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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 5, 2026, 09 AM 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: Israeli security officials are warning of potential major attacks, including kidnappings,
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  Speaker 1: by Iranian proxy groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. Reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: these threats could escalate before or during the upcoming Knesset elections.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly acknowledged these concerns, issuing
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  Speaker 1: a direct warning to adversaries. However, opposition leaders have called
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  Speaker 1: for greater transparency, seeking assurances that the threat assessment is
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  Speaker 1: based on security considerations rather than political manoeuvring. Security officials
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  Speaker 1: also noted that enemies may not always rationally calculate the
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  Speaker 1: consequences of their actions. In operational news, the IDF and
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  Speaker 1: Israel Security Agency, Shin Bet, announced the killing of Ibrahim
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  Speaker 1: Mustafa Suleiman Abu Ojma, a Hamas-Nutkapa commander who infiltrated Israel
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  Speaker 1: during the October 7th attack. He was targeted in an
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  Speaker 1: airstrike in central Gaza. Meanwhile in the West Bank, Duvdevan commandos,
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  Speaker 1: guided by Shin Bet Intelligence, arrested two suspects in Nablus
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  Speaker 1: involved in weapons trafficking for attacks against Israeli civilians and
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  Speaker 1: security personnel. In the Binyamin region, an Israeli civilian neutralised
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  Speaker 1: a knife-wielding terrorist near the village of Ramon, with forces
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  Speaker 1: pursuing a second suspect. Separately, a resident in Judea and
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  Speaker 1: Samaria was arrested for dumping sewage into streams while boasting
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  Speaker 1: of harming Israel. His vehicle was confiscated. Looking at the
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  Speaker 1: digital front, Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense report identifies Israel as
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  Speaker 1: the second most targeted country globally for cyberattacks, and the
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  Speaker 1: first in the Middle East, with 210 observed events. The
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  Speaker 1: report attributes Iran as a major source of these incidents,
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  Speaker 1: noting broad, multi-layered campaigns. The report also highlights a 21%
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  Speaker 1: surge in ransomware attacks since 2025. Yossi Karadi, head of
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  Speaker 1: the National Cyber Directorate, emphasised the constant nature of cyber warfare,
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  Speaker 1: stating there is no ceasefire and that victories are often
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  Speaker 1: quiet ones, achieved through blocked attacks and prevented damage. On
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  Speaker 1: the international sports stage, a Nations League match between Ireland
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  Speaker 1: and Israel became a focal point for political hostility. Ahead
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  Speaker 1: of the game, Irish players wore armbands supporting Palestinians, and
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  Speaker 1: the team's captain declined to shake hands with his Israeli counterpart,
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  Speaker 1: Dor Peretz. This incident reflects how Israel's grief and security
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  Speaker 1: concerns are sometimes met with protest rather than understanding. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: prosecutors say a mathematics lecturer is accused of devising a
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  Speaker 1: plan for mass attacks on Arab communities and mixed cities,
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  Speaker 1: allegedly involving numerous attackers and recruitment efforts. A separate report
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  Speaker 1: details accusations against a Bar-Ilan University professor for plotting murders,
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  Speaker 1: and attempting recruitment for simultaneous attacks. In a separate development,
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  Speaker 1: Supreme Court President Isaac Amit was reportedly heckled during the
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  Speaker 1: official state ceremony honouring victims of the October 7 massacre.
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  Speaker 1: A crowd member was heard shouting he was not worthy
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  Speaker 1: as he prepared to lay a wreath, underscoring ongoing tensions
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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