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Oct 7th Anniversary: Inquiry Debate & Flight Plot · 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: Three years after the devastating October 7th Hamas attack, Israel
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  Speaker 1: is marking the solemn anniversary. Across the nation, memorial ceremonies
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  Speaker 1: are underway, including one led by President Isaac Herzog and
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  Speaker 1: his wife Mikkel at the president's residence. The Israeli police
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  Speaker 1: also held their own commemoration, starting precisely at 6.29am, the
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  Speaker 1: time of the Hamas assault. Protests are also taking place,
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  Speaker 1: with demonstrators blocking the Ayalon Highway, and unusual displays like
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  Speaker 1: a square painted entirely red in Tel Aviv. In front
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  Speaker 1: of the Knesset, a protest display read, We are all
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  Speaker 1: victims of abandonment, while another was held at the home
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  Speaker 1: of Transportation Minister Miri Rejev. Amidst these commemorations, the political
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  Speaker 1: fallout continues. Former hostage Gadi Moses accused Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu of opposing a State Commission of Inquiry into the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 massacre, due to political consequences, the issue of
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  Speaker 1: accountability and a potential inquiry remains a significant political topic,
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  Speaker 1: especially ahead of the upcoming elections on October 27. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: security forces, including the IDF, Israel Police and Shin Bet,
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  Speaker 1: have held joint assessments to prepare for this sensitive period
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  Speaker 1: and the elections, focusing on strengthening multi-agency defence. The war
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  Speaker 1: has also driven sweeping changes in military intelligence, Gaza border defences,
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  Speaker 1: and the air force, with new systems designed to prevent
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  Speaker 1: future strategic surprises. Personal stories of enduring trauma from captivity
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  Speaker 1: also highlight the ongoing impact. Former hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal
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  Speaker 1: detailed the psychological toll, including nightmares and sexual abuse, suffered
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  Speaker 1: during his two years in Hamas captivity. The Jerusalem Post
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  Speaker 1: editor also issued an apology to families whose loved one's
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  Speaker 1: stories were not fully covered amidst the overwhelming volume of
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  Speaker 1: requests during the war. In security news, investigators are reportedly
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  Speaker 1: exploring a chilling plot. According to UNIT, citing The Telegraph,
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  Speaker 1: investigators believe a fly-Jubai pilot, Hammam al-Hammami, who trained at
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  Speaker 1: the L3 Airline Academy, intended to crash flight FZ1023 at
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  Speaker 1: Ben Gurion Airport. a US base in Jordan was considered
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  Speaker 1: a backup target. Meanwhile, statistics from New York City highlight
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  Speaker 1: a concerning trend in antisemitism. NYPD data released for the
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  Speaker 1: first nine months of 2026 shows that anti-Jewish incidents constituted
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  Speaker 1: 53% of all confirmed hate crimes in the city. NYPD
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  Speaker 1: Commissioner Jessica Tisch described this as the most striking trend.
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  Speaker 1: In a separate development, a Philadelphia teacher, Hannah Gann, confessed
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  Speaker 1: to fabricating a Palestinian and black identity. Media reports revealed
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  Speaker 1: she is Jewish. Concerns were previously raised by Jewish groups
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  Speaker 1: like the JCRC regarding her anti-Israel activism and alleged classroom
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  Speaker 1: import of inflammatory content and antisemitic tropes, including remarks made
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  Speaker 1: at a rally and materials that appeared to erase Israel
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  Speaker 1: from maps. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockwickmedia.org
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