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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 07 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: Nicaragua has brought a case against Germany to the International
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  Speaker 1: Court of Justice, accusing Berlin of violating international law and
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  Speaker 1: being complicit in genocide in Gaza through its arms exports
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  Speaker 1: to Israel. According to AL Monitor, Nicaragua told the ICJ
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  Speaker 1: that Germany's weapons exports to Israel violate the 1948 Genocide
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  Speaker 1: Convention and humanitarian law. Germany is seeking to have the
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  Speaker 1: case dismissed, arguing the court lacks jurisdiction. Nicaragua's ambassador told
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  Speaker 1: the court that Berlin should have been aware of a
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  Speaker 1: serious risk that acts that could amount to genocide were
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  Speaker 1: being committed by Israel. This development comes as the ICJ
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  Speaker 1: is already hearing a separate case brought by South Africa
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  Speaker 1: against Israel over similar allegations. In response to potential international pressure,
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  Speaker 1: Britain is reportedly lobbying other countries to join planned sanctions
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  Speaker 1: against Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. World Israel News
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  Speaker 1: reports that Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is poised to announce
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  Speaker 1: restrictions on trade in goods and services connected to these communities. However,
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  Speaker 1: British diplomats have privately assured the US administration that London's
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  Speaker 1: measures will be largely symbolic. The report adds that France
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  Speaker 1: is being considered as one of the first countries to
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  Speaker 1: join the initiative. US Congressman Randy Fine has warned that
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  Speaker 1: Florida may boycott British businesses if the UK proceeds with
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  Speaker 1: its planned trade ban. As reported by jpost.com, Fine referenced
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  Speaker 1: Florida's prohibition against contracting with scrutinised companies' law, which makes
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  Speaker 1: companies boycotting Israel ineligible for state contracts. Turning to domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: new details have emerged regarding intelligence assessments prior to the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attack. Jpost.com cites a security source saying that
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  Speaker 1: less than a week before the attack, then-Shinbet chief Ronan
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  Speaker 1: Barr recommended to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the targeted assassination
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  Speaker 1: of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior Hamas figures.
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  Speaker 1: Warning of Hamas preparing, something extreme, or an earthquake. The
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  Speaker 1: report states Netanyahu did not accept the recommendation. The Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister also reportedly received a warning from UAE President Mohammed
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  Speaker 1: bin Zayed, about Sinwar planning a significant move that could
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  Speaker 1: destabilise the region. Though Netanyahu assessed Hamas would focus on
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, these warnings were reportedly not shared with
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  Speaker 1: the heads of Israel's security establishment. In other domestic political news,
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  Speaker 1: the Likud party court is set to convene on September
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  Speaker 1: 8 to decide if a vote on Prime Minister Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: reserved candidate slots will be secret or open. Amidst internal
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  Speaker 1: party battles over the candidate list, Jpost.com reports that Elisha Medan,
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  Speaker 1: who lost both legs in Gaza, and Talik Jivili, mother
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  Speaker 1: of fallen soldier Ranjivili, are expected to receive reserved spots. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: a Mariv poll cited by Jpost.com indicates that Gadi Isenkot's
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  Speaker 1: opposition bloc could secure a 61-seat Knesset majority, potentially without
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  Speaker 1: relying on Arab parties, with the bloc gaining seats while
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu's coalition drops significantly in projected standings. On
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  Speaker 1: the ground, overnight operations were conducted in Judea and Samaria.
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  Speaker 1: According to Telegram channel Selina Updates, IDF and border police forces,
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  Speaker 1: directed by the Shin Bet, questioned around 60 wanted Arabs
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  Speaker 1: and searched 70 locations. In Akraba, troops killed a wanted terrorist,
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  Speaker 1: Abd al-Karim Suleiman, who confronted soldiers after barricading himself. Four
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  Speaker 1: suspects were arrested, including three for weapons trafficking and one
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  Speaker 1: for planning an attack. Military equipment was also seized. Separately
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  Speaker 1: in Tulkium, Israeli forces raided and closed the Central Zakat
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  Speaker 1: Committee headquarters in Irta, where Gazans had been staying. A
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  Speaker 1: Gazan national, Assad Malihah, was found dead inside the building
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  Speaker 1: after forces withdrew, and was transferred to hospital. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: Telegram channel Abul Express reported fighter jets struck the home
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  Speaker 1: of the Faruna family in southern Khan Yunis after an
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  Speaker 1: evacuation warning, with reports of casualties. Telegram channel Newsil reported
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  Speaker 1: an IDF attack in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: In national education news, Israeli students recorded their worst-ever scores
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  Speaker 1: in the 2025 PISA tests, described as a catastrophic event
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  Speaker 1: on a historic scale, by education ministry officials. Jpost.com reports
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  Speaker 1: significant drops in science, reading and mathematics rankings, placing Israel
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  Speaker 1: alarmingly close to the bottom among developed nations. Regarding antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: Michigan Jewish leaders have presented five non-negotiable demands to a
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  Speaker 1: Democratic Senate nominee, including support for Jewish sovereignty and a
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  Speaker 1: two-state solution, as he seeks to mend ties after a
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  Speaker 1: primary race. Unnett reports that these leaders cite concerns for
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  Speaker 1: Jewish safety and require specific policy stances. Finally, regarding border security.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF is investigating an incident where a Syrian civilian
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  Speaker 1: reached the vicinity of an IDF post in the southern
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  Speaker 1: Golan Heights undetected on Monday. Initial findings, as reported by jpost.com,
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  Speaker 1: suggest it was not an attempted terrorist attack. In a
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  Speaker 1: separate event overnight, IDF troops detained two Syrian civilians in
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  Speaker 1: the Mount Hermon sector on suspicion of involvement in smuggling operations.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive view.