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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 21, 2026, 08 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: In Yemen, Houthi fighters are advancing aggressively, pushing to seize
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  Speaker 1: strategic heights that could cut off the vital Red Sea coast.
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  Speaker 1: This surge by the Iran-backed group has extended the wider
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  Speaker 1: Middle East conflict and threatens global energy supplies. According to reports,
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump had reportedly called off US strikes against
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis at the last minute, Even as aircraft were
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  Speaker 1: being loaded with bombs, the Houthis, who have controlled Yemen's
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  Speaker 1: capital since 2014, recently seized the country's Red Sea coast,
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  Speaker 1: routing forces of the internationally recognised Yemeni government backed by
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has launched hundreds of strikes in
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  Speaker 1: recent days, but these have so far failed to slow
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis' advance. The United Nations reports that nearly 700
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  Speaker 1: people have been killed and thousands injured in the recent fighting.
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  Speaker 1: with over 120,000 Yemenis displaced. Five Yemeni military sources told
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  Speaker 1: Reuters the Houthis are now seeking to seize key heights
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  Speaker 1: in Taiz and Lahij provinces to secure their positions around
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  Speaker 1: the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which leads into the Red Sea.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, hundreds of thousands of children are returning to
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  Speaker 1: in-person schooling this week for the first time in nearly
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  Speaker 1: three years. However, many are attending classes in damaged or
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  Speaker 1: makeshift buildings and tents, as numerous families struggle to afford
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  Speaker 1: even basic supplies like uniforms and notebooks. According to UNICEF,
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  Speaker 1: 98% of schools in Gaza were either destroyed or damaged
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  Speaker 1: during the war, leaving about 660,000 students deprived of regular education.
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  Speaker 1: Gaza education officials note that the conflict claimed the lives
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  Speaker 1: of around 22,000 students and over 770 education workers, including
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  Speaker 1: 532 teachers. Despite the devastation, temporary schools have been established,
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  Speaker 1: some with only mattresses and a blackboard. Students expressed determination
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  Speaker 1: to learn with one stating, despite all of this we
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  Speaker 1: will learn, we will learn even in a tent. Online
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  Speaker 1: learning will continue for those unable to attend. Meanwhile, a
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  Speaker 1: massive explosion occurred at an ammunition depot in Aleppo, Syria.
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  Speaker 1: The Syrian government has stated the cause was an accident
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  Speaker 1: and reports claiming an Israeli strike on the depot have
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  Speaker 1: been denied. On the diplomatic front, France announced it will
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  Speaker 1: summon Iran's ambassador and take appropriate measures after Iranian authorities
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  Speaker 1: sealed a French language centre affiliated with its embassy in Tehran.
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  Speaker 1: The French Foreign Ministry called the action unjustifiable and unacceptable,
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  Speaker 1: referring to it as this new attack against France's cultural
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  Speaker 1: presence in Iran. Iran's authorities, through its semi-official Tasnim news agency,
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  Speaker 1: reported the closure followed a judicial order citing security concerns
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  Speaker 1: and accusing the centre of activities against Iranian culture and
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  Speaker 1: national security. Ties between France and Iran have been strained
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  Speaker 1: for years over Iran's nuclear programme and other issues. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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