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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 9, 2026, 12 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Syrian border on Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: asserting Israel's control over the region and vowing to defeat
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  Speaker 1: the terror regime in Iran. Speaking from Mount Hermon, he declared,
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  Speaker 1: we will not allow any terror army to establish itself
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  Speaker 1: on our border. We are committed to defeating the terror
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  Speaker 1: regime in Iran and we will do it. He added
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  Speaker 1: that Israel maintains absolute control of the area from the
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  Speaker 1: Hermon to the Yarmouk and to the Mediterranean Sea. These
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  Speaker 1: remarks coincide with assessments by the Israeli establishment that Iran
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  Speaker 1: may be preparing for a broad, coordinated attack against Israel
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  Speaker 1: on multiple fronts, involving proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis
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  Speaker 1: and militias in Iraq. In Syria, an explosion at a
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  Speaker 1: weapons depot near Sarmada in Idlib killed at least 14
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  Speaker 1: people and wounded 11, according to Syrian state television. The
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  Speaker 1: cause remains unclear. A Syrian civilian was also detained near
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  Speaker 1: an IDF post in the southern Golan Heights. Adding to
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  Speaker 1: regional concerns, Iranian lawmaker Cameron Ghazanfari recently warned that the
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  Speaker 1: Middle East is practically on the brink of World War III,
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  Speaker 1: linking this risk to escalating global conflicts and Iran's aim
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  Speaker 1: to challenge the US-led world order. Ghazanfari, known for past
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  Speaker 1: controversial claims, views the current situation as a regional and
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  Speaker 1: global conflict. Turning to Palestinian territories, a new poll conducted
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  Speaker 1: by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center indicates a significant
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  Speaker 1: shift in public attitudes. More than half of Palestinians surveyed, 55.8%,
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  Speaker 1: now view peaceful negotiations as the most effective way to
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  Speaker 1: achieve national goals, a marked increase from 28% in 2023.
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  Speaker 1: Support for armed resistance has dropped to 13.3%, down from 37.1%
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  Speaker 1: last year. The poll also shows decreased belief that the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attack served Palestinian national interests, with a majority
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank and a sizeable portion in Gaza
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  Speaker 1: stating Hamas's invasions have harmed national interests. Support for a
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  Speaker 1: two-state solution has also grown. In a significant diplomatic development,
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  Speaker 1: Britain announced sweeping new measures, banning imports from Jewish communities
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  Speaker 1: in Judea and Samaria and accusing Israelis of ethnic cleansing,
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  Speaker 1: according to World Israel News. In response, Israel, through Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Gideon Saar, imposed retaliatory measures including closing the British
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  Speaker 1: consulate in Jerusalem, barring 12 British lawmakers from entering the country,
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  Speaker 1: ending British training of Palestinian Authority forces, and removing British
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  Speaker 1: representatives from an international Gaza Coordination Centre, as reported by jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: The Central District Court in Lod, sentenced a man to
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  Speaker 1: 13 years in prison for killing Palestinian mother Aisha Rabi,
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  Speaker 1: in a 2018 Jewish nationalist terror attack. The defendant was
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  Speaker 1: a minor at the time. Meanwhile, an attack took place
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  Speaker 1: in Nusirat, central Gaza Strip, after an evacuation warning was
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  Speaker 1: issued in the vicinity of Abu Dallal Mal, where Zakaria
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  Speaker 1: Abu Dallal's house was attacked, according to Telegram channel Abu Al-Express.
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  Speaker 1: In response to such actions, Israel's antisemitism minister Amikai Chikli
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  Speaker 1: has instructed ministry officials to prepare proposals to prevent representatives
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  Speaker 1: of British organisations promoting boycotts against Israel from entering the country.
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  Speaker 1: Among those cited are Islamic Relief Worldwide and Oxfam, accused
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  Speaker 1: of extensive anti-Israel activity, including promoting boycott, divestment and sanctions,
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  Speaker 1: and some are alleged to have links to extremist groups.
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  Speaker 1: On the domestic front, the Israeli military is enhancing its capabilities.
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  Speaker 1: Media visited Albert Few's facility to witness the unveiling of
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  Speaker 1: new products, designed to enable human soldiers to direct dozens
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  Speaker 1: or hundreds of robots and drones for defensive and offensive
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  Speaker 1: swarm operations. This follows global trends in mass production of
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  Speaker 1: such technologies. IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia
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  Speaker 1: announced that by December, the IDF will establish a new
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  Speaker 1: branch dedicated to robots, drones and AI battle forces. However,
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  Speaker 1: operational readiness faces challenges. as special police units reportedly have
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  Speaker 1: only about 2,000 rounds remaining for ARAD-7 rifles, prompting an
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  Speaker 1: urgent request for 130,000 more due to rising operational demand,
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  Speaker 1: according to UNIT. Finally, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon,
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  Speaker 1: stated it is important for the Prime Minister to attend
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  Speaker 1: the UN General Assembly, even for a brief 24-hour period,
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  Speaker 1: despite the timing amidst Jewish holidays, an election period, and
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  Speaker 1: following a call for his arrest. as reported by the
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  Speaker 1: Times of Israel. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed.
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