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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 15, 2026, 05 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: Israel's Atomic Energy Commission Director General Mosh Edri has stated
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  Speaker 1: that Iran possesses over nine tons of nuclear material, including
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  Speaker 1: 440 kilograms of enriched uranium. According to Edri, this material
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  Speaker 1: is outside of the International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguards and
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  Speaker 1: is equivalent to more than 10 nuclear devices. He warned
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  Speaker 1: that Iran's radical regime remains committed to expanding its missile
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  Speaker 1: and military nuclear capabilities, violating UN Security Council resolutions and
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  Speaker 1: repeatedly threatening Israel, the US and Gulf states. This comes
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  Speaker 1: as the IAEA board recently passed a resolution referring Iran
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  Speaker 1: to the UN Security Council for breaching non-proliferation obligations. In parallel,
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  Speaker 1: a previously undisclosed meeting took place in Germany. organised by
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  Speaker 1: CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper. The summit brought together top
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  Speaker 1: military commanders from the United States, Israel and eight Arab nations,
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt.
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  Speaker 1: The gathering aimed to coordinate efforts against Iran and address
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  Speaker 1: wider regional security threats. Admiral Cooper reportedly reassured participants that
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  Speaker 1: US forces would remain deployed in the Middle East despite
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  Speaker 1: Iranian attacks on American bases. Additionally, US Central Command reports
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  Speaker 1: that since resuming its blockade of vessels travelling to and
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  Speaker 1: from Iran, 103 vessels have been redirected, indicating an operational
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  Speaker 1: impact on maritime traffic. In southern Gaza, the IDF and
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet conducted a strike that killed Nail Abu Obed,
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  Speaker 1: identified as the commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the operation,
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  Speaker 1: issuing a clear message. No terrorist is immune. and Hamas
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  Speaker 1: will not remain in Gaza. Abu Obed had replaced his predecessor,
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  Speaker 1: who was killed by the IDF in May 2025. This
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  Speaker 1: strike follows other recent operations, including the killing of Ahmad Batash,
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  Speaker 1: commander of Hamas's Jabaliya battalion in northern Gaza, responsible for
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  Speaker 1: managing logistics, and Mohamed Yazari, commander of Hamas's Khan Yuni's brigade. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: IDF sources report the detention of Nakar Hamd, a Palestinian-American
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  Speaker 1: reporter for Press TV. at a checkpoint near Tekoa. She
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  Speaker 1: is suspected of cooperating with an enemy entity and may
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  Speaker 1: face an espionage investigation. The United States is planning a
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  Speaker 1: significant munitions sale to Israel, valued at approximately $ 2. 8 billion.
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  Speaker 1: Sources indicate this sale includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs, 20,000 BLU-117 bombs,
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  Speaker 1: and 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads. The report notes that experts
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  Speaker 1: are voicing concerns over the potential use of such large
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  Speaker 1: bombs in urban areas. Ahead of the upcoming general elections
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  Speaker 1: in New Zealand, a party linked to the Popular Front
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  Speaker 1: for the Liberation of Palestine, the Palestine Free from the
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  Speaker 1: River to the Sea Party, has been registered. The party,
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  Speaker 1: which advocates for the dismantling of Israel and supports all
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  Speaker 1: forms of Palestinian resistance, including armed resistance, has secured taxpayer-funded
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  Speaker 1: election broadcasting money. Its founder, Paul Hopkinson, is also the
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  Speaker 1: national spokesperson for the PFLP campaign in New Zealand. The
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  Speaker 1: party's registration followed opposition, but it ultimately met the membership threshold.
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  Speaker 1: Recent polls in Israel indicate a significant political deadlock, with
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  Speaker 1: neither the current coalition nor the opposition bloc projected to
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  Speaker 1: secure the necessary 61 Knesset seats for a majority government.
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  Speaker 1: This situation is forcing parties to recalibrate their strategies. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Ofa Winter. chairman of the People of Israel party, publicly
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  Speaker 1: criticised NAZA director Yuval Abraham for what Winter termed smearing
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  Speaker 1: and defaming his own people. Winter also detailed what he
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  Speaker 1: described as internal attacks he is facing from within the
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  Speaker 1: right-wing camp, including from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the
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  Speaker 1: Likud party. In other political news, opposition leader Yair Lapid,
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  Speaker 1: representing the B Yachad party, has vowed to pursue legislation
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  Speaker 1: ensuring equal rights for the LGBTQ plus community. and enabling
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  Speaker 1: civil marriage within the first 100 days of joining the
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  Speaker 1: next Israeli government. In Iran, reports indicate a sharp increase
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  Speaker 1: in the use of capital punishment. Most recently, a 20-year-old protester,
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  Speaker 1: Taraneh Rahimi, has been sentenced to death, while her twin sister,
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  Speaker 1: Romana Rahimi, received a 36-year prison sentence. Their family alleges
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  Speaker 1: the case involved torture and forced confessions. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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  Speaker 1: occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.