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IDF Soldiers Killed in West Bank Terror Attack · 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: We begin with urgent news from the West Bank. Two
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  Speaker 1: IDF soldiers, Staff Sergeant Ron Yonatan Reutman, aged 23 from Ashkelon,
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  Speaker 1: and Sergeant Yuval Shai S. Vilum, aged 20 from Hod Hasharon,
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  Speaker 1: were killed in a terror attack at the Judea Junction
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  Speaker 1: on Friday. The military confirmed they fell in combat when
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  Speaker 1: two terrorists travelling in a car opened fire on soldiers.
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  Speaker 1: Three additional soldiers from the battalion were lightly injured. The
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  Speaker 1: IDF's preliminary investigation indicates the attackers were from Hebron, armed
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  Speaker 1: with an M4 machine gun and a pistol, and arrived
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  Speaker 1: at an IDF position, triggering an exchange of fire. IDF
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  Speaker 1: Chief of Staff Eyal Zamia visited the scene, stating that
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  Speaker 1: the force's actions prevented a more serious attack against Israeli civilians,
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  Speaker 1: despite painful losses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for
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  Speaker 1: orchestrating the attack. Israel police have clarified that a Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: photographer for AFP is not suspected of having advanced knowledge
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  Speaker 1: of the incident. On the northern front, female IDF field
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  Speaker 1: intelligence soldiers are actively monitoring increased Iranian activity and hostile
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  Speaker 1: groups in Syria. Operating near the Golan Heights, these units
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  Speaker 1: conduct surveillance and penetration missions, tracking threats including Iranian operatives.
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  Speaker 1: Recent IDF operations include the killing of Iranian-linked Syrian terrorist
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  Speaker 1: Yousef Ali al-Hassan on October 9, who was involved in
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  Speaker 1: activities against Israeli forces. With the Israeli election approaching on
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  Speaker 1: October 27, the political discourse is intensifying. Yair Lapid has
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  Speaker 1: framed the vote as a critical choice, contrasting a potential violent, extremist,
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  Speaker 1: isolated and divided country with an optimistic country united and respected.
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  Speaker 1: the Likud party welcomed the withdrawal of the Ahe movement
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  Speaker 1: from the election race, reportedly agreeing to appoint a deputy minister. However,
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  Speaker 1: Yaya Fink of the Democrats has filed a police complaint
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  Speaker 1: against Prime Minister Netanyahu, alleging a bribe for the party's withdrawal.
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  Speaker 1: The Reservists' Economic Party is also positioning itself as a
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  Speaker 1: key player to potentially break political deadlock and address the
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  Speaker 1: cost of living and conscription. In more uplifting news, Benjamin Hassan,
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  Speaker 1: a Canadian-Israeli dual citizen, has returned to Israel after more
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  Speaker 1: than a decade of imprisonment in Iraq, including a death sentence.
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  Speaker 1: Arrested in 2015, Hassan was released just over a month ago,
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  Speaker 1: ahead of Rosh Hashanah, and is now studying at Eish
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  Speaker 1: Hatorah Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Abroad, two Iranian men, Rahman Salehi
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  Speaker 1: and Salam Ahmadian, appeared in a London court facing charges
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  Speaker 1: of preparing acts of terrorism. Their lawyers intend to plead
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  Speaker 1: not guilty. Lastly, a UNRWA teacher in Gaza has spoken
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  Speaker 1: anonymously about concerns regarding antisemitic and pro-Hamas indoctrination in schools.
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  Speaker 1: She reported being threatened with scissors by a school administrator
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  Speaker 1: after confronting a colleague promoting Hamas support, citing the profound
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  Speaker 1: impact on students. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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