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IDF Operation in Hebron Intensifies After Soldier Deaths · 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: IDF troops and the civil administration have been demolishing illegally
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  Speaker 1: constructed buildings near the northern entrance to Hebron. This operation
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  Speaker 1: follows Friday's deadly shooting attack that claimed the lives of
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  Speaker 1: two IDF soldiers, St. Sergeant Ron Yonatan Reutman and Sergeant
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  Speaker 1: Yuval Shai S. Vilum. The broader counter-terrorism effort, conducted under
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  Speaker 1: the command of the Judea Brigade, involves extensive searches of
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  Speaker 1: some 200 locations and the arrest of 10 suspects. According
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  Speaker 1: to IDF assessments, the operation targets the Ja'aba clan, which
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly affiliated with Hamas and from which the terrorists originated.
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  Speaker 1: Military officials noted that the Ain Diabaha neighbourhood, where the
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  Speaker 1: terrorists came from, is known as a centre of Hamas
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  Speaker 1: activity and the evacuations allow for thorough searches for terrorist
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure and weapons. Meanwhile, across the region, Saudi Arabia's civil
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  Speaker 1: defence said it intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthis,
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  Speaker 1: with debris falling in populated areas including Jeddah. This comes
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  Speaker 1: after the Houthis announced attacks on Saudi oil facilities and airports.
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  Speaker 1: The US State Department has issued warnings of increased threats
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  Speaker 1: from Iran-backed Houthi terrorists, noting the potential for rapid regional escalation.
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  Speaker 1: In Lebanon, a recent survey suggests Hezbollah may face growing
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  Speaker 1: criticism from within the country's Shait community, which has traditionally
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  Speaker 1: formed the backbone of its support. As reported by Israel's
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  Speaker 1: KAN and the Lebanese katib.org website, the survey found that
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  Speaker 1: many Shaits are increasingly questioning the group's leadership and conduct
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  Speaker 1: in conflicts with Israel, while a majority supported transferring Hezbollah's
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  Speaker 1: weapons to the Lebanese state. The findings challenge the group's
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  Speaker 1: narrative of solely representing the community's security interests. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: international relations, reports cited by Axios indicate that advisers to
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump are optimistic about engaging with Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu's rivals should he lose the upcoming Israeli election.
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  Speaker 1: This comes as internal discussions within the US reportedly saw
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  Speaker 1: some advisers opposing an endorsement of Netanyahu. while Vice President J.D.
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  Speaker 1: Vance declined to endorse him directly. Concerns have also been
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  Speaker 1: raised by U.S. officials regarding Israel's approach to Syria and
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  Speaker 1: settler actions in the West Bank. On the issue of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: a 26-year-old Harbod rabbi in Manhattan has returned to work
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  Speaker 1: in the Diamond District less than 24 hours after being
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  Speaker 1: stabbed in the back in what is being investigated as
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  Speaker 1: a possible antisemitic attack. The incident occurs amid a reported
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  Speaker 1: surge in antisemitic crimes in New York City. Separately, the
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  Speaker 1: Republican nominee for New York Attorney General, Saritha Kometaidi, told
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  Speaker 1: JNS she would declare a state of emergency on antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: and directly prosecute hate crimes on her first day in office. Domestically, thousands,
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  Speaker 1: including former hostages, bereaved families and October 7 survivors, rallied
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  Speaker 1: in Tel Aviv, calling for a state inquiry into the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attacks, joined by opposition figures Gadi Isenkot, Yarir
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  Speaker 1: Golan and Avigdor Liberman. and in regional security cooperation. Israeli
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  Speaker 1: missile boats and Greek naval units recently held a joint
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  Speaker 1: drill in the Mediterranean, practising methods to thwart maritime threats
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  Speaker 1: and engage enemy vessels. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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