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Boots on the Ground | July 17, 2025 | Boots on the Ground | July 17, 2025
- The idf strikes again in syria, and hezbollah takes a hit in the
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- Bekaa valley. hamas is bleeding in the gaza strip, and houthi
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- Uavs are being intercepted in the skies over eilat, the
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- Israeli city in the south. welcome to boots on the ground.
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- I'm your host, yael pinto, bringing you all the truth about
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- What's happening in israel in suweida, the syrian regime and
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- The armed bedouin gangs have massacred dozens of druze
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- Residents after israel warned forces loyal to the damascus
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- Regime not to enter the city. when that warning was ignored,
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- The idf destroyed regime armored vehicles and positions. in a
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- Related incident, about 30 israeli druze men crossed the
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- Border to hader in syria to try and rescue members of their
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- Extended families, making it necessary for the idf to round
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- Them up and bring them back to israel. in lebanon's bekaa
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- Valley, fighter jets eliminated weapons depots and training
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- Facilities of hezbollah's radwan force, and meanwhile, the
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- Central bank in beirut forbids ties with al qaeda. al hassan,
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- Hezbollah's bank, while defense minister israel katz warned any
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- Attempt to rebuild an incursion will be met with force in the
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- Gaza strip. faraj el rule, a hamas legislator and a planner
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- Of the 7th otober massacre, was eliminated. division 162 and
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- Battalion nine are back in beit hanoun in gaza, destroying
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- Underground infrastructure, and the air force is striking gaza
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- City after an evacuation notice. and meanwhile, a militia led by
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- Yasser abu shabab, backed by israel, is preparing an
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- Alternative government for the day after hamas. we have a lot
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- To talk about today, so let's dive into the details. amir
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- Pinto and with me is matti shoshani. and today we bring you
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- Boots on the ground, the news report that lets you know what's
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- Happening in israel during this war of 649 days so far against
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- Hamas, hezbollah, the houthis in yemen, the shia militias in
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- Iraq, and the terrorist organizations in judea and
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- Samaria, all of them are taking their orders from iran's
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- Revolutionary guard corps, which is the head of the crumbling
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- Axis of evil in the middle east. at a moment before we begin, i
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- Want to call on you to keep showing up for the truth. israel
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- Is losing the war, for the truth and for public opinion. forces
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- Of evil are twisting and lying about what's happening. so
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- Together, we need to fight this. in order to do that, you can
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- Join our youtube channel at ibn ezra. hit that subscribe button
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- And share the news of what's happening in israel, so that
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- People around the world will know how to pray for the peace
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- Of jerusalem. because prayers, work. and a moment before we
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- Dive into the details, let's take a short commercial break,
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- After which we'll be right back with all the details about
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- What's happening in israel.
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- >> the middle east is complicated. evil thrives here
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- And wears many different faces.
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- >> but in the middle of it all is israel, a tiny democracy
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- Fighting for its life against extremist regimes and terrorist
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- Armies that glorify death, not life.
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- >> and yet somehow the world calls us the aggressor.
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- >> because evil has the narrative and twisted the truth.
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- >> and the west, while too often it believes the lies, because
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- Comprehending such evil is hard. and when people can't understand
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- It, they must place the blame.
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- >> this battle isn't just about israel. this is a threat to the
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- Entire free world.
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- >> because when the truth dies, freedom dies with it.
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- >> so stand with israel, defend the truth and make sure it gets
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- Out to the entire world. go to. israel and donate now. our
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- Future depends on it. welcome
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- Back. now let's turn over to tbn, israel's senior middle east
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- Analyst, matti shoshani, who will bring us all the latest
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- Updates on the recent developments in the middle east.
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- Matti. against the backdrop of renewed trump administration
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- Efforts to restart negotiations with iran, the united states
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- Secretary of state and the foreign ministers of france,
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- Germany and britain said iran and ultimatum to reach a new
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- Nuclear agreement. in addition, united states president donald
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- Trump said that iran hopes to hold talks with the united
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- States, but he is in no hurry to speak with them. and on top of
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- All of that, iran continues to send threats of powerful revenge
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- On israel, saying, we're in big trouble and we better watch out.
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- So, marty, please bring some order into all of this chaos.
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- >> thank you. jerry pinto indeed. the last hours have been
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- Dramatic when it relates to the iranian nuclear program. yes.
