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Judea and Samaria Terrorism Decline · 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 Judea and Samaria, there's been a significant reported decline
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  Speaker 1: in terrorism. Israeli casualties from attacks have fallen drastically this
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  Speaker 1: year to just six, compared to 46 in 2023 and
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  Speaker 1: 43 in 2024. The number of wounded also dropped by 42%.
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  Speaker 1: Officials attribute this success to a radical change in counter-terrorism strategy,
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  Speaker 1: shifting towards permanently occupying key areas like large refugee camps
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  Speaker 1: where terrorists were concentrated, leading to the systematic dismantling of
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  Speaker 1: local units. Meanwhile, Iran's regime is reportedly debating whether to
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  Speaker 1: maintain its ban on nuclear weapons should hostilities resume. Security
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  Speaker 1: Council Chief Mohsen Rezi told State TV that Iran seriously
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  Speaker 1: pursues diplomacy but will not abandon its people's rights. He
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  Speaker 1: linked nuclear negotiations to the United States meeting Iran's demands,
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  Speaker 1: adding that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until
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  Speaker 1: those demands are met. Razi, a former commander of the
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, also stated Iran's nuclear rights under
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  Speaker 1: the Non-Proliferation Treaty must be respected in any future negotiations. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: political manoeuvring is underway as the new Knesset prepares to convene.
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  Speaker 1: The opposition bloc plans to replace Speaker Amir Ohana with
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  Speaker 1: support from Arab parties, and aims to pursue an October
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  Speaker 1: 7th State Commission of Inquiry, repeal judicial overhaul laws, and
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  Speaker 1: advance compulsory service legislation. Separately, Joint List Chairman MK Ahmad
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  Speaker 1: Tibai announced his party will not join the coalition, but
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  Speaker 1: will offer external support in exchange for commitments addressing Arab
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  Speaker 1: society's needs, including crime and Bedouin villages. Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar
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  Speaker 1: Party has claimed Likud MKs and ministers contacted its members,
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  Speaker 1: calling the actions hysteria, while Likud stated Eisencott is under
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  Speaker 1: pressure from groups disrupting plans to cooperate with parties supporting terrorism.
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  Speaker 1: On the economic front, the Jewish Federations of North America's
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  Speaker 1: Israel Small Business Loan Fund has provided over $ 240 million
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  Speaker 1: in financing to more than 4,100 Israeli small businesses since
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  Speaker 1: the October 7 massacre, supporting an estimated 28,000 jobs. Loans
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  Speaker 1: went to businesses, including those owned, by IDF reservists and
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  Speaker 1: firms displaced from border communities. And in London, a protest
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  Speaker 1: reportedly led to 140 arrests, following a decision against the
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