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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 07 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: In the United States, President Donald Trump announced Monday that
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  Speaker 1: American officials are engaged in talks with mediators aiming to
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  Speaker 1: end the ongoing war with Iran. Speaking from the Oval Office,
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  Speaker 1: President Trump expressed confidence in a swift resolution, stating, We're
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  Speaker 1: going to win. As far as I'm concerned, it's going
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  Speaker 1: to be one way or the other. and predicted the
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  Speaker 1: conflict is going to go pretty quickly. He also suggested
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  Speaker 1: that an American victory would lead to lower gas prices. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: tensions persist in Lebanon's south. The Times of Israel reports
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  Speaker 1: that Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with US Senator Rubio,
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  Speaker 1: discussing the path to restoring Lebanon's full sovereignty. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Salam stressed the necessity of Israeli defence forces' withdrawal and
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  Speaker 1: the disarmament of Hezbollah. This comes as the IDF recently
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  Speaker 1: completed a large-scale operation aimed at destroying Hezbollah infrastructure in
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  Speaker 1: southern Lebanon. Separately, reports from southern Lebanon indicate ongoing military engagements.
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  Speaker 1: An interceptor missile was launched towards a suspicious aerial target
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  Speaker 1: detected over Al-Kantara. In another incident, Israeli forces in al-Manswari
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  Speaker 1: identified and eliminated two terrorists who had entered a security
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  Speaker 1: zone and approached military personnel. On the diplomatic front, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.
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  Speaker 1: The Emirati state news agency WAM confirmed the visit Monday,
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  Speaker 1: marking a significant moment after a previous UAE denial. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu met with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan
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  Speaker 1: to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and addressing regional challenges, with
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  Speaker 1: a specific focus on Iran. According to reports, the meeting
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  Speaker 1: lasted six hours. The Prime Minister's office denied a report
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  Speaker 1: that Netanyahu had requested the UAE president to deny warnings
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  Speaker 1: about an impending Hamas attack prior to October 7, stating
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  Speaker 1: the visit focused solely on bilateral ties and regional challenges.
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  Speaker 1: In the United States, the Times of Israel highlights a
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  Speaker 1: notable shift within the American Jewish establishment. The report indicates
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  Speaker 1: that prominent figures and organisations are increasingly joining the liberal
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  Speaker 1: Zionist organisation J Street. This trend is seen as evidence
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  Speaker 1: that criticism of the IDF and efforts to pressure Israel's
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  Speaker 1: government are no longer considered disqualifying factors for engagement within
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  Speaker 1: mainstream Jewish groups, signalling changing times. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: you for joining us for Israel Today, Ongoing War Report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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