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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 5, 2026, 02 PM 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: We begin today with significant diplomatic tensions brewing between Israel
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  Speaker 1: and the United Kingdom. Senior British officials have warned Israel
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  Speaker 1: that the UK will expel 27 Israeli diplomats and their
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  Speaker 1: families if the British consulate in East Jerusalem closes, as
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  Speaker 1: planned on October 8th. This move by Foreign Minister Gideon
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  Speaker 1: Saar reportedly follows Britain's imposition of economic sanctions on the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank, which they stated were due to Israeli actions
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  Speaker 1: undermining a two-state solution, citing settlement expansion and rising settler attacks.
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  Speaker 1: Britain's National Security Advisor, Jonathan Powell, reportedly visited Israel last
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  Speaker 1: week to prevent the closure but failed to reach an agreement.
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  Speaker 1: The consulate in Sheikh Jarrah handles UK relations with Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: ongoing security operations, Defence Minister figures indicate that approximately 4,000
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  Speaker 1: of the 6,000 terrorists involved in the October 7 Hamas-led
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  Speaker 1: attack have been killed, with the remaining 2,000 slated for elimination.
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  Speaker 1: In Judea and Samaria, security forces, guided by the Shin Bet,
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  Speaker 1: have arrested a terrorist and an additional suspect involved in
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  Speaker 1: a stabbing attempt near the village of Ramon. Amid heightened
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  Speaker 1: security concerns, Shin Bet director David Zinni recommended the Security Cabinet,
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  Speaker 1: consider reinstating administrative detentions for extremist nationalist terrorism, if current
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  Speaker 1: measures prove ineffective. IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal
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  Speaker 1: Zamia also called for a joint task force to combat
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  Speaker 1: nationalist crime in the West Bank, noting the military's limited
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  Speaker 1: tools on this issue. He warned that Israel is entering
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  Speaker 1: a sensitive period with upcoming elections and the October 7th anniversary,
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  Speaker 1: citing numerous threats. On the Gaza front, Shin Bet Director
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  Speaker 1: Zinni cautioned that Hamas is planning to kidnap soldiers, potentially
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  Speaker 1: around election time. Meanwhile, IDF Intelligence Chief Major General Shlomi
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  Speaker 1: Binder reported that 95% of the tunnels inside the Yellow
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  Speaker 1: Line have been destroyed, though he noted Hamas is making
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  Speaker 1: significant efforts to rearm. Globally, a significant number of pro-Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: and anti-Israel events are planned around the third anniversary of
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  Speaker 1: the October 7 attack. Data from Israel's Ministry for Diaspora
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  Speaker 1: Affairs and Combating Antisemitism indicates at least 75 events are
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  Speaker 1: scheduled for October 7 itself, with 262 events identified in
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  Speaker 1: 37 countries between October 1 and 14. Approximately one-third of
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  Speaker 1: these are classified as medium or high risk. The United
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  Speaker 1: States leads with 45 events, followed by Spain, Australia, the
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  Speaker 1: UK and Italy. Many of these demonstrations are slated to
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  Speaker 1: occur near Israeli embassies and consulates. In the United States,
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  Speaker 1: MIT professor Dr. Yossi Sheffi has established a faculty network, Kalaniot,
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  Speaker 1: to combat academic boycotts and rising anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on campus.
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  Speaker 1: He described an unprecedented wave of agitation and hostility following
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  Speaker 1: October 7, leading to intimidation and fear for Jewish and
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  Speaker 1: Israeli students and faculty. Domestically, the upcoming Israeli Knesset elections
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  Speaker 1: are expected to be heavily shaped by the October 7 massacre.
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  Speaker 1: Beyond the debated issues, over 20 candidates on various party
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  Speaker 1: lists have deep personal connections to the events, including bereaved
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  Speaker 1: family members, relatives of hostages and wounded soldiers, who will
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  Speaker 1: bring their experiences to the plenum. In Lebanon, an assessment
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  Speaker 1: by the Ulma Research and Education Centre suggests Hezbollah is
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  Speaker 1: utilising the Christian Independence for Lebanon initiative, to promote its
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  Speaker 1: ideology within the Christian community. This strategy aims to portray
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  Speaker 1: Israel as the primary national threat and Hezbollah as part
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  Speaker 1: of a broader Lebanese resistance, rather than an arm of
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  Speaker 1: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On the international stage, US
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  Speaker 1: Senator Rick Scott defended America's actions against Iran, stating they
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  Speaker 1: are not a war of choice, while acknowledging high prices
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  Speaker 1: and the risk of nuclear weapons. In other news, Israel
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  Speaker 1: Air Force soldiers revealed their detection and response to a
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  Speaker 1: fly-Dubai aircraft's distress signals, which indicated a possible hijacking. Looking ahead,
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  Speaker 1: Brazil is facing a run-off election where a potential Bolsonaro
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  Speaker 1: victory could dramatically restore relations with Israel, with a pledge
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  Speaker 1: to move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem. Separately, discussions are emerging
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  Speaker 1: regarding potential Pakistan-Israel ties, with recognition reportedly contingent on an
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  Speaker 1: independent Palestinian state. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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