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Hebron Attack Foiled, PM Orders Lockdown · 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 significant security developments in Judea and Samaria.
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  Speaker 1: This morning, a shooting attack occurred near the Judea junction
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  Speaker 1: close to Hebron. Initial reports indicated several wounded, with some
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  Speaker 1: in critical condition. IDF troops responded, killing two Palestinian terrorists
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  Speaker 1: involved in the attack. The military announced that a large
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  Speaker 1: ammunition cache was discovered in the attacker's vehicle, suggesting they
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  Speaker 1: may have planned a more extensive assault. A manhunt is
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  Speaker 1: underway for potential additional suspects, and security forces have established
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  Speaker 1: roadblocks and cordons. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the scene
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  Speaker 1: following a security assessment, praising the soldiers' actions and announcing
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  Speaker 1: an immediate lockdown on Hebron and a full closure on
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  Speaker 1: all of Judea and Samaria. He affirmed that security forces
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  Speaker 1: are relentlessly pursuing Hamas terrorists and their patrons. The two
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  Speaker 1: terrorists killed have been identified as Hamouda Duaba and Firas Duaba,
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  Speaker 1: both 27-year-old Hamas members from Hebron. In a separate incident
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank, an 18-year-old girl was seriously injured
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  Speaker 1: by gunfire targeting her vehicle in the village of Akra.
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  Speaker 1: A joint investigation by the police and Shin bet led
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  Speaker 1: to arrests, and an indictment has been filed against a
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  Speaker 1: resident of Itamar for serious violence. Additionally, a raid in
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  Speaker 1: Umm al-Farm by prison service detectives and police officers resulted
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  Speaker 1: in the arrest of nine illegal residents, including five from
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  Speaker 1: Gaza and four from the West Bank, with ammunition also found.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to regional tensions, reports indicate an unusual and quiet
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  Speaker 1: flight by the Israeli air force was conducted near the
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  Speaker 1: Iranian border. Additionally, Iran is reportedly threatening elections, prompting Israel
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  Speaker 1: to develop a counter-plan. Domestically, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia
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  Speaker 1: has sharply criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged intention to
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  Speaker 1: form a unity government, with figures like Gadi Eisenkot, warning
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  Speaker 1: it would harm Israel and stressing his preference for a
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  Speaker 1: full right-wing government. Latest polls for the 2026 elections show
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  Speaker 1: significant fluctuations in the mandate map, with a growing gap
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  Speaker 1: between the major political blocs. On a positive note, central
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  Speaker 1: hotels are reportedly reaching full occupancy, with mention of mandates
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  Speaker 1: flocking from abroad. In uplifting news, the YAMAM Special Police
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  Speaker 1: Unit successfully completed a complex rescue operation at a height
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