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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 5, 2026, 01 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: Defense Minister Israel Katz provided a stark update on the
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  Speaker 1: ongoing efforts against terrorism, stating that of the 6,000 terrorists
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  Speaker 1: who crossed into Israel on October 7th, 4,000 have been eliminated,
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  Speaker 1: with 2,000 remaining. Minister Katz reiterated the directive to pursue
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  Speaker 1: and eliminate all remaining operatives without limitation. Meanwhile, Diplomatic tensions
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  Speaker 1: are rising concerning the British consulate in East Jerusalem. Senior
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  Speaker 1: British officials have made it clear to Israel that if
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  Speaker 1: the consulate, expected to close on October 8 following an
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  Speaker 1: order by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, is indeed shut, the
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  Speaker 1: UK will respond by expelling 27 Israeli diplomats and their families.
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  Speaker 1: The consulate handles Britain's relations with Palestinians in East Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank and Gaza, and its closure follows recent
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  Speaker 1: British sanctions on the West Bank. looking ahead to the
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  Speaker 1: third anniversary of the October 7th attacks, the Ministry for
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  Speaker 1: Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism reports that over 75 pro-Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: and anti-Israel demonstrations are scheduled worldwide. Many of these events,
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  Speaker 1: spread across 37 countries, have been classified as posing a
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  Speaker 1: medium or high level of risk, with the United States,
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  Speaker 1: Spain and Australia among those with the highest numbers. Several
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  Speaker 1: are planned in proximity to Israeli diplomatic properties. In Europe,
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  Speaker 1: Dea Spiegel has revealed details of an alleged Hamas plot
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  Speaker 1: targeting Jewish sites in Vienna. Reports suggest a senior Hamas
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  Speaker 1: official's son discussed plans and recorded a video warning that
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  Speaker 1: blood will be spilled, indicating a serious potential threat. In
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  Speaker 1: the United Kingdom, the 90th anniversary commemoration of the Battle
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  Speaker 1: of Cable Street saw controversy. Jewish community members who attempted
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  Speaker 1: to join the main event reported being dismissed as provocateurs
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  Speaker 1: and told they were unwelcome by organisers. This led to
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  Speaker 1: the formation of a separate contingent marching under police protection.
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  Speaker 1: In Norway, Parliament is set to consider a proposal to
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  Speaker 1: establish its own national terror blacklist. The proposal, put forward
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  Speaker 1: by the Christian Democratic Party, specifically names Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Jihad and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, groups not
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  Speaker 1: currently on UN lists. This move is driven by concerns
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  Speaker 1: over terrorism and antisemitism. In southern Syria, The IDF confirmed
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  Speaker 1: its Karmeli brigade destroyed several Assad regime-era weapons, including three
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  Speaker 1: anti-tank explosive devices and two mines. The military also reported
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  Speaker 1: shooting and arresting two suspects who approached an IDF post,
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  Speaker 1: following the earlier killing of another suspect attempting infiltration. Leaders
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  Speaker 1: in the Golan region have called these incidents a warning sign,
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  Speaker 1: urging against complacency and a return to pre-October 7th thinking. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: families of six troops killed by an Iranian drone strike
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  Speaker 1: in Kuwait in March are still awaiting official briefings from
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  Speaker 1: the army regarding the investigation. Domestically, Israeli President Isaac Herzog,
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  Speaker 1: speaking to Fox News, defended Israel's actions against terrorism, stating
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  Speaker 1: that the Jewish state is not only defending itself but
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  Speaker 1: also fighting for the West. He framed Israel's conflict as
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  Speaker 1: part of a broader geopolitical and civilizational struggle. Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: Chief Zinni, reportedly stated in a cabinet, meeting his intention
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  Speaker 1: to demand the reinstatement of administrative detentions against Jews in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria if security issues cannot be addressed through
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  Speaker 1: other means. Additionally, the printing of ballot papers indicates that
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  Speaker 1: election preparations are actively underway in Israel. Finally, in a
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  Speaker 1: separate security incident, Israel Air Force officers detailed their multi-stage
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  Speaker 1: response to a fly-Dubai aircraft's distress signals. The situation evolved
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  Speaker 1: from a suspected malfunction to a confirmed hijacking attempt, triggering
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  Speaker 1: a heightened military alert. 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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