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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 04 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: We begin with deeply personal news affecting Israel's diplomatic corps.
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador to the US Yetiel later confirmed that his son, Neria,
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  Speaker 1: who was seriously wounded in a Karaming terror attack on Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: remains in danger. Speaking Thursday outside the hospital, Ambassador later stated,
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  Speaker 1: his life is still in danger and noting the profound
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  Speaker 1: difference from the loss of his eldest son in combat
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  Speaker 1: in 2023. Doctors at Shah Zedek Medical Centre have managed
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  Speaker 1: to stabilise Nerea's condition after examinations and surgeries, but his
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  Speaker 1: status remains serious. The attack occurred at the Maccabim checkpoint.
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  Speaker 1: During the same press conference, Ambassador Leta also addressed statements
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  Speaker 1: by French President Emmanuel Macron, describing them as malicious and
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  Speaker 1: ignorant and a lie. He indicated that the Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: would address this matter at the UN. Turning to security developments,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF announced the elimination of two key Hamas figures.
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  Speaker 1: Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad, a commander in Hamas's military wing,
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  Speaker 1: was killed in an Israeli airstrike last weekend. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: stated Awad was involved in holding seven Israeli hostages in
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  Speaker 1: an underground tunnel in Gaza City. Separately, the IDF and
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  Speaker 1: Shin bet eliminated Mohamed Abu Alwan, identified as the head
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  Speaker 1: of Hamas's finance department. Security agencies reported that Abu Alwan
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  Speaker 1: had overseen the transfer of over NIS 1 billion during
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  Speaker 1: the war to finance Hamas activities and was working to
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  Speaker 1: rebuild the organisation's capabilities. Meanwhile in the West Bank, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: police and border police uncovered a tunnel under excavation at
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  Speaker 1: least 25 metres deep in Kalkalia. During the operation, officers
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  Speaker 1: seized weapons including an M16 rifle and a sniper rifle,
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  Speaker 1: along with ammunition and fertiliser, which police noted could be
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  Speaker 1: used for explosives. Four suspects were arrested at the scene,
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  Speaker 1: and local authorities in the seamline communities have raised concerns
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  Speaker 1: about the proximity of such threats. On the International Economic Front,
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  Speaker 1: US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant reported on the impact of
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  Speaker 1: recent sanctions against Iran. He stated that more than 80-90%
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  Speaker 1: of international flights out of Iran have been suspended, indicating
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  Speaker 1: a near paralysis of the country's aviation sector. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu is undertaking an unusually brief visit to the
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  Speaker 1: United States for his address at the UN General Assembly.
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  Speaker 1: Sources indicate he will spend only about six to seven
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  Speaker 1: hours on US soil, departing shortly after his speech due
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  Speaker 1: to security warnings and advice from senior Israeli security officials.
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  Speaker 1: His schedule has been significantly limited, with no meetings planned
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  Speaker 1: with President Donald Trump or Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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  Speaker 1: The Prime Minister's address is expected to focus heavily on
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  Speaker 1: Iran's nuclear and missile programmes and potentially its regime stability.
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  Speaker 1: Ahead of his trip, Prime Minister Netanyahu also addressed public
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  Speaker 1: comments made by New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani, calling
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  Speaker 1: them a support for Hamas and accusing the mayor of
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  Speaker 1: inciting hostility toward the Jewish community. In business news, American
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  Speaker 1: defence technology company Anders is expanding its operations in Israel
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  Speaker 1: through a $ 56 million acquisition. The company is acquiring three
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  Speaker 1: Israeli defence technology businesses, Insignito, Autopia Defence and Caribou Labs.
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  Speaker 1: This move is intended to bolster Onda's systems-of-systems approach in
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  Speaker 1: autonomous defence by integrating resilient communications and navigation capabilities for
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  Speaker 1: contested environments. Shifting to more positive developments, figures from the
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  Speaker 1: Takuma Directorate show that the region is experiencing significant population growth.
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  Speaker 1: Approximately 66,000 residents now live in the Tekuma region, which
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  Speaker 1: includes areas like Sderot and Eshkol, exceeding pre-October 7 levels
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  Speaker 1: by about 5,000. More than 90% of evacuated residents have returned,
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  Speaker 1: supplemented by thousands of new arrivals. The region aims to
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  Speaker 1: double its population by 2033, supported by substantial ongoing investment
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  Speaker 1: in reconstruction and development. And finally, Menashe Raz, an Israeli journalist,
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  Speaker 1: television presenter and director, has passed away at the age
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  Speaker 1: of 80. He was known for presenting several programmes on
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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