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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 12 PM 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: We begin with significant developments concerning security in the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: A new poll released Monday indicates widespread apprehension among Israelis,
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  Speaker 1: with 77% fearing an October 7th-style terrorist attack originating from
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  Speaker 1: the region. This fear is particularly acute among Jewish Israelis,
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  Speaker 1: with 86% sharing the concern. The same study found that
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  Speaker 1: 67% of all Israelis and 75% of Jewish Israelis oppose
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  Speaker 1: the establishment of a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines.
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  Speaker 1: In light of these fears, Defence Minister Israel Katz announced
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  Speaker 1: that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have directed the
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  Speaker 1: IDF to prepare for all-out war against senior Palestinian Authority
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  Speaker 1: officials and any terrorist infrastructure in Judea and Samaria. This
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  Speaker 1: directive is contingent on intelligence indicating an imminent October 7th-style attack.
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  Speaker 1: This comes as a report highlights the significant growth of
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  Speaker 1: PA security forces, now numbering around 70,000 personnel, substantially exceeding
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  Speaker 1: limits set by the Oslo Accords and equipped with heavy weaponry.
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  Speaker 1: While tensions rise in the West Bank, there are also
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  Speaker 1: reports detailing IDF actions in Gaza, where a missile strike
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  Speaker 1: was reportedly diverted into a nearby open area upon detection
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  Speaker 1: of civilians near a Hamas terrorist target. In parallel international
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  Speaker 1: news impacting the West Bank, the Jerusalem Post has learned
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  Speaker 1: that the United Kingdom is scheduled to announce a ban
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  Speaker 1: on trade with Israeli settlements on Tuesday. British Foreign Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Ed Miliband has indicated a need for a comprehensive reset
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  Speaker 1: of UK policy towards the occupied territories, with new measures
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  Speaker 1: expected to include sanctions on settlement goods and institutions. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to the domestic political landscape, the race towards upcoming elections
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  Speaker 1: is intensifying as parties submit their candidate lists. The Yashar party,
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  Speaker 1: led by former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot, has officially submitted
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  Speaker 1: its Knesset slate, positioning former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen
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  Speaker 1: in second place. Eisenkot's party has been performing well in
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  Speaker 1: recent polls and is a key component of the opposition
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  Speaker 1: aiming to replace the current government. In a move that
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  Speaker 1: could shape the right-wing bloc, Ofer Winter, chairman of the
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  Speaker 1: newly formed People of Israel party, has also submitted his
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  Speaker 1: list independently. This decision signals the end of discussions about
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  Speaker 1: a potential merger with Finance Minister Beit Sarlel Smotrich's Religious
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  Speaker 1: Zionist Party, a consolidation that Prime Minister Netanyahu has been advocating.
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  Speaker 1: Smotrich's party expressed disappointment, stating Winter's independent run was an
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  Speaker 1: irresponsible gamble for the future of right-wing rule. Separately, an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli reservist serving in the IDF has filed a complaint
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  Speaker 1: with the Israel Bar Association. He accuses Israeli attorney Mikkel
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  Speaker 1: Pomerantz of violating professional ethics by providing an expert witness
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  Speaker 1: report for an attempted prosecution in the UK against him.
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  Speaker 1: That prosecution, initiated by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: was ultimately dismissed by a UK court as fundamentally misconceived.
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  Speaker 1: We now turn to developments concerning Iran and historical nuclear activities.
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  Speaker 1: The International Atomic Energy Agency has provided updated confirmation regarding
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  Speaker 1: a clandestine Syrian nuclear facility. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi
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  Speaker 1: stated that the reactor, destroyed by Israel in 2007, was
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  Speaker 1: almost completed and represented a very serious proliferation concern due
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  Speaker 1: to its potential to quickly produce fissile material for nuclear weapons.
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  Speaker 1: In matters concerning Jewish individuals abroad, Cameron Hekmati, a Jewish-Iranian-American
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  Speaker 1: previously detained in Tehran's Evin prison, has reportedly been released. However,
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  Speaker 1: Iranian sources indicate a travel ban remains in effect, preventing
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  Speaker 1: his departure from Iran. Hekmati was convicted based on a
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  Speaker 1: visit to Israel 13 years prior to his arrest, in
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  Speaker 1: proceedings his family described as lacking proper legal counsel or witnesses.
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  Speaker 1: Amidst ongoing concerns about rising anti-Semitism, a commentary piece questions
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  Speaker 1: the tangible display of Christian solidarity with Israel following the
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  Speaker 1: October 7th attacks. asking why such support was not more
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  Speaker 1: visible when anti-Semitic crowds filled campuses and city centres. In
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  Speaker 1: economic news, Israel is stepping up efforts to enhance its
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  Speaker 1: defence industry's presence in Japan through a new initiative called
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  Speaker 1: the Bridge Programme. This three-month programme, run by the Defence
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  Speaker 1: Ministry's SIBAT Directorate, will provide intensive assistance to Israeli companies
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  Speaker 1: targeting the Japanese market, aiming to capitalise on record defence
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  Speaker 1: exports which reached $ 19. 2 billion in 2025. On the international stage,
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia is preparing to grant the International Atomic Energy
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  Speaker 1: Agency additional authorisations for sensitive nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment,
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  Speaker 1: as part of a developing civil nuclear power agreement with
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  Speaker 1: the United States. IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi described these planned
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  Speaker 1: authorisations as very, very similar to those of an additional protocol. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Germany is seeking to have a case brought by Nicaragua
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  Speaker 1: dismissed at the International Court of Justice. Nicaragua accuses Germany
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  Speaker 1: of violating the Genocide Convention by supplying arms to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: But Berlin argues that Nicaragua has not met procedural requirements
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  Speaker 1: and that significant parts of the claim fall outside the
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  Speaker 1: court's jurisdiction. And finally, a note of resilience. Moshe Marwick,
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  Speaker 1: a lone soldier wounded on October 7th, will perform the
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  Speaker 1: song I Have No Other Country at a tribute evening.
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  Speaker 1: sharing that the song reflects his personal commitment and sacrifice
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  Speaker 1: for Israel. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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