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- This is repeated news that has happened a lot lately, but this
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- Time it's coming from a completely different angle.
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- Multiple european countries, the uk, thench, the germans are
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- All pushing and pressuring iran to scale back completely on all
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- Their stockpiles of enriched uranium, or else they want to go
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- Back to the nuclear agreement from 2015. and let me explain
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- The dramatic effect of what's been happening right now. the
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- Iranians have been under multiple different agreements,
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- Been able to slowly push and build up their stockpiles of
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- Enriched uranium, and up till the attack of israel and then
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- The us on them, they were able to enrich uranium through their
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- Centrifuge facilities and stockpile enriched uranium. and
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- Right now multiple european countries are saying if you
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- Don't stop, if you don't scale back completely, if you don't
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- Give up on your lack of transparency when it comes to
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- Your nuclear program, we want to take into action your snapback
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- Mechanism. and what that means is, if they don't have an
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- Agreement by the end of august and automatic snapback mechanism
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- Will take effect and by september. so 30 days after
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- That, all the sanctions that existed back in 2015 will once
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- Again be imposed on the iranians. now, let me explain.
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- Right now, we've been waiting. israel has been waiting. the
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- Americans have been waiting with at the aftermath of the ongoing
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- Attack or the 12 day campaign against the iranians to see how
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- We get to a deal. but the european countries are looking
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- At this, and they're saying they simply isn't fast enough or good
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- Enough. we've seen what the iranians are able to do. we've
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- Seen their mode of operation in the past, and we want action and
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- We want it now. and if we don't see that action, we're going to
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- Take action on our own, and we're going to do so
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- Immediately. president trump comes out with an interesting
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- Statement stating that he's not actually sure that this
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- Agreement is enough. he wants to capitalize on the damage from
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- The israeli and american attack on iran, and have a more
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- Comprehensive and dramatic agreement with the iranians.
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- Last week, a report by the international science and
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- Security organization came out and indicated that iran has yet
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- To start retrieving and rebuilding their nuclear
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- Facilities. they're specifically focusing on satellite imagery
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- Analysis of the facility in which to their. according to
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- Their analysis, the iranians have yet to start to dig out the
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- Debris and try to retrieve their enriched uranium stockpiles.
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- Well, let me remind you, the iranians had enough stockpiles
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- Of enriched uranium to likely build close to ten bombs with
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- Just a little more enrichment of process. that was before, of
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- Course, the israeli and american attack on them. and once that
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- Attack took place, we're not exactly sure. and apparently,
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- Also the iranians are not exactly sure how much enriched
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- Uranium they have in their hands and how much is buried
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- Underground. so this report indicates that the iranians have
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- Yet to start retrieving the stockpiles of enriched uranium.
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- So we haven't talked about what the iranians have said to this
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- Ongoing pressure now, both by the europeans, the americans and
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- The israelis, sort of in the background. their foreign
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- Minister, araqchi, has said clearly that this intervention
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- And pressure by the european community, one will be the end
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- Of the european involvement in the deals with iran, and two,
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- Will be an irreparable tear in the relationship with the
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- Europeans. that is to say, they're very unhappy with the
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- Pressure. if you really look at what they're trying to say and
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- In essence, everything that's been happening just indicates
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- That the world hasn't lost touch with the fact that iran has
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- Spent decades trying to build a nuclear program. it also hasn't
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- Lost connection to the fact that the iranians went unsupervised.
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- And when there isn't a substantial pressure on their
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- Head in the negotiation process, have always in the past been
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- Able to go back, remove the sanctions to a certain degree
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- And start rebuilding their nuclear program. and now the
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- European community, the americans and of course, israel
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- Are concerned and vigilant to make sure that whatever
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- Agreement is reached is reached in a way where the iranians
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- Don't go back to building a nuclear program, and moreover,
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- They give up their enriched uranium stockpiles. we're
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- Looking at a couple veense weeks ahead of us. if the
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- Deadline set by the european countries is the end of august.
