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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 10 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: In regional security developments, the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq
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  Speaker 1: faces heightened threats as US forces prepare to withdraw by
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  Speaker 1: the end of September 2026. According to jpost.com, Iran has
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  Speaker 1: already conducted over a thousand missile and drone strikes targeting
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  Speaker 1: dissident Kurdish groups located in the region. Tehran appears to
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  Speaker 1: be seeking to pre-empt any potential Kurdish uprising by conducting
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  Speaker 1: these attacks. Turning to international diplomacy, mediators are expected to
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  Speaker 1: hold separate talks with the United States and Iran concerning
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  Speaker 1: an amended proposal Iran presented. Sources indicate Washington is seeking
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  Speaker 1: nuclear concessions from Tehran and has rejected Iran's bid to
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  Speaker 1: reopen the Strait of Hormuz, signalling continued pressure. Meanwhile, former
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador Avi Pazner has cautioned that sanctions– currently focused on settlements,
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  Speaker 1: could broaden to target Israeli companies and the financial system
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  Speaker 1: if Israel's government policy does not shift, as European nations
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  Speaker 1: consider measures. In concerning reports of antisemitism, a Muslim preacher
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  Speaker 1: in Melbourne, Australia, reportedly urged followers in July to take
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  Speaker 1: up arms against Christians and Jews. Senator Pauline Hanson and
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  Speaker 1: the Australian Jewish Association have voiced criticism, calling for stronger
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  Speaker 1: federal powers against extremist Islamic centres. Separately, Israel's foreign ministry
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  Speaker 1: summoned Spain's Chargé de Feas to protest comments by Spanish
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  Speaker 1: Minister Sierra Abed Rego. Rego stated the Spanish public supports
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  Speaker 1: a Palestinian state, from the river to the sea, which
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  Speaker 1: Israel's ministry interprets as implying the erasure of the state
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  Speaker 1: of Israel, accusing the Spanish government of a systematic anti-Israel policy. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: a teenager was moderately to severely wounded in Holon after
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  Speaker 1: an explosive device detonated. Police are investigating the incident, suggesting
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  Speaker 1: a criminal motive, though MK Avigdor Liberman used the event
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  Speaker 1: to criticise what he called collapsing governance. In related news,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports that he received
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  Speaker 1: direct warnings from foreign leaders, such as Egypt and the UAE,
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  Speaker 1: about the October 7 attack. A former senior Mossad official
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  Speaker 1: has also reportedly questioned such warnings. The Prime Minister has
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  Speaker 1: also accused former Shin Bet-Chief Ronan Baugh of failing to
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  Speaker 1: alert him to dangers despite signs. On the economic front,
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  Speaker 1: Air India is scheduled to resume its direct flights to Israel,
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  Speaker 1: operating five weekly services between Delhi and Tel Aviv starting
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  Speaker 1: December 1. This marks a return for the airline after
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  Speaker 1: previous suspensions due to conflict-related security concerns. Meanwhile, reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: differing accounts regarding luggage checks at Dutch airports, with Israeli
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  Speaker 1: warnings about invasive checks from Dutch Customs contrasting with statements
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  Speaker 1: from Dutch citizens on an El Al flight who downplayed
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  Speaker 1: the scrutiny. And in some uplifting news, eight Jewish educators
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  Speaker 1: from around the world have been honoured with the Global
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Teachers Award. This initiative, recognising their work in strengthening
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  Speaker 1: Jewish identity and fostering connections to Israel, will see the
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  Speaker 1: recipients celebrated at an upcoming conference in Jerusalem. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockwickmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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  Speaker 1: war report. Stay safe and informed. Follow Israel Today, ongoing
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  Speaker 1: may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a
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  Speaker 1: comprehensive view.