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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 4, 2026, 10 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 Yemen, the Saudi-backed head of the presidential council, Rashid al-Alami,
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  Speaker 1: announced the start of military operations to retake territory held
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  Speaker 1: by Iran-backed Houthi rebels and restore state authority across the country.
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  Speaker 1: Meanwhile in Iraq, the planned US withdrawal is reportedly emboldening
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  Speaker 1: Iranian-backed militias. According to Dr Ronan Zeidel, an Iraq specialist
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  Speaker 1: at the Moshe Dayan Center, these groups are resisting disarmament,
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  Speaker 1: pushing back deadlines and shifting focus from disarmament to regulation
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  Speaker 1: of weapons. He noted that Iran maintains an unofficial presence
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  Speaker 1: in the country, and while the US retains economic leverage,
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  Speaker 1: Baghdad faces a dilemma over confronting the militias. On the
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic front concerning Iran, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagha Galibaf
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  Speaker 1: stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until
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  Speaker 1: seven conditions from a June interim agreement with the US
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  Speaker 1: are met. He emphasised that Washington must understand the period
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  Speaker 1: of dragging out the diplomatic process and dictating one-sided demands
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  Speaker 1: is over. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghi also clarified
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  Speaker 1: Tehran's positions via mediators and denied nuclear discussions for sanctions relief. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: in southern Lebanon, two IDF soldiers were injured in an
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  Speaker 1: operational accident involving a grenade explosion. Domestically, the upcoming Israeli
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  Speaker 1: election faces controversy as an old interview resurfaced showing people
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  Speaker 1: of Israel party member Yosef Hardard endorsing a two-state solution
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  Speaker 1: over five years ago. Hardard has since stated his position
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  Speaker 1: changed following the May 2021 riots and that he now
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  Speaker 1: believes no Palestinian state should be given. Party leader Brigadier General, Reserve,
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  Speaker 1: Ofa Winter defended Hardard, expressing pride in a person's ability
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  Speaker 1: to change views in the right direction, particularly after October 7.
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  Speaker 1: Opposition leaders Avigdor Lieberman and Yair Golan are sharply criticising
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  Speaker 1: the government and the appointment of David Zinni as Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet chief, particularly following an attempted aerial terror attack on
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  Speaker 1: a fly-Jubai flight. Yair Golan stated, I gave him a test,
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  Speaker 1: he didn't pass it. A report by the Italian newspaper
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  Speaker 1: Corriella della Sera reveals new details. alleging the Copilot attempted
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  Speaker 1: to seize control of the aircraft and cause it to crash.
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  Speaker 1: Former Prime Minister Bennett has also weighed in on security matters,
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  Speaker 1: asserting a direct connection between a plane incident and the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 events and calling for urgent public answers. Globally,
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism remains a concern. A motion debated at the UK
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  Speaker 1: Brighton Conference proposes defining Zionism as racism and calling for
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  Speaker 1: a single Palestinian state. The Jewish party leader, Zak Polanski,
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  Speaker 1: abstained from affirming Israel's right to exist, drawing criticism. In
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  Speaker 1: the US, remembrance and advocacy events are planned in New
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  Speaker 1: York and Philadelphia to mark the October 7th incidents and
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  Speaker 1: counter distorted narratives. On the economic front, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu and Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich have agreed to
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  Speaker 1: lower fuel prices by half a shekel per litre, effective tonight.
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  Speaker 1: In historical news, a Syrian security officer, Seed Jawish, has
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  Speaker 1: claimed that the legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen may be
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  Speaker 1: buried near unidentified military barracks outside Damascus. And an unusual
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  Speaker 1: incident occurred at the Mishma Hanegev base, where a bus fire,
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  Speaker 1: possibly caused by a gas balloon explosion, led to ammunition ignition.
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  Speaker 1: No casualties were reported. 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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