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- That's about 5 or 6 weeks ahead of us in which the agreement has
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- To be reached. and that is a very short time, very short
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- Timeline for such an agreement in any situation. definitely,
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- When you're talking about something so delicate and
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- Complicated as sanctions and of course, giving up a nuclear
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- Program that the iranians have spent decades and tens of
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- Billions building. now, guys, i want to remind you, if you want
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- To keep hearing the truth of what happens in this region and
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- Keep hearing reports from the ground in israel, from our
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- Entire team, make sure to like to share and to subscribe. it
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- Helps us bring the truth of what's happening here to people
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- Around the world. make sure you check in for the next report.
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- I'm aarti shahani. now back to yael pinto for the rest of the
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- Report.
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- >> thank you very much, marty, for explaining the situation for
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- Us. and now let's move quickly to the feature we created an idf
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- Heroes, the women fighters in this war. let's watch it
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- Together. they are the warriors. they are the protectors. they
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- Are the fearless women of the idf. standing on the front
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- Lines, side by side with their brothers in arms. when war came
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- To israel's doorstep on october 7th, they didn't hesitate. they
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- Fought, they defended, they sacrificed. and today we get an
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- Inside look at their stories. amir pinto and this is my state,
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- A program about current events, my belief in god and my journey
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- In the holy land. and today, i'm standing where israel's toughest
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- Warriors, men and women, trained side by side to defend the
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- Nation of israel. and behind me, that's tulkarem in judea and
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- Samaria. women have been part of israel's defense services since
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- The very beginning, but their journey into combat and
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- Leadership has been a long and hard fought battle. in the early
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- Days of the idf, women served mainly in support roles. despite
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- Proving their courage in israel's war of independence.
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- One of the biggest turning points came in 1995, when alice
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- Miller's legal battle forced the idf to open its elite fighter
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- Pilot course to women, setting a precedent for greater
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- Integration. from there, doors slowly began to open. women
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- Gained entry into combat units like infantry, artillery, and
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- Tank divisions, and today they serve on the front lines in
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- Special forces, intelligence and air defense. but the fight
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- Didn't stop there. women also pushed for leadership positions,
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- Raising through the ranks to become commanders, generals and
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- Strategic decision makers. now, female officers lead battalions,
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- Command fighter squadrons and serve in top idf headquarters,
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- Proving that strength, strategy and leadership have no gender.
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- Their presence in the combat and high command is no longer an
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- Exception. it's the future. since october 7th, thousands of
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- Israeli women have stepped up to fight. these women have
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- Shattered expectations, the fight stereotypes and proven
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- That courage knows no gender. female soldiers have served in
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- Elite combat units, from tank crews and infantry battalions to
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- Combat intelligence, artillery and air defense on the front
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- Lines. they've defended israel in fierce battles, like the all
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- Female tank crew that eliminated dozens of terrorists on october
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- 7th. women have also fought in gaza, lebanon and along the
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- Borders of israel, directing strikes, gathering intel and
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- Operatheavy weaponry. women have even served as pilots,
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- Combat navigators and uav operators. tragically, at least
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- 52 female soldiers have fallen and hundreds have been wounded.
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- But their bravery has reshaped the battlefield. their heroism
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- Has earned them praise from idf commanders and paved the way for
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- Even greater integration of women into combat. now we're
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- About to meet face to face, hear their stories, feel the
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- Resilience, and understand what it truly means to be a female
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- Warrior in the israeli defense forces. but before we do, please
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- Like, share and subscribe. that way you too can be a defender
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- And protector of israel. we started this war, i mean a few
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- Months ago of the iron wall right here, and your unit took
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- Part of it. you fought against the palestinian islamic jihad,
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- Against hamas in this area that they have, like really terror
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- Hubs located in the streets there. what was it like to fight
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- This evil?
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- >> our unit was in tulkarem. we were there for three weeks and
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- We entered on foot. we walked about two and a half miles. we
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- Stopped the terror that took place there. there were a lot of
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- Terrorists who fled to noura shams. so we were there. we
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- Guarded the place. we evacuated all terrorists, the hamas
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- Supporters hided a lot of weapons in civilian houses. our
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- Goal was to get into the houses, to find all the weapons so they
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- Wouldn't kill us. we found around i'm your announcer rifles
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- There, magazines, guns, m-4s, m16s, all the kinds that could
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- Have arm any israeli citizen. they could have entered the
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- Country and we found it. one of the units killed a terrorist who
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- Shot towards them. a soldier was injured in her arm because of
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- That. eventually, our goal is to monitor every event that can
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- Take place. because of the palestinians who can invade and
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- Carry out attacks on israeli citizens.
