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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 02 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 with intelligence updates regarding Iran's nuclear program. Analysts
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  Speaker 1: studying satellite imagery indicate increased construction and hardening of entrances
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  Speaker 1: at Iran's deeply buried Pikax mountain nuclear site over the
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  Speaker 1: past year. According to analysts from the Center for Strategic
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  Speaker 1: and International Studies, or CSIS, The work has shifted from
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  Speaker 1: excavation to internal construction and external reinforcement. CSIS suggests the
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  Speaker 1: site could be intended for a centrifuge assembly or enrichment facility,
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  Speaker 1: or other, nuclear weapons relevant, work, though it's estimated not
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  Speaker 1: yet capable of enrichment. CNN reports that the United States
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  Speaker 1: had considered Pickaxe Mountain a potential target if the conflict
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  Speaker 1: with Iran escalated, with the Defense Department holding, planning sprints,
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  Speaker 1: on striking such underground facilities. The report notes that striking
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  Speaker 1: this site could be difficult due to its granite surroundings,
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  Speaker 1: and that the US is developing new weapons systems capable
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  Speaker 1: of targeting deeply buried facilities, following previous strikes on Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Isfahan nuclear site. On the regional front, Pakistan has delivered
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  Speaker 1: a significant warning to Iran, urging it to rein in
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  Speaker 1: its Houthi allies. This comes after stepped-up Houthi attacks on
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia, which wounded 73 people in strikes on an
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  Speaker 1: airbase and oil infrastructure. According to Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources,
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  Speaker 1: Pakistan's message to Tehran emphasises that allowing these attacks to
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  Speaker 1: continue risks turning a proxy conflict into a broader regional
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  Speaker 1: security crisis. While an Iranian official denied Iran controls the Houthis,
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  Speaker 1: other sources suggest Tehran may have offered additional funding and
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  Speaker 1: weapons to the group recently. Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif
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  Speaker 1: stated that aggression on one of the countries in a
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  Speaker 1: defence pact between Saudi Arabia Pakistan and Turkey, would be
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  Speaker 1: considered aggression on all three, potentially triggering a joint security arrangement.
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  Speaker 1: Islamabad is reportedly seeking to de-escalate before Saudi Arabia presses
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  Speaker 1: Pakistan for a more active defensive role. Meanwhile, Iran launched
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  Speaker 1: a broad missile attack targeting bases in Jordan housing US forces.
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  Speaker 1: According to an official statement from the Jordanian army, Iran
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  Speaker 1: fired 20 missiles overnight, with 18 of them intercepted. This
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  Speaker 1: action is described as retaliation for a US attack on
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  Speaker 1: Iranian tankers. Shifting to US policy, the Wall Street Journal
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  Speaker 1: reports that top White House advisers, including Vice President J.D.
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  Speaker 1: Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have privately warned
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump that the conflict with Iran could potentially
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  Speaker 1: last through his entire term, extending beyond January 2029. This
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  Speaker 1: assessment contrasts with President Trump's public statements. He recently told
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  Speaker 1: reporters that he expected the war to end immediately after
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  Speaker 1: the US mid-term elections, suggesting Iran would be unable to
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  Speaker 1: sustain its resistance much longer. The reports come amid rising
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  Speaker 1: oil prices due to renewed US-Iran military action. In developments
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  Speaker 1: concerning Gaza, Somaliland's President Abdurrahman Mohamed Abdullahi announced his country's
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  Speaker 1: willingness to contribute up to 2,000 soldiers to the planned
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  Speaker 1: International Stabilisation Force in Gaza. He stated this offer is
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  Speaker 1: conditional on a request from the United States or Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Uganda has approved a contingent of 1,200 troops, and other
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  Speaker 1: nations like Morocco, Albania, Kazakhstan and Kosovo have also pledged personnel.
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  Speaker 1: The force aims to maintain security, train Palestinian police, facilitate aid,
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  Speaker 1: and prevent Hamas's military resurgence. Former senior US official Elliot
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  Speaker 1: Abrams commented on Israel's retaliatory measures against Britain. following London's
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  Speaker 1: ban on imports from Israeli settlements. Abrams suggested these measures,
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  Speaker 1: including the closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: and excluding Britain from diplomatic and security activities related to Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: have likely succeeded in making Britain wince and impairing its
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  Speaker 1: global role. Abrams also criticised British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's remarks,
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  Speaker 1: which he described as potentially alienating British Jews and making
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  Speaker 1: them feel less safe. From Gaza, journalists report that four
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  Speaker 1: people were killed in a building attack in Beit Lahir overnight. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: there have been casualties from two separate drone strikes in
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  Speaker 1: Western Khan unis within the past hour. In response to
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  Speaker 1: escalating rhetoric, over 5,000 people, including prominent figures like former
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  Speaker 1: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, and
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  Speaker 1: former US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt, have signed an open letter,
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  Speaker 1: released by Creative Community for Peace, The letter denounces accusations
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  Speaker 1: of genocide against Israel in Gaza, arguing that such charges
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  Speaker 1: distort the meaning of genocide and fuel antisemitism globally. The
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  Speaker 1: signatories emphasize a distinction between war as tragedy and war
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  Speaker 1: as genocide, pointing to Hamas's actions and fighting from densely
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  Speaker 1: populated areas as evidence that civilian casualties do not indicate
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  Speaker 1: an intent by Israel to destroy Palestinians as a group. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: concerning education, Israel has recorded its lowest ever scores in
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  Speaker 1: the 2025 PISA exam, which assesses 15-year-olds in mathematics, reading
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  Speaker 1: and science. The decline, attributed partly to war disruptions and
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  Speaker 1: underlying issues within the Arabic-speaking and Haredi student populations, saw
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  Speaker 1: Israel's average score drop significantly. Education Minister Yoav Kish, while
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  Speaker 1: acknowledging the war's impact, highlighted the resilience of the education system.
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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.