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West Bank Terror Attack Spurs Unprecedented IDF Operation · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. Tragically,
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  Speaker 1: two IDF soldiers were killed Friday in a terror attack
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  Speaker 1: at the Judea Junction in the West Bank. Staff Sergeant
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  Speaker 1: Ron Yonatan Reutman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Sergeant Yuval Shai S. Vilum, 20,
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  Speaker 1: from Hodhasharon, fell in combat when terrorists in a vehicle
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  Speaker 1: opened fire on soldiers with an M4 machine gun and
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  Speaker 1: a pistol. Three additional soldiers from their battalion were lightly injured.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF announced that the troops stopped a larger attack
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  Speaker 1: and the military is increasing readiness. A battalion established as
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  Speaker 1: a lesson from the October 7th attacks reportedly suffered losses
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  Speaker 1: in this incident. In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced
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  Speaker 1: plans for a large-scale IDF operation in the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: described as unprecedented since the 1967 Six-Day War. He stated
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  Speaker 1: the IDF would evacuate residents, go house to house, remove weapons,
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  Speaker 1: and destroy terror infrastructure in the Hebron neighborhood where the
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  Speaker 1: attackers lived. IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia
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  Speaker 1: called the incident a serious attack. On the northern front,
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  Speaker 1: female field intelligence soldiers are continuing surveillance and penetration operations
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  Speaker 1: in Syria, monitoring increased Iranian activity and hostile groups. These
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  Speaker 1: soldiers specialize in direct visual surveillance and drone-based intelligence collection.
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  Speaker 1: locating and tracking groups including Iranian operatives. The IDF recently
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  Speaker 1: announced the killing of Iranian-linked Syrian terrorist Yousef Ali al-Hassan
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  Speaker 1: on October 9 for his involvement in attacks against Israeli forces.
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  Speaker 1: In separate incidents on October 4 and 5, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: opened fire on suspects in Syria. Meanwhile, reports indicate Iran
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  Speaker 1: is posing a threat to upcoming elections, and Israel has
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  Speaker 1: reportedly formulated a plan to counter it. The IDF also
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  Speaker 1: conducted an unusual, quiet Air Force flight to the border
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  Speaker 1: region of Iran. From Washington, US President Donald Trump commented
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  Speaker 1: on the ongoing conflict with Iran, stating that the United
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  Speaker 1: States could end the war quickly. However, he questioned whether
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  Speaker 1: Washington should aim for a swift conclusion or allow it
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  Speaker 1: to fade gradually. Domestically, the upcoming election is a focal point.
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  Speaker 1: Yair Lapid has framed the election as a fundamental choice
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  Speaker 1: between a divided, extremist nation, and an optimistic United One,
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  Speaker 1: detailing accusations of political aggression and fake news. Warnings are
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  Speaker 1: also being issued regarding the current leadership. Ronald Lauder, former
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu confidant and World Jewish Congress chief, has broken his
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  Speaker 1: silence to caution against Prime Minister Netanyahu's re-election, citing potential
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  Speaker 1: loss of US and diaspora support. On the political landscape,
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  Speaker 1: the Reservists' Economic Party is being proposed as a means
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  Speaker 1: to break the current deadlock and restore stability. IDF Chief
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  Speaker 1: of Staff Zamia addressed election concerns, stating, We will not
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  Speaker 1: allow our enemies to influence. In other news, the Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister's wife shared a re-edited post about knowing Benjamin Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: and reports mention right-wing activists disrupting a wedding. In economic news,
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  Speaker 1: hotels in central Israel are reportedly reaching full occupancy, with
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  Speaker 1: suggestions of external mandates contributing to this trend. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu also addressed economic concerns, warning of potential sanctions, and
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  Speaker 1: highlighting the need for an alternative economy, mentioning blockchain as
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  Speaker 1: one such area. And in an uplifting development, Canadian-Israeli Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Hassan has returned to Israel after more than a decade
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  Speaker 1: of imprisonment in Iraq, where he had been sentenced to death.
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  Speaker 1: Arrested in 2015, he was released shortly before Rosh Hashanah,
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  Speaker 1: marking the end of a long ordeal. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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