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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 14, 2026, 02 PM 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: In a world grappling with complex conflicts and shifting alliances,
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  Speaker 1: staying informed is more crucial than ever. Today we bring
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  Speaker 1: you updates from the front lines, political debates shaping the
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  Speaker 1: nation and concerning reports of rising antisemitism. A new documentary
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  Speaker 1: titled NAZA is creating significant legal and ethical challenges for Israel.
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  Speaker 1: According to jpost.com, the film features 24 presumed Israeli soldiers
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  Speaker 1: and frames the 2023-2025 war in Gaza as a genocide,
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  Speaker 1: raising serious questions about targeting and artificial intelligence. These claims
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  Speaker 1: amplify earlier reports, with some suggesting civilian-to-terrorist kill ratios reaching
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  Speaker 1: as high as 500 to 1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu responded strongly, calling the film part of a wave
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  Speaker 1: of global incitement against Jews. according to AL Monitor. Military
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  Speaker 1: Chief Eyal Zamia described the film as based on blood
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  Speaker 1: libels and grave, false accusations. The military is examining possible
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  Speaker 1: legal measures against the film and those involved. Separately in Germany,
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  Speaker 1: a disturbing death threat targeting Holocaust survivor and Jewish community
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  Speaker 1: leader Charlotte Noblock was discovered scrawled on a park bench.
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  Speaker 1: World Israel News reports the threat referenced recent electoral gains
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  Speaker 1: by the right-wing AFD party and included a star of David.
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  Speaker 1: Israel's ambassador to Germany condemned the act, linking it to
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  Speaker 1: rising anti-Semitic intimidation. In southern Lebanon, IDF Northern Command sources
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  Speaker 1: revealed to Jpost.com that Hezbollah is actively trying to establish
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  Speaker 1: a presence in previously unentered sections of the Yellow Line.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF states it has been aware of this for
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  Speaker 1: weeks and is countering with aerial strikes, artillery and engineering forces.
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  Speaker 1: The report comes as extensive Israeli military operations, including airstrikes,
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  Speaker 1: artillery fire and ground operations, were conducted across southern Lebanon
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  Speaker 1: on September 14, according to a report from Telegram channel
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  Speaker 1: Selina Updates. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hezbollah that
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  Speaker 1: Israel would retaliate against any attacks. Meanwhile, in Iran, a
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  Speaker 1: senior Sunni Muslim cleric, Mollavi Youssef Ghorjij, described as pro-government
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  Speaker 1: for his activism against divisive elements and Zionism, was shot
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  Speaker 1: and killed by unidentified gunmen in southeastern Iran on Monday.
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  Speaker 1: reported jpost.com. Saudi Arabia is navigating significant security challenges, facing
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  Speaker 1: threats from Houthi advances along the Red Sea and from
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  Speaker 1: Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, which recently struck an east-west pipeline
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  Speaker 1: on the evening of September 10-11, according to jpost.com. Crown
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  Speaker 1: Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with US Central Command head
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  Speaker 1: Brad Cooper on September 14 to discuss regional developments and
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  Speaker 1: bilateral relations, with the US having offered intelligence and targeting assistance.
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  Speaker 1: The report notes that Saudi Arabia lifted warnings of potential
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  Speaker 1: danger in four southern cities after a series of Houthi attacks.
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  Speaker 1: In the West Bank, the rights group B'Tselem alleges that
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  Speaker 1: Israeli policies, including violence and movement restrictions, are eradicating Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: collective existence, describing the situation as ethnic cleansing that makes
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  Speaker 1: life impossible for Palestinians, as reported by the Times of Israel. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: a political debate is unfolding over the state budget. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to reopen it for additional
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  Speaker 1: defence funding, while opposition leader Yair Lapid has conditioned his
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  Speaker 1: support on cancelling coalition funds for Haredi draft evasion and
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  Speaker 1: avoiding tax hikes, according to jpost.com. Likud has disputed Lapid's claims,
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  Speaker 1: stating revenues are up and defence can be increased without
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  Speaker 1: new taxes. Meanwhile, a recent Khan news poll indicates a
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  Speaker 1: tight race, with the Netanyahu bloc and the Gantz bloc
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  Speaker 1: each projected to win 52 seats, as reported by Telegram
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  Speaker 1: channel Newsil, that Channel also reported that a Likud broadcast
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly mobilising the IDF for harm against Gantz. And
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  Speaker 1: in a significant domestic security development, police and Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: are investigating a serious incident involving a 19-year-old from Kafir Qasim,
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  Speaker 1: serving as a National Service firefighter. According to Telegram channel Newsil,
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  Speaker 1: He was arrested about a month ago on suspicion of
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  Speaker 1: promoting terror activity and planning attacks, including one targeting a
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  Speaker 1: strategic site accessible through his job. He is also suspected
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  Speaker 1: of contacting Hamas and an individual linked to Iranian intelligence
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  Speaker 1: and attempting to form a terror cell. An indictment is
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  Speaker 1: expected tomorrow. On a more hopeful note, a new international
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  Speaker 1: song titled The Whole World Sings Together has been released,
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  Speaker 1: featuring voices from 17 countries. produced by Friends of Zion
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  Speaker 1: founder Mike Evans, is a message of solidarity with Israel
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  Speaker 1: and remembrance for the victims of October 7th, inviting people
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  Speaker 1: worldwide to sing it together on the upcoming anniversary. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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