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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 9, 2026, 03 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: We begin with international policy and Israel's response. According to Axios,
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  Speaker 1: cited by J-Post and UNIT, the Trump administration reportedly did
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  Speaker 1: not object to the United Kingdom's recent decision to sanction
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  Speaker 1: Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Reports suggest President Trump
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  Speaker 1: did not raise concerns during a call with British Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Andy Burnham. Western diplomats and US officials also shared
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  Speaker 1: concerns about Israel's regional actions and Prime Minister Netanyahu's policies
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  Speaker 1: with their British counterparts. The White House also distanced itself
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  Speaker 1: from statements made by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee,
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  Speaker 1: who had warned of retaliation, stating his remarks were uncoordinated. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the United States
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  Speaker 1: would not follow the UK's lead in imposing new measures
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  Speaker 1: on West Bank settlements. cautioning against destabilising actions. In response
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  Speaker 1: to these sanctions, Israel is preparing retaliatory measures against France
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  Speaker 1: and other countries imposing similar actions, KAN News reported, citing
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  Speaker 1: multiple sources. This follows Foreign Minister Gideon Saar's announcement of
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  Speaker 1: actions against the UK, including the removal of personnel from
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  Speaker 1: the Civil Military Coordination Centre and the planned closure of
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  Speaker 1: the British consulate in Jerusalem. A British official called Israel's
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  Speaker 1: planned response, regrettable. Separately, regarding intelligence prior to October 7,
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  Speaker 1: two sources familiar with the details told the Jerusalem Post
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  Speaker 1: that the Biden administration was not aware of any specific
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  Speaker 1: warning from the United Arab Emirates concerning Hamas's planned major
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  Speaker 1: terror attack, while UAE leadership reportedly conveyed such concerns to
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Biden administration did not hear
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  Speaker 1: of a specific warning from the Emiratis. The UAE had
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  Speaker 1: previously warned senior US, and Israeli officials that Israeli actions
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  Speaker 1: and rhetoric were putting regional stability at risk. In southern Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: the Israel Defense Forces continue intensive operations in al-Mansouri. Over
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  Speaker 1: the past week, drone strikes have been dropping explosives, leading
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  Speaker 1: to the demolition and attack of dozens of buildings. In
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  Speaker 1: the past few hours alone, reports indicate seven building explosions
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  Speaker 1: in the village. On the issue of antisemitism, the Chief
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  Speaker 1: Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Efraim Mervis, has stated that
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  Speaker 1: Britain's recent sanctions on goods from Judea and Samaria, along
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  Speaker 1: with critical government language regarding Israel, are fuelling a hostile
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  Speaker 1: environment for British Jews and emboldening anti-Semites. Rabbi Mervis described
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  Speaker 1: the move as a dark day for Britain's Jews and
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  Speaker 1: warned that such rhetoric contributes to an increasingly hostile discourse. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in Portugal, six comedians have withdrawn from an upcoming comedy
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  Speaker 1: festival in Lisbon. They are protesting the participation of American
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  Speaker 1: comedian Jerry Seinfeld, due to his public support for Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Performers cited Seinfeld's stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, with one
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  Speaker 1: calling his positions indefensible and stating they could not relativise
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  Speaker 1: or normalise a genocide. Back in Judea and Samaria, reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned in recent
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  Speaker 1: months by the Israel Defence Forces. The IDF cautioned of
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  Speaker 1: severe consequences stemming from acts of terrorism committed by Jewish rioters,
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  Speaker 1: including the potential for a Palestinian response and broader escalation.
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  Speaker 1: In diplomatic news, Israel is set to open its first
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  Speaker 1: embassy in Slovenia's capital. This development follows a shift in
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  Speaker 1: policy by Slovenia's new government, which has moved from being
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  Speaker 1: one of Europe's harshest critics of Israel to fostering closer ties,
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  Speaker 1: despite public opposition within Slovenia. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe
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