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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 12, 2026, 03 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're tracking significant shifts in regional diplomacy and security, alongside
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  Speaker 1: vital updates on the ground and within communities. Across the
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  Speaker 1: Middle East, diplomatic and security landscapes are evolving. Regional powers
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  Speaker 1: like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Oman are preparing for
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  Speaker 1: what's described as the next phase of tensions with Iran.
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  Speaker 1: This is evident through strategic engagements, such as the UAE's
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  Speaker 1: Crown Prince Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan meeting
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  Speaker 1: Iran's President Massoud Pazeshkian at the BRIC summit in India,
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  Speaker 1: as reported by jpost.com. Oman is also reportedly seeking to
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  Speaker 1: host a meeting involving Gulf states and Iran. Adding to
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  Speaker 1: regional concerns, Saudi Arabia has shut down its east-west pipeline
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  Speaker 1: as a precaution, following strikes that hit the line in
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  Speaker 1: the Riyadh and Madna regions, causing several injuries. Jpost.com notes
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  Speaker 1: this development amid rising worries about escalating conflict, driven by
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. Meanwhile, on the
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  Speaker 1: northern front, reports from telegram channels indicate an intensified situation
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  Speaker 1: in southern Lebanon. Within the last hour, six fighter jet
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  Speaker 1: airstrikes have been reported, targeting areas including al-Mansfari, between Haris
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  Speaker 1: and Kardatha and Wadi al-Salawki, according to Abul Express. Selina
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  Speaker 1: Updates also detailed a wave of Israeli airstrikes and artillery
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  Speaker 1: fire across southern Lebanon, with heavy targeting of areas like
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  Speaker 1: al-Mansbury and Ali al-Taha Hill, alongside numerous other locations including
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  Speaker 1: Kfar Tibnit, al-Dapsha, Einata, al-Kantara, Hadatha, Beit Yahoun, Zorta al-Shakia, Tebe, Haris,
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  Speaker 1: Wadi Zibkin, and an area between Shakra and Maiz al-Jabul.
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  Speaker 1: Beyond direct conflict, concerns over antisemitism persist. Delia Gubbe, vice
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  Speaker 1: president of the Jewish community of Milan, spoke with jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: about the pervasive fear impacting daily life. She described the
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  Speaker 1: necessity of police escorts for children attending school and anxieties
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  Speaker 1: about expressing Jewish identity. Gubbe shared her son's experience with
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  Speaker 1: an anti-Semitic incident during a summer camp and her daughter's
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  Speaker 1: dilemma regarding safety and identity at university. Despite the risks,
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  Speaker 1: Gubbe herself continues to wear a Star of David, though
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  Speaker 1: she advises caution to her children. In international policy, United
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  Speaker 1: States Central Command, CENTCOM, has announced it redirected 100 commercial
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  Speaker 1: vessels over the past 60 days. According to a statement
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  Speaker 1: via Salina Updates, this action is part of a steel
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  Speaker 1: wall blockade against Iranian ports. Looking towards the future, Bose Levy,
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  Speaker 1: chairman of Israel Aerospace Industries, discussed the evolving battlefield. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: to Mariv podcast via jpost.com, Levy described a future heavily
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  Speaker 1: reliant on space-based assets, artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced missiles,
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  Speaker 1: emphasising the need for seamless connectivity between all operational bodies.
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  Speaker 1: He also highlighted IAI's status as a space superpower and
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  Speaker 1: detailed an approved plan for a satellite constellation aimed at
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  Speaker 1: continuous tracking. And in uplifting news, 86-year-old Holocaust survivor Morton
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  Speaker 1: Pantzer and his wife Carol, 82, have made Aliyah to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: After 57 years in the United States, they arrived on
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  Speaker 1: August 25 with Nefesh B. Nefesh, fulfilling a lifelong aspiration.
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  Speaker 1: Morton Pantzer told the Jerusalem Post, We're Jewish. Aliyah, this
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  Speaker 1: is the place for the Jews, our own country that
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  Speaker 1: we didn't have for many centuries. Their move occurs as
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  Speaker 1: North American immigration to Israel reaches record levels. That's our
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  Speaker 1: report for this hour. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for
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  Speaker 1: joining us on Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe
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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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