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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 29, 2026, 05 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: We begin with significant diplomatic statements. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh
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  Speaker 1: Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani sharply criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: directly accusing him of war crimes for actions in Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: In an interview, Al Thani also denied allegations that Qatar
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  Speaker 1: funded Hamas's military operations. He detailed Qatar's financial aid to Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: stating it amounted to $ 30 million monthly and operated through
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  Speaker 1: a mechanism coordinated with Israel, the United States and the
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  Speaker 1: United Nations, with Israeli security agencies reviewing recipient lists. Al-Thani
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  Speaker 1: further accused Netanyahu of trying to gaslight the public and
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  Speaker 1: alleged an Israeli campaign against Qatar's mediation role. He reiterated
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  Speaker 1: that Qatar's engagement with Hamas originated at the request of
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  Speaker 1: the United States. Domestically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned
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  Speaker 1: of potential enemy attacks ahead of the upcoming elections. However,
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  Speaker 1: IDF officials state there is no concrete intelligence or special preparation,
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  Speaker 1: though Israel remains vigilant and is coordinating with the US military.
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  Speaker 1: Opposition leader Yair Lapid responded, urging the public not to
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  Speaker 1: panic and criticising the potential use of security threats as
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  Speaker 1: election campaign backdrops. Lapid suggested that if the Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: were truly concerned about national security, he should focus on
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  Speaker 1: drafting thousands of Haredi draft dodgers. This comes amid a
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  Speaker 1: large ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem against IDF draft requirements, where
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  Speaker 1: thousands marched and welcomed draft evaders, displaying strong anti-draft sentiments
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  Speaker 1: with slogans like, Rather die than be drafted. Political leaders
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  Speaker 1: such as Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Liberman criticised the march.
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  Speaker 1: On another domestic front, Prime Minister Netanyahu is seeking 2.6
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  Speaker 1: million shekels in a defamation suit against three major Israeli
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  Speaker 1: media groups and six journalists. Over reports that he personally
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  Speaker 1: received warnings ahead of Hamas's October 7 attack, but did
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  Speaker 1: not pass them to security chiefs. Netanyahu has denied receiving
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  Speaker 1: these specific warnings. Turning to US policy, President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: stated that Iran will give up its nuclear ambitions, asserting
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  Speaker 1: the nation is doing very poorly. he claimed significant oil
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  Speaker 1: transit through the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump also commented
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  Speaker 1: on a security investigation near RAF Fairford, a British airbase
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  Speaker 1: used by US forces, criticising British authorities for releasing five
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  Speaker 1: arrested men on bail, whom he described as seriously bad people.
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  Speaker 1: In southern Lebanon, Israeli military activity was reported across multiple
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  Speaker 1: areas today. This included explosions in locations such as Maiz
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  Speaker 1: al-Jabul and Al-Kantara, alongside airstrikes and artillery fire on the
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  Speaker 1: outskirts of Barachit. Ground troops were also active, with reports
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  Speaker 1: of Israeli soldiers entering abandoned buildings in Khvarshauba and an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli vehicle carrying explosives being present in Zota al-Sharkia. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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