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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 04 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 geopolitical developments concerning the UK's approach
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  Speaker 1: to Israeli settlements. Reports from The Telegraph and The Guardian
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  Speaker 1: indicate that the United Kingdom is expected to announce sanctions
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  Speaker 1: targeting Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria this week. British
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is reportedly planning to frame this
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  Speaker 1: move as part of a comprehensive reset of UK-Israel relations.
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  Speaker 1: Israel Hayem has learned that Jerusalem has already prepared a
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  Speaker 1: sharp response to these anticipated measures, which are also expected
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  Speaker 1: to include boycotting goods manufactured in settlements and sanctioning companies
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  Speaker 1: involved in settlement construction. This initiative is said to follow
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  Speaker 1: pledges by newly installed British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to
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  Speaker 1: adopt a tougher stance towards Israel. Turning to the ongoing
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  Speaker 1: threat from Iran. despite significant strikes by Israeli and US
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  Speaker 1: forces in mid-Minus 2000 and 25 and early 2026 that
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  Speaker 1: rendered many of Iran's nuclear facilities inoperable. A potential future
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  Speaker 1: danger from its nuclear programme persists, according to multiple sources
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  Speaker 1: speaking with the Jerusalem Post. While Iran is not currently
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  Speaker 1: enriching uranium, and its stockpiles of 60% and 20% enriched
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  Speaker 1: uranium are not easily accessible, concerns remain. Experts warn that
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  Speaker 1: surviving advanced centrifuges, potentially hidden deep underground, could still be salvaged.
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  Speaker 1: There is also a reported clandestine strategy by Iran to
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  Speaker 1: dig and extract enriched uranium from beneath rubble bypassing surveillance.
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  Speaker 1: The International Atomic Energy Agency has reportedly been unable to
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  Speaker 1: verify Iran's programme since at least June 2025. On the
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  Speaker 1: domestic front, Israel is preparing for upcoming elections, with several
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  Speaker 1: political parties submitting their candidate lists. The Haredi Public Party
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  Speaker 1: announced it will include Dr. Nechumi Yaf, a researcher in
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  Speaker 1: political psychology, marking the first time a woman runs for
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  Speaker 1: the Knesset with a Haredi party. The Reservists' Economic Party,
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  Speaker 1: led by Yo Oz Hendel and Yarin Zelika, has also
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  Speaker 1: unveiled its list, including former MK Einat Wilf. Otsma Yehudit,
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  Speaker 1: led by Itamar Ben-Givia, has submitted its slate, featuring Yishai Flesher,
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  Speaker 1: the international spokesman for the Hebron community, in the 12th spot.
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  Speaker 1: The veteran Pirate Party has listed behavioural economist Dan Ariely
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  Speaker 1: in the third position. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a
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  Speaker 1: deadline issue regarding Likud's internal court-ordered publication of candidate slates
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  Speaker 1: for reserved slots, though he stated the list would be
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  Speaker 1: submitted Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, a new survey by Hiddush reveals
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  Speaker 1: that nearly two-thirds of Israelis want the government to refuse
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  Speaker 1: Haredi demands on religion and state policies, covering issues like
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  Speaker 1: the draft, funding for religious institutions, and public transportation on Shabbat.
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  Speaker 1: The poll found strong support for conscripting yeshiva students and
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  Speaker 1: for cutting funding to Haredi schools that do not teach
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  Speaker 1: a core curriculum. In US-related news, Delta Airlines resumed flights
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  Speaker 1: to Israel on Monday, September 7, 2026, with United Airlines
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  Speaker 1: set to follow suit this week. signalling a return of
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  Speaker 1: direct competition on routes previously held by El Al since
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  Speaker 1: the conflict's escalation. On a different note, United Nations Special
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  Speaker 1: Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has warned that Israel's extensive clearance of
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  Speaker 1: rubble in Gaza, estimated at 61 million tonnes, could destroy
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  Speaker 1: evidence of atrocity crimes and prevent the recovery of human remains.
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  Speaker 1: She stated that evidence gathering and identification should precede full clearance.
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  Speaker 1: It's worth noting that in July 2025, The US imposed
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  Speaker 1: sanctions on Albanese over her efforts to prompt the International
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  Speaker 1: Criminal Court to take action against US and Israeli officials. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: US Ambassador Mike Huckabee commented that a stabbing of an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli in the West Bank would likely not receive the
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  Speaker 1: same international attention as attacks on Palestinians. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Israel Today, ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.