Speaker 1: The time is now four o one a m. In
Speaker 1: New York. I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest
Speaker 1: Israel Today ongoing war report. In regional impacts, the IDF
Speaker 1: fired on a civilian plane flying over the West Bank
Speaker 1: town of bate El on Thursday night after residents reported
Speaker 1: spotting four drones overhead. Soldiers scanned the area and opened
Speaker 1: fire on a target, believing it was a drone. It
Speaker 1: was later found that the landing route into Bengurian Airport
Speaker 1: had been diverted eastward, meaning planes preparing to land until
Speaker 1: Avive passed closer to Betel than usual at about one thousand,
Speaker 1: five hundred meters. This comes amid a wave of Hesbella
Speaker 1: drone activity in the north, including Wednesday's drone explosions in
Speaker 1: northern Israel that killed one IDF soldier and wounded others,
Speaker 1: and a Hesbella drone that struck the roof of a
Speaker 1: home in Metular on Monday. The Upper Galilee Regional Council
Speaker 1: said no one was injured and a fire began at
Speaker 1: the impact site, and Monday afternoon saw several drone intrusions
Speaker 1: in the region, with two reported shrapnel falls in Shome
Speaker 1: in the conflict with Iran and its regional proxies inside
Speaker 1: southern Lebanon. IDF four hundred and one commanders describe drone
Speaker 1: threat losses and ongoing offensive. Armored Brigade four hundred and
Speaker 1: one commanders operating deep in Lebanon say Hesbella uses drones,
Speaker 1: guerrilla warfare, and propaganda as they advance. They recount their
Speaker 1: commander being wounded and soldiers killed, but insist they will
Speaker 1: continue pushing forward, writing history in real time. In Israeli
Speaker 1: domestic politics, Bennett Lapids Together drop seats as Eisenkopt makes gains,
Speaker 1: Lecoud becomes largest party poll Marev's poll shows the Together
Speaker 1: party at twenty two seats, down six from its peak,
Speaker 1: and notes that before the Bennett Lapid merger, the two
Speaker 1: lists held thirty one seats combined, a decline of nine
Speaker 1: mandates from their previous numbers. Eisenkott's Yashah party is up
Speaker 1: to seventeen seats, a rise of two this week and
Speaker 1: five since Together formed. The opposition block not counting Arab parties,
Speaker 1: sits at fifty eight seats, while Arab parties total about ten.
Speaker 1: The coalition block edges up to fifty two seats as
Speaker 1: LECUD slides to twenty three, remaining the largest party thanks
Speaker 1: to Together's weakening. An historical note marks that on May
Speaker 1: twenty nine, nineteen ninety six, Netania, who was elected Prime
Speaker 1: minister for the first time. In Jerusalem, police arrested a
Speaker 1: forty three year old Hebron resident on suspicion of staying
Speaker 1: in Israel without proper entry permits after officers found a
Speaker 1: loaded glock pistol with a magazine during a search near
Speaker 1: the Old City. The suspect was taken into custody for
Speaker 1: questioning at the Shah Shalem police station. Thank you for
Speaker 1: tuning in to this Israel Today Ongoing War report update.
Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed. Keep in mind
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