- 00:16:04.610 --> 00:16:07.480
- >> what was special was that we were not the only force in
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- Tulkarem. there were many other forces from all kinds of
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- Battalions and units. i mean, we see how it doesn't matter if
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- It's a mixed battalion or not. in the end, we are one for the
- 00:16:18.391 --> 00:16:21.761
- Other and we do the same work. we want to avoid as many attacks
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- As possible. we want to protect the home. we want how? they
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- Don't like us. they try to prevent us from getting to
- 00:16:31.070 --> 00:16:35.274
- Places, or they plant explosives and so on. but we tried to stop
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- It and prevent it from happening. we are actually here
- 00:16:39.812 --> 00:16:43.716
- In a place that is a bit complicated. there is also
- 00:16:43.716 --> 00:16:48.021
- Israeli jewish settlements here, as well as arab villages.
- 00:16:48.021 --> 00:16:52.825
- Everything is extremely close. everything is connected by
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- Fence. and the complexity here is that the roads are shared.
- 00:16:56.062 --> 00:17:00.700
- Palestinians and jews.
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- >> palestinians and jews share the same roads here, basically,
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- And israelis.
- 00:17:05.638 --> 00:17:06.806
- >> and we really face, unfortunately, on a basis of a
- 00:17:06.806 --> 00:17:10.743
- Few months, terror attacks that happened here. if it's a
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- Shooting attack on a bus, if it's a shooting attack on cars,
- 00:17:15.815 --> 00:17:20.119
- If it's a checking point that they try to stab or shoot it, a
- 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:25.825
- Security personnel, we're here to secure the sector as best as
- 00:17:25.825 --> 00:17:31.964
- Possible and to eliminate all kinds of terror attacks, even in
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- The villages themselves. when you come to arrest people who do
- 00:17:35.601 --> 00:17:39.806
- Bad things, you are in a place where you look at people and in
- 00:17:39.806 --> 00:17:44.544
- The eye and they there is nothing good in here. you just
- 00:17:44.544 --> 00:17:48.181
- Look for the good in them and you just don't find it.
- 00:17:48.181 --> 00:17:51.517
- >> you are a paramedic. if i lose my hand in battle, you come
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- And save my life.
- 00:17:56.189 --> 00:17:57.190
- >> yes, exactly.
- 00:17:57.190 --> 00:17:59.258
- >> did you had any experiences like this in the in the current
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- Fighting in this round of hostilities?
- 00:18:02.428 --> 00:18:05.865
- >> yes. there were civilians. people wanted to enter israeli
- 00:18:05.865 --> 00:18:10.503
- Territory. they threw stones at the soldiers and they almost hit
- 00:18:10.503 --> 00:18:15.475
- Them. and one of the attackers lost his eye. the soldiers shot
- 00:18:15.475 --> 00:18:19.979
- Them in the leg to neutralize the threat. so we went and
- 00:18:19.979 --> 00:18:24.617
- Treated the person with the eye injury. we called our battalion
- 00:18:24.617 --> 00:18:29.956
- Aid station and the red cross to take him. and that's how we
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- Saved his life as well.
- 00:18:33.526 --> 00:18:35.628
- >> of course, we also treated the palestinian that got harmed
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- In this, in this conflict.
- 00:18:38.965 --> 00:18:41.400
- >> yes. that's part of the paramedics oath. we have to save
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- Every person.
- 00:18:45.771 --> 00:18:46.839
- >> so you take an oath as a paramedic to save life in
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- General?
- 00:18:50.209 --> 00:18:51.210
- >> yes.
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- >> that's really nice. i didn't know that. you know, on top of
- 00:18:52.512 --> 00:18:54.814
- Fighting this actual war against hamas and other terrorists in
- 00:18:54.814 --> 00:18:59.085
- Judea and samaria and in gaza, hezbollah in syria, we are
- 00:18:59.085 --> 00:19:02.922
- Fighting a war for the truth around the world. and people
- 00:19:02.922 --> 00:19:05.658
- Need to understand that the idf is the most humane army in the
- 00:19:05.658 --> 00:19:10.997
- World, and it has people like you, soldiers like you that
- 00:19:10.997 --> 00:19:15.334
- Fight, but they also care about the lives of these rallies, the
- 00:19:15.334 --> 00:19:18.538
- Lives of everybody involved. so i have to ask, what does it feel
- 00:19:18.538 --> 00:19:22.842
- Like to be a fighter in the idf? the israeli defense forces.
