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Gaza on Edge: Hamas Plots on Oct 7 Anniversary · 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: Turning first to security concerns, Israeli intelligence indicates that Hamas
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  Speaker 1: is planning potential attacks against IDF soldiers in Gaza around
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  Speaker 1: the third anniversary of the October 7th events, which falls
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  Speaker 1: on Wednesday. Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the IDF
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  Speaker 1: to heighten its alert and prepare for any scenario. He
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  Speaker 1: warned that if Israeli troops are harmed, Hamas and the
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  Speaker 1: population of Gaza will pay a heavy price. Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: director David Zinni also reportedly informed the security cabinet of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's plans, including potential soldier kidnappings. In the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate that Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian communities near Hebron
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  Speaker 1: and Jerusalem on Monday. According to the Palestinian Authority's WAFA
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  Speaker 1: news agency, these attacks resulted in injuries, with several people wounded.
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  Speaker 1: Settlers allegedly set fire to homes, vehicles and livestock shelters
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  Speaker 1: and damaged property. Local sources cited by WAFA also alleged
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  Speaker 1: that settlers assaulted residents, including women and children, in the
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  Speaker 1: Ma'azi-Jabba Bedouin community near Jerusalem, even as Israeli security forces
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  Speaker 1: were reportedly present. WAFA's reports accuse Israeli security forces of
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  Speaker 1: protecting settlers and failing to intervene during the Ma'azi-Jabba incident.
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  Speaker 1: The Jerusalem Post has reached out to the IDF for comment.
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  Speaker 1: On the international security front, Israel was prepared to shoot
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  Speaker 1: down a fly-Jubai flight last Wednesday during a suspected hijacking attempt.
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  Speaker 1: According to two Israeli sources speaking to CBS News, the
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  Speaker 1: Jubai-Tetel-Ovive flight experienced a situation where the co-pilot reportedly attacked
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  Speaker 1: the captain. After the aircraft plunged significantly, the Israel Air
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  Speaker 1: Force scrambled fighter jets, and closed its airspace as part
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  Speaker 1: of a procedure for hostile civilian aircraft. The jets were
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  Speaker 1: later recalled when the plane turned towards Saudi Arabia, where
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  Speaker 1: Saudi fighter jets were then scrambled. The situation was resolved
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  Speaker 1: when passengers and crew overpowered the alleged attacker, and the
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  Speaker 1: pilots made an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the political landscape is active as parties prepare for the
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  Speaker 1: October 27 elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party announced
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  Speaker 1: it has signed a surplus vote-sharing agreement with the religious
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  Speaker 1: Zionist party, led by Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich. This
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  Speaker 1: is a common strategy aimed at maximising Knesset seat allocation. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Itamar Ben-Gevir's Yehudit Yehudit party, also part of the governing coalition,
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  Speaker 1: has accused Likud of refusing a similar agreement and suggested
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  Speaker 1: Likud is seeking a unity government with opposition figures. This
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  Speaker 1: follows similar surplus vote agreements signed by opposition parties earlier
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  Speaker 1: in September. Freed hostage Avinat Anor, abducted during the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre, has spoken about his time in captivity, or
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  Speaker 1: revealed that he opposed hostage deal terms with Hamas, even
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  Speaker 1: when it could have secured his own release, fearing such
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  Speaker 1: agreements would incentivise future kidnappings and strategically weaken Israel. He
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  Speaker 1: stated his position was clear. The debate was over matters
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  Speaker 1: of life and death, whether you save lives now or
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  Speaker 1: protect lives in the future. Separately, IDF reservists are set
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  Speaker 1: to face disciplinary proceedings following an inquiry into an incident
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  Speaker 1: where they allegedly posed for a selfie with the body
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  Speaker 1: of a Palestinian killed near the Barney Name Junction in
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  Speaker 1: the Judea Regional Brigade sector. Footage of the alleged incident
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  Speaker 1: circulated online. An inquiry was launched, after which it was
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  Speaker 1: decided the reservists would face proceedings, with military officials stating
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  Speaker 1: the conduct was inconsistent with IDF values. The investigation into
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  Speaker 1: the circumstances of the shooting itself, which occurred after a
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian vehicle struck a military vehicle, is ongoing. At the
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  Speaker 1: Alembi Bridge border crossing, 33 Chinese citizens were denied entry
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  Speaker 1: to Israel on Tuesday. They had attempted to transit from
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  Speaker 1: Jordan into Israel using forged Japanese passports, though their legitimate
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  Speaker 1: Chinese passports were used for entry into Jordan. Border inspectors
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  Speaker 1: became suspicious, leading to a professional examination that revealed the
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  Speaker 1: passports were forged. The forged documents were seized. Nationwide commemorations
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  Speaker 1: are taking place today marking the third anniversary of the
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  Speaker 1: October 7th events, with ceremonies and events held across approximately
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  Speaker 1: 400 locations. In a personal note, Jura Zehavi, an ambulance
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  Speaker 1: driver who heard desperate rescue calls from near Oz on
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  Speaker 1: October 7th, has returned to his kibbutz after months away.
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  Speaker 1: He has resumed volunteering with MDA and is helping to
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  Speaker 1: rebuild the Kibbutz's emergency response network. For continuing coverage of
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