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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 11 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: In Gaza, health officials reported that an Israeli airstrike in
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  Speaker 1: Beit Lahir, north of Gaza, killed a family of four,
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  Speaker 1: including two children, according to Palestinian reports cited by the
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  Speaker 1: Times of Israel. The IDF told the Times of Israel
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  Speaker 1: that the strike targeted Muammar Abdel Rahman Ahmad, identified as
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  Speaker 1: a military operative. and that a warning was issued prior
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  Speaker 1: to the strike to minimise civilian harm. The military stated
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  Speaker 1: the building had been used by terror operatives and that
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  Speaker 1: precise munitions were employed. Separately, Palestinian media reported a strike
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  Speaker 1: in southern Gaza wounded three people, two of them children.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF told the Times of Israel this strike targeted
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  Speaker 1: a terrorist. The IDF also announced the elimination of Ismail
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  Speaker 1: Ibrahim Darwish Kandil in Khan Yunis. UNIT and Telegram sources
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  Speaker 1: identify Kandil as an elite Hamas Nakhba terrorist who participated
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  Speaker 1: in the October 7th attacks, including the killing of Nahal,
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  Speaker 1: Brigade Commander Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Steinberg. The IDF stated Kandil
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  Speaker 1: was recently involved in restoring Hamas military capabilities and advancing attacks.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF and Shin Bet also reported destroying three Hamas
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  Speaker 1: weapons depots in Gaza. In Iran-related news, Yemeni forces have
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  Speaker 1: reportedly uncovered an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC, plan
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  Speaker 1: to take over the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a critical global
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  Speaker 1: shipping route. J-Post, citing a Yemeni military announcement, reported that
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  Speaker 1: intelligence and maps detailing a phased advance were found on
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  Speaker 1: the laptop of a captured Houthi commander. Houthis have recently
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  Speaker 1: taken control of the port city of Mokka, near the Strait.
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  Speaker 1: In London, British police arrested two individuals, a woman and
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  Speaker 1: a man, on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service
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  Speaker 1: linked to Iran. The Metropolitan Police stated the investigation is
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  Speaker 1: not connected to earlier incidents targeting Jewish or Iranian communities. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the International Atomic Energy Agency announced an indication of activity
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  Speaker 1: at Mount Machash in Iran, with further details pending. On
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  Speaker 1: the international stage, the United States is reportedly attempting to
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  Speaker 1: rally NATO allies to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the
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  Speaker 1: founding treaty of the International Criminal Court. Politico reports that
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  Speaker 1: US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whittaker made this demand during
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  Speaker 1: a closed-door meeting, calling for the systematic dismantling of the court.
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  Speaker 1: The report indicates that the US delegation circulated a document
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  Speaker 1: outlining demands to withdraw and condemn the ICC, though countries
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  Speaker 1: like France and the Netherlands have voiced opposition. Domestically, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: politics appears fragmented, according to five polls released Wednesday. Many
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  Speaker 1: show Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar Party leading, though one poll showed
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud surging into first place. Ofa
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  Speaker 1: Winter's new party crossed the electoral threshold in all surveys.
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  Speaker 1: Overall block totals suggest a tight race between Netanyahu's bloc
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  Speaker 1: and the main opposition bloc. In a separate development concerning
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  Speaker 1: the political landscape, the social media platform X removed an
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  Speaker 1: influence network of about 100 fake accounts. These accounts, many
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  Speaker 1: with AI-generated profiles, were reportedly coordinated to publish hundreds of
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  Speaker 1: posts against Ofa Winter, chairman of the People of Israel party,
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  Speaker 1: according to an investigation by the Fake Reporter Initiative. In
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  Speaker 1: news from the wider region, Algeria announced it has severed
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, citing provocative or
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  Speaker 1: hostile actions by Abu Dhabi. Algeria stated UAE actions had
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  Speaker 1: become unacceptable. Strains between the nations have reportedly been growing
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  Speaker 1: over differing regional stances, including normalisation with Israel. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.