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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 04 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: Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a significant, large-scale ballistic missile
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  Speaker 1: and drone attack against multiple targets across southern Saudi Arabia overnight.
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  Speaker 1: According to reports, at least 73 people were injured in
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  Speaker 1: the strikes, which targeted civilian and economic entities and including
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  Speaker 1: facilities belonging to the state-owned oil giant Aramco in Abhar
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  Speaker 1: and Jazan, as well as King Khalid Air Base and
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  Speaker 1: Abhar International Airport. The Saudi-led coalition described the attacks as
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  Speaker 1: a dangerous escalation and vowed to take all necessary measures
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  Speaker 1: to deter the militia and respond firmly. This marks the
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  Speaker 1: heaviest attack by the Houthis since the conflict reignited and
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  Speaker 1: a four-year truce in Yemen unravelled. This comes as shipping
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  Speaker 1: traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed this week, after
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  Speaker 1: Iran threatened retaliation for new US attacks, with analysts expecting
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  Speaker 1: Middle East shipping disruptions to persist into next year. On
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  Speaker 1: the domestic front, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has confirmed
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  Speaker 1: reports that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed and Egyptian General
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  Speaker 1: Intelligence Head Abbas Kamal had warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: about Hamas's planned operation ahead of the October 7 attacks.
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  Speaker 1: Bennett stated he knows this fact to be true. suggesting
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu bore direct responsibility and was deeply immersed in the
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  Speaker 1: conception that Hamas was an asset. Aharet's investigation, citing senior
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  Speaker 1: foreign sources, detailed a warning from Bin Zayed about a
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  Speaker 1: week and a half prior, during which Netanyahu reportedly assessed
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's intentions differently. An Israel Hayem report adds that the
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  Speaker 1: UAE president's warning came about 10 days before the attack,
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  Speaker 1: and that the prime minister allegedly withheld this information from
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  Speaker 1: security chiefs, prompting opposition leaders to demand a state commission
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  Speaker 1: of inquiry. In a diplomatic development, Israeli Finance Minister Beit
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  Speaker 1: Sarlel Smotrich has called for the expulsion of the British ambassador.
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  Speaker 1: Smotrich accused London of antisemitism and declared, the British mandate
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  Speaker 1: in the land of Israel is over. This escalation follows
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  Speaker 1: an expected UK announcement of a trade ban targeting Jewish
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  Speaker 1: communities in Judea and Samaria. Turning to education, Israel has
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  Speaker 1: recorded a steep decline in international PISA assessments. Data shows
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  Speaker 1: Israeli 15-year-olds have lost significant points in reading, math and
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  Speaker 1: science since 2022, falling below the OECD average in all fields.
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  Speaker 1: According to reports, nearly 3 in 10 students now lack
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  Speaker 1: basic proficiency, marking the steepest decline since Israel began participating
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  Speaker 1: in the study 20 years ago. Domestically, the Likud party's
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  Speaker 1: court is scheduled to convene to decide on the process,
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  Speaker 1: for approving reserved candidate slots, sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: The party has announced reserved spots for Talik Jivili, who
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  Speaker 1: will be placed at number nine on the list, and
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  Speaker 1: for wounded reservist Elisha Medan. The court's decision on whether
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  Speaker 1: the party secretariat's vote on these slots will be secret
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  Speaker 1: or open is seen as critical to the internal approval process.
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  Speaker 1: On a historical note, newly revealed documents from a secret
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  Speaker 1: November 1993 meeting between then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Jordan's
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  Speaker 1: King Hussein, offer insight into the groundwork laid for the
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  Speaker 1: Israel-Jordan peace treaty. Released by the Peres Centre for Peace
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  Speaker 1: and Innovation, the documents detail candid discussions where King Hussein
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  Speaker 1: expressed urgency to advance an agreement, stating, Perhaps I have
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  Speaker 1: only a year or two left. I will put everything
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  Speaker 1: on the line. Peres presented a vision for regional economic cooperation,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting a dynamic partnership between the leaders. In law enforcement news,
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  Speaker 1: police have arrested three suspects in connection with a fragmentation
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  Speaker 1: grenade attack on a Japonica restaurant in Rosh Pina nearly
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  Speaker 1: two months ago. This incident was part of a wider
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  Speaker 1: wave of violence targeting branches of the restaurant chain across
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  Speaker 1: the country. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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