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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 29, 2026, 12 PM 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: The IDF announced that an overnight air strike in northern
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  Speaker 1: Gaza eliminated terrorist Izal-Din Bik, commander of Hamas' northern Gaza brigade.
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  Speaker 1: According to the IDF and ISA, Bik took command after
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  Speaker 1: terrorist Ahmed Gander was eliminated and had previously served as
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  Speaker 1: the brigade's military intelligence chief. They stated he directed attacks
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  Speaker 1: against Israeli civilians and IDF troops and worked to rebuild
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  Speaker 1: the brigade's capabilities, posing an immediate threat. At least seven
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  Speaker 1: other terrorists were killed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza
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  Speaker 1: since this morning, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad Field Commander Musab
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  Speaker 1: Mutib al-Balbasi. Hamas military wing identified as al-Din al-Baik, killed
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  Speaker 1: alongside his bodyguard, as a member of the operations room
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  Speaker 1: involved in planning the October 7 massacre. The continued targeting
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  Speaker 1: of commanders raises questions about Hamas's ability to reappoint leaders
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  Speaker 1: and rebuild its forces, even after the IDF has claimed
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  Speaker 1: to have defeated its units multiple times. In international developments,
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  Speaker 1: UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is reportedly expected to push
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  Speaker 1: for a more progressive foreign policy on Israel at the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming Labour Party conference. The Guardian reported that Miliband is
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  Speaker 1: expected to tell party members that current actions have been insufficient,
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  Speaker 1: and that Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government will take stronger measures.
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  Speaker 1: This follows Burnham's speech to the UN General Assembly, where
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  Speaker 1: he pushed against Israeli settlement construction and announced sanctions, stating
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  Speaker 1: that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: the UK's Charity Commission has opened a regulatory compliance case
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  Speaker 1: into Doctors Without Borders, MSF-UK, following a complaint by UK
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  Speaker 1: lawyers for Israel. UKLFI alleges connections between MSF and terror
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  Speaker 1: groups in Gaza, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the
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  Speaker 1: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. UKLFI highlighted individuals
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  Speaker 1: previously or currently employed by MSF in Gaza, who are
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  Speaker 1: accused of maintaining active roles within proscribed militant groups, or
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  Speaker 1: publicly celebrating terrorist operations. One instance cited is Fadi Jihad
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  Speaker 1: Mohammed Al-Wadiyah, an MSF physiotherapist killed in June 2024, whom
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  Speaker 1: PIJ's military wing later designated as a commander. MSF maintained
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  Speaker 1: that it lacked prior knowledge of any military affiliation, and
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  Speaker 1: reiterated its policy against knowingly retaining individuals involved in combat activities. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned that the IDF is
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  Speaker 1: on the verge of collapse due to mass draft evasion
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  Speaker 1: by Ultra-Orthodox, or Haredim, and a shortage of 20,000 combat soldiers.
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  Speaker 1: Bennett called this the most serious threat Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu faces, accusing him of ignoring warnings from the IDF
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  Speaker 1: chief of staff. He stated the shortage is already costing
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  Speaker 1: soldiers' lives and forcing the abandonment of captured positions. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israel has indications that its enemies
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  Speaker 1: may attempt attacks ahead of the October 27 elections. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: at Tel Nof airbase, Netanyahu warned, Don't mess with us,
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  Speaker 1: not now and not ever. Our long arm will reach
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  Speaker 1: you anywhere and at any time. Also addressing international bodies,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli peace activist Maus Inon, whose parents were killed in
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  Speaker 1: the October 7 Hamas attack, delivered an address to the
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  Speaker 1: UN Security Council. Inon criticised the Israeli government's policies, stating,
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  Speaker 1: Our grief cannot be an excuse for war, and claimed
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  Speaker 1: the government used the atrocities to wage a devastating war
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  Speaker 1: of revenge. He also accused the government of accelerating ethnic
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  Speaker 1: cleansing and settlement expansion in the West Bank. Israel's representative
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  Speaker 1: at the meeting, Noah Fuhrman, criticised the UN Security Council
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  Speaker 1: for not designating Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Finally, flight
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  Speaker 1: tracking data indicates a plane associated with Libyan presidential hopeful
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  Speaker 1: Saddam Haftar landed in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. At the
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  Speaker 1: same time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the UAE
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  Speaker 1: to meet Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. While Italian
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  Speaker 1: outlet Il Folgio reported this suggests a possible meeting, Neither
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  Speaker 1: Israeli officials nor pro-Hafta Libyan sources have corroborated this. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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