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Major IDF Operation Launched in Hebron · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. Today,
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  Speaker 1: we bring you crucial updates from the security front and
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  Speaker 1: significant political developments. In the West Bank, the IDF has
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  Speaker 1: launched a major counter-terrorism operation in the Hebron area following
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  Speaker 1: a deadly shooting attack that claimed the lives of two soldiers,
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  Speaker 1: Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan-Reutman and Sergeant Yuval Shai S. Vilum.
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  Speaker 1: The operation, involving multiple IDF units and the Shin Bet,
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  Speaker 1: includes demolishing illegal structures near the attack site and searching
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  Speaker 1: hundreds of locations. Hebron and Halhal have been placed under
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  Speaker 1: closure as troops pursue suspects and target terror infrastructure. Military
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  Speaker 1: officials stated that evacuating residents from areas where the attackers
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  Speaker 1: originated allows for thorough searches of homes without endangering civilians.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the security establishment, to
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  Speaker 1: prepare for the possibility of closing Judea and Samaria entirely,
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  Speaker 1: comparing the measures to successful operations previously conducted in refugee camps. Regionally,
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  Speaker 1: Iraq believes Israel was behind recent strikes on two sites
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  Speaker 1: where Iran-backed militias stockpiled weapons, including air defence systems sourced
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  Speaker 1: from Tehran, according to sources speaking to Ashak Al-Ossat. The
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  Speaker 1: report indicates these strikes occurred shortly after the shipments arrived.
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  Speaker 1: While the Popular Mobilisation Forces had previously attributed an explosion
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  Speaker 1: at one of their bases to an accident, Iranian-backed groups
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  Speaker 1: have previously blamed Israel for similar incidents. Meanwhile, a senior
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  Speaker 1: Iranian official issued a stark warning, with Ibrahim Azizi, head
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  Speaker 1: of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee, stating that a
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  Speaker 1: single miscalculation could make occupied territories uninhabitable within an hour.
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  Speaker 1: Former US President Donald Trump also indicated that the United
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  Speaker 1: States is considering an attack on Iran, though he did
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  Speaker 1: not disclose timing. Looking at US policy, a report suggests
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  Speaker 1: that foreign governments have delayed significant economic measures against Israel,
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  Speaker 1: partly to observe the outcome of potential elections. If Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu returns with his current coalition and policies, these
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  Speaker 1: restraints are expected to disappear, potentially leading to severe international
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  Speaker 1: economic sanctions. with consequences possibly arriving quickly from Europe and
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  Speaker 1: gathering momentum in the United States. Domestically, the Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: will now directly instruct and operate a private security company
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  Speaker 1: for Yashar Party chairman Gadi Eizenkot, following an earlier ruling
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  Speaker 1: that he did not meet requirements for elite unit protection.
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  Speaker 1: Eizenkot has also criticised Prime Minister Netanyahu's plan for alternative
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  Speaker 1: financial mechanisms, referred to as Baibikun, warning it could lead
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  Speaker 1: to an economy similar to North Korea and Iran, jeopardising high-tech,
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  Speaker 1: healthcare and security. Meanwhile, over 100,000 people rallied in Tel
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  Speaker 1: Aviv's hostage square, demanding a commission of inquiry into the
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  Speaker 1: failures of October 7, with most opposition leaders present. An
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  Speaker 1: incident occurred at a rally, where a man was arrested
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  Speaker 1: for allegedly shoving a bodyguard of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett,
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  Speaker 1: while shouting support for Netanyahu. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay
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