- 00:19:22.842 --> 00:19:27.180
- >> from a young age? it was my dream to be a fighter, to
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- Protect my home. my country is my home, and i didn't see myself
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- Doing anything else. being a fighter is something i can only
- 00:19:34.787 --> 00:19:38.624
- Do in the army, and i really protect my home. i don't see any
- 00:19:38.624 --> 00:19:42.595
- Difference between women and men who guard this country here.
- 00:19:42.595 --> 00:19:45.598
- It's a great honor. i also am the first daughter of my family
- 00:19:45.598 --> 00:19:49.502
- Who was enlisted in the army. so i want to do something
- 00:19:49.502 --> 00:19:52.838
- Meaningful, and i didn't see myself doing anything else.
- 00:19:52.838 --> 00:19:55.575
- >> for years. it's important to understand that they finished
- 00:19:55.575 --> 00:19:58.344
- High school at the age of 18 and decided to become fighters in
- 00:19:58.344 --> 00:20:03.816
- The idf. that meant that they need to serve an extra year
- 00:20:03.816 --> 00:20:07.787
- Within the mandatory military service of their time in israel,
- 00:20:07.787 --> 00:20:11.591
- In the idf. so instead of two years, you volunteer to do three
- 00:20:11.591 --> 00:20:15.828
- Years. you are, you know, specialized in as a
- 00:20:15.828 --> 00:20:19.432
- Sharpshooter. so you have a special weapon. what's the
- 00:20:19.432 --> 00:20:21.834
- Training that you needed to go to?
- 00:20:21.834 --> 00:20:23.936
- >> i finished high school after about four months. i enlisted in
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- The army. i wanted to enlist early. i wanted to protect the
- 00:20:27.940 --> 00:20:32.878
- Home as soon as possible. we went through four months of
- 00:20:32.878 --> 00:20:35.848
- Basic training. there's a week of your specialization in this
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- Week. there are negev gunners. there are sharpshooters. my
- 00:20:39.652 --> 00:20:43.623
- Commander chose me to be a sharpshooter. the training is
- 00:20:43.623 --> 00:20:47.026
- Just shooting, shooting, shooting during the fight,
- 00:20:47.026 --> 00:20:50.162
- Shooting at a distance. because of the telescopic sight.
- 00:20:50.162 --> 00:20:54.100
- Magnifies by four.
- 00:20:54.100 --> 00:20:56.168
- >> and what the. what is your weapon of choice? what is your
- 00:20:56.168 --> 00:21:01.240
- Paypal in the.
- 00:21:01.240 --> 00:21:02.575
- >> i was in the negev. in the training. we also learned all
- 00:21:02.575 --> 00:21:05.378
- The fire for long range. we learned how to fight in a built
- 00:21:05.378 --> 00:21:08.881
- And open field. we are actually professionals in everything
- 00:21:08.881 --> 00:21:13.152
- Related to fighting in any kind. we learn the field and how to
- 00:21:13.152 --> 00:21:17.556
- Blend in. it.
- 00:21:17.556 --> 00:21:19.725
- >> is your unit a joint unit of men and women or is it a purely
- 00:21:19.725 --> 00:21:24.497
- Women unit?
- 00:21:24.497 --> 00:21:25.731
- >> it's mixed. it's men and women together in the same unit,
- 00:21:25.731 --> 00:21:29.001
- In the same patrol, in the same arrest that we make, we really
- 00:21:29.001 --> 00:21:32.505
- Do the same thing. men and women is one.
- 00:21:32.505 --> 00:21:35.574
- >> did you see any difference in the shape or did you beat all
- 00:21:35.574 --> 00:21:38.344
- The guys in the in boot camp?
- 00:21:38.344 --> 00:21:40.212
- >> yes. sometimes you can see the difference in the strength.
- 00:21:40.212 --> 00:21:43.316
- They can lift more and heavier things, but usually you don't
- 00:21:43.316 --> 00:21:48.321
- See much of a difference.
