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Hebron Lockdown After Terror Attack; IDF Soldier Indicted · 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 past Friday, a terror attack occurred at the Yehuda Junction,
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  Speaker 1: where two terrorists opened fire, wounding five Israelis before being
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  Speaker 1: neutralised by IDF forces. Surveillance cameras captured the incident. Security
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  Speaker 1: officials assessed the attackers had intended to carry out a
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  Speaker 1: larger assault on Route 35. In response to this attack,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an immediate closure on the
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  Speaker 1: city of Hebron and a full lockdown of all of
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria, beginning Friday morning. The IDF has since
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  Speaker 1: launched extensive offensive operations in Hebron and surrounding villages, imposing
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  Speaker 1: full curfews on Hebron and Halhal and establishing dozens of roadblocks.
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  Speaker 1: Elite units are involved in the operations. which also include
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  Speaker 1: the demolition of illegal structures near the attack site, a
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  Speaker 1: move ordered by Finance Minister and Minister of Defence Beit
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  Speaker 1: Salel Smotrich. Hamas issued a statement congratulating the heroic operation.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF has also reached the homes of the two terrorists,
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  Speaker 1: identified as belonging to the Al-Jaraba clan in Hebron. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: security forces are also updating that explosions may be heard
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  Speaker 1: in the coming hours in the Gaza envelope, as part
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  Speaker 1: of IDF activity in the Gaza Strip. An AFP photographer
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly under investigation in Israel on suspicion of having
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  Speaker 1: prior knowledge of the terror attack. In a separate development
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  Speaker 1: concerning the disputed territories, an IDF soldier has been indicted
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  Speaker 1: for aggravated assault and obstruction of justice. Pinchas Shemtov Ran,
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  Speaker 1: serving as a security coordinator, is accused of firing at
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  Speaker 1: least three shots toward a Palestinian vehicle on September 18,
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  Speaker 1: after it failed to stop. Prosecutors allege this action resulted
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  Speaker 1: in two bullets striking the vehicle and seriously wounding an
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  Speaker 1: 18-year-old woman. The indictment also claims the soldier attempted to
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  Speaker 1: obstruct legal proceedings by searching for spent casings and denying
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  Speaker 1: his involvement. RAND's legal representation, the Honu Organisation, states he
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  Speaker 1: acted in self-defence, perceiving the vehicle as an attempted ramming attack.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to domestic politics, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia spoke
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  Speaker 1: this week with the Jerusalem Post, sharply criticising Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged interest in forming a unity government. Ben-Givia
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  Speaker 1: asserted that such a coalition, potentially including figures like Gadi Eizenkot,
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  Speaker 1: would harm Israel. He is advocating instead for a full,
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  Speaker 1: full right-wing government, expressing confidence that voter turnout on election day,
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  Speaker 1: scheduled for October 27, can secure a Knesset majority for
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's bloc. In other news, a new book, Princes and Thieves,
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  Speaker 1: claims that Jad Kushner, former advisor to President Trump, had
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  Speaker 1: signatory access to UAE and Saudi bank accounts holding billions
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  Speaker 1: of dollars. The report suggests this access was allegedly tied
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  Speaker 1: to promises to push their agenda with the Trump administration.
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  Speaker 1: And in Canada, the government has ordered the deportation of
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  Speaker 1: a former Iranian policeman who pleaded guilty in the United
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  Speaker 1: States to aiding Iran's sanctions evasion. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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