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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 13, 2026, 04 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: Tensions appear to be escalating with Iran and its regional proxies.
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  Speaker 1: A spokesperson for Iran's Revolutionary Guards has threatened a 20-target
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  Speaker 1: retaliation for any two targets attacked, following reports that the
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  Speaker 1: United States destroyed five Iranian tankers. This development comes as
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  Speaker 1: a US blockade is reportedly squeezing Iran's oil exports. While
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  Speaker 1: Houthi gains in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are shifting pressure
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  Speaker 1: towards Saudi Arabia and threatening its oil routes, according to UNIT.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to Gaza, reports from Gazan channels indicate a drone
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  Speaker 1: strike on a vehicle in western Gaza City after a
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  Speaker 1: period of relative calm during the holiday. The strike reportedly
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  Speaker 1: resulted in two deaths and 13 injuries. In the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: security officials are warning of rising tensions and potential escalation.
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  Speaker 1: Despite terror activity being at its lowest level since 2011, Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: reports that friction is attributed to an increase in Israeli
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  Speaker 1: communities and outposts. Security forces have conducted extensive preventive operations,
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  Speaker 1: eliminating five terrorists in various incidents over the past week.
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  Speaker 1: Officials are also monitoring the potential for a turning-of-the-guns scenario
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  Speaker 1: amidst concerns over weapons held by the Palestinian Authority and
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  Speaker 1: the possibility of a succession struggle. In antisemitism news, Berlin
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  Speaker 1: police are investigating a suspected hate crime after a 43-year-old
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  Speaker 1: woman was reportedly attacked with a broken glass bottle and
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  Speaker 1: subjected to antisemitic insults in the Mitt district. Two men
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  Speaker 1: reportedly approached her after noticing her star of David Necklace.
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  Speaker 1: The incident is being handled by the state's security division.
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  Speaker 1: This attack adds to a growing number of antisemitic offences
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  Speaker 1: recorded in Berlin. with over 2,200 registered in 2025. Looking
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  Speaker 1: ahead to Israeli politics, recent polls released after candidate lists
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  Speaker 1: closed for the 2026 elections indicate a highly fragmented landscape.
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  Speaker 1: According to jpost.com, four out of five surveys show Gadi
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  Speaker 1: Eizenkot's Yashar party as the largest, while one poll by
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  Speaker 1: I24 News showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud in the lead.
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  Speaker 1: Former IDF Brigadier General Ofer Winter's People of Israel party,
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  Speaker 1: reportedly crossed the electoral threshold in all surveys, and the
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  Speaker 1: overall block picture remains unclear. On a more positive note,
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  Speaker 1: the Jerusalem Food Rescuers Initiative, established in 2019, continues its
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  Speaker 1: work of rescuing surplus fruit and vegetables from the wholesale
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  Speaker 1: market in Jivat Shal. Volunteers sort these items, which might
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  Speaker 1: be slightly imperfect, and distribute them to community centres across Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: offering healthy foodstuffs at affordable prices or for free. adhering
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  Speaker 1: to the principle of don't waste. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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