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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 03 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: A Haaretz report alleges that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed
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  Speaker 1: warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Hamas's impending major operation,
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  Speaker 1: approximately a week and a half before the October 7th attacks.
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's office has categorically rejected the report, calling it false,
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  Speaker 1: and stating that if any relevant information existed, it would
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  Speaker 1: have been passed through official intelligence channels. The UAE's foreign
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  Speaker 1: ministry declined to comment on media speculation, but confirmed the
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  Speaker 1: existence of ongoing open and direct communication channels between the
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  Speaker 1: two countries. The report has prompted calls from Israeli opposition leaders,
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  Speaker 1: including Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett and Yair Golan, for Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu to step down. In regional developments, reports suggest
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  Speaker 1: that Iran's influence across the Middle East may be weakening.
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  Speaker 1: with key proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas showing significant degradation.
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah's rocket arsenal is described as badly diminished, and Hamas
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  Speaker 1: has lost considerable territory and fighters. The Houthis in Yemen
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  Speaker 1: are noted as the last man standing among Iran's proxies,
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  Speaker 1: though they too may be facing increased pressure and reduced support.
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  Speaker 1: Adding to these pressures, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband identified
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  Speaker 1: Iran as a threat, announcing new sanctions against Hezbollah's financial
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  Speaker 1: arm al-Qaeda al-Hassan, and reimposing major economic sanctions on Iran.
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  Speaker 1: Britain will also join allies in referring Tehran's nuclear violations
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  Speaker 1: to the UN Security Council. Meanwhile, early reports from Tasnim
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  Speaker 1: and other local outlets claim the US may be targeting
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  Speaker 1: additional Iranian tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Security measures
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  Speaker 1: are being significantly increased in the United Kingdom to protect
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  Speaker 1: Jewish communities during the upcoming High Holy Days. Thames Valley
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  Speaker 1: Police announced Operation Tishrei will involve heightened patrols and specialist units,
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  Speaker 1: responding to escalating antisemitic threats worldwide since October 7th. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: concerns are being raised in Sweden, where the Official Council
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  Speaker 1: of Swedish Jewish Communities has renewed warnings about antisemitism within
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  Speaker 1: the left party, following multiple expulsions of candidates for sharing
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic conspiracy theories and expressing support for Hamas. Israeli security
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  Speaker 1: forces have revealed details of a foiled terrorist plot in Modion.
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  Speaker 1: The plan reportedly involved constructing a powerful bomb from a
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  Speaker 1: fire extinguisher for remote detonation. Coupled with planned shooting attacks
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  Speaker 1: and additional explosives targeting Jewish civilians and security forces, authorities
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  Speaker 1: indicate that funds and weapons for the operation had already
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  Speaker 1: been acquired. On the domestic political front, the Shah's party
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  Speaker 1: has released its candidate list for the 26th Knesset, placing
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  Speaker 1: Reserve Lieutenant-Colonel Draw Amos in the sixth spot, highlighting his
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  Speaker 1: extensive military background. The Nome party has confirmed it will
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  Speaker 1: run independently in the upcoming elections, foregoing potential alliances. The
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  Speaker 1: official registration period for the Knesset elections has now concluded. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: in Bnei Brak, the municipality has issued an order directing
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  Speaker 1: students from a religious school to use a side entrance,
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  Speaker 1: separate from a nearby Haredi institution, and to begin their
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  Speaker 1: studies at different times. aimed at preventing friction between student groups.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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