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Hostage Escape, Oct 7 Anniversary, and Growing Concerns · 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: On the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks, we
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  Speaker 1: hear the gripping account of ex-hostage Avanaton, or six-month escape
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  Speaker 1: attempt from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Alongside remembrance events focused
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  Speaker 1: on resilience, Israeli intelligence is reportedly reassessing threats from Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: Former hostage Emily Damry speaks out against Oct 7 denial,
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  Speaker 1: and rising global antisemitism, particularly in the UK. In international news,
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  Speaker 1: President Trump believes Iran is behind an alleged UAE terror
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  Speaker 1: plot involving an Omani pilot. Domestically, ultra-Orthodox protests erupt in
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  Speaker 1: Modian over draft dodger arrests, while serious accusations emerge regarding
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  Speaker 1: a Bar-Ilan lecturer planning attacks, and testimony continues in the
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu trial. Ex-hostage Avinatun has detailed a remarkable six-month effort
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  Speaker 1: to escape Hamas captivity in Gaza. Speaking to N12' s Avda,
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  Speaker 1: or described how, while isolated in a dark, below-ground cell
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  Speaker 1: after October 7, 2023, he discovered airflow from a part
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  Speaker 1: of a wall made of sandbags. Over approximately six months,
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  Speaker 1: he dug through these sandbags, using a garbage bag to
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  Speaker 1: conceal himself from security cameras and a 60-metre extension cable
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  Speaker 1: for digging. He also prepared a bag with found clothing
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  Speaker 1: and wrote a will and letters to his parents, anticipating
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  Speaker 1: he might die during the escape. However, upon breaking through
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  Speaker 1: the wall, he was discovered and recaptured, leading to harsher conditions, torture,
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  Speaker 1: starvation and beatings, or was eventually released from captivity another
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  Speaker 1: year later. He recounted a chilling encounter with a Hamas
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  Speaker 1: terrorist who warned him, as long as there is a
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  Speaker 1: single Jew in the land of Israel, we will slaughter
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  Speaker 1: you again and again, or responded by asserting that Gaza
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  Speaker 1: is his home, just as Israel is his home. As
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  Speaker 1: the third anniversary of the Hamas massacre approaches, Israelis are
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  Speaker 1: coming together to remember and rebuild. On October 7, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: survivors and bereaved families will participate in a live online
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  Speaker 1: event titled, We Chose Life. This event features the screening
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  Speaker 1: of the Moral Edge documentary, Just Tell Me You're Alive,
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  Speaker 1: followed by a discussion with featured families. The film focuses
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  Speaker 1: on the post-attack lives of seven Israeli families, including those
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  Speaker 1: of fallen soldiers like Sergeant Binyamin Eili, and former hostages
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  Speaker 1: Agam Berger and Daniela Gilboa. exploring how they navigate loss
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  Speaker 1: and trauma to find purpose. Meanwhile, Israeli intelligence is reportedly
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  Speaker 1: noticing a shift regarding Hamas, with concerns about who might
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  Speaker 1: be next. Former hostage Emily Damry used her voice on Monday,
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  Speaker 1: October 5, 2026, to confront what she calls denial and
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  Speaker 1: distortion of the October 7, 2023, massacre's atrocities. In a
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  Speaker 1: video statement, Damry stressed, It was not an accident. It
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  Speaker 1: was a planned terrorist attack in which innocent people were murdered, raped,
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  Speaker 1: injured and kidnapped. She also decried the escalating antisemitism faced
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  Speaker 1: by Jewish communities globally, including in the United Kingdom. Damry
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  Speaker 1: shared personal reflections, including a piece of tape bearing the
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  Speaker 1: name of her dog, Chucha, killed by terrorists. She expressed
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  Speaker 1: gratitude to those who supported Israel and the hostages and
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  Speaker 1: urged continued resistance against terrorism and antisemitism. In international affairs,
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  Speaker 1: The Shin Bet is involved in the interrogation of a
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  Speaker 1: fly-Jubai terrorist suspect in the UAE. Reports indicate the suspect,
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  Speaker 1: an Omani copilot, had previously considered crashing a plane into
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  Speaker 1: Tel Aviv earlier this year. US President Trump personally believes
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  Speaker 1: Iran is responsible for this attack attempt. Domestically, protests erupted
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  Speaker 1: in the city of Modian this week. Footage shared by
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  Speaker 1: Israeli media showed ultra-Orthodox men clashing with police officers during
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  Speaker 1: a military police operation to arrest a draft dodger. Large
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  Speaker 1: police forces were deployed to restore order. In other domestic news,
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  Speaker 1: Aiton Cable has made a statement in the Netanyahu trial, saying,
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  Speaker 1: She is not speaking the truth, take me to a polygraph. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a serious accusation has been made against a lecturer at
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  Speaker 1: Bar-Ilan University, who is accused of planning to murder hundreds
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  Speaker 1: of Arabs using 12 terror cells. A report also mentions
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet personnel being taught aviation terror and how a
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  Speaker 1: copilot evaded detection, with context given as three years after
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  Speaker 1: October 7. 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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