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IDF Neutralizes Terrorists Near Gaza Hospital · 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 Gaza overnight, Israeli forces identified and neutralized two Hamas
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  Speaker 1: terrorists who emerged from the Kamel Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: According to the IDF, the terrorists were attempting to plant
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  Speaker 1: explosives near the border fence to target Israeli forces. One
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  Speaker 1: of those eliminated, identified as Mohamed Tamas, was described by
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  Speaker 1: the IDF as a sniper in Hamas's military wing, who
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  Speaker 1: also worked in civil defence. The IDF reiterated its ongoing
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  Speaker 1: concern that Hamas continues to cynically exploit hospitals and medical
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure for terror activities, contrary to international law and endangering civilians.
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian journalists report a total of five Gazans were killed
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  Speaker 1: in multiple IDF strikes across the Strip since this morning.
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  Speaker 1: With individuals named in Jabalia and Khan unis, including Tamas. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate that despite approximately 82% of Gaza's buildings being
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  Speaker 1: damaged and residents suffering, Hamas continues to present the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre as legitimate resistance. In Judea and Samaria, overnight,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF conducted a large-scale operation to demolish dozens of
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  Speaker 1: monuments erected in memory of terrorists. The operation aimed to
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  Speaker 1: prevent incitement and the glorification of terrorists. Officials, including Finance
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  Speaker 1: Minister Beit Sarlel Smotrich and Chair of the Education, Culture
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  Speaker 1: and Sports Committee Svi Sukot, welcomed the move, stating the
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  Speaker 1: State of Israel is uprooting the infrastructure of incitement to terrorism. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: world leaders have been marking the three-year anniversary of the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attacks. EU foreign policy chief Karja Kallers decried
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  Speaker 1: the massacre as a barbaric act of terror, expressing solidarity
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  Speaker 1: with Israel. Similar condemnations came from British Prime Minister Andy Burnham,
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  Speaker 1: UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, French President Emmanuel Macron, German
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  Speaker 1: Chancellor Friedrich Moers and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who decried
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's targeting of civilians and hostage-taking as unjustifiable atrocities. Earlier
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  Speaker 1: this week, an event at UN headquarters organised by Israel's
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  Speaker 1: mission saw hundreds of diplomats, including US Ambassador to the
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  Speaker 1: UN Mike Waltz, gather to commemorate the day. Ambassador Waltz stated,
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  Speaker 1: October 7 will not happen again, certainly not on this
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  Speaker 1: president's watch. In a significant development, an open letter released Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: organised by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America,
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  Speaker 1: saw over 75 senior, retired US military leaders and legal
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  Speaker 1: experts reject allegations of genocide against Israel in Gaza, arguing
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  Speaker 1: they lack factual and legal basis and do not meet
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  Speaker 1: the legal definition of genocide. citing Israel's measures to limit
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  Speaker 1: civilian casualties. Tensions flared this week as prominent Egyptian media
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  Speaker 1: figures issued direct threats against Israel, its capital Tel Aviv
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  Speaker 1: and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These threats, aired on channels
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  Speaker 1: like Alam Masuliti and MBC Egypt, were a reaction to
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  Speaker 1: remarks made by Israeli Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich, who
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  Speaker 1: suggested Israel would destroy Sinai if Egypt attacked. Egyptian hosts
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  Speaker 1: Ahmed Moussa and Amr Adib responded with strong warnings, emphasising
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  Speaker 1: Egypt's resolve to defend its territory. Domestically, reflection on the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attack continues. Former IDF Southern Command Chief Tal
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  Speaker 1: Russo described the events of that day as a collapse
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  Speaker 1: of the security systems. The state collapsed, citing what he
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  Speaker 1: called an inexplicable arrogance and erosion in Israel's approach to
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  Speaker 1: Hamas over the years. He emphasised that it was the
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  Speaker 1: heroism of civilians and first responders that halted the attack,
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  Speaker 1: not the state's preparedness. In a separate development, the Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: faction announced large protests planned for tomorrow in Jerusalem and
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  Speaker 1: Gush Dan, following renewed arrests of draft dodgers. The faction
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  Speaker 1: stated the protests are against the arrest of yeshiva students
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  Speaker 1: and kolal members for Torah study. The IDF also released
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  Speaker 1: comprehensive war statistics on the three-year anniversary. reporting 970 soldiers
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  Speaker 1: fallen in operational circumstances since October 7th and approximately 100,000
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  Speaker 1: targets struck across various arenas. In London, five individuals were
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  Speaker 1: arrested in the Camden Borough on suspicion of incitement outside
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  Speaker 1: a Jewish community building. Local police reported that the suspects
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  Speaker 1: were calling for an intifada and other slogans. On a
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  Speaker 1: more positive note, Marley and Lilia Halomi, who had been
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  Speaker 1: reported missing abroad and later located in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
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  Speaker 1: are due to land at Ben Gurion Airport this afternoon,
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  Speaker 1: arriving from Athens, Greece. Regarding the Israeli economy, concerns have
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  Speaker 1: been raised about flight security. A loophole has been identified
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  Speaker 1: where passengers believing they are flying on Israeli carrier flights
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  Speaker 1: may end up on another company's aircraft with less stringent
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  Speaker 1: security screenings for pilots, raising potential safety vulnerabilities. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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