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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 2026, 06 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: According to jpost.com, Israel may face a new war on
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  Speaker 1: the financial front, with adversaries potentially leveraging actions like settler violence.
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  Speaker 1: The report highlights that on September 8, 2026, Britain, France
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  Speaker 1: and Canada announced plans to impose restrictions on trade with
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  Speaker 1: Israeli settlements, including import bans on settlement goods, and measures
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  Speaker 1: targeting companies facilitating settlement expansion. This development is seen as
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  Speaker 1: a potential expansion of sanctions, distinguishing between Israel within its
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  Speaker 1: recognised borders and activities beyond them. In military news, IDF
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  Speaker 1: Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia has ordered an
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  Speaker 1: investigation into an operational accident in the northern Gaza Strip
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  Speaker 1: that resulted in the deaths of two soldiers, Major Nadav Kali, 24,
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  Speaker 1: and Major Ofak Molum, 23. The incident involved an Atilaf
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  Speaker 1: Bat suicide drone, which exploded after crashing during a second operation.
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  Speaker 1: The soldiers were investigating the crash site when the drone detonated.
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  Speaker 1: In response, all IDF attack drones have been grounded for
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  Speaker 1: 48 hours, pending assessment and investigation into preventing future occurrences.
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  Speaker 1: The conflict's sustained human cost is noted, with remembrance for
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  Speaker 1: soldiers like Molum and contextualisation of loss. Telegram channel Abul
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  Speaker 1: Express reports the elimination of Hamas figures in Gaza. Jaber
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  Speaker 1: Kamal Makbul, identified as a Hamas terrorist and owner of
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  Speaker 1: a money exchange business in Deir al-Bala, was reportedly eliminated
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  Speaker 1: in a strike in central Gaza. The report also notes
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  Speaker 1: that Mohamed Abu Olwen, head of Hamas's finance department, was
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  Speaker 1: eliminated in Khan Yunis earlier. In Lowe's Angels, Jewish teenagers
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  Speaker 1: reportedly responded, when a woman wearing an Israel Kills children's
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  Speaker 1: shirt appeared at a kosher bakery, chasing her away from
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  Speaker 1: the storefront, according to World Israel News. Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu travelled to New York this week for his address
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  Speaker 1: at the United Nations General Assembly, where he defended Israel
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  Speaker 1: and its soldiers. The trip occurred amid an election campaign,
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  Speaker 1: and notably a meeting with US President Donald Trump was
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  Speaker 1: not scheduled. In a cultural and diplomatic shift, The Netherlands
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  Speaker 1: has announced it will return to the Eurovision Song Contest
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  Speaker 1: for the 2027 edition, reversing an earlier boycott. The boycott,
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  Speaker 1: initially by Dutch broadcaster Avrotros due to Israel's participation, protested
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  Speaker 1: Israel's military actions in Gaza. The Dutch national broadcaster NPO
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  Speaker 1: has confirmed the country's participation. Telegram channel Newsil reports that
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  Speaker 1: IDF and border police forces demolished the home of the
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  Speaker 1: terrorist responsible for a shooting attack earlier this week in
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  Speaker 1: Neve Tizof. an attack in which Natan al-Shokran was murdered. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli Foreign Ministry is concluding a successful five-week digital
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  Speaker 1: campaign called UN Masked UN. The campaign targeted a younger demographic,
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  Speaker 1: aged 25 to 35, in English-speaking countries, using simplified meme-based
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  Speaker 1: content that reached up to one million views, demonstrating a
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  Speaker 1: new approach to public diplomacy. In Germany, the City Council
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  Speaker 1: of Heidenau voted to cease the placement of new Stolperstein
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  Speaker 1: memorial stones, for victims of the Nazi regime on city streets.
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  Speaker 1: The decision, supported by right-wing parties CDU and AFD representatives,
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  Speaker 1: aims to consolidate memorials at a cemetery site, drawing criticism
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  Speaker 1: from the International Auschwitz Committee and the March of the
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  Speaker 1: Living Organisation. Telegram channel Abuel Express also reports that the
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  Speaker 1: departure of dozens of diplomatic representatives before Prime Minister Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: speech at the UN focused attention on the poor state
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  Speaker 1: of the Assembly's seating. revealing a need for renovation of
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  Speaker 1: UN institutions. And finally, Telegram channel Newsil reports that a
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  Speaker 1: legal hearing concerning the disqualification of Sami Abu Shahideh is
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  Speaker 1: scheduled to take place in the High Court. 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 clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for joining us on Israel Today
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