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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 18, 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 updates regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran.
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  Speaker 1: Six US officials revealed to the Washington Post that the
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  Speaker 1: Pentagon's public casualty database appears to be undercounting US deaths
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  Speaker 1: in the war. While the Defense Casualty Analysis System currently
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  Speaker 1: lists 18 military fatalities since the war began, officials state
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  Speaker 1: the real number is at least 22. with one official
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  Speaker 1: putting it at 23, though not all are directly tied
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  Speaker 1: to combat. The discrepancy includes deaths on bases that have
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  Speaker 1: come under Iranian attack but are not counted toward the
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  Speaker 1: official tally, as well as three US contractors who have
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  Speaker 1: died in the region. The Pentagon has declined to comment
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  Speaker 1: on the figures. Turning to domestic matters, a new poll
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  Speaker 1: highlights perspectives within the American Jewish community. According to a
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  Speaker 1: survey published by the Melman Group for the Jewish Electorate Institute,
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  Speaker 1: a majority of American Jews, 56%, believe Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's actions have directly increased anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment in
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  Speaker 1: the United States. The poll also indicates divisions along party
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  Speaker 1: lines regarding this issue, and found that 61% of American
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  Speaker 1: Jews hold an unfavourable view of Netanyahu, with 60% wanting
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  Speaker 1: him replaced. The survey also touched on US military aid,
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  Speaker 1: with a narrow majority supporting reductions, In Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: the Kasau family, with the support of the Association for
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  Speaker 1: Civil Rights in Israel, has petitioned the Jerusalem District Court.
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  Speaker 1: They are challenging the Jerusalem municipality's rejection of their request
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  Speaker 1: to establish a protest tent near the Prime Minister's office.
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  Speaker 1: The family is seeking to raise awareness for their daughter,
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  Speaker 1: Hamanat Kasau, who has been missing since February 2024. Attorneys
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  Speaker 1: for the family argue that the municipality's decision was based
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  Speaker 1: on general concerns, rather than specific dangers, and that freedom
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  Speaker 1: of protest is a constitutional right. In the disputed territories,
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  Speaker 1: police have opened an investigation into an incident in the
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  Speaker 1: southern Hebron Hills. A Palestinian woman was reportedly attacked with
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  Speaker 1: a stick by a young suspect in the Kirbit Merkez area.
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  Speaker 1: IDF forces at the scene did not locate the suspect,
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  Speaker 1: who fled, and police are continuing their search. Finally, an
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  Speaker 1: uplifting story from the Lavi Forest. This past Friday, Israel
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  Speaker 1: Police Commissioner Intz General Daniel Levi and Northern District Commander
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  Speaker 1: Meir Eliyahu participated in the annual For the Sun's Path race.
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  Speaker 1: The event, held in memory of fallen members of the
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  Speaker 1: Druze community, saw hundreds of police officers join representatives from
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  Speaker 1: the Druze community and other organisations for a race focused
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  Speaker 1: on remembrance, unity and honouring sacrifices made for Israel's security.
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  Speaker 1: Commissioner Levi ran alongside officers as a gesture of respect,
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  Speaker 1: underscoring the deep connection and partnership between the Israel police
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  Speaker 1: and the Druze community. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism, watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today, ongoing war report. Stay safe
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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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