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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 08 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: Defence Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have
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  Speaker 1: directed the IDF to prepare for an all-out war against
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  Speaker 1: senior Palestinian Authority officials and terror infrastructure in Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: aiming for their complete defeat. This directive, as stated by Katz,
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  Speaker 1: follows a recent terror-stabbing attack and aims to prevent a
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  Speaker 1: prolonged uprising or an October 7-style attack. Prime Minister Netanyahu affirmed,
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  Speaker 1: no terrorist has a hiding place, vowing to pursue senders
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  Speaker 1: and destroy terror infrastructure. The IDF has been conducting exercises
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  Speaker 1: and recent operations have uncovered weapons intended for major attacks.
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  Speaker 1: The plan is a contingency, to be activated if PA
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  Speaker 1: forces or affiliated groups launch or are found preparing an
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  Speaker 1: offensive against Israelis. Meanwhile, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General
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  Speaker 1: Rafael Grossi informed the agency's Board of Governors that the
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  Speaker 1: IAEA has been completely blind to Iran's nuclear programme since
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  Speaker 1: at least June 2025. Grossi stated that the agency has
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  Speaker 1: received no information and had no access to declared nuclear facilities,
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  Speaker 1: preventing it from fulfilling its safeguards responsibilities and conducting verification activities.
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  Speaker 1: He warned that this lack of information is a serious
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  Speaker 1: proliferation concern and requires urgent rectification. Iran has refused IAEA
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  Speaker 1: access to its nuclear facilities since Israeli and US strikes
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  Speaker 1: in June 2025, claiming the agency would share classified information.
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  Speaker 1: Grossi called on Iran to engage constructively to implement safeguards,
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  Speaker 1: noting the implications for the global non-proliferation regime. In southern Lebanon...
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  Speaker 1: Official Lebanese media reported that Israeli attacks on a vehicle
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  Speaker 1: and a building in the village of Raman resulted in
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  Speaker 1: 11 killed and 5 injured. On the diplomatic front, Nauru
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  Speaker 1: has become the ninth country to open its embassy in Jerusalem.
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  Speaker 1: At the opening ceremony, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar emphasised the ancient,
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  Speaker 1: biblical names of the region, stating, We are the indigenous
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  Speaker 1: people of this land, the land of Israel. Jerusalem, Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria are not modern political inventions. Nauru's vice president,
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  Speaker 1: Lionel Ngaimia, spoke of Israel's special place in their hearts
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  Speaker 1: and their prayers for the nation. In international legal proceedings,
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  Speaker 1: Germany has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss
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  Speaker 1: a case brought by Nicaragua. Nicaragua accuses Germany of violating
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  Speaker 1: the Genocide Convention through its arms exports to Israel, a
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  Speaker 1: claim Germany argues falls outside the court's jurisdiction. Berlin, which
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  Speaker 1: resumed arms exports to Israel in 2025 after a brief suspension,
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  Speaker 1: is defending its position. A ruling on Germany's objection is
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  Speaker 1: expected later this year. In Germany, the far-right AfD party
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  Speaker 1: has achieved a significant victory in Saxony-Anhalt, potentially influencing Holocaust
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  Speaker 1: education and remembrance policy. Key figure Ulrich Siegmund has faced
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  Speaker 1: criticism for past remarks, including his refusal to directly rank
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  Speaker 1: the Holocaust as the most horrific crime in history, which
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  Speaker 1: the Central Council of Jews in Germany called a relativisation
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  Speaker 1: of the Shoah. Siegmund also stopped short of directly condemning
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  Speaker 1: Hamas or expressing solidarity with Israel following the October 7th attack.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli defence technology, Spear UAV announced it has nearly 1,000
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  Speaker 1: Viper 300 loitering munitions ready for worldwide delivery. These AI-based
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  Speaker 1: suicide drones, developed with lessons from conflict zones, offer reconnaissance
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  Speaker 1: and precision strike capabilities. Economically, Volkswagen is selling a German
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  Speaker 1: car plant to an Israeli investment firm, with a deal
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  Speaker 1: also inked to produce parts for air defence systems for
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  Speaker 1: Raf El. Concerns over water security have been highlighted by
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  Speaker 1: the shutdown of five desalination plants in Israel last week,
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  Speaker 1: pointing to an over-reliance on water technology. In Israeli domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: Beit Salel Smotrich is reportedly examining the reservation of Route
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  Speaker 1: Ben Haim, founder of the TZAV9 organisation. I'm Noah Levi,
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