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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 2026, 02 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 developments concerning Iran's nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official,
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  Speaker 1: speaking anonymously to Reuters via AL Monitor, stated that Iran
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  Speaker 1: will not show flexibility on its nuclear programme, even if
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  Speaker 1: the United States accepts its proposal to reopen the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz. This proposal, outlined by Iran's Foreign Minister Arbas Arachi,
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  Speaker 1: includes conditions such as the lifting of a US naval
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  Speaker 1: blockade on Iranian ports and the release of frozen funds.
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  Speaker 1: The official emphasised that the waterway would remain closed until
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  Speaker 1: all of Iran's conditions are met, and that Tehran would
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  Speaker 1: engage in detailed negotiations on its nuclear programme only after
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  Speaker 1: these conditions are fulfilled. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons, though
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  Speaker 1: Western states accuse it of enriching uranium far beyond civilian needs.
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  Speaker 1: with the International Atomic Energy Agency estimating Iran's enriched uranium stockpile. Internationally,
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  Speaker 1: the United Nations Human Rights Office issued a list on
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  Speaker 1: Friday adding 61 more companies to its database of businesses
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  Speaker 1: operating in Israeli West Bank settlements, which the UN considers illegal.
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  Speaker 1: This expansion brings the total number of listed firms to 214.
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  Speaker 1: The list now includes companies like Israeli pesticides maker ADAMA
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  Speaker 1: and real estate firm Aloni Hetz, alongside previously listed entities
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  Speaker 1: such as Expedia. Israel's diplomatic mission criticised the list, calling
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  Speaker 1: it a distorted mechanism, created by a deeply flawed body,
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  Speaker 1: designed to persecute the Jewish state. The UN Rights Office
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  Speaker 1: assesses companies based on their involvement in activities that violate
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian rights, such as supplying demolition equipment or providing surveillance
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  Speaker 1: for settlements. The development comes amid a surge in settler
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  Speaker 1: attacks and as some European nations have blocked imports from settlements.
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  Speaker 1: In regional conflict news, Yemen's presidential council chairman, Rashad al-Alami,
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  Speaker 1: called on the Yemeni people to mobilize and join Yemen's
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  Speaker 1: armed forces in combating the Iran-backed Houthis. In a speech
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  Speaker 1: on Friday, Alami labeled the Houthis a terrorist militia and
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  Speaker 1: stated the goal is to regain territory and restore security,
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  Speaker 1: describing the recent increase in Houthi attacks as a dangerous escalation.
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  Speaker 1: In Germany, the town council of Heidenau has voted to
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  Speaker 1: reject future installations of brass plaques commemorating Nazi victims, known
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  Speaker 1: as stumbling blocks, with the decision reportedly supported by centre
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  Speaker 1: and far-right groups, despite recommendations from city administrators. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: US policy and regional diplomacy, senior officials from Israel, the
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  Speaker 1: United States, Bahrain, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and incoming
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  Speaker 1: partner Kazakhstan reconvened in New York on Thursday for the
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  Speaker 1: group's first multilateral meeting since January 2023. Aimed at translating
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic ties into practical cooperation, the high-level roundtable included U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Undersecretary of State Alison Hooker and focused on shared priorities
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  Speaker 1: such as technology, trade, energy, water, food security, and strategic cooperation,
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  Speaker 1: signaling renewed efforts to deepen regional integration. Domestically in Israel,
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  Speaker 1: Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Noam Solberg issued a temporary
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  Speaker 1: injunction on Friday against the Shekel HaTaha organization, affiliated with
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  Speaker 1: the Satmar Haredi community. The organization is accused of offering
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  Speaker 1: NIS 200 to voters to abstain from the upcoming 26th
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  Speaker 1: Knesset elections, a move seen by the court as potentially
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  Speaker 1: violating election laws, citing grave concern regarding a violation of
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  Speaker 1: the law that strikes at the very core of election laws.
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  Speaker 1: And in an uplifting moment, President Isaac Herzog attended the
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  Speaker 1: wedding of Yuli Ben-Ami on Thursday, daughter of Raz and
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  Speaker 1: Ohad Ben-Ami, who are survivors of Hamas captivity. President Herzog
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  Speaker 1: described the ceremony as a moment of pure victory and happiness,
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  Speaker 1: celebrating the family's reunion after Ohad's 491 days and Raz's
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  Speaker 1: 54 days in captivity, and commending the resilience of the family.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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