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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 11 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: We begin today with significant developments in US policy concerning
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian leadership. US and Palestinian officials confirmed this week that
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  Speaker 1: the United States has denied Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
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  Speaker 1: a visa to attend this year's UN General Assembly in
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  Speaker 1: New York for the second consecutive year. The State Department
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  Speaker 1: also announced it is extending visa sanctions on members of
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  Speaker 1: the Palestine Liberation Organization and PA officials. Washington cited the
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  Speaker 1: PA and PLO's failure to meet commitments under US law,
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  Speaker 1: including their pursuit of cases against Israel at the International
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  Speaker 1: Criminal Court and International Court of Justice, attempts to gain
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  Speaker 1: unilateral recognition, continued payments to terrorists and the glorification of terrorism.
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  Speaker 1: A vote is expected at the UN on allowing Abbas
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  Speaker 1: to participate remotely. In related diplomatic news, President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: is expected to convene with leaders from six Gulf Cooperation
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  Speaker 1: Council countries next week in New York. Axios reported, citing
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  Speaker 1: sources with direct knowledge, that the meeting, to be held
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  Speaker 1: on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, will focus
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  Speaker 1: on US proposals for a post-war strategy concerning the conflict
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  Speaker 1: with Iran. On the issue of Gaza, a US source
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  Speaker 1: told KAN News, the United States remains committed to disarming Hamas,
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  Speaker 1: a stance that directly contradicts earlier statements by Israeli Defence
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  Speaker 1: Minister Israel Katz. According to the source, a plan is
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  Speaker 1: in place for Hamas to disarm voluntarily, or be disarmed
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  Speaker 1: by force with international backing. The US also stated its
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  Speaker 1: continued opposition to the policy of removing residents from the
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  Speaker 1: Gaza Strip, turning to regional security, The Times of Israel
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  Speaker 1: reports that Saudi Arabia is seeking allied assistance to defend
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  Speaker 1: against missile and drone attacks originating from Yemen. Regional officials
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  Speaker 1: cited in the report say the kingdom's interceptor supplies are
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  Speaker 1: running low, though there have been no signs of direct
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  Speaker 1: military support from allies yet. The report also notes that
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia reportedly remains firm on its stance regarding Israel normalisation.
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  Speaker 1: And finally, a brief note as the Jewish holiday of
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  Speaker 1: Yom Kippur approaches. While roads may be empty, local reports
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  Speaker 1: from UNIT indicate that crashes still occur, particularly around the
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  Speaker 1: time of the fast, with many victims being children and teens.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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