Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 29, 2026, 09 AM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning from an
- 0:15Speaker 1: Israeli Air Force base, stating that indications suggest Israel's enemies
- 0:20Speaker 1: may attempt to attack ahead of the upcoming October 27th elections.
- 0:24Speaker 1: Netanyahu declared, Do not mess with us, not now and
- 0:27Speaker 1: not ever. Our long arm will reach you anywhere and
- 0:29Speaker 1: at any time. In response, Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot
- 0:34Speaker 1: called for opposition leader Yair Lapid to be immediately briefed
- 0:37Speaker 1: on any genuine security threats, emphasising that Israel's security should
- 0:42Speaker 1: not be conflated with electoral campaigns. The Prime Minister is
- 0:45Speaker 1: reportedly leveraging a security-focused playbook for the election, a strategy
- 0:50Speaker 1: tested by the failures surrounding the October 7 attack. In
- 0:54Speaker 1: northern Gaza, the IDF and Shin bet eliminated Hamas northern
- 0:58Speaker 1: Gaza Brigade Commander Izal Dean-Bake. the military announced Baik managed
- 1:03Speaker 1: terrorist activities, directed attacks against Israeli forces and civilians, and
- 1:08Speaker 1: was involved in rebuilding the brigade's capabilities. Separately, the IDF
- 1:12Speaker 1: struck and eliminated Shadi Abu Hasira, identified as a key
- 1:16Speaker 1: money exchanger for Hamas's military wing, who reportedly transferred tens
- 1:21Speaker 1: of millions of shekels to finance terrorists and advance attacks.
- 1:25Speaker 1: Iran's currency, the rial, has hit a historical low. with
- 1:28Speaker 1: traders in Tehran exchanging over 2.5 million rials for one
- 1:32Speaker 1: US dollar, a situation attributed to the ongoing war and sanctions.
- 1:37Speaker 1: In regional diplomatic news, the UAE representative to the UN
- 1:41Speaker 1: stated that the Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa
- 1:44Speaker 1: islands in the Persian Gulf belong to the UAE and
- 1:47Speaker 1: are under Iranian occupation, which the UAE completely rejects. In Samaria,
- 1:52Speaker 1: approximately 100 Israeli rioters clashed with security forces in the
- 1:56Speaker 1: Palestinian village of Jalad. According to reports, the rioters blocked roads,
- 2:01Speaker 1: set tyres on fire and hurled stones at security forces,
- 2:05Speaker 1: causing light injuries. Gas prices in Israel have reached an
- 2:09Speaker 1: all-time high. In response, Minister Smotrich is set to convene
- 2:12Speaker 1: an urgent meeting to attempt to curb rising fuel prices.
- 2:16Speaker 1: US President Donald J. Trump has denied reports from Axios
- 2:20Speaker 1: that his administration was ready to offer economic concessions to Iran,
- 2:24Speaker 1: calling the story, fake. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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- 2:48Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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