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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 2026, 06 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 a significant geopolitical development, Somaliland has proposed a military
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  Speaker 1: partnership with Israel. Ahmed Diri, chairperson of the executive committee
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  Speaker 1: of the Israel and Somaliland Friendship Association, told the Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: Post that such cooperation could include an Israeli military presence
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  Speaker 1: in Somaliland. strategically located near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Diri
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  Speaker 1: believes this partnership would strengthen mutual defence against common threats,
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  Speaker 1: particularly citing the Houthis. He noted Somaliland's position offers unique
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  Speaker 1: strategic importance, while Somaliland's defence minister previously confirmed Israel trains
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  Speaker 1: their military and police personnel. He and the president had
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  Speaker 1: stated no Israeli military base was under negotiation. Though the
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  Speaker 1: president had not ruled out future possibilities, and suggested an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli and American military presence could deter regional activity. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in the Northern Theater, the IDF has completed a three-month
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  Speaker 1: mission in Syria's security zone. According to the IDF, troops
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  Speaker 1: from the 228th Brigade questioned dozens of suspects, apprehended operatives,
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  Speaker 1: dismantled terrorist infrastructure, and seized weapons including rocket-propelled grenades, mortar
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  Speaker 1: shells and Kalashnikov rifles. They will be replaced by the
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  Speaker 1: 2nd Brigade. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharrar, however, demanded an Israeli
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  Speaker 1: withdrawal from the security zone, stating that Israel continues to
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  Speaker 1: attack Syria and calling for withdrawal to the 1974 agreement line.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz responded on the Golan Heights,
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  Speaker 1: affirming that the Golan, under Israeli sovereignty, is an inseparable
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  Speaker 1: part of the State of Israel. In parallel, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: announced the 98th Division Headquarters will operate in the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: a move intended to bolster defensive and offensive capabilities following
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  Speaker 1: recent terror attacks in the region. This redeployment comes after
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  Speaker 1: incidents including a car-ramming attack on Route 443 near the
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  Speaker 1: Maccabim checkpoint, which wounded an American citizen, and another incident
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  Speaker 1: in the Hebron Hills. In Judea and Samaria, Neria Dov Later,
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  Speaker 1: son of Israel's ambassador to the US Yetiel Later, was
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  Speaker 1: seriously wounded in a terrorist car-ramming attack on Route 443
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  Speaker 1: near the Maccabim checkpoint. Neria is the brother of Major,
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  Speaker 1: Reserve Moshe Yedidia Leiter, who was killed fighting in northern
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  Speaker 1: Gaza in November 2023. Ambassador Leiter expressed gratitude for the IDF,
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  Speaker 1: the medical team at Shah Zedek working to save his
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  Speaker 1: son's life, and the prayers of the people of Israel.
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  Speaker 1: On the diplomatic front, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar acknowledged Israel's
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  Speaker 1: current minority position at the United Nations, but rejected the
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  Speaker 1: notion of a broad international consensus against the country. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: during the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Saar stated that
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  Speaker 1: Israel has been in a minority position for decades and
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  Speaker 1: cannot continue making concessions based on international pressure. He cited
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  Speaker 1: past Israeli concessions like the Oslo Accords and the withdrawal
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  Speaker 1: from Gaza as not yielding expected diplomatic benefits. Saar also
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  Speaker 1: noted that while he does not define Turkey as an
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  Speaker 1: enemy state, he cannot ignore its hostile policy toward Israel,
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  Speaker 1: including its relationship with Hamas. His remarks come as several
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  Speaker 1: Middle Eastern nations reaffirmed support for a sovereign, viable and
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  Speaker 1: independent Palestinian state. In international alignment, Argentine President Javier Millet
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  Speaker 1: has declared his government's clear geopolitical choice to align with
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  Speaker 1: the West, specifically the United States and Israel, citing shared
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  Speaker 1: values and strategic ties. President Millet also stated that Argentina
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  Speaker 1: rejects attacks by the Iranian regime against Israel. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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