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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 14, 2026, 04 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: We begin today with a significant controversy surrounding a documentary
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  Speaker 1: focusing on the war in Gaza. The film NAZA, which
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  Speaker 1: premiered at the Venice Film Festival, has drawn sharp rebukes
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  Speaker 1: from Israel, with the military issuing a sweeping rejection of
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  Speaker 1: its allegations, deeming them completely false and based on unverified
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  Speaker 1: anonymous testimonies. This has sparked a strong domestic political reaction,
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  Speaker 1: which we'll detail shortly. Meanwhile, international pressure mounts as Norway
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  Speaker 1: prepares to enact legislation banning trade with West Bank settlements,
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  Speaker 1: a move critics warn could criminalise Jewish individuals involved in commerce,
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  Speaker 1: turning now to developments in the disputed territories. The Israeli
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  Speaker 1: military has issued a strong rebuttal to claims presented in
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  Speaker 1: the documentary, NAZA, which alleges systematic mass civilian casualties, resulting
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  Speaker 1: from Israeli targeting practices in Gaza. The IDF stated that
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  Speaker 1: the film relies on unverified, anonymous testimonies and called the
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  Speaker 1: allegations completely false. This comes as Norway is preparing to
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  Speaker 1: pass a bill this fall that would ban trade with
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  Speaker 1: West Bank settlements. According to Norway's foreign minister, Espen Barth-Eide,
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  Speaker 1: individuals or companies found trading with settlements could face up
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  Speaker 1: to three years in prison. Eid also suggested that Israel
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  Speaker 1: has become too accustomed to intimidating Western countries, stating that
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  Speaker 1: the Teflon coating Israel once had is now gone. This
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  Speaker 1: proposed ban aligns with similar actions planned or underway in
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  Speaker 1: 12 other countries, with joint statements from these nations indicating
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  Speaker 1: that West Bank actions by Israel damage the possibility of
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  Speaker 1: realising the two-state solution. In Gaza, journalists are reporting severe
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  Speaker 1: injuries from an Israeli drone attack on a tent in Mawazi,
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  Speaker 1: Khan Yunis. Separately, US President Donald Trump made notable claims
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  Speaker 1: about the intensity of Gaza fighting, describing it as scant,
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  Speaker 1: and stating that Hamas is willing to disarm. These remarks
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  Speaker 1: were made amidst broader US foreign policy statements, including downplaying
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  Speaker 1: reports of Chinese intelligence sharing with Iran prior to a
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  Speaker 1: deadly strike on a US base. Back home, the controversy
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  Speaker 1: over the NAZA documentary has ignited a sharp political debate.
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  Speaker 1: Israel's culture and sports minister, Miki Zohar, has stated he
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  Speaker 1: will act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship of the
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  Speaker 1: documentary's directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shaw. Zohar called the
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  Speaker 1: film's win at the Venice Film Festival horrifying and accused
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  Speaker 1: the filmmakers of committing an act of treason against the
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  Speaker 1: state and an attack on the IDF and the State
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. Other politicians have also voiced strong condemnation. Former
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  Speaker 1: Likud MK Tali Gottlieb accused the directors of fabricating claims.
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  Speaker 1: while Yisrael Bey Teh new chairman Avigdor Liberman described them
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  Speaker 1: as Israel haters, who turned the war into a campaign
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  Speaker 1: of slander and blood libels. The IDF, as we mentioned,
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  Speaker 1: has categorically rejected the documentary's central allegations, noting the reliance
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  Speaker 1: on unverified, anonymous testimonies. There are also reports that IDF
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  Speaker 1: chief of staff Eyal Zamia is expected to hold a
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  Speaker 1: discussion on how to respond to the claims raised in
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  Speaker 1: the film. In regional security developments, The Houthi capture of
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Red Sea coastline, including strategic islands near the Bab
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  Speaker 1: el-Mandeb Strait, is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf.
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  Speaker 1: Analysts suggest this move strengthens Iran's hand and presents Gulf states,
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  Speaker 1: like Saudi Arabia, with difficult choices regarding economic costs or
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  Speaker 1: accommodation with Tehran. By threatening Red Sea shipping, while Iran
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  Speaker 1: pressures the Strait of Hormuz, the strategy aims to raise
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  Speaker 1: oil prices and fuel inflation. potentially narrowing the region's reliance
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  Speaker 1: on Washington for resolution. A planned meeting in Oman between
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  Speaker 1: Gulf Arab foreign ministers and Iran's counterpart was postponed due
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  Speaker 1: to disagreements over talk terms. In separate diplomatic news, Iran's
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  Speaker 1: top nuclear official, Mohamed Islami, was denied entry to the
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  Speaker 1: International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna. This decision
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  Speaker 1: followed pressure from the United States and occurs at a
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  Speaker 1: time when the IAEA has stated it is completely blind.
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  Speaker 1: regarding Iran's nuclear programme. Regarding anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish sentiment, Israel's
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  Speaker 1: Consul General in New York, Ofir Akounis, reportedly stated, who
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  Speaker 1: boycotted Jews. The Third Reich, this remark has drawn criticism
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  Speaker 1: from progressive Jewish movements, who found his approach unhelpful during
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  Speaker 1: a sensitive time for the community. Finally, a report from
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  Speaker 1: Beit Shemesh details a severe indictment against Lil Ifagan, 26,
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  Speaker 1: for murder under aggravated circumstances and attempted murder of his cousin.
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  Speaker 1: The incident occurred while the two were reportedly playing in
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  Speaker 1: a pool at a house in the city. That's all
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  Speaker 1: for this hour's report. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for
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  Speaker 1: joining us on Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe
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