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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 14, 2026, 05 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 developments in the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia.
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  Speaker 1: The Houthi group has launched dozens of attacks targeting Saudi
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  Speaker 1: territory in recent hours, with alarms sounding multiple times in
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  Speaker 1: Najran and Jizan, identified as energy targets. Abha saw its
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  Speaker 1: civilian airport targeted, and Khamis Mushait, a military base, was
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  Speaker 1: also hit. According to Telegram channels, these attacks underscore the
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  Speaker 1: group's significant pressure on the region. Meanwhile, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson,
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  Speaker 1: Esmail Baghi, stated that Israel is the only beneficiary of
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  Speaker 1: current tensions between Iran and Gulf countries. Baghi also officially
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  Speaker 1: denied any Iranian connection to the Houthi actions against Saudi Arabia.
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  Speaker 1: He further dismissed reports of activity at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain,
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  Speaker 1: following comments by US President Donald Trump. Regional sources also
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  Speaker 1: indicate that a planned meeting in Oman between Gulf Arab
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  Speaker 1: foreign ministers and their Iranian counterpart to discuss regional stability
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  Speaker 1: has been postponed over disagreements on talk terms. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: international pressure on Israeli settlements, Norway is preparing to pass
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  Speaker 1: legislation that would ban all commercial activity with Israeli towns
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  Speaker 1: in Judea and Samaria. Violators could face up to three
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  Speaker 1: years in prison. This move, expected to be passed in
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  Speaker 1: the fall, is part of a broader initiative by 12 countries,
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  Speaker 1: including Canada and the United Kingdom, to impose national restrictions.
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  Speaker 1: Norway's foreign minister, Espen Barth Eid, told the Norwegian Broadcasting
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  Speaker 1: Corporation that the situation in the West Bank has worsened,
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  Speaker 1: strengthening the case for the bill. He also suggested that
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  Speaker 1: Israel has become far too accustomed to being able to
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  Speaker 1: intimidate Western countries, and that its Teflon coating is gone.
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  Speaker 1: The 12 nations jointly stated that Israeli government actions in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank damaged the possibility of realising the two-state solution,
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  Speaker 1: citing settlement expansion and settler violence. The proposed law goes
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  Speaker 1: beyond simple boycotts, restricting real estate purchases, construction services and investments. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: sharp criticism has erupted over the Gaza war documentary, NAZA,
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  Speaker 1: by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shaw. Following its
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  Speaker 1: award at the Venice Film Festival, Israeli politicians and public
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  Speaker 1: figures have strongly denounced the film. Culture and sports minister
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  Speaker 1: Miki Zohar called it an act of treason against the
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  Speaker 1: state and said he would seek to revoke the filmmaker's citizenship.
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  Speaker 1: Former Likud MK Tali Gottlieb described the film as a
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  Speaker 1: complete invention by Israel haters and a disgraceful lie. The
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  Speaker 1: Israel Defense Forces have publicly rejected the documentary's central allegations,
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  Speaker 1: stating it relied on anonymous testimonies whose identities and involvement
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  Speaker 1: could not be independently verified. The IDF also challenged claims
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  Speaker 1: attributed to junior personnel about strategic decisions. Yisrael Beitei new
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  Speaker 1: chairman Avigdor Liberman also accused the filmmakers of launching a
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  Speaker 1: campaign of slander and blood libels against the State of
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  Speaker 1: Israel and the IDF. In concerning news, the remains of
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  Speaker 1: a British Jewish man, a father of seven, were found
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  Speaker 1: in a forest near Yumen, Ukraine during the Rosh Hashanah holiday.
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  Speaker 1: The body showed signs of violence, though the circumstances remain unclear.
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  Speaker 1: While community members suspect murder, Ukrainian police are investigating the case.
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  Speaker 1: ZAKA and United Hatzala representatives are working with authorities to
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  Speaker 1: facilitate the transfer of the body for burial. Finally, a
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  Speaker 1: global coalition of over 150 cybersecurity companies has issued a
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  Speaker 1: stark warning. Artificial intelligence is exponentially increasing the speed and
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  Speaker 1: scale of cyberattacks. These companies, including major players like Microsoft
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  Speaker 1: and OpenAI, are urging governments and businesses to update defences.
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  Speaker 1: According to KPMG's head of cybersecurity in Israel, Omar Orr,
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  Speaker 1: AI is significantly boosting offensive cyber capabilities for all threat actors,
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  Speaker 1: from individual hackers to state actors, or told the Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: Post that AI can now help attackers identify and exploit vulnerabilities,
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  Speaker 1: including zero-day flaws, at a pace far exceeding human capacity.
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  Speaker 1: potentially impacting critical infrastructure. 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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