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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 18, 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: President Donald Trump returns to the United Nations this week,
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  Speaker 1: facing a sceptical international audience. A year ago, he touted
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  Speaker 1: strikes on Iran's nuclear sites as a decisive victory. Now,
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  Speaker 1: as detailed by AL Monitor, he confronts six months of
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  Speaker 1: ongoing war with Iran, a conflict that has heightened regional instability,
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  Speaker 1: disrupted global shipping, and driven up energy prices. Tehran, though
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  Speaker 1: battered militarily and economically, remains defiant, continuing to obstruct oil
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  Speaker 1: shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Furthermore, its Houthi allies
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  Speaker 1: in Yemen have recently tightened their grip on a crucial
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  Speaker 1: Red Sea chokepoint, the Bab el-Mandib Strait, which AL Monitor
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  Speaker 1: reports has further spiked global energy prices. This advance by
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  Speaker 1: Houthi militants has put President Trump in a difficult position,
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  Speaker 1: dealt a blow to Saudi Arabia, and exposed limits in
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  Speaker 1: Washington's ability to protect regional partners. Many European and Asian
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  Speaker 1: allies have reportedly spurned Trump's requests for assistance in this conflict. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: high US gasoline prices and low approval ratings could impact
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  Speaker 1: his party in the upcoming midterm elections. Experts cited by
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  Speaker 1: AL Monitor note that despite Trump's claims of having totally
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  Speaker 1: obliterated Iran's nuclear programme, strikes had only set it back.
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  Speaker 1: The conflict has settled into a stalemate, failing to achieve
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  Speaker 1: stated goals and depleting Pentagon missile stockpiles, a senior Trump
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  Speaker 1: administration official told Reuters the US is focused on ensuring
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  Speaker 1: freedom of navigation in the Red Sea while empowering regional partners. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: at the Middle East-America Dialogue Conference in Washington, US and
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  Speaker 1: regional officials emphasised a critical need. As reported by jpost.com,
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  Speaker 1: they highlighted that flawed but preferable processes concerning Iran, Gaza
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  Speaker 1: and Lebanon, must be secured within a finite 28-month window
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  Speaker 1: before President Trump's term concludes, warning that a new administration
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  Speaker 1: could bring vastly different priorities. While an ideal outcome, a
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  Speaker 1: different Iranian regime, a Lebanon controlled by its government and
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  Speaker 1: a Hamas-free Gaza, remains a long-term goal, current processes initiated
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  Speaker 1: by the October 7th events, if seen through, could advance
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  Speaker 1: these aims. Jpost.com reports participants stressed patience laced with urgency.
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  Speaker 1: particularly regarding Iran's nuclear programme. Military campaigns and subsequent blockades
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  Speaker 1: have placed Tehran under unprecedented pressure, with its principal nuclear installations,
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  Speaker 1: research facilities and key scientists significantly impacted. Although Iran's nuclear
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  Speaker 1: knowledge persists, rebuilding the programme will require considerable time and resources.
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  Speaker 1: Closer to home, a story highlighted by jpost.com has brought
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  Speaker 1: attention to issues within Israel's healthcare system. A journalist, intending
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  Speaker 1: to defend Health Minister Haim Katz from criticism, shared an
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  Speaker 1: account of her uncle's urgent need for radiation therapy. Facing
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  Speaker 1: a three-week wait for an appointment for a serious condition,
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  Speaker 1: the family contacted Minister Katz directly. According to the report,
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  Speaker 1: he intervened, and the uncle received treatment the following day
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  Speaker 1: at Sheba Medical Centre. While every life saved is cause
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  Speaker 1: for gratitude, the incident, as detailed by jpost.com, inadvertently illustrated
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  Speaker 1: Israel's long-standing, proxia problem, the reliance on personal connections to
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  Speaker 1: navigate bureaucratic systems. The report notes that most Israelis enter
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  Speaker 1: the healthcare system through standard channels, often facing delays or
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  Speaker 1: unavailable appointments, and those without connections have limited recourse, raising
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  Speaker 1: concerns about equitable access to medical treatment. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: thank you for joining us on Israel Today ongoing war report.
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