- 00:21:48.321 --> 00:21:50.623
- >> it's heavy.
- 00:21:50.623 --> 00:21:52.024
- >> right? you learn to love your weapon even though it's very
- 00:21:52.024 --> 00:21:55.628
- Heavy. it weighs almost 17 pounds. you live with it, you
- 00:21:55.628 --> 00:22:01.634
- Love it and hate it at all the same time. but at the end of the
- 00:22:01.634 --> 00:22:06.472
- Day, it can save lives. it's. there's nothing like this weapon
- 00:22:06.472 --> 00:22:12.144
- In general. the training is very crazy because you experience a
- 00:22:12.144 --> 00:22:17.183
- Lot of things. it's also a bond with yourself. when you go
- 00:22:17.183 --> 00:22:21.487
- Through it, you fight for your purpose. and i have proven to
- 00:22:21.487 --> 00:22:25.925
- Myself that there's nothing i can do and nothing will stop me.
- 00:22:25.925 --> 00:22:30.863
- After my trainin went straight to commanders course. i
- 00:22:30.863 --> 00:22:33.632
- Was a commander, i had soldiers.
- 00:22:33.632 --> 00:22:35.601
- >> how many soldiers did you command?
- 00:22:35.601 --> 00:22:37.737
- >> i had ten soldiers, i commanded them. it's to be there
- 00:22:37.737 --> 00:22:43.142
- For people and to understand that they are on eyes. look at
- 00:22:43.142 --> 00:22:46.345
- You at all times. so you always have to do your best. you always
- 00:22:46.345 --> 00:22:50.483
- Have to fly high and always stand by your standards and see
- 00:22:50.483 --> 00:22:54.954
- That they are the best.
- 00:22:54.954 --> 00:22:56.088
- >> i have to ask what you're wearing looks super, super
- 00:22:56.088 --> 00:23:00.459
- Heavy. do you feel it or you're just used to it already?
- 00:23:00.459 --> 00:23:03.763
- >> you get used to it.
- 00:23:03.763 --> 00:23:07.099
- >> yes.
- 00:23:05.464 --> 00:23:08.234
- >> and this is like a bulletproof vest with magazines,
- 00:23:08.234 --> 00:23:11.303
- With everything that you have as a paramedic. and we added a few
- 00:23:11.303 --> 00:23:17.209
- Microphones for the video, but you get used to it, really.
- 00:23:17.209 --> 00:23:21.881
- >> the paramedic vest weights about 15 to 22 pounds. the vest.
- 00:23:21.881 --> 00:23:29.522
- How much does it weigh?
- 00:23:29.522 --> 00:23:30.823
- >> 7 pounds.
- 00:23:30.823 --> 00:23:32.024
- >> six and a half pounds. the weapon can wait between six and
- 00:23:32.124 --> 00:23:34.994
- A half pounds to 17.5 pounds.
- 00:23:34.994 --> 00:23:38.063
- >> a lot, a lot, a lot of weight on you.
- 00:23:38.063 --> 00:23:41.100
- >> it depends which weapon.
- 00:23:41.100 --> 00:23:42.334
- >> a lot of back pain, but it's all to protect the country.
- 00:23:42.334 --> 00:23:45.271
- >> important.
- 00:23:45.271 --> 00:23:45.905
- >> a sense of mission.
- 00:23:45.905 --> 00:23:47.406
- >> you're about to be released, right? you're about to conclude
- 00:23:47.406 --> 00:23:50.609
- Your military service. and when you're going to be released,
- 00:23:50.609 --> 00:23:53.979
- What are you going to do.
- 00:23:53.979 --> 00:23:55.347
- >> at the moment? since october 7th, they decided to make the
- 00:23:55.347 --> 00:23:58.484
- Service longer, to have four more months as reserves for
- 00:23:58.484 --> 00:24:02.621
- Every man and woman fighter who who get released. they decided
- 00:24:02.621 --> 00:24:08.294
- To add four more months so there will be more people in the army,
- 00:24:08.294 --> 00:24:12.998
- More women power.
- 00:24:12.998 --> 00:24:15.434
- >> so? so you're going to get released and then get re
- 00:24:15.434 --> 00:24:19.004
- Redeployed within your reserve military service?
