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Netanyahu Orders Hebron Offensive After Deadly Attack · 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 the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: Following a fatal shooting attack near Hebron that wounded five Israelis,
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  Speaker 1: two critically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced unprecedented counter-terrorism measures.
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  Speaker 1: The attackers, identified as Hamas gunmen, were neutralised by IDF
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  Speaker 1: troops after a 20-minute gun battle. The IDF and Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet are investigating whether the perpetrators were part of a
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  Speaker 1: larger terror network, as a significant quantity of ammunition was
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  Speaker 1: found in their vehicle. Preliminary IDF investigations indicate they had
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  Speaker 1: planned a larger attack targeting Israeli civilians on Route 35,
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  Speaker 1: but opened fire at a checkpoint when unable to reach
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  Speaker 1: the highway. In response to the attack, Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: ordered a full lockdown of Hebron and preparations for a
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  Speaker 1: complete lockdown of all of Judea and Samaria. vowing to
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  Speaker 1: pursue Hamas terrorists relentlessly. He announced aggressive operations to dismantle
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  Speaker 1: terror infrastructure, including evacuating and destroying homes in the specific Hebron,
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  Speaker 1: neighbourhood from which the terrorists emerged, a model previously used
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  Speaker 1: in Jenin refugee camps. Defence Minister Yoav Garland stated that
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  Speaker 1: the Prime Minister and he instructed the IDF to implement
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  Speaker 1: this model. These measures come amid intelligence warnings from Hamas
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  Speaker 1: of potential attacks, as relayed to UN officials. Security chiefs
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  Speaker 1: are also demanding comprehensive military campaigns in the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia has called for the
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  Speaker 1: dismantling of the Palestinian Authority. In intelligence news, reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: the Mossad has conducted one of its most daring operations,
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  Speaker 1: distributing pages to thousands of Hezbollah operatives under the guise
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  Speaker 1: of security, with potential implications for the organisation. On a
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  Speaker 1: separate judicial front, an IDF soldier, identified as Pinchas, Hassi.
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  Speaker 1: Shemtov Ran, 37, has been indicted for aggravated assault with
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  Speaker 1: intent to cause serious injury and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors
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  Speaker 1: allege he fired shots at a Palestinian vehicle outside his
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  Speaker 1: area of responsibility in the West Bank village of Akraba
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  Speaker 1: on September 18, seriously wounding an 18-year-old woman. The indictment
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  Speaker 1: states the driver feared violence and accelerated, prompting the shooting.
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  Speaker 1: Ran allegedly returned to the scene to search for bullet casings,
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  Speaker 1: and denied involvement when questioned. His legal representation, Honu, claims
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  Speaker 1: the shooting occurred after the vehicle sped towards Ran and
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  Speaker 1: another officer, who perceived it as an attempted ramming attack,
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  Speaker 1: leading Ran to fire into the air. Turning to domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: a final Mariv poll released ahead of Tuesday's Knesset elections
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  Speaker 1: shows a significant shift, with the opposition bloc gaining ground
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  Speaker 1: to 54 seats, while the governing coalition stands at 48.
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  Speaker 1: Opposition leader Gadi, Eisenkot's party leads Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud. The
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  Speaker 1: significance of the election is debated, with some analysts cautioning
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  Speaker 1: against framing every election as fateful. Prime Minister Netanyahu's remark
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  Speaker 1: that we have two years left of my great friend
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump's presidency, two years to finish the job, has
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  Speaker 1: been interpreted by some as indicating an end date for
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  Speaker 1: his premiership. This also ties into broader discussions about potential
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  Speaker 1: US involvement, with speculation that Donald Trump might invite Israeli
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  Speaker 1: leaders to the White House to broker a national unity
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  Speaker 1: government focused on countering Iran, should the election result in
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