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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 3, 2026, 07 AM Eastern · 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: The IDF conducted an operation targeting Ali Alamoudi, identified as
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip and successor to Yahya Sinwar.
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  Speaker 1: The Saturday morning operation reportedly involved helicopters and tanks. Security
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  Speaker 1: sources indicated that Alamoudi was present in the targeted complex,
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  Speaker 1: with chances of survival described as very small. Ali al-Ahmadi
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  Speaker 1: was previously released from Israeli prison in the 2011 Gilad
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  Speaker 1: Shalit Prisoner Exchange. Following his release, he was elected to
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's political bureau and served as the head of Yahya
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  Speaker 1: Sinwar's office. He became one of Sinwar's closest associates and
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  Speaker 1: was responsible for leading the Palestinian propaganda apparatus during the war.
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  Speaker 1: A leadership vacuum emerged after Sinwar's death in October 2024,
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  Speaker 1: with al-Ahmadi formally taking up the position of de facto
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  Speaker 1: leader in July. In a separate development concerning Iran, an
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  Speaker 1: indictment reveals an Israeli man charged with espionage for the
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Republic. Allegedly using advanced AI tools, including chat GPT,
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  Speaker 1: for his assignments, prosecutors stated that Mohamed Karlaff, 25, carried
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  Speaker 1: out tasks for an Iranian handler and received payments through cryptocurrency.
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  Speaker 1: Karlaff was arrested by the Shin Bet security agency and
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  Speaker 1: has since admitted to the allegations. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu announced that Israeli intelligence had warned Britain of an
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  Speaker 1: alleged Iran-backed attack on RAF Fairford, a warning he said
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  Speaker 1: saved lives. Across the West Bank, multiple violent clashes between
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  Speaker 1: Israeli settlers and Palestinians were reported during the recent Sukkot
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  Speaker 1: holiday week. On Thursday, Israeli settlers shot two Palestinians in
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  Speaker 1: the village of Yasaf, killing 51-year-old Masha Yassin, according to
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian officials and Reuters. The IDF has stated it is
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  Speaker 1: investigating the incident. Shira Ben Sasson of the New Israel
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  Speaker 1: Fund condemned the violence, calling for the prosecution of those responsible.
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  Speaker 1: Additional clashes were reported in Beita, linked to disputes over
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  Speaker 1: the olive harvest, with gunfire heard but no injuries reported.
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  Speaker 1: Clashes also occurred in Burin and Asira al-Kibliya, where Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: reported at least one injury from stone-throwing by settlers. In
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  Speaker 1: human interest news, Eli Sharabi. a former hostage held for
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  Speaker 1: 491 days in Gaza, is establishing a new centre in Ashkelon.
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  Speaker 1: In partnership with the organisation Shava, the centre will provide
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  Speaker 1: disability services and trauma care for residents of the south. Sharabi,
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  Speaker 1: who lost his wife and daughters during the October 7
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  Speaker 1: Hamas attack, stated, I cannot change what was taken from me,
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  Speaker 1: but I can choose what I build. His initiative aims
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  Speaker 1: to honour his family by focusing on building essential support
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  Speaker 1: systems for the community. In other news, Thailand has revoked
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  Speaker 1: the citizenship of an Israeli man, Ariel Blushstein, who had
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  Speaker 1: become a naturalised Thai citizen in 2019. The revocation, signed
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  Speaker 1: by Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Chamvarakal, cited Blushstein's
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  Speaker 1: use of an Israeli passport for travel shortly after receiving
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  Speaker 1: his Thai identity card, and alleged concealment of Uruguayan citizenship
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  Speaker 1: during his naturalisation application. This unusual move comes amid a
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  Speaker 1: series of measures affecting Israelis in Thailand. including issues with
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  Speaker 1: the removal of remains from a Jewish cemetery, deportations, school closures,
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  Speaker 1: and increased suspicion towards Harbod houses, with recent demonstrations having
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  Speaker 1: featured antisemitic chants. 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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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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