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Gaza on Alert; Hijacking Near-Miss Revealed · 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: In Gaza, Israeli forces are on heightened alert ahead of
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  Speaker 1: the third anniversary of the October 7th massacre. Defence Minister
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  Speaker 1: Israel Katz ordered the increased readiness following intelligence indicating Hamas
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  Speaker 1: is plotting attacks and potential kidnappings of soldiers. Katz warned
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  Speaker 1: that if Israeli troops are harmed, Hamas and the population
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  Speaker 1: of Gaza will pay a heavy price. The Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: also alerted the security cabinet to Hamas's active efforts to
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  Speaker 1: seize soldiers. Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot criticised
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  Speaker 1: the government, stating Hamas remains sovereign in Gaza and continues
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  Speaker 1: to pose a threat. Meanwhile, Israel was prepared to shoot
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  Speaker 1: down FlyJubai Flight 1073 last Wednesday during a suspected hijacking attempt,
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  Speaker 1: despite over 150 Israelis aboard. The copilot allegedly attacked the
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  Speaker 1: captain and attempted to crash the aircraft. After the plane
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  Speaker 1: plunged thousands of feet, Israel scrambled fighter jets and closed
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  Speaker 1: its airspace. The jets were recalled when the aircraft turned
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  Speaker 1: towards Saudi Arabia, where it made an emergency landing. Passengers
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  Speaker 1: reportedly overpowered the alleged attacker. Israeli intelligence is investigating the
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  Speaker 1: Omani copilot for potential Iranian involvement, though current assessments suggest
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  Speaker 1: he acted alone. Security lapses are also being reviewed. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to the West Bank, reports indicate Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: communities near Hebron and Jerusalem, wounding several people and damaging property.
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  Speaker 1: Settlers allegedly set fire to homes and vehicles in Wadi
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  Speaker 1: Jaish near Hebron. Near Jerusalem, residents of the Ma'azi Jabha
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  Speaker 1: Bedouin community reported assaults by settlers, with WAFA news agency
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  Speaker 1: accusing Israeli security forces of failing to intervene. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: former US President Donald Trump's year-old plan to end the
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  Speaker 1: conflict remains stalled. While an initial ceasefire and hostage exchange
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  Speaker 1: occurred in October 2025, key goals like disarming Hamas and
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  Speaker 1: Israeli withdrawal have not been met. Israel now controls about
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  Speaker 1: two-thirds of the Strip, and over 1.2 million people still
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  Speaker 1: face acute hunger. Other incidents include 33 Chinese citizens using
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  Speaker 1: forged Japanese passports being denied entry at the Alembi Bridge crossing.
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  Speaker 1: In Jerusalem, a blast targeted criminal Itzik Bar-Muha, 58, in
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  Speaker 1: the Amman-Hanatziv neighbourhood. Internationally, Dearborn Islamic scholar Yuzama Abdel-Ghani reportedly
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  Speaker 1: described the October 7 massacre as a glorious success to
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  Speaker 1: his congregation, praising the Hamas assault and claiming Israel would
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  Speaker 1: have collapsed without Western intervention. Domestically, the High Court of
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  Speaker 1: Justice recommended that Democrats Chairman Yair Golan withdraw his petition
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  Speaker 1: for Shin Bet protection, citing numerous death threats. Sheikh Moffat Tarif,
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  Speaker 1: head of the Druze community, spoke about the price paid
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  Speaker 1: by his community in the war, criticised state authorities for
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  Speaker 1: unmet needs, and warned against returning to the divisive public
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  Speaker 1: discourse scene before October 7. He also drew parallels between
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  Speaker 1: violence in Syria and the October 7 attacks. The ongoing
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  Speaker 1: conflict continues to take a significant toll on mental health.
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  Speaker 1: The ERAN hotline has managed over 21,000 calls related to
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  Speaker 1: suicidality since October 7, 2023, with calls from young people
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  Speaker 1: nearly doubling. The Defence Ministry reports 30,000 wounded, 63% with
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  Speaker 1: psychological trauma, and its rehabilitation system is treating over 91,000 individuals.
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