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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 29, 2026, 12 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: A significant new film is shedding light on a daring
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  Speaker 1: 2024 Mossad operation targeting Hezbollah, titled Paging Hezbollah. The documentary
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  Speaker 1: reveals previously undisclosed details of an operation that utilised explosive
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  Speaker 1: pagers against the organisation, reportedly resulting in the death or
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  Speaker 1: injury of of approximately 3,500 Hezbollah operatives. The film comes
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  Speaker 1: as censorship surrounding the covert mission has been lifted. The
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Post spoke with Adam Fain, a Mossad operative involved
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  Speaker 1: in the operation, who also published a book in Hebrew
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  Speaker 1: detailing the mission. The operation involved penetrating Hezbollah's communications network
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  Speaker 1: through advanced device engineering and infiltration of their supply chain.
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  Speaker 1: It depicts the meticulous process of designing, marketing and smuggling
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  Speaker 1: the beepers. while assuring Hezbollah operatives they were safe. The
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  Speaker 1: film also reveals Israel eliminated a Hezbollah operative who had
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  Speaker 1: begun to suspect the pages were compromised. Iran later sent
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  Speaker 1: a special X-ray machine to inspect the devices, which Israel
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  Speaker 1: then bombed to maintain operational secrecy. Former Defense Minister Yoav
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  Speaker 1: Garland had previously revealed some of these details in an interview,
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  Speaker 1: which were then censored. In domestic Israeli politics, Former Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet chief Ronan Barr has announced his intention to file
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  Speaker 1: a defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Barr alleges
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  Speaker 1: an unrestrained incitement campaign, a manipulation of documents by the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister's office aimed at covering up warnings received before
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  Speaker 1: the October 7th attacks. Barr is demanding the release of
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  Speaker 1: testimonies and documents related to this intelligence and seeks to
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  Speaker 1: summon members of Netanyahu's staff to testify. According to a
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  Speaker 1: statement on behalf of Barr, Netanyahu is attempting to deflect
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  Speaker 1: blame for ignored warnings by accusing those who informed him
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  Speaker 1: in real time. Barr claims he warned the Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: of impending disaster, but that these warnings, along with recommendations,
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  Speaker 1: were allegedly ignored. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently marked
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  Speaker 1: his 19th cumulative year in office, prompting an editorial discussion
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  Speaker 1: about the necessity and benefits of term limits in a democracy.
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  Speaker 1: The Jerusalem Post notes that this milestone raises questions about
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  Speaker 1: whether prolonged leadership is healthy for the country. The discussion
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  Speaker 1: references international examples like the US 22nd Amendment, which limits
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  Speaker 1: presidential terms, and Hungary's recent constitutional change, capping prime ministerial
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  Speaker 1: service at eight years. The argument suggests that term limits
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  Speaker 1: could prevent leaders from developing a sense of entitlement and
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  Speaker 1: encourage focus on achievement, rather than perpetual political survival. In
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, Israeli settlers reportedly burned down a house
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  Speaker 1: near Nablus, according to N12, citing Palestinian reports. This incident
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  Speaker 1: occurs as the Israel Defense Forces increases its presence in
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  Speaker 1: the area amid growing concerns about potential violent confrontations between
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  Speaker 1: Israelis and Palestinians. In Jerusalem, police arrested five suspects after
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  Speaker 1: dozens of protesters disrupted construction on a light rail route.
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  Speaker 1: Demonstrators blocked the tracks, threw rocks and refused dispersal orders,
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  Speaker 1: leading police to use riot control measures, including water cannons
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  Speaker 1: and stun grenades. This is part of ongoing demonstrations by
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  Speaker 1: Haredi individuals protesting light rail expansion projects in the city.
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  Speaker 1: In France, an investigative website has reportedly reviewed private messages
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  Speaker 1: from the early career of far-right leader Jordan Bardella, alleging
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  Speaker 1: they reveal a pattern of antisemitic and conspiratorial rhetoric. In response,
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  Speaker 1: Bardella has filed a lawsuit. On a more positive note,
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  Speaker 1: Jonathan Karlinsky, a 49-year-old Israeli citizen who was drafted into
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  Speaker 1: the Ukrainian military after travelling to Yumen for Rosh Hashanah,
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  Speaker 1: has been assigned to serve as a military doctor in Odessa.
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  Speaker 1: This assignment comes after weeks of concern he might be
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  Speaker 1: placed in a combat zone. Direct intervention and diplomatic efforts
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  Speaker 1: facilitated this change, ensuring Karlinsky will be in a safer
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  Speaker 1: location and receive support from the local Jewish community. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, Listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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