Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 19, 2026, 06 PM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: In regional developments, a report from UAE's Al Ain media
- 0:15Speaker 1: indicates Iran has deployed radar systems on commanding heights along
- 0:19Speaker 1: Yemen's western coast. According to the report, Iran is using
- 0:23Speaker 1: the area to smuggle military equipment from Somalia, aiming to
- 0:27Speaker 1: establish an advanced line of defence for its regional influence network.
- 0:32Speaker 1: The Houthis, who recently seized control of Yemen's west coast,
- 0:35Speaker 1: are reportedly involved in this strategic move, with Iranian equipment
- 0:40Speaker 1: and weapons shipments arriving via the western coast. In the
- 0:43Speaker 1: West Bank, the IDF and Shin Bet have arrested two
- 0:46Speaker 1: suspects who confessed to setting a fire near the Palestinian
- 0:49Speaker 1: village of Berka. This follows reports of vandalism in the
- 0:53Speaker 1: nearby village of Kusra, where Hebrew graffiti and a Star
- 0:56Speaker 1: of David were found on a home previously attacked by
- 0:59Speaker 1: Israeli settlers. Meanwhile in Gaza, The IDF stated that Mohamed
- 1:04Speaker 1: Suleiman Bayouk, identified as an October 7 invader, was killed
- 1:08Speaker 1: while planting bombs and rebuilding Hamas capabilities. Palestinian media reported
- 1:13Speaker 1: five other deaths in separate strikes across the Gaza Strip,
- 1:16Speaker 1: including a young girl. On the diplomatic front, the UAE's
- 1:20Speaker 1: Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially denied reports circulating in
- 1:24Speaker 1: Israeli media, including claims made by former Israeli Prime Minister Bennett.
- 1:29Speaker 1: that its ruler spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu and conveyed warnings.
- 1:33Speaker 1: An official Emirati source stated that security matters are discussed
- 1:36Speaker 1: through relevant channels, not at the leader level. Within Israeli
- 1:41Speaker 1: domestic politics, Ahmad Tibai of the Joint List has indicated
- 1:45Speaker 1: that his alliance will support replacing the current Knesset Speaker,
- 1:48Speaker 1: Amir Ohana, to give the opposition more control over the
- 1:51Speaker 1: parliamentary agenda. Tibai also hinted at the possibility of a
- 1:55Speaker 1: minority government. Intel Avive, Hundreds are participating in a central
- 2:00Speaker 1: slitch-hot prayer event on Tal Brock Beach, led by the
- 2:03Speaker 1: city's rabbi and rabbi S.H. Mule Eliyahu. The event is
- 2:07Speaker 1: notable for its gender segregation, which is reportedly contrary to
- 2:10Speaker 1: the wishes of the Tel Aviv municipality. For continuing coverage
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- 2:34Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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