- 00:24:19.004 --> 00:24:21.373
- >> yes. from wearing civilian clothes and cutting off my idf
- 00:24:21.373 --> 00:24:24.376
- Id card, i'm going back to my army uniform.
- 00:24:24.376 --> 00:24:26.979
- >> well, this is part of life here in israel. i completely
- 00:24:26.979 --> 00:24:30.516
- Understand also personally. and you, howg do you have left?
- 00:24:30.516 --> 00:24:34.420
- >> i will be released in july and we will probably continue
- 00:24:34.420 --> 00:24:38.724
- For four more months of service, which means i will serve three
- 00:24:38.724 --> 00:24:42.862
- Years in total. maybe i'll continue more. who knows.
- 00:24:42.862 --> 00:24:46.265
- >> thank you so much for sharing. thank you so much for
- 00:24:46.265 --> 00:24:49.802
- Defending the state of israel, the people of israel. and i
- 00:24:49.802 --> 00:24:52.938
- Mean, i hope that you will have a nice civilian life in your
- 00:24:52.938 --> 00:24:56.075
- Maybe a few days before you go back into reserve duty here.
- 00:24:56.075 --> 00:25:00.746
- >> thank you.
- 00:25:00.746 --> 00:25:02.948
- >> we've just heard the incredible stories of these
- 00:25:01.847 --> 00:25:05.484
- Brave women warriors who have stood in the face of
- 00:25:05.484 --> 00:25:09.355
- Unimaginable danger to defend their families, their people and
- 00:25:09.355 --> 00:25:13.425
- Their homeland. their courage, sacrifice, and unwavering
- 00:25:13.425 --> 00:25:17.696
- Commitment to israel's security are nothing short of inspiring.
- 00:25:17.696 --> 00:25:22.334
- But their battle isn't over as they continue to stand on the
- 00:25:22.334 --> 00:25:26.639
- Front lines, risking everything for the safety of their nation.
- 00:25:26.639 --> 00:25:31.310
- They need our support. so today we ask you to pray for their
- 00:25:31.310 --> 00:25:36.315
- Protection, their strength, and their safe return home. and
- 00:25:36.315 --> 00:25:40.586
- Above all, let us pray for the peace of jerusalem. and may god
- 00:25:40.586 --> 00:25:44.924
- Watch over israel and bring lasting peace to this land.
- 00:25:44.924 --> 00:25:52.331
- Guys, i hope you enjoyed watching it as much as we
- 00:25:52.331 --> 00:25:55.367
- Enjoyed producing it for you. these female soldiers are real
- 00:25:55.367 --> 00:25:59.905
- Heroes. now, one second before we pray together for the peace
- 00:25:59.905 --> 00:26:03.943
- Of jerusalem for israel, let's take a short commercial break,
- 00:26:03.943 --> 00:26:07.913
- After which we'll be right back here. a war zone in the gaza
- 00:26:07.913 --> 00:26:16.989
- Strip, been under fire by hamas terrorists. you don't have time
- 00:26:16.989 --> 00:26:20.559
- To sit and drink your coffee and wake up in the morning and get
- 00:26:20.559 --> 00:26:24.263
- Ready for the day and prepare. so sometimes i woke up at two in
- 00:26:24.263 --> 00:26:28.233
- The morning after an hour and a half of sleep, and you need to
- 00:26:28.233 --> 00:26:32.071
- Wake up immediately and do your job and do it to perfection. or
- 00:26:32.071 --> 00:26:36.642
- People die.
- 00:26:36.642 --> 00:26:37.876
- >> you literally have your life on the line. you don't know what
- 00:26:37.977 --> 00:26:41.313
- Corner you turn and somebody got a gun pointed at you.
- 00:26:41.313 --> 00:26:48.220
- >> so we know that to wake up, i just took a pill and i really
- 00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:52.091
- Felt the energy levels go up faster. the clarity of mind that
- 00:26:52.091 --> 00:26:56.462
- Doesn't usually happen immediately when you wake up in
- 00:26:56.462 --> 00:26:59.198
- The morning. and i don't remember taking much stuff with
- 00:26:59.198 --> 00:27:02.267
- Me into the gaza strip. had my sleeping bag, a flashlight, and
- 00:27:02.267 --> 00:27:05.904
- A vineyard bottle. so that's what i had with me.
