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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 22, 2026, 07 AM 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: Iran is reportedly set to recruit children under the age
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  Speaker 1: of 15 for its self-sacrifice campaign, offering military training including
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  Speaker 1: drone operation and potential weapon use. The campaign spokesperson, Sassan Zareh,
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  Speaker 1: confirmed to the Iranian Labour News Agency that special training
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  Speaker 1: appropriate for younger ages will be arranged. despite this contravening
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  Speaker 1: international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. The Islamic Revolutionary
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  Speaker 1: Guard Corps, or IRGC, had previously admitted to recruiting children
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  Speaker 1: as young as 12, and an 11-year-old was recently reported killed,
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  Speaker 1: on duty. Military training for the campaign is set to
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  Speaker 1: begin in Tehran, with major public squares being converted into
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  Speaker 1: training grounds. In related news concerning Iran … A senior
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  Speaker 1: Iranian official told Reuters that Iran can reopen the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases
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  Speaker 1: military pressure and lifts blockades on Iranian ports. This offer
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  Speaker 1: comes amid warnings from Tehran regarding potential US military operations.
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  Speaker 1: The official stated that the US needs to officially announce
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  Speaker 1: its desire for a diplomatic resolution and agree on a timeline,
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  Speaker 1: adding that Iran's delegation at the United Nations General Assembly
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  Speaker 1: has full authority to revive diplomacy. From the disputed territories,
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stark threat, stating he
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  Speaker 1: would destroy all that remains of Gaza City and force
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  Speaker 1: around one million Gazans to evacuate if Hamas takes a
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  Speaker 1: single Israeli hostage. Katz said this was a necessary deterrent
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  Speaker 1: against perceived threats from Iran, Turkey and proxies. He also
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  Speaker 1: reiterated that the IDF would not make any partial withdrawals
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  Speaker 1: from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed. Also in the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank, the life of Netanel C.H. Crown was tragically
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  Speaker 1: lost before Yom Kippur. His son, 16-year-old Yoav C.H. Crown,
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  Speaker 1: recounted how his father saved him from a terrorist attack
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  Speaker 1: in Neve Tizof by warning him just moments before. Netanel,
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  Speaker 1: a father of six, was killed during the incident. The
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  Speaker 1: event has been framed by some as highlighting the cost
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's long-standing policy of managing terrorism, rather than decisively
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  Speaker 1: defeating it. In Europe, German Chancellor Friedrich Mörs claimed on
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  Speaker 1: Monday that Jewish life in Germany is no longer safe,
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  Speaker 1: describing it as the most serious burden of recent years.
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  Speaker 1: This declaration follows his party's defeat in Berlin's state election
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  Speaker 1: by the left party, which has faced multiple accusations of antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: An independent monitoring network, RIAS, reported that antisemitic incidents in
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  Speaker 1: Germany hit an all-time high in 2025, with 8,725 recorded offences.
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  Speaker 1: Continuing on Germany, election results showed the far-left Die Linke
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  Speaker 1: winning in Berlin while the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD,
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  Speaker 1: captured Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The results delivered significant gains to parties
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  Speaker 1: on the political margins and a setback to Chancellor Merz's
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  Speaker 1: Christian Democratic Union. The left party's victory in Berlin is
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  Speaker 1: bringing new scrutiny to its ties with pro-Palestinian activists and
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  Speaker 1: allegations of anti-Semitism within the party. In Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate Benny Gantz is launching a new campaign. Elsewhere,
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  Speaker 1: Gadi Eisenkot announced his support for disqualifying the Balad party. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: the Sheldag commando unit was reportedly exposed on television for
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  Speaker 1: the first time. Finally, in Poland, authorities have charged a
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  Speaker 1: man linked to neo-Nazi groups with preparing attacks on a
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  Speaker 1: school and a mosque. Prosecutors said the suspect had engaged
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  Speaker 1: in online discussions about past terrorist attacks and their perpetrators,
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  Speaker 1: drawing inspiration from them. He faces potential prison time, and
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  Speaker 1: two teenagers he was in contact with are in juvenile detention.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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