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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 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 the ongoing efforts to dismantle Hamas's financial infrastructure, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF and Shin Bet have reported killing 16 key terrorists
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  Speaker 1: involved in the group's financial apparatus. According to the IDF,
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  Speaker 1: these operations disrupted a money transfer network operating through Turkey
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  Speaker 1: and Gaza, impacting over $ 1 billion. Among those eliminated were
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  Speaker 1: Ibrahim Abu Shamala, identified as the head financial officer of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's military wing, and Mohammed Abu Alwan, responsible for the
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  Speaker 1: political wing's funding. The IDF stated that this funding was
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  Speaker 1: used by Hamas to finance terrorists, build weapons capabilities, restore infrastructure,
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  Speaker 1: and advance terror plots. The military warned that individuals continuing
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  Speaker 1: to facilitate Hamas's finances are lawful targets. In a separate development,
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  Speaker 1: the New York Times reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: did not disclose an alleged warning from the UAE president
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  Speaker 1: about a major Hamas attack, which was reportedly given during
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  Speaker 1: a Gaza security meeting on October 1, 2023, six days
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  Speaker 1: before the October 7 massacre. The Prime Minister's office has
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  Speaker 1: denied these allegations, calling them a politically motivated plot, and
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  Speaker 1: the UAE has also rejected the claims. Meanwhile, the Committee
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  Speaker 1: to Protect Journalists has acknowledged that over 20 individuals it
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  Speaker 1: had listed as journalists killed in Gaza were in fact combatants,
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  Speaker 1: following obituaries published by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic, Jihad identifying
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  Speaker 1: them as fighters. A critical examination of the slogan, From
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  Speaker 1: the River to the Sea, is highlighting profound questions about
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  Speaker 1: the fate of the approximately 7 million Jews living between
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  Speaker 1: the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, should Israel cease
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  Speaker 1: to exist. As reported by jpost.com, This perspective argues that
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  Speaker 1: such a scenario is not a two-state solution and raises
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  Speaker 1: urgent concerns for Jewish survival. Given the region's political realities
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  Speaker 1: and a history of persecution, the analysis notes that the
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  Speaker 1: international debate increasingly frames Israel's elimination as a legitimate aspiration
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  Speaker 1: without adequately addressing its consequences. It also references Hamas documents
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  Speaker 1: examined by the New York Times. suggesting Yahya Sinwar sought
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  Speaker 1: to enlist Iran and Hezbollah in a broader assault against Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Looking inward, Benny Gantz has issued a warning regarding significant
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  Speaker 1: national threats facing Israel. He pointed to internal division, a
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  Speaker 1: declining global standing, rising antisemitism, and an erosion of support
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  Speaker 1: from the United States. Gantz emphasized that a broad, moderate
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  Speaker 1: Zionist government is a strategic necessity, especially as Israel approaches
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  Speaker 1: the October 27 elections. He cited warnings from US Congressman
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  Speaker 1: Brad Sherman regarding the weakening of support for Israel in America,
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  Speaker 1: and cautioned that the rhetoric of certain political figures could
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  Speaker 1: damage Israel's standing internationally. From the United States, Democratic Representative
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  Speaker 1: Ro Khanna has publicly called for Israel to release imprisoned
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  Speaker 1: Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. Khanna stated that Palestinians must be
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  Speaker 1: allowed to choose their own leaders, suggesting Barghouti could play
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  Speaker 1: a crucial role in advancing a future Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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  Speaker 1: Representative Khanna, who is reportedly considering a presidential run in 2028,
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  Speaker 1: made these remarks as he aims to elevate his foreign
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  Speaker 1: policy profile. Turning to regional diplomacy, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Arakchi,
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  Speaker 1: announced that Tehran has offered Washington a concrete seven-day plan
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  Speaker 1: to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Arakchi stated that the
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  Speaker 1: decision rests with the United States and that Iran will
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  Speaker 1: not surrender its sovereign rights under pressure. According to reports,
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  Speaker 1: The proposed plan includes a seven-day cessation of hostilities in
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  Speaker 1: the Middle East, the release of frozen Iranian assets, and
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  Speaker 1: the lifting of sanctions. 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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