Command Chief Madge,
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  Speaker 1: General Yaron Finkleman was assessing potential smaller-scale attacks, Air Force
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  Speaker 1: Chief Major General Tomah Barr spent hours probing for an
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  Speaker 1: opportunity to assassinate Hamas military chief Mohamed Daif. Daif was
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  Speaker 1: tracked entering Hamas's underground network, This focus on Daif and
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  Speaker 1: other top officials may have diverted attention from the scale
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  Speaker 1: of the impending invasion, despite signs such as observed rocket preparation.
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  Speaker 1: Daif and Hamas-Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar were eventually killed in
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  Speaker 1: July and October 2024, respectively. On the technological front, IDF
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  Speaker 1: Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Isle Zamia highlighted the IDF's
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  Speaker 1: expanded use of robots in warfare. These robots are now
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  Speaker 1: frequently used to enter battle spaces, tunnels and residences before soldiers,
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  Speaker 1: significantly reducing risk. Turning to the United States, observations from
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  Speaker 1: rural Maine during the recent midterm elections suggest that the
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  Speaker 1: Iran war and Israel were significant concerns for voters, who
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  Speaker 1: expressed pragmatic criticisms and perplexity over American involvement in the
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  Speaker 1: Middle East and the conflict with Iran, questioning its objectives.
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  Speaker 1: On voting patterns, Preliminary polling indicates American Jews continued to
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  Speaker 1: favor Democratic candidates overwhelmingly in the November 3rd midterms, with
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  Speaker 1: approximately two-thirds supporting Democrats. However, the race in Michigan highlighted
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  Speaker 1: divisions within the community, particularly concerning Israel and accusations of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism leveled against Democratic Senate nominee Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, leading
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  Speaker 1: many Jewish voters to reject him. Domestically, Israel faces a
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  Speaker 1: vacancy in the state comptroller's office, following a High Court
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  Speaker 1: of Justice ruling. The court dismissed a petition to compel
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  Speaker 1: Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana to hold a vote for the position,
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  Speaker 1: finding his prolonged delay a breach of an earlier ruling,
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  Speaker 1: but concluded the decision should now fall to the incoming Parliament.
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  Speaker 1: This absence halts the publication of audit reports and the
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  Speaker 1: issuance of whistleblower protection orders. In a separate domestic development,
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  Speaker 1: Shah's party leader Aryeh Derry announced he has received absolute
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  Speaker 1: instructions from the Council of Torar Sages. In business news, XDEND,
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  Speaker 1: a company originating from FPV drone racing and gaming, is
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  Speaker 1: now a significant player in autonomous robotics, with its XOS
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  Speaker 1: platform coordinating unmanned systems. The company argues that battlefield autonomy
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  Speaker 1: is becoming a necessity given the proliferation of drones. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli firms are advised by sources like the Michigan Israel
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  Speaker 1: Business Accelerator, MIBA, that US midterm election outcomes should not
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  Speaker 1: derail their commercialisation plans in the United States, as economic
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  Speaker 1: ties and market demand for Israeli technology remain robust. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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