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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 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: Turning to security matters, Israeli security forces have uncovered a
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  Speaker 1: significant terror plot. The Shin Bet and Judea and Samaria
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  Speaker 1: district police announced Wednesday the indictment of two Palestinians from Nablus.
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  Speaker 1: According to the indictment, the cell acquired numerous weapons and
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  Speaker 1: planned various attacks. including the assassination of National Security Minister
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  Speaker 1: Itamar Ben-Givia using an explosive drone. Minister Ben-Givia responded, stating
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  Speaker 1: this was the 11th attempt on his life and vowed
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  Speaker 1: not to be deterred. In other security incidents, two Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: attempted a car-ramming attack near Hebron, prompting a farm owner
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  Speaker 1: to fire and wound one of them. IDF troops were
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  Speaker 1: deployed to the scene, and the incident is under review.
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  Speaker 1: Initial reports also indicated an unfolding incident at the Maccabim checkpoint,
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  Speaker 1: with a significant deployment of forces. Meanwhile in Gaza, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz announced that
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  Speaker 1: the IDF eliminated Mohamed Abu Olyan, identified as the head
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  Speaker 1: of the finance department of the Hamas terrorist organisation in
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  Speaker 1: Khan Yunis. On the diplomatic front, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharrar
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  Speaker 1: addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. He sharply
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  Speaker 1: criticised Israel, accusing the Jewish state of hundreds of airstrikes
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  Speaker 1: and over a thousand incursions into Syria and demanded Israeli
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  Speaker 1: forces withdraw from the Golan Heights. From Iran, Mohsen Reziyeh,
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  Speaker 1: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, stated that if
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  Speaker 1: the US does not agree to Iran's terms, the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz will not be opened and negotiations will not proceed. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: a military advisor stated that any American intervention in the
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  Speaker 1: Bab el-Mandeb Strait is considered a red line. In a
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  Speaker 1: potential diplomatic development, the first shuttle talks between the United
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  Speaker 1: States and Iran in months were held on the sidelines
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  Speaker 1: of the UN General Assembly. These mediated contacts have raised
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  Speaker 1: hopes for progress towards ending the Middle East war. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the Central Elections Committee voted Wednesday to bar the Arab
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  Speaker 1: party Ram from running in the upcoming Knesset elections, slated
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  Speaker 1: for October 27. Looking at international affairs concerning Jewish communities,
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  Speaker 1: Morocco's Islamist PJD party, is campaigning to sever ties with
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  Speaker 1: Israel as part of its push for a comeback in
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming election. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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