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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 08 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: Turning first to Gaza, the IDF announced the elimination of
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  Speaker 1: Shadi Abu Hasira in a Gaza City airstrike on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: Abu Hasira headed the Geneva Money Exchange Network, which the
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  Speaker 1: IDF stated transferred tens of millions of shekels to Hamas'
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  Speaker 1: military wing. According to the IDF, this funding was used
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  Speaker 1: to finance terrorists, rebuild military infrastructure and advance attacks. The
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  Speaker 1: IDF noted he also used the company, Gardena Professional, to
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  Speaker 1: facilitate these transfers, and had recently been involved in efforts
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  Speaker 1: to restore Hamas capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire. On
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  Speaker 1: the diplomatic front, a senior US official told Axios Barrack,
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  Speaker 1: Ravid that President Trump is willing to provide Iran with
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  Speaker 1: sanctions relief and release frozen funds, in exchange for what
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  Speaker 1: he termed, concrete progress, on its nuclear programme. President Trump
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  Speaker 1: reportedly expects more US-Iran talks this week. This comes as
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  Speaker 1: the Treasury Secretary reiterated the US intent to continue to
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  Speaker 1: degrade the Iranian regime's ability to fund terrorism and develop
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  Speaker 1: a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, reports indicate Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Arachi,
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  Speaker 1: will meet with mediators in New York to review the
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  Speaker 1: latest proposals concerning negotiations with the US, though no US
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  Speaker 1: representatives are expected to attend this specific meeting. Shifting focus
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  Speaker 1: to Israel's northern border, forces discovered a terror tunnel concealed
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  Speaker 1: within a civilian home in al-Mansouri, southern Lebanon. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: also reported dismantling over 600 terrorist infrastructure sites and seven
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  Speaker 1: other underground routes in the area, along with dozens of
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  Speaker 1: missile launchers, prior to a ceasefire agreement taking effect. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF stated that troops intercepted a drone carrying nine
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  Speaker 1: Kalashnikov rifles, magazines, and a handgun at Israel's eastern border.
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  Speaker 1: thwarting a weapons smuggling attempt. Finally, UAE's state news agency
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  Speaker 1: WAM provided the first official confirmation, on Monday, of Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the Gulf country on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: According to the Prime Minister's office, Netanyahu met with UAE
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  Speaker 1: President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan to discuss bilateral relations and
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  Speaker 1: regional challenges, including Iran. The PMO also denied an AP
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  Speaker 1: report that claimed Netanyahu had warned MBZ of an impending
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  Speaker 1: Hamas attack before October 7, calling it fake news, and
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  Speaker 1: stating the visit focused solely on strengthening relations and addressing
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