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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 22, 2026, 02 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: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: stating that Israel would evacuate Gaza City and relocate its
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  Speaker 1: approximately one million residents south if Hamas captures another Israeli
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  Speaker 1: soldier or civilian. Speaking at a state memorial ceremony, Katz
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  Speaker 1: cited intelligence indicating Hamas is planning further abduction attempts. In
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  Speaker 1: the UK, counter-terrorism police have announced the arrest of two
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  Speaker 1: men in connection with a suspected terrorist plot targeting the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish community in the Manchester area. Police stated this was
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  Speaker 1: part of a long-running investigation that has disrupted what they
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  Speaker 1: believe was a plot. Security measures have been increased for
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days in response. Gaza students
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  Speaker 1: have returned to in-person schooling for the first time in
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  Speaker 1: nearly three years. While some reports highlighted the challenges of
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  Speaker 1: damaged school buildings and displacement, an analysis by jpost.com critiques
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  Speaker 1: this coverage for its omission of crucial aspects, particularly concerning
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  Speaker 1: the curriculum. The outlet questions whether schools are indoctrinating children
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  Speaker 1: to hate Israel, as alleged by Israel and educational monitoring organisations,
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  Speaker 1: or if they are teaching tolerance alongside basic subjects. Jpost
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  Speaker 1: points out that while Reuters cited UNICEF figures on destroyed schools,
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  Speaker 1: and student-slash-teacher casualties, attributed to an East Khan Uni's education director.
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  Speaker 1: It did not detail how figures were compiled or verified,
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  Speaker 1: nor did it explore whether education workers were affiliated with Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: The analysis also notes a lack of context regarding why
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  Speaker 1: schools might have been struck or used for military purposes,
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  Speaker 1: with Hamas's denial of such activities presented alongside Israel's accusations.
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  Speaker 1: A report released last week by the United Nations Population
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  Speaker 1: Fund or UNFPA, alleges that Israel's military response, coupled with
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  Speaker 1: displacement and security measures in Gaza, has increased the severity
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  Speaker 1: and frequency of gender-based violence experienced by Palestinian women. The
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  Speaker 1: UNFPA report is based on discussions with displaced women. However, Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: notes that the UNFPA report made no mention of Hamas
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  Speaker 1: or its members, despite international media documenting allegations of sexual exploitation,
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  Speaker 1: by Hamas members and individuals working for aid organisations. UNFPA
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  Speaker 1: itself acknowledged that participants in group discussions might be unlikely
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  Speaker 1: to disclose violence committed by armed groups. The report did, however,
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  Speaker 1: cite pre-war gender norms and inadequate legal systems in Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: territories as contributing factors to GBV risks. Meanwhile, the documentary film, NAZA,
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  Speaker 1: which won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival,
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  Speaker 1: has sparked significant debate in Israel regarding the military definition
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  Speaker 1: of collateral damage or acceptable civilian casualties. The film is
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  Speaker 1: based on accounts from former Israeli soldiers and intelligence personnel,
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  Speaker 1: and its release comes amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: where the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000, with a
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  Speaker 1: significant majority believed to be civilians. On the political front,
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  Speaker 1: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia announced his intention to demand
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  Speaker 1: the Defence Minister portfolio in the next government. He also
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  Speaker 1: proposed MK Tali Gottlieb for Justice Minister, outlining an agenda
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  Speaker 1: that includes encouraging voluntary emigration from Gaza and the West
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  Speaker 1: Bank and disarming the Palestinian Authority. In military news, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF has launched a new unit named Gamma, aimed at
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  Speaker 1: improving the management of career officers' needs, addressing recruitment, retention
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  Speaker 1: and redeployment challenges exacerbated by years of war. Separately, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu was noted as sending a message to New
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  Speaker 1: York City Mayor Mamdani. In international policy news, Turkish airlines
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  Speaker 1: Ajet and Pegasus have reportedly suspended flights to Iran starting
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  Speaker 1: September 21, with Iranian carrier Mahan Air also halting services
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  Speaker 1: to Istanbul and Ankara. This move follows sweeping US sanctions
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  Speaker 1: under Operation Economic Outcast, targeting Iranian airlines, and Treasury Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Scott Besant warned companies servicing sanctioned Iranian carriers, could face
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  Speaker 1: US penalties. President Trump commented on US engagement with Iran,
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  Speaker 1: stating that a recent conversation concluded after a three-hour meeting
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  Speaker 1: between an American official and Iranian representatives. Trump framed the
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  Speaker 1: situation with an ultimatum, deal or destruction, expressing bewilderment as
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  Speaker 1: to why Iran would not agree to a deal. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: in an incident described as desecrating Holocaust memories, Protesters staged
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  Speaker 1: a Gaza demonstration at Budapest's Shoes on the Danube Memorial,
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  Speaker 1: a site commemorating Hungarian Jews murdered during the Holocaust. During
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  Speaker 1: the protest, an anti-Israel demonstrator proclaimed that Israel is committing
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  Speaker 1: genocide in Gaza. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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