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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 02 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 with developments concerning Iran's nuclear program. Sources speaking
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  Speaker 1: to the Jerusalem Post indicate that while Israeli and US
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  Speaker 1: strikes in June 2025 and early 2026 significantly damaged Iran's
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  Speaker 1: nuclear infrastructure, rendering most facilities inoperable, a future threat remains.
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  Speaker 1: This concern stems from surviving centrifuges, some located deep underground,
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  Speaker 1: and the potential for Iran to develop methods to retrieve
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  Speaker 1: its enriched uranium. Currently, Iran is not operating centrifuges for enrichment,
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  Speaker 1: and its stockpiles are not easily accessible. However, the International
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  Speaker 1: Atomic Energy Agency has reportedly been without oversight of Iran's
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  Speaker 1: nuclear activities since at least June 2025. Separately, IAEA Director
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  Speaker 1: General Rafael Grossi has commented on a nuclear reactor Syria
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  Speaker 1: nearly completed in 2007, before it was destroyed by Israeli jets.
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  Speaker 1: Grossi stated the reactor was of a type highly efficient
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  Speaker 1: in producing fissile material usable for nuclear weapons, highlighting past
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  Speaker 1: regional proliferation concerns. Turning to security in the disputed territories,
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  Speaker 1: a recent poll reveals that a majority of Israelis, 77%,
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  Speaker 1: fear a large-scale terrorist attack originating from the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: similar to the October 7th attacks. This apprehension is amplified
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  Speaker 1: by warnings from the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs and Security,
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  Speaker 1: or JCFA. The JCFA reported on July 15 that Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: Authority security forces have significantly built up military capabilities, reportedly
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  Speaker 1: exceeding limits set by the Oslo Accords. Their study noted
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  Speaker 1: PA forces have grown to around 70,000 personnel, equipped with
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  Speaker 1: advanced weaponry, including rocket-propelled grenades and shoulder-launched missiles. In response
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  Speaker 1: to these concerns, Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that if
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  Speaker 1: Israel identifies plans for an October 7-style attack from the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank, the IDF has been directed by him and
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prepare for all-out war, targeting
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  Speaker 1: senior PA officials and terrorist infrastructure. In Gaza, United Nations
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  Speaker 1: Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese issued a warning on September 7, 2026.
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  Speaker 1: She stated that the ongoing clearance of approximately 61 million
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  Speaker 1: tonnes of rubble, a process estimated to take seven years,
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  Speaker 1: risks destroying critical evidence of atrocity crimes and hindering the
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  Speaker 1: recovery of human remains. Albanese characterised the wreckage not just
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  Speaker 1: as debris but as part of a crime scene and graveyard.
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  Speaker 1: In a related development, the United States imposed sanctions on
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  Speaker 1: Albanese in July 2025, citing her efforts to prompt the
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  Speaker 1: International Criminal Court to take action against US and Israeli officials,
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  Speaker 1: companies and executives. We also report on incidents of antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: In Iran, Cameron Hekmati, an Iranian-American Jew, has been released
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  Speaker 1: from Evin prison after being convicted for a visit to
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  Speaker 1: Israel 13 years ago. While he is no longer in prison,
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  Speaker 1: a travel ban prevents him from leaving Iran. His family
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  Speaker 1: reports that his trial lasted approximately 10 minutes and was
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  Speaker 1: conducted without legal representation or witnesses. Separately in Canada, Rasha Zaid,
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  Speaker 1: an anti-Israel activist running for local office in Windsor, Ontario,
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  Speaker 1: has been reported calling for all Zionists to be locked
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  Speaker 1: up and comparing Israelis to serial killers on the loose.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to economic matters, Energy Minister Eli Cohen provided an
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  Speaker 1: update on Israel's water supply. He stated that despite the
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  Speaker 1: ninth day of partial suspension at some water processing stations,
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  Speaker 1: the country has access to nearly double the amount of
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  Speaker 1: drinking water needed for all households. painting a resilient picture
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  Speaker 1: of the nation's water resilience. In Israeli domestic politics, the
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  Speaker 1: High Court of Justice is scheduled to hear a dispute
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  Speaker 1: on Wednesday morning concerning the central elections committee's decision to
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  Speaker 1: allow political parties to track which voters have cast ballots
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  Speaker 1: in real time. This follows a reversal of an earlier prohibition,
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  Speaker 1: and two new petitions have been filed seeking to overturn
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  Speaker 1: the committee's ruling before the upcoming election. Also reported is
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  Speaker 1: the political move of Aliza Bloch joining the Blue and
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  Speaker 1: White Party. On a more uplifting note, an international conference
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  Speaker 1: opened in London this past Sunday, bringing together Jewish and
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  Speaker 1: Kurdish leaders, scholars and activists, titled Jewish-Kurdish Relations in a
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  Speaker 1: Changing Middle East, History, Identity and Future Cooperation. The event
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  Speaker 1: marks a significant step in building solidarity between the two diasporas,
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  Speaker 1: aiming to translate their shared history of approximately 27 zero
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  Speaker 1: years into concrete future cooperation. across political, cultural, and academic spheres.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar sent a video address supporting
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  Speaker 1: the gathering. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for joining us
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  Speaker 1: for Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed.
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