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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 11, 2026, 11 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 significant developments in southern Lebanon. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: has released footage and details from its latest operation, codenamed
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  Speaker 1: Chisel of Flames, where it secured and destroyed Hezbollah's most
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  Speaker 1: important underground facility on the Ali Al-Taha Ridge. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: stated that this extensive underground infrastructure, built by Iran over
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  Speaker 1: two decades, and stretching about 5.4 kilometres through 14 tunnel routes,
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  Speaker 1: was eliminated using 1,100 tonnes of explosives. According to a
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  Speaker 1: senior military official cited by jpost.com, this compound served as
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  Speaker 1: a nerve centre for Hezbollah's Bada unit, and its destruction
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  Speaker 1: dramatically damages the organisation's command and control capabilities in the area.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF described the operation as one of the most
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  Speaker 1: complex in recent years. Looking at the broader strategic picture,
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  Speaker 1: IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia's tenure has
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  Speaker 1: seen Israel achieve what some officials view as a significant
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  Speaker 1: strategic win over Tehran following the 2026 war. The Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: Post has learned that this advantage stems from advancements in
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  Speaker 1: tactics and capabilities, creating an upper hand in resupplying weapons
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  Speaker 1: and the ongoing arms race with Iran. This comes after
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  Speaker 1: operations like the 2025 strike on Iran's nuclear programme and radars,
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  Speaker 1: and the 2026 Operation Roaring Lion, which, according to the report,
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  Speaker 1: destroyed significant aspects of Iran's ballistic missile programme and caused
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  Speaker 1: substantial damage to its military-industrial complex, alongside the assassination of
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  Speaker 1: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Despite these military successes, the diplomatic situation
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  Speaker 1: has been challenging. Meanwhile, new threats emerge, with Anthropic reporting
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  Speaker 1: that an Iran-linked group utilised its advanced Claude AI to
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  Speaker 1: track US Navy vessels and identify vulnerabilities, highlighting a broader
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  Speaker 1: trend of hostile states leveraging AI for espionage and weapons development.
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  Speaker 1: In Europe, Germany's federal prosecutor has charged seven men accused
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  Speaker 1: of being Hamas terrorists. According to a statement, these suspects
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  Speaker 1: were tasked by high-ranking Hamas terrorists with gathering weapons and
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  Speaker 1: ammunition in preparation for an attack against the Jewish community
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  Speaker 1: and Israel-linked individuals in Germany or Austria. At the time
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  Speaker 1: of their arrests, the suspects had already acquired over 700
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  Speaker 1: rounds of ammunition, a fully automatic rifle and 13 pistols. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Israel is observing Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with
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  Speaker 1: a unique atmosphere this year. It marks the first Rosh
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  Speaker 1: Hashanah in three years without hostages held in Gaza. However,
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  Speaker 1: the nation remains on alert for potential escalation from ongoing conflicts,
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  Speaker 1: particularly concerning Iran, as the military monitors the situation. This
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  Speaker 1: holiday period arrives as Israel heads into a divisive election
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  Speaker 1: season next month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video
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  Speaker 1: message emphasising national unity during the holiday. President Isaac Herzog
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  Speaker 1: also posted his Rosh Hashanah greetings, paying tribute to those
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  Speaker 1: lost during the year. Turning to economic news, ahead of
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  Speaker 1: Rosh Hashanah, Israelis spent nearly NIS 459 million on card
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  Speaker 1: payments on Friday morning. However, retailers noted that supermarkets were
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  Speaker 1: unusually quiet compared to previous holiday eves. Store managers attributed
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  Speaker 1: this trend to shoppers completing their purchases earlier, increased overseas
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  Speaker 1: travel and ongoing economic pressures. Data from SHVA indicates a
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  Speaker 1: slight 2.7% increase in spending compared to last year, but
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  Speaker 1: an examination by the Institute for Retail Research suggests this
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  Speaker 1: rise is largely due to significant price increases on key
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  Speaker 1: holiday products. such as avocados, onions, and chicken liver. Fruit
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  Speaker 1: and vegetable prices, for instance, rose by an average of 7.3%.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive view.