- 00:27:05.904 --> 00:27:10.476
- >> you're a young person. you're very healthy, but you still
- 00:27:10.476 --> 00:27:13.012
- Think that vinea was helpful to get you to even a higher level
- 00:27:13.012 --> 00:27:17.416
- Of performance.
- 00:27:17.416 --> 00:27:18.651
- >> it's helping me to exceed my normal abilities. so let's say,
- 00:27:18.751 --> 00:27:22.521
- You know, i'm at 100%, and that puts me at 120. with raising
- 00:27:22.521 --> 00:27:27.326
- Three kids, you need to be sharp to make the right decisions.
- 00:27:27.326 --> 00:27:30.496
- >> raising three kids be equal to combat.
- 00:27:30.496 --> 00:27:33.932
- >> a lot harder, a lot harder. listen, i'm still taking dinner
- 00:27:33.932 --> 00:27:37.503
- Every day because i want to be there with my kids when they
- 00:27:37.503 --> 00:27:40.673
- Grow old. i want to be able to dance at their wedding and carry
- 00:27:40.673 --> 00:27:44.109
- My kids and my grandkids for years to come. and this is the
- 00:27:44.109 --> 00:27:47.946
- Time to start. i mean, when you're young.
- 00:27:47.946 --> 00:27:58.757
- Welcome back guys. and here at tbn israel, we are reporting the
- 00:27:58.757 --> 00:28:03.362
- News of what's happening in israel every single day since
- 00:28:03.362 --> 00:28:07.433
- This war started. it's the hard work. but we believe that this
- 00:28:07.433 --> 00:28:12.004
- War is affecting all of us, not just us in israel, but also you,
- 00:28:12.004 --> 00:28:16.842
- Wherever you are watching this from. because this is not just a
- 00:28:16.842 --> 00:28:19.945
- Physical wall that israel is fighting. this is a spiritual
- 00:28:19.945 --> 00:28:23.348
- War between good and evil, and israel is a symbol of god's
- 00:28:23.348 --> 00:28:29.421
- Faithfulness to the jewish people and to all of us. it's a
- 00:28:29.421 --> 00:28:32.825
- Symbol that god is performing amazing miracles in modern
- 00:28:32.825 --> 00:28:37.162
- Times. and that's what the enemies of israel want to
- 00:28:37.162 --> 00:28:40.532
- Destroy. so how do we fight a spiritual war? do you know we
- 00:28:40.532 --> 00:28:45.571
- Pray? prayer is a strong weapon that god gave us because he
- 00:28:45.571 --> 00:28:50.909
- Listens to our prayers, and he is seeking a personal
- 00:28:50.909 --> 00:28:54.513
- Relationship with each and every one of us. so, guys, when we
- 00:28:54.513 --> 00:28:58.050
- Were called to pray for the peace of jerusalem, we were
- 00:28:58.050 --> 00:29:00.986
- Called to do it in a personal way. so when you pray, let's
- 00:29:00.986 --> 00:29:05.591
- Pray for one idf soldier and his family that are struggling for
- 00:29:05.591 --> 00:29:10.696
- 650 days. let's pray for a hostage that is being kept in
- 00:29:10.696 --> 00:29:15.334
- The gaza strip for so long. let's pray for him and for his
- 00:29:15.334 --> 00:29:19.738
- Family to have hope that they will be reunited together in
- 00:29:19.738 --> 00:29:23.642
- Israel soon. let's pray for wisdom to our leaders. to your
- 00:29:23.642 --> 00:29:27.346
- Leaders. let's pray for all the innocent lives that are affected
- 00:29:27.346 --> 00:29:30.682
- By these terrorist regimes in middle east. and i'm talking
- 00:29:30.682 --> 00:29:34.052
- About the people of yemen, the people of syria, the people of
- 00:29:34.052 --> 00:29:37.556
- Lebanon, the people of the gaza strip. as much as it's hard to
- 00:29:37.556 --> 00:29:40.893
- Say that we need to pray for them to start loving and the
- 00:29:40.893 --> 00:29:44.496
- People of israel, instead of sending rockets, sending prayers
- 00:29:44.496 --> 00:29:48.066
- And love, god can do that. and let's unite in prayer for the
- 00:29:48.066 --> 00:29:52.671
- Peace of jerusalem.
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