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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 12 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 concerning developments regarding Iran's nuclear program. International
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  Speaker 1: Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano grossy confirmed construction
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  Speaker 1: activity at Iran's fortified Pikax Mountain nuclear facility, a site
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  Speaker 1: not yet subject to IAEA inspection. These comments follow a
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  Speaker 1: CNN report that presented satellite imagery showing construction, with analysts
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  Speaker 1: from the Center for Strategic and International Studies suggesting it's
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  Speaker 1: for internal construction and exterior reinforcement, though not yet capable
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  Speaker 1: of enrichment work. Adding to the tension, U.S. President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump has indicated he may soon order strikes against such facilities,
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  Speaker 1: as the U.S. military develops new bunker-buster munitions. In parallel,
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  Speaker 1: the IAEA Board of Governors has formally referred Iran to
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  Speaker 1: the UN Security Council, marking the first such action in
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  Speaker 1: two decades. This escalation stems from Tehran's continued breaches of
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  Speaker 1: non-proliferation safeguards and its failure to provide credible explanations for
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  Speaker 1: uranium traces found at undeclared sites. The IAEA has also
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  Speaker 1: been unable to inspect key sites or verify the status
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  Speaker 1: of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile. A situation IAEA Chief Grossi
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  Speaker 1: has described as a serious proliferation concern. Turning to Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: a new Israeli documentary titled, NAZA, is drawing attention for
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  Speaker 1: its claims about Israeli military targeting decisions. The film, which
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  Speaker 1: debuted at the Venice Film Festival, features testimony from anonymous
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  Speaker 1: intelligence officers and soldiers who allege that civilian casualties were
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  Speaker 1: a built-in part of targeting strategies. Directors Yuval Abraham and
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  Speaker 1: Rachel Shaw explained that the documentary highlights an AI-assisted system
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  Speaker 1: used for target identification, where phrases like, Daddy's home, could
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  Speaker 1: trigger AI strikes. They also noted that some officers compare
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  Speaker 1: the events to historical patterns of dehumanisation, drawing lessons from
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  Speaker 1: the Holocaust. The filmmakers also pointed to a perceived lack
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  Speaker 1: of empathy for Palestinian civilians in some segments of Israeli society.
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  Speaker 1: While the IDF maintains it takes great lengths to avoid
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  Speaker 1: civilian casualties, citing Hamas's use of civilians as human shields. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: on the ground in Gaza, the Israeli army reported eliminating
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  Speaker 1: Hamas-Nakba terrorist Ismail Ibrahim Darwish Kandil in an airstrike in
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  Speaker 1: Khan Yunis. The army stated Kandil infiltrated Israel during the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 massacre and participated in the killing of Nahal,
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  Speaker 1: Brigade Commander Colonel Yonatan Steinberg, and had been planning future attacks.
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  Speaker 1: In separate operations, The IDF and ISA announced they struck
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  Speaker 1: three locations across the Gaza Strip, dismantling Hamas weapons storage
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  Speaker 1: facilities that contained explosives, anti-tank missiles and other military equipment.
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  Speaker 1: In a municipal development, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King has
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  Speaker 1: formally requested to rename King George Street to Taba Haaretz.
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  Speaker 1: This move is presented as a direct response to Britain's
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  Speaker 1: announced intention to advance sanctions and trade restrictions against West
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  Speaker 1: Bank settlements. King's request to the Jerusalem mayor links the
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  Speaker 1: proposed name change to London's policy, which includes a future
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  Speaker 1: ban on imports from settlements and new legislation to impose
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  Speaker 1: targeted sanctions. This British initiative has also garnered support from
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  Speaker 1: 12 other countries, including Canada, Denmark, France and Spain, who
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  Speaker 1: have announced intentions to impose national or European restrictions on
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  Speaker 1: trade with settlements. In the United States, Manhattan District Attorney
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  Speaker 1: Alvin Bragg announced a hate crime indictment against 51-year-old Raul Morales.
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  Speaker 1: The indictment follows an investigation into two unprovoked daytime stabbings
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  Speaker 1: near synagogues on New York's Upper West Side on July 23.
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  Speaker 1: Prosecutors stated Morales allegedly attacked victims while shouting anti-Semitic expressions,
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  Speaker 1: and subsequent investigation of his phone uncovered text messages containing
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  Speaker 1: explicit anti-Semitic sentiments, supporting the bias motivation behind the assaults.
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  Speaker 1: Both victims survived the attacks. Finally, shifting to domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: five polls released after the closing of the 2026 Knesset
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  Speaker 1: party lists paint a picture of a highly fragmented political landscape.
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  Speaker 1: In four of the polls, Gadi Isenkot's Yashar party emerged
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  Speaker 1: as the largest, while one I24 News poll showed the Likud,
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  Speaker 1: led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, surging into first place.
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  Speaker 1: The results also indicate uncertainty regarding bloc outcomes. with some
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  Speaker 1: polls showing a tie and others favouring the Zionist opposition bloc,
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  Speaker 1: except for the I24 News poll, which showed Netanyahu's bloc
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  Speaker 1: strengthening significantly. Other parties, including Ofer Winters and Yoaz Hendel
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  Speaker 1: and Yaron Zelikas, crossed the electoral threshold in varying numbers
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  Speaker 1: of polls. I'm Noah Levi. Thank you for listening to
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