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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took centre stage at the United
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  Speaker 1: Nations General Assembly this week, delivering a forceful defence of
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  Speaker 1: Israel's actions internationally. During his address, Netanyahu directly confronted several
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  Speaker 1: international figures. He mocked Hezbollah terrorists by displaying an old pager,
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  Speaker 1: symbolising their perceived obsolescence, as reported by Amir Tsarfati. Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: also publicly accused Qatar of spending billions on a disinformation campaign,
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  Speaker 1: aiming to spread lies and foster hatred towards Israel, America
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  Speaker 1: and the West, particularly in American universities and Europe, according
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  Speaker 1: to Amir Tsarfati. He also directed sharp criticism at Turkish
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  Speaker 1: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of backing Hamas and
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  Speaker 1: calling for Israel's destruction, asserting Jerusalem's status as Israel's eternal capital.
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  Speaker 1: A significant confrontation unfolded at the UN between Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu and New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani. Netanyahu accused
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  Speaker 1: Mamdani of trying to silence him and defended Israel against
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  Speaker 1: claims of genocide. He alleged that Mamdani praises convicted supporters
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  Speaker 1: of Hamas and counts figures who have expressed hostility towards
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  Speaker 1: the US among his allies. Netanyahu stated, Israel did not
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  Speaker 1: commit genocide. Israel prevented a genocide. And that's exactly what
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  Speaker 1: Mr Mamdani's Hamas buddies would have done to us had
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  Speaker 1: we not stopped them, as reported by the Times of
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  Speaker 1: Israel and Jpost.com. In response, Mayor Mamdani condemned Netanyahu's speech,
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  Speaker 1: accusing him of spreading lies meant to sanitise his genocide
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  Speaker 1: of Palestinians, and referencing an international criminal court arrest warrant.
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  Speaker 1: Mamdani had previously explored arresting Netanyahu based on the ICC warrant,
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  Speaker 1: but concluded he could not legally do so. While still
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  Speaker 1: stating Netanyahu was not welcome in New York City, according
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  Speaker 1: to jpost.com. Amir Tsarfati also noted reports suggesting the Iranian
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  Speaker 1: people connected more with Netanyahu's speech than with their own leaders.
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  Speaker 1: While Prime Minister Netanyahu's international defence was noted for its
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  Speaker 1: confidence and rhetorical skill, some observers and critics felt his
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  Speaker 1: UN speech lacked a clear vision for Israel's domestic future,
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  Speaker 1: failing to directly address Israelis in their own language about
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  Speaker 1: their right to live in the country. according to jpost.com. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: outside UN headquarters, police arrested at least 30 people, including
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  Speaker 1: actors and politicians, who were protesting against Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: ahead of his speech. The rally, organised by Jewish Voice
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  Speaker 1: for Peace, saw activists blocking traffic and chanting anti-Netanyahu slogans,
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  Speaker 1: as detailed by AL Monitor. On the domestic political front,
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  Speaker 1: former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett experienced a disruption during a
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  Speaker 1: campaign stop in Bnei Brak. An object was thrown, a
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  Speaker 1: staffer was struck, and police arrested a suspect at the scene.
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  Speaker 1: A report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development
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  Speaker 1: paints a grim picture of Gaza, detailing an unprecedented socio-economic collapse.
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  Speaker 1: Since October 7, the report identifies immediate priorities for recovery,
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  Speaker 1: including the transfer of withheld Palestinian revenues and safeguarding the
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  Speaker 1: banking system, according to the Times of Israel. Separately, former
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  Speaker 1: PA Minister Sufian Abu Zayedah claims that Hamas leader Sinwar
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  Speaker 1: dictated a message on September 14, 2023, stating that an
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  Speaker 1: earthquake was coming and urging preparations to empty prisons. This
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  Speaker 1: message was reportedly intended for Israel, prompting urgent questions from
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  Speaker 1: Israeli officials at the time, as reported by UNIT. In
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  Speaker 1: other news, a US university, UC Berkeley, has reportedly settled
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  Speaker 1: with Israeli dance scholar Yael Nativ, who was previously denied
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  Speaker 1: a position due to her nationality. Nativ plans to decide
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  Speaker 1: whether to return once an invitation is received, after months
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  Speaker 1: of delay, according to the Times of Israel. And in
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  Speaker 1: a separate investigation, police say they have identified and tracked
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  Speaker 1: Doron Wiseman, the alleged killer of crime boss Yanis Yushveyev,
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  Speaker 1: using surveillance footage and forensic evidence. The search for those
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  Speaker 1: who ordered the killing is ongoing, as reported by UNIT.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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