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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 2026, 07 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: The Israel Defense Forces has concluded a three-month deployment in
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  Speaker 1: Syria's security zone, announcing a rotation of forces. The 228th
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  Speaker 1: Brigade completed operations targeting terrorist infrastructure and weapons caches and
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  Speaker 1: will be replaced by the 2nd Brigade. In parallel, The
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  Speaker 1: IDF announced the 98th Division Headquarters will now operate in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, aiming to bolster regional defensive and offensive
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  Speaker 1: capabilities following recent terror attacks. This move comes as Syrian
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  Speaker 1: President Ahmed al-Sharrar called for an Israeli withdrawal from the
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  Speaker 1: security zone. A statement met by Defence Minister Israel Katz's
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  Speaker 1: reaffirmation that the Golan Heights are an inseparable part of Israel.
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  Speaker 1: The recent terror incidents include a car-ramming attack near Maccabim
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  Speaker 1: Checkpoint but seriously wounded an American citizen, and an earlier
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  Speaker 1: report of an attempted ramming in the Hebron Hills. In
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  Speaker 1: a significant diplomatic development, a delegation from Somaliland is proposing
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  Speaker 1: a military partnership with Israel. Ahmed Diri, head of the delegation,
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  Speaker 1: told the Jerusalem Post that such cooperation could include an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli presence to counter Houthi threats and secure the strategic
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  Speaker 1: Bab al-Mandab Strait. Diri highlighted Somaliland's strategic location. suggesting Israeli
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  Speaker 1: assistance could help defeat the Houthis and ensure regional security.
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  Speaker 1: While Somaliland officials have previously confirmed Israeli training for their forces,
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  Speaker 1: they have also left the door open for future discussions
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  Speaker 1: on military presence. Turning to international relations, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar,
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  Speaker 1: speaking at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, rejected claims
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  Speaker 1: of a global consensus against Israel. Saar stated Israel has
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  Speaker 1: been in a diplomatic minority at the UN for decades,
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  Speaker 1: and argued that policy should prioritise the nation's existential interests
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  Speaker 1: over international majority views, citing past Israeli concessions that yielded
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  Speaker 1: no diplomatic credit. He also characterised Turkey's current policy under
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  Speaker 1: President Erdogan as hostile towards Israel. These international engagements come
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  Speaker 1: amid ongoing diplomatic friction. Austria's President Alexander Van der Bellen
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  Speaker 1: accused Israel of war crimes, prompting Foreign Minister Saar to
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  Speaker 1: tell him to be ashamed. This response, however, drew criticism
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  Speaker 1: from Israeli diplomatic officials who felt Saar had gone too far.
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  Speaker 1: In another diplomatic note, Israeli embassy officials had prepared a
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  Speaker 1: draft condemnation of Western import bans on settlements, but this
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  Speaker 1: statement did not receive backing from the White House and
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