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Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
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The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it was investigating a strike in Gaza City that reportedly killed at least five people, including civilians. According to the military, during operations on the Israeli side of the ceasefire line in the Strip’s north, troops spotted several suspects in “dominant structures” on the western side of the Yellow Line — meaning not in IDF-held territory. Fabian discusses the meaning of “dominant structures” and reports on the uptick of Gazans attempting to cross the Yellow Line into Israeli-controlled Gaza.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said yesterday that his country is close to completing the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River. This comes after Israel struck Hezbollah targets across Lebanon on Thursday morning, hitting weapons stores deep inside the country and a training camp used by the terror group. So which is it? Fabian weighs in.
The Israel Defense Forces captured a suspected Islamic State jihadist in an overnight raid in southern Syria, the military said in a Saturday statement. We learn how active ISIS is in southern Syria.
Finally, an Israeli woman who reported having been kidnapped on Friday was extracted by the Palestinian Authority’s security forces from the West Bank city of Jericho, the military said. We hear about the oft-overlooked close coordination between Israeli and PA forces.
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For further reading:
5 said killed in Gaza City strike; IDF says it’s investigating, regrets any civilian harm
Army says it killed two terror operatives who crossed Gaza’s Yellow Line
Lebanese PM says country close to completing Hezbollah disarmament south of Litani River
Widescale IDF strikes target Hezbollah training camp, terror sites across Lebanon
IDF says it nabbed suspected ISIS jihadist in southern Syria operation
PA forces extract Israeli from Jericho who reported being kidnapped
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