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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 5, 2026, 07 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: We begin with significant updates from the IDF's military intelligence.
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  Speaker 1: Major General Shlomi Binder reported to the Security Cabinet that
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  Speaker 1: out of 6,000 terrorists who infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023, 4,000
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  Speaker 1: have been killed. Binder stated, there are 2,000 remaining and
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  Speaker 1: we will get to every last one of them, The
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  Speaker 1: report highlighted recent strikes, including the killing of Saka Nabil
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  Speaker 1: Musa Qaisi, a Hamas-Nakba terrorist posing as a humanitarian aid
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  Speaker 1: organisation director. Earlier, Ibrahim Mustafa Suleiman Abu Ojma, identified as
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  Speaker 1: a Hamas-Nakba platoon commander and one of the OCT-7 infiltrators,
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  Speaker 1: was killed in a joint IDF and Shin Bet operation
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  Speaker 1: in central Gaza. The military also reportedly attempted to kill
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  Speaker 1: Ali Alamoudi, a potential successor to Yahya Sinwar, though his
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  Speaker 1: status remains unconfirmed. The conflict has resulted in the loss
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  Speaker 1: of 1,318 members of Israel's security forces since October 7, 2023,
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  Speaker 1: across all fronts. UN estimates suggest around 1,000 Gazans have
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  Speaker 1: been killed since a ceasefire took effect in October 2025.
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  Speaker 1: In security operations within the West Bank, Duvdevan commandos, guided
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  Speaker 1: by Shin Bet Intelligence, arrested two terrorists in Nablus on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: the military stated these suspects were involved in trafficking weapons
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  Speaker 1: intended for attacks against Israeli civilians and security personnel. Amidst
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  Speaker 1: the ongoing impact of the October 7th attacks, former hostage
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  Speaker 1: Romy Gonnen has shared harrowing excerpts from footage documenting her
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  Speaker 1: abduction from the Nova Music Festival. Gonnen, who was held
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  Speaker 1: captive for 471 days before her release in January 2025,
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  Speaker 1: described her fear and pain during the ordeal, recounting being
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  Speaker 1: shot in the hand, while trying to flee before being
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  Speaker 1: taken to Gaza. She shared these reflections on her podcast,
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  Speaker 1: seeking to process her experience. Domestically, tensions surrounding the judiciary
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  Speaker 1: were evident at the October 7th National Memorial Ceremony. Supreme
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  Speaker 1: Court President Isaac Amit was heckled by a crowd member,
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  Speaker 1: who shouted he was not worthy of laying a remembrance wreath.
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  Speaker 1: This incident occurs against a backdrop of significant political friction
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  Speaker 1: over the government's efforts to curb judicial power, and follows
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  Speaker 1: a ceremony where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others boycotted
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  Speaker 1: Amit swearing in. Amit himself has warned that hostile rhetoric
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  Speaker 1: toward judges could escalate to physical violence. In political commentary,
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  Speaker 1: former National Security Council head Eyal Hulata has criticised Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu. Hulata stated that Netanyahu should have acted on
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  Speaker 1: warnings issued in 2024 and 2025 regarding inadequate checks for
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  Speaker 1: foreign airlines. drawing a parallel between this inaction and the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister's stance on accountability for the October 7th attacks. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Yosef Hardad appeared on the Harpatriot's show, originally intended to
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  Speaker 1: challenge his new party, Arm Israel. Hardad skilfully navigated discussions
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  Speaker 1: on Palestinian statehood, electoral thresholds and domestic issues like Haredi enlistment,
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  Speaker 1: transforming the interview into an opportunity to articulate his positions
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  Speaker 1: and underscore the importance of his party. On a more
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  Speaker 1: uplifting note, The parents of Al-Mogh Sarusi, who was abducted
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  Speaker 1: and murdered by Hamas terrorists following the October 7th attacks,
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  Speaker 1: have celebrated the birth of their son, Lavi. Born on
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  Speaker 1: Yom Kippur 2026, Lavi was conceived from eggs frozen for
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  Speaker 1: approximately 25 years. His family described the birth as a
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  Speaker 1: true miracle and a declaration of continuity, embracing the joy
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  Speaker 1: alongside their enduring grief. In regional news context, The recent
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  Speaker 1: attempted hijacking aboard FlyJuby flight FZ1073 is being viewed as
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  Speaker 1: an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties between Israel and the
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  Speaker 1: United Arab Emirates. This follows a period where both nations
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  Speaker 1: have faced security challenges, including Iranian attacks in the Gulf
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  Speaker 1: in February 2026, highlighting their shared experience and growing cooperation.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources
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  Speaker 1: for a comprehensive view.