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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 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: US officials held a series of meetings with representatives of
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis over the weekend in Oman. Sources familiar
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  Speaker 1: with the matter say the talks took place at the
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  Speaker 1: US embassy in Muscat, with Oman's government reportedly helping to
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  Speaker 1: organise them. This engagement occurred days after the Houthis seized
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  Speaker 1: control of a strategic stretch of Yemen's Red Sea coast.
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  Speaker 1: During the discussions, the Houthi representatives reportedly assured US officials
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  Speaker 1: that they had no intention of attacking American vessels and
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  Speaker 1: remained committed to a 2025 ceasefire. They also stated they
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  Speaker 1: would not target Israeli or commercial ships, with the exception
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  Speaker 1: of Saudi vessels. US Vice President J.D. Vance had previously
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  Speaker 1: confirmed direct contact with the group. While a State Department
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  Speaker 1: spokesperson did not confirm the specific meeting, they emphasised that
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  Speaker 1: safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and preventing
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  Speaker 1: the export of terrorism are core US interests. In Washington,
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  Speaker 1: a bipartisan group of US senators has introduced a resolution
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  Speaker 1: requiring the State Department to report to Congress on the
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  Speaker 1: pattern of violence in the West Bank. The resolution, if passed,
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  Speaker 1: would mandate assessments of the human rights status of Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: and include details on investigations into the killings of nine
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  Speaker 1: US citizens, since 2022, by Israeli forces or civilians. Senators
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  Speaker 1: Chris Van Hollen, Tim Kaine and Bernie Sanders, who introduced
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  Speaker 1: the measure, voiced concerns over accountability for violence in the region,
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  Speaker 1: with Senator Sanders stating the US cannot continue to bankroll
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  Speaker 1: this violence. The resolution carries potential consequences, as a failure
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  Speaker 1: to submit the requested report could lead to the halting
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  Speaker 1: of military aid to Israel. Meanwhile, the IDF confirmed to
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  Speaker 1: the Jerusalem Post the arrest of Naka Hamad, a Palestinian-American
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  Speaker 1: correspondent for Iran's state-run Press TV, in the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: Hamad was apprehended by Israeli forces near Bethlehem and subsequently
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  Speaker 1: transferred to Israel Police custody. Press TV has alleged that
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  Speaker 1: the arrest followed an online smear campaign aimed at hindering
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  Speaker 1: their reporting. From the region, Lebanese President Joseph Ayran commented
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  Speaker 1: that a security deal with Israel could serve as a
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  Speaker 1: prelude to peace. Though he cautioned that Lebanon cannot move
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  Speaker 1: directly to a peace agreement, he also stressed that the
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  Speaker 1: disarmament of Hezbollah is a non-negotiable point. In London, Jewish
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  Speaker 1: security leaders are warning of a growing security crisis following
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  Speaker 1: a series of anti-Semitic arson attacks that took place between
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  Speaker 1: March and May 2026. Targets included Jewish community sites and
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  Speaker 1: Hatzollah ambulances. The London Assembly Fire Committee met to discuss
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  Speaker 1: the incidents, with community representatives noting that the attacks were
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  Speaker 1: unified by their targets being Jewish or described as Zionist.
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  Speaker 1: The response from the London Fire Brigade was praised, and
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  Speaker 1: measures for community preparedness were discussed. In domestic news, six
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  Speaker 1: standard IDF parachutes and other military equipment, reported stolen from
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  Speaker 1: the IDF, were discovered hidden in Lahav Forest in the Najaf. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli authorities are set to receive crime boss Iran Kaya,
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  Speaker 1: who evaded capture for nine years. Kaya was arrested in
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  Speaker 1: Malaysia in 2024, and after a legal battle in the US,
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  Speaker 1: will be extradited to Israel to face serious charges. 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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