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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 06 AM 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 significant diplomatic activity surrounding regional security. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly spent six hours in the United
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  Speaker 1: Arab Emirates on Sunday meeting with UAE President Mohammed bin
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  Speaker 1: Zayed al-Nahyan. Sources tell the Jerusalem Post that Iran was
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  Speaker 1: the primary subject of discussion during the high-pressure visit. which
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu reportedly pushed hard to arrange before elections. The two
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  Speaker 1: leaders had spoken several times by phone in the weeks prior.
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  Speaker 1: This meeting comes amidst ongoing reports and denials concerning warnings
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  Speaker 1: allegedly given to Israel ahead of the October 7 attacks.
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  Speaker 1: A former head of Mossad international diplomacy, Ayld Sir Cohen,
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  Speaker 1: stated he has no recollection of specific warnings from Egypt
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  Speaker 1: or the UAE to Prime Minister Netanyahu before or after
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  Speaker 1: October 7. However, other reports, including one in the Atlantic,
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  Speaker 1: suggest Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamal secretly visited Israel shortly
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  Speaker 1: before the attacks with a warning about Hamas's intentions, a
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  Speaker 1: claim the Egyptian intelligence chief has not directly commented on. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a report indicates Prime Minister Netanyahu asked UAE President al-Nahyan
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  Speaker 1: during their recent meeting to deny publications, claiming he received
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  Speaker 1: a warning before October 7. Meanwhile, in the Red Sea,
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  Speaker 1: European Union foreign policy chief Karja Callas is urging member
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  Speaker 1: states to increase naval support for Operation Aspides. She cited
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  Speaker 1: escalating Houthi threats to critical trade routes via the Bab
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  Speaker 1: al-Mandeb Strait. Callas noted that the EU mission, established in 2024,
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  Speaker 1: has typically comprised only a handful of ships, which is
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  Speaker 1: insufficient for the challenging maritime area. The push for a
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  Speaker 1: larger deployment, potentially over 10 ships, comes as the Houthis
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  Speaker 1: have advanced control near the strait, which is crucial for
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  Speaker 1: energy trade and global shipping. On the diplomatic front, the
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  Speaker 1: Netherlands has implemented a sweeping ban on Israeli goods originating
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  Speaker 1: from the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights,
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  Speaker 1: effective September 22. In response, Israel's foreign ministry, under Minister
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  Speaker 1: Gideon Sarr, has revoked the credentials of all Dutch diplomats
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  Speaker 1: operating at the Netherlands' representative office in Ramallah, ordering them
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  Speaker 1: to leave Israel within seven days. Saar stated that if
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  Speaker 1: the Netherlands wishes to represent its interests vis-à-vis the Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: it must do so from the Palestinian Authority's territory, not Israel's.
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  Speaker 1: In military safety news, the Israeli Defence Forces have extended
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  Speaker 1: the operational suspension of their Atilaf loitering munition drones until
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  Speaker 1: October 4. This precautionary measure follows the deaths of two reservists,
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  Speaker 1: Major Reserve Nadav Kali and Major Reserve Ofak Molum. who
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  Speaker 1: were killed when one of the drones exploded near them
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  Speaker 1: in northern Gaza. An investigation into the incident, examining potential
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  Speaker 1: technical malfunctions or electronic warfare interference, is underway. The Ataluf
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  Speaker 1: drone is a lightweight, quickly developed attack drone used across
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  Speaker 1: multiple fronts, an incident highlighting concerns over campus rhetoric has
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  Speaker 1: emerged in the Netherlands. Maastricht University has provisionally suspended a
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  Speaker 1: 22-year-old Palestinian student after he reportedly claimed in a social
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  Speaker 1: media video that he participated in the October 7th Hamas
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  Speaker 1: attack on Israel. The university stated the suspension was necessary
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  Speaker 1: due to concern and unrest among the students and to
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  Speaker 1: allow for a determination of whether he may continue his studies.
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  Speaker 1: The students' claims have not been independently confirmed. Morocco and
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  Speaker 1: Israel are set to deepen diplomatic ties, upgrading their liaison
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  Speaker 1: offices to full embassies and appointing ambassadors. This move, announced
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  Speaker 1: on September 16, builds on the 2020 Abraham Accords and
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  Speaker 1: saw participation from Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Barita, Israeli Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Gideon Saar, and US Ambassador to the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: Mike Waltz. The upgrade proceeds despite ongoing protests in Morocco
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  Speaker 1: against normalisation with Israel. Moroccan officials note the Kingdom sees
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  Speaker 1: itself as a mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian cause, turning to
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  Speaker 1: economic and business developments, The IDF Intelligence Directorate is closely
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  Speaker 1: monitoring Turkey's growing influence in the Mediterranean, particularly its maritime
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  Speaker 1: economic agreement with Libya. This agreement, signed in 2019 and
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  Speaker 1: expanded since, creates an artificial corridor that disregards Greek islands
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  Speaker 1: and potentially disrupts energy projects, such as a gas pipeline
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  Speaker 1: from Israel to Europe. In domestic resilience efforts, the Israel
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  Speaker 1: Electric Corporation, or IEC, is advancing a programme using 3D
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  Speaker 1: printing for critical power plant components. This initiative aims to
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  Speaker 1: reduce reliance on overseas procurement, shorten repair times and strengthen
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  Speaker 1: Israel's energy resilience amidst wartime conditions and global supply chain disruptions.
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  Speaker 1: The IEC is working with Israeli tech companies to develop
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  Speaker 1: domestic capabilities, which could significantly cut costs and delivery times
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  Speaker 1: for specialised parts. Domestically, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givir has
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  Speaker 1: made strong statements against imprisoned terrorists. He directly threatened Hassan Salameh,
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  Speaker 1: a terrorist involved in planning the 1996 Jerusalem bus bombings,
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  Speaker 1: stating his intent to personally administer hell to the prisoner.
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  Speaker 1: Hamas responded critically to Ben-Givir's remarks. In other news from
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  Speaker 1: the Galilee, dozens of Israeli flags planted by religious Zionist
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  Speaker 1: activists in the Majd al-Krum area were reportedly torn down
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  Speaker 1: within days. Additionally, a candidate for the Rayyam party, Segelovich,
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  Speaker 1: believes Abu Shachada has crossed the line and should not
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  Speaker 1: be allowed to run in elections, highlighting potential disputes over
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  Speaker 1: candidate conduct. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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