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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 06 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: In the occupied West Bank, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee visited
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  Speaker 1: the Palestinian town of Termas Ayah on Saturday. This visit
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  Speaker 1: comes amid a significant increase in settler violence, particularly since
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  Speaker 1: late 2022, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government took office.
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  Speaker 1: Termas Ayah, located near Ramallah, has reportedly experienced repeated settler attacks.
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  Speaker 1: Residents say militant Israeli settlers frequently harass them and damage property.
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  Speaker 1: The town's mayor, Norwaf Zaghul, stated ahead of the meeting
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  Speaker 1: that residents would seek the ambassador's help to ensure their
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  Speaker 1: safety and security, noting that about 80% of the towns,
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  Speaker 1: roughly 3,000 residents are Palestinian Americans. One resident, Samir Hazama,
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  Speaker 1: expressed hope that the ambassador would address the issue of
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  Speaker 1: lawless settlers. The US ambassador has previously called for violent
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  Speaker 1: settlers to be prosecuted, though he believes their actions represent
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  Speaker 1: a minority of the wider settler community. This issue remains
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  Speaker 1: a concern, as Israeli settlers accused of carrying out attacks
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank are rarely prosecuted. The report also
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  Speaker 1: notes that Ambassador Huckabee refers to the West Bank by
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  Speaker 1: its biblical name, Judea and Samaria, a term used by
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli government, and has visited nearby settlements, including Shiloh,
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  Speaker 1: at least twice since 2025. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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