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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 06 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: New reports detail significant support from China to Iran's military programs.
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  Speaker 1: The Wall Street Journal, citing Iranian customs data and US officials,
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  Speaker 1: reports that China has supplied intelligence, dual-use components and financial
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  Speaker 1: aid to Iran for its drone, missile and ballistic missile programs.
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  Speaker 1: These shipments reportedly include thousands of components and chemical compounds.
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  Speaker 1: Chinese banks and front companies are also said to have
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  Speaker 1: assisted Iran in circumventing US sanctions, providing billions of dollars.
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  Speaker 1: According to sources, Iran had previously obtained high-resolution satellite imagery
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  Speaker 1: of a US base in Jordan from Chinese sources before
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  Speaker 1: a missile attack that killed three American soldiers. Iran has
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  Speaker 1: also been utilising a barter system to bypass sanctions. exchanging
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  Speaker 1: oil for billions of dollars worth of goods from China,
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  Speaker 1: including military equipment. There are also reports of Iran expecting
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  Speaker 1: a shipment of Chinese-made shoulder-fired air defence missile launchers. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in Iran, General Haj Hossein Zaefi of the Revolutionary Guards
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  Speaker 1: was reportedly killed in a terrorist attack carried out by
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  Speaker 1: Sunni Baloch separatists in the Sistan and Balochistan province. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces have eliminated key Hamas figures. Mohammed Abu Alwan,
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  Speaker 1: identified as the head of Hamas's finance department, was killed
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  Speaker 1: in Khan Yunis. He is reported to have directed over
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  Speaker 1: 1 billion NIS towards terrorist activities and budgeted the organisation's
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  Speaker 1: various branches, playing a crucial role in its survival. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: over the weekend, Mahmoud Abd al-Fattah Awad, a commander in
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's military wing, was eliminated in Gaza City. He is
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  Speaker 1: reported to have participated in holding hostages, and planned terror
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  Speaker 1: attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians. Separately, Gaza channels
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  Speaker 1: reported a car attack in central Gaza Strip, near the
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  Speaker 1: American hospital in western Deir al-Bala, resulting in at least
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  Speaker 1: one confirmed casualty and several injuries. The population in the
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  Speaker 1: Gaza border region has seen a notable increase. The Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Central Bureau of Statistics reports that the population is now
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  Speaker 1: 10% larger than before October 7, 2023, with the western
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  Speaker 1: Najaf region having approximately 66,000 residents and Steyrote around 40,000.
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  Speaker 1: The Israeli government has set a goal to double the
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  Speaker 1: population of the Gaza-adjacent area by 2033, with one lawmaker
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  Speaker 1: calling it a vital part of victory. Ambassador to the
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  Speaker 1: US Yetchel later stated that his son, Neria, seriously wounded
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  Speaker 1: in a Karaming terror attack on Wednesday, remains in danger.
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  Speaker 1: This was reported during a Thursday press conference outside the
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  Speaker 1: hospital where Nerea is being treated. Nerea, an IDF reservist,
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  Speaker 1: was seriously wounded in a car-ramming terrorist attack at Maccabim
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  Speaker 1: checkpoint on Route 443 near Modian, Maccabim, Reut. On the
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  Speaker 1: domestic political front, ahead of the upcoming elections, Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu's circle is reportedly concerned that Ofa Winter might
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  Speaker 1: align with Avigdor Liberman. For now, the Likud party's approach
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  Speaker 1: toward winter remains unchanged, though a decision on surplus vote
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  Speaker 1: agreements is due by October 16th. Internal polls suggest winter
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  Speaker 1: could win six seats, potentially altering the debate. Likud officials
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  Speaker 1: are also strategising to increase voter turnout, particularly among existing supporters,
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  Speaker 1: believing better mobilisation could secure two to three additional Knesset seats.
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  Speaker 1: They are planning ground operations to reach voters who may
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  Speaker 1: have difficulty reaching polling stations or have historically stayed home.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu's election slogan, We will not surrender, has
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  Speaker 1: been displayed on a sign at a fortress. In response
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  Speaker 1: to security events, Yehoshua Sherman, father of a fallen soldier, remarked,
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  Speaker 1: We received a painful reminder this morning how not to
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  Speaker 1: defeat terror, how not to deter terror and how not
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  Speaker 1: to prevent the next attack, referencing the partial demolition of
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  Speaker 1: a terrorist's home. Defense Minister Israel Katz called Turkish President
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  Speaker 1: Recep Tayyip Erdogan a paper sultan following Erdogan's UN General
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  Speaker 1: Assembly speech, accusing him of financing and embracing Hamas and
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  Speaker 1: dreaming of restoring the Ottoman Empire. In the business sector,
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  Speaker 1: American defense technology company Anders is expanding its operations in Israel.
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  Speaker 1: It has agreed to acquire three Israeli defense technology firms, Insignito,
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  Speaker 1: Autopia Defense and Caribou Labs, for a total of $ 56 million.
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  Speaker 1: The acquisitions aim to enhance Anders's integrated autonomous defence systems
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  Speaker 1: by adding resilient communications, remote control for unmanned systems, and
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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