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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 07 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: In New York, tensions are high around the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: General Assembly. Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, has
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  Speaker 1: called for the arrest of New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani.
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  Speaker 1: According to World Israel News, Danon accused Mamdani of supporting
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  Speaker 1: Hamas and inciting violence against Jews. This comes as Israel
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  Speaker 1: launches a significant public diplomacy campaign across Manhattan, utilising over
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  Speaker 1: 500 billboards and digital ads. Organised by Israel's National Public
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  Speaker 1: Diplomacy Directorate, the campaign targets the UN and highlights Iran's
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  Speaker 1: nuclear programme and the US-Israel partnership, with messages like UN
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  Speaker 1: safe and UN acceptable. Tzipi Hotovli, head of the directorate,
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  Speaker 1: stated the campaign is expected to reach millions during this
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  Speaker 1: busy diplomatic week. Turning to Iran, A report by the
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  Speaker 1: Wall Street Journal, cited by jpost.com, reveals that China is
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  Speaker 1: providing substantial support to Iran's military programmes. This includes intelligence
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  Speaker 1: and dual-use components for drones, missiles and ballistic missiles, as
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  Speaker 1: well as assistance in evading US sanctions. US officials cited
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  Speaker 1: in the report indicated that China has shipped approximately 1,300
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  Speaker 1: shipments to Iran's defence ministry. The report also highlights that
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  Speaker 1: Iran obtained high-resolution satellite imagery, from Chinese sources prior, to
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  Speaker 1: an attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan. While
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  Speaker 1: President Trump has expressed reluctance to confront China on this issue,
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  Speaker 1: Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin has urged him to address China's
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  Speaker 1: aid to Iran during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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  Speaker 1: In security developments within the disputed territories, Hamas announced on
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  Speaker 1: Thursday its readiness to implement the Board of Peace's roadmap
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  Speaker 1: for Gaza, blaming Israel for obstructions and calling for the
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  Speaker 1: entry of a technocrats' committee and international forces. Meanwhile, in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria, Israel uncovered a 25-metre tunnel in Chalcolia,
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  Speaker 1: containing weapons and materials allegedly intended for explosives. A discovery
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  Speaker 1: Israel's telegram channel, Naftali, highlighted as part of ongoing efforts
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  Speaker 1: to prevent another October 7 attack. On a personal note,
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador to the US Yetiel later stated on Thursday that
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  Speaker 1: his son, Neria, an IDF reservist, remains in serious condition,
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  Speaker 1: and his life is in danger following a car-ramming terror
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  Speaker 1: attack at the Maccabim checkpoint in Judea and Samaria. Later
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  Speaker 1: described the experience as different from the loss of his
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  Speaker 1: other son in combat, emphasising the need for public prayers
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  Speaker 1: for Niria's recovery. Reports from Gaza also indicate recent incidents,
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  Speaker 1: including an Israeli attack in central Khan unis near the
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  Speaker 1: Haifa school that injured four people, one seriously. Additionally, Gazan
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  Speaker 1: Channels reported an attack on a vehicle near the American
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  Speaker 1: hospital in Deir al-Bala, resulting in at least one death
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  Speaker 1: and several injuries. Domestically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has departed
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  Speaker 1: for New York to address the UN General Assembly, with
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  Speaker 1: planned meetings with world leaders on the sidelines. Within Israeli politics,
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  Speaker 1: the Likud party is reportedly re-evaluating its strategy concerning potential
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  Speaker 1: rival Ofer Winter, with concerns that he might ally with
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  Speaker 1: Avigdor Liberman. the party is also focused on increasing voter turnout. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: IDF forces demolished the home of the terrorist responsible for
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  Speaker 1: murdering Yehuda Sherman in a March 21 attack in Kalkalia,
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  Speaker 1: carrying out Israel's policy of raising attackers' homes to deter
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  Speaker 1: future violence. Finally, in a piece of uplifting news, archaeologists
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  Speaker 1: have uncovered three large ritual baths, built around 10 CE,
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  Speaker 1: at the foot of the Temple Mount. The Times of
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  Speaker 1: Israel reports that these findings offer a rare glimpse into
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  Speaker 1: the experience of massive Jewish pilgrimage to the Second Temple
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  Speaker 1: approximately 2,000 years ago. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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