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Third Anniversary of Oct 7 Marked by Memorials, Security Ops, and International Tensions · 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 marking three years since the October 7th massacre,
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  Speaker 1: an event that claimed the lives of 1,200 people and
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  Speaker 1: saw 251 taken hostage. Memorial events are being held across
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  Speaker 1: the nation and around the world. In a deeply personal tribute,
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  Speaker 1: former hostage Yarden Biebers posted an apology on Instagram to
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  Speaker 1: his wife and two sons, who were murdered by Hamas
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  Speaker 1: after their abduction. Meanwhile at Kibbutz near Oz, rebuilding efforts
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  Speaker 1: continue three years after a third of its residents were lost,
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  Speaker 1: with new homes planned for the community. On the security front,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF confirmed demolishing the home of a terrorist responsible
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  Speaker 1: for the September 21, 2026, killing of Netanyahu C.H. Crown
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank. This operation was part of wider
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  Speaker 1: counter-terrorism raids across Judea and Samaria, during which security forces
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  Speaker 1: detained dozens of individuals, identified as terror inciters and wanted
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  Speaker 1: Hamas affiliates, and destroyed monuments inciting terror. In Gaza, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF stated it killed two Hamas terrorists exiting Kamel Adwan
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  Speaker 1: Hospital who were carrying explosives. One of the identified terrorists,
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  Speaker 1: Mohamed Tamas, was reportedly a sniper in Hamas's IS Ad-Din
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  Speaker 1: al-Qassam brigades, and simultaneously operated as a civil defence worker,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting Hamas's alleged exploitation of medical infrastructure for terrorist purposes.
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  Speaker 1: Separately in the West Bank, Palestinian authorities reported that a
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  Speaker 1: 44-year-old man was killed and 16 others wounded during an
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  Speaker 1: attack by settlers while Palestinians were harvesting olives. Israeli forces
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  Speaker 1: were reportedly present and ambulance crews were allegedly assaulted. This
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  Speaker 1: incident underscores escalating violence during the olive harvest season. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to regional activity, reports indicate Hezbollah has received $ 200 million
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  Speaker 1: from Iran, intended to support some 50,000 families displaced by
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  Speaker 1: the conflict. This significant cash infusion occurred despite tightening US
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  Speaker 1: economic sanctions on Iran and difficulties in transferring funds to
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  Speaker 1: the group. Intermediaries reportedly charged a high 20% fee for
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  Speaker 1: the transfer. On the international stage, a broad coalition of
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  Speaker 1: 56 countries has reaffirmed their commitment to enforcing UN restrictions
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  Speaker 1: against Iran, pledging to prevent transfers that could aid Iran's
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  Speaker 1: nuclear and weapons programmes. Meanwhile, 10 countries, including the United
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  Speaker 1: States and Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Iranian terrorist
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  Speaker 1: activity and malign influence across the Americas. In a significant move,
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  Speaker 1: Colombia has broken diplomatic relations with Iran, and officially designated
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  Speaker 1: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, as a terrorist organisation.
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  Speaker 1: Concerns over antisemitism and the weaponisation of language were highlighted
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  Speaker 1: this week. In the UK, a member of the Green
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  Speaker 1: Party who authored a motion labelling Zionism as racism has
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  Speaker 1: confirmed her continued friendship with a convicted al-Qaeda terrorist who
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  Speaker 1: plotted a bombing. In New York City, Mayor Zoran Mamdani
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  Speaker 1: marked the October 7th anniversary by accusing Israel of genocide
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  Speaker 1: and war crimes in Gaza, drawing sharp criticism from Israel's
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  Speaker 1: ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, who called the statement
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  Speaker 1: a propaganda attack, responding to what it describes as the
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  Speaker 1: hijacking of legal terminology. The International Legal Forum launched an
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  Speaker 1: online dictionary of terms aimed at reclaiming definitions of words
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  Speaker 1: like genocide and apartheid from anti-Israel activists. In business news,
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  Speaker 1: British Airways is set to resume flights to Tel Aviv
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  Speaker 1: from October 25, after a suspension earlier this year. However,
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  Speaker 1: Arkea was forced to cancel repatriation flights from Dubai after
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  Speaker 1: UAE authorities rescinded prior authorisation, impacting passengers and signalling underlying
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic considerations. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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