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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 5, 2026, 12 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: We begin today with significant developments concerning Iran's military posture
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  Speaker 1: and regional activities. According to reports, Iran plans to develop
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  Speaker 1: missiles with ranges exceeding 1,000 kilometres, citing the need to
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  Speaker 1: reach enemies at a greater distance. Mohamed Akraminia, spokesperson for
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  Speaker 1: the Islamic Republic's army, told the IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency
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  Speaker 1: that this direction is being pursued due to the deployment
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  Speaker 1: of US military forces outside the Strait of Hormuz. This
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  Speaker 1: development comes as Iran already possesses several missiles capable of
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  Speaker 1: travelling over 1,000 km. Meanwhile, in southern Syria, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: reported on Monday that its Karmeli Brigade destroyed several Assad
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  Speaker 1: regime-era weapons, including anti-tank devices and mines, during operations on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: The military also confirmed the arrest of two suspects who
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  Speaker 1: approached an IDF post and reported the killing of an
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  Speaker 1: additional suspect attempting to infiltrate an Israeli military post on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: Local officials have called these incidents a warning sign that
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  Speaker 1: cannot be ignored. On the diplomatic front, Norway's parliament is
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  Speaker 1: set to consider a proposal calling for the country to
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  Speaker 1: establish its own national terror blacklist, which would explicitly name
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  Speaker 1: groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. This initiative by Norway's
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  Speaker 1: Christian Democratic Party aims to designate organisations involved in terrorism.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to concerns of antisemitism, a report from the Ministry
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  Speaker 1: for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism indicates that at least
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  Speaker 1: 75 pro-Palestinian demonstrations and anti-Israel events are planned worldwide for
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  Speaker 1: October 7th, marking the third anniversary of the Hamas attack.
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  Speaker 1: These events are spread across 37 countries, with a significant
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  Speaker 1: number concentrated in the United States, Spain and Australia. The
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  Speaker 1: ministry noted that approximately one-third of these events have been
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  Speaker 1: classified as posing a medium or high level of risk,
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  Speaker 1: with several planned in proximity to Israeli diplomatic properties. In
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  Speaker 1: a separate case, a Kuwaiti man, Abdullah Al-Badri, was sentenced
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  Speaker 1: to life in prison with a minimum term of 20
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  Speaker 1: years in London. He was convicted of preparing an act
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  Speaker 1: of terrorism, after attempting to breach Israel's embassy there in
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  Speaker 1: April 2025, armed with knives and carrying a martyrdom note.
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  Speaker 1: Prosecutors stated al-Badri's motive was revenge for Israel's actions in Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: In Judea and Samaria, a citizen neutralised a terrorist carrying
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  Speaker 1: a knife in Benjamin. The IDF is reportedly searching for
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  Speaker 1: a second suspect involved in the incident. This week also
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  Speaker 1: saw a poignant moment during a state ceremony marking the
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  Speaker 1: third anniversary of the October 7 massacre. Yaakov Godo, father
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  Speaker 1: of October 7th victim Tom Godo, interrupted Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's speech at Mount Herzl. Mr Godo held the Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister responsible for the death of his son, who was
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  Speaker 1: killed by IDF fire on October 7, 2023, after soldiers
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  Speaker 1: mistook occupants hiding in their home for terrorists. The family
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  Speaker 1: was later informed by the IDF that Israeli fire was
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  Speaker 1: responsible for Tom Godo's death. The profound and lasting trauma
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  Speaker 1: of the massacre was also underscored by reports of Oz Davidian,
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  Speaker 1: a rescuer from the Nova Festival massacre site, who is
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  Speaker 1: undergoing psychiatric treatment years later, haunted by the memories of
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  Speaker 1: those he could not save. In diplomatic news, Britain has
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  Speaker 1: warned it will expel one Israeli diplomat for each British
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  Speaker 1: envoy forced out of East Jerusalem, unless Israel reverses its
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  Speaker 1: closure of the British consulate there. This move, potentially impacting
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  Speaker 1: embassy operations, comes amidst deteriorating relations over Gaza and West
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  Speaker 1: Bank policy. On a more uplifting note, Israeli Minister Mary
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  Speaker 1: Golan is on a diplomatic visit to the Czech Republic.
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  Speaker 1: She is leading discussions on the plight of Holocaust survivors
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  Speaker 1: and promoting an international conference on the topic planned for
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  Speaker 1: Prague in 2027. Minister Golan is also set to advance
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  Speaker 1: cooperation on women's advancement programmes and will represent Israel at
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  Speaker 1: a state ceremony commemorating the third anniversary of the October
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  Speaker 1: 7th massacre, where she will launch a special exhibition of
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  Speaker 1: paintings by Nova survivors. 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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