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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 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: We begin with grave concerns raised by the International Atomic
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  Speaker 1: Energy Agency regarding Iran's nuclear program. IAEA Director General Rafael
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  Speaker 1: Grossi informed the agency's Board of Governors that the IAEA
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  Speaker 1: has been completely blind regarding Iran's nuclear activities and has
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  Speaker 1: had no access to facilities for verification. since at least
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  Speaker 1: June of last year. Grossi described this lack of information
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  Speaker 1: and access as a serious proliferation concern that needs to
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  Speaker 1: be rectified with the utmost urgency. Iran had previously cited
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  Speaker 1: military attacks in June 2025 as a reason for restricting access,
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  Speaker 1: claiming the agency might share sensitive information with those who
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  Speaker 1: attacked its facilities. On the northern front, two IDF soldiers
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  Speaker 1: were lightly injured in southern Lebanon during an encounter with
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  Speaker 1: a Hezbollah operative near the Beaufort Ridge area. The soldiers
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  Speaker 1: managed to kill the operative and were evacuated for medical treatment.
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  Speaker 1: In response to this and ongoing cross-border activity, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: carried out strikes targeting Hezbollah weapons storage sites, command centres
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  Speaker 1: and other infrastructure. This exchange follows recent Hezbollah drone attacks
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  Speaker 1: targeting IDF troops, with reports indicating Hezbollah has recently refrained
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  Speaker 1: from claiming responsibility for some of its actions. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: Gaza and the West Bank, Significant international and local developments
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  Speaker 1: are unfolding. The United Kingdom is set to announce a
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  Speaker 1: ban on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank
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  Speaker 1: on Tuesday, as British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband calls for
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive reset of UK policy. Meanwhile, violence flared in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank. In Hadja, Israeli troops reportedly shot dead
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  Speaker 1: a Palestinian during a village raid involving settlers, while another
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian was killed near Qusra after stabbing and critically wounding
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli settler. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also ordered
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  Speaker 1: the dismantling of some settler outposts. In Gaza, a UN expert,
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  Speaker 1: Francesca Albanese, warned that the ongoing removal and processing of
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  Speaker 1: rubble by Israel risks destroying evidence of potential atrocity crimes
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  Speaker 1: and hindering the recovery of human remains. On a diplomatic front,
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  Speaker 1: Kosovo has signed an agreement to join the International Stabilisation
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  Speaker 1: Force in Gaza, aiming to support the region's peace plan. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: the Pacific Island nation of Nauru has inaugurated its first
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  Speaker 1: Israeli embassy, located in Jerusalem. Domestically, the political landscape is
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  Speaker 1: heating up as parties submit their lists for the upcoming
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  Speaker 1: October elections. Gadi Eizenkot's Yashar party, currently leading in many polls,
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  Speaker 1: submitted its slate, featuring former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen
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  Speaker 1: in the second position. Also submitting its list was Ofer
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  Speaker 1: Winter's People of Israel party. Winter stated his party would
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  Speaker 1: run independently. defying pressure from Prime Minister Netanyahu for smaller
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  Speaker 1: right-wing parties to merge, and emphasised a push for Haredi
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  Speaker 1: enlistment into the IDF. In international legal news, Germany has
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  Speaker 1: formally asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss a
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  Speaker 1: case brought by Nicaragua, which alleges Germany violates the Genocide
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  Speaker 1: Convention by supplying arms to Israel. A ruling on the
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  Speaker 1: court's jurisdiction is expected later this year. And finally, some
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  Speaker 1: positive news. Over 20,000 immigrants made aliyah to Israel in
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  Speaker 1: the Hebrew year 5786. The largest contingents came from Russia,
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  Speaker 1: France and the United States. Notably, 35% of these new
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  Speaker 1: immigrants were between 18 and 35 years old, and 414
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  Speaker 1: were doctors. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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  Speaker 1: Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed. Follow
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