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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 22, 2026, 03 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: Turning first to significant news regarding the fight against antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: British counter-terrorism police announced on Tuesday the arrest of two
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  Speaker 1: men in their 30s in central Manchester. This comes as
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  Speaker 1: part of a long-running investigation into what authorities believe was
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  Speaker 1: a plot targeting the Jewish community in northern England. Searches
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  Speaker 1: were also conducted in Salford and Liverpool. While detectives stated
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  Speaker 1: there is no ongoing threat, police in Manchester have increased
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  Speaker 1: patrols for the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days, acknowledging the
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  Speaker 1: concern this news will cause the community, especially given the
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  Speaker 1: significant rise in antisemitism seen since October 7th. This development
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  Speaker 1: follows earlier incidents, including arson attacks and stabbings targeting the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish community in Britain. In France, President Macron's assertion that
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  Speaker 1: Hamas has never operated in the West Bank is drawing criticism.
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  Speaker 1: The source argues this statement displays either ignorance or deliberate
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  Speaker 1: historical distortion aimed at inciting against Israel. The remarks are
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  Speaker 1: framed as promoting incitement against Jewish settlers in Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: with a call for a response from Israeli leadership. Moving
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  Speaker 1: to Gaza, students returned to in-person schooling last week for
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  Speaker 1: the first time in nearly three years. While this marks
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  Speaker 1: a return to organised education, a key concern highlighted by jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: is the content of the school curriculum. Analysts worry it
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  Speaker 1: may continue to indoctrinate children to hate Jews and Israel.
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  Speaker 1: A claim Israel and educational monitoring organisations have long documented.
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  Speaker 1: This contrasts with the potential for schools to teach tolerance
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  Speaker 1: and fundamental subjects. Media coverage, such as a Reuters story,
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  Speaker 1: focused on the immediate challenges. Widespread destruction or damage to schools.
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  Speaker 1: with UNICEF citing 98% affected, the need for makeshift learning
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  Speaker 1: spaces and the financial strain on families for supplies and uniforms.
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  Speaker 1: The reports also detailed children studying amidst displacement and fear,
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  Speaker 1: noting the reported deaths of around 22,000 students and over
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  Speaker 1: 770 education workers, according to Ibrahim Ramadan, the education director
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  Speaker 1: for East Khan Unis. However, the analysis questions the verification
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  Speaker 1: of these figures. and Ramadan's affiliation with the Hamas-era education bureaucracy.
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  Speaker 1: It also notes that media reports often downplay Israel's repeated accusations,
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  Speaker 1: denied by Hamas, that schools have been used for military purposes,
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  Speaker 1: leading to a familiar narrative of a powerful Israel versus
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  Speaker 1: victimised Palestinians, with the critical element of what is being
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  Speaker 1: taught largely omitted. Meanwhile, a report from the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: Population Fund, or UNFPA, alleges that Israel's military response security
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  Speaker 1: measures and population displacement during the Gaza war have intensified
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  Speaker 1: risks of gender-based violence, or GBV, for Palestinian women. The
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  Speaker 1: UNFPA's findings are based on discussions with 230 displaced adult women.
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  Speaker 1: The report does not mention Hamas or other groups potentially
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  Speaker 1: exploiting women, though the UNFPA acknowledged women might be hesitant
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  Speaker 1: to disclose violence committed by armed actors. The report also
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  Speaker 1: points to pre-war gender norms, and a lack of legal
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  Speaker 1: protections in the Palestinian territories, contributing to GBV risks. It
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  Speaker 1: notes that the war's widespread destruction has severely disrupted systems
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  Speaker 1: that previously offered support and protection for women and girls.
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  Speaker 1: In East Jerusalem, Israeli policies implemented since 1967 are described
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  Speaker 1: as creating a maximum land, minimum population zoning system for Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: leading to a severe lack of housing and forced displacement.
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  Speaker 1: An analysis cites the 2040 strategic plans, planning chokehold, and
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  Speaker 1: a report by the Israeli peace NGO Er Amim, indicating
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  Speaker 1: that hundreds of thousands of Palestinian residents face a worsening
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  Speaker 1: housing crisis. The report details how only a small fraction
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  Speaker 1: of land was zoned for Palestinian residential use, leading many
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  Speaker 1: to live in buildings without permits, while Israeli settlement expansion
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  Speaker 1: and land reserves limit options. Concerns are raised about efforts
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  Speaker 1: towards the judaization of the city. with specific reference to
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  Speaker 1: demolitions in the al-Bustan neighbourhood and the vision of a
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  Speaker 1: Judaised Jerusalem. On the international front, US pressure continues to
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  Speaker 1: impact Iran's international air connections. Starting midnight, flights from Tehran
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  Speaker 1: to Baghdad, Muscat and Baku are set to be suspended.
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  Speaker 1: This comes amid expanding restrictions on Iranian carriers, with companies
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  Speaker 1: servicing sanctioned airlines facing secondary sanctions risks. While some flights
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  Speaker 1: may be redirected to Najaf, Services to other destinations like
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  Speaker 1: Istanbul are expected to continue, though Mahan Air is noted
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  Speaker 1: as a significant exception. Separately, on the global stage, President
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  Speaker 1: Trump has called on all nations to leave the International
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  Speaker 1: Criminal Court. He stated that the United States opposes the
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  Speaker 1: institution and will never allow American soldiers or any other
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  Speaker 1: person to be investigated or stand trial there. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: Israeli domestic politics, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givir has announced
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  Speaker 1: his demand to serve as defence minister in the next government,
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  Speaker 1: following upcoming October elections. His party, Yehudit Yehudit, has also
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  Speaker 1: proposed MK Tali Gottlieb for justice minister. Ben-Givia outlined policy
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  Speaker 1: goals including encouraging voluntary emigration from Gaza and the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: disarming the Palestinian Authority, and arresting terror supporters. The party
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  Speaker 1: indicated that if Gottlieb were justice minister, her priorities would
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  Speaker 1: include removing the Attorney General, and reducing the power of
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  Speaker 1: the state attorney's office, alongside toughening sentences for terrorists and
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  Speaker 1: criminal organisations. The report also references coalition agreements that led
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  Speaker 1: to a law mandating the death penalty for terrorists, passed
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  Speaker 1: in March 2026, and Ben-Givir's efforts to worsen conditions for
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian inmates. Minister Ben-Givir also expressed public support for the
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  Speaker 1: execution of terrorists, stating that the gallows are an important
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  Speaker 1: tool in the struggle against terrorism. He added that Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also supports this approach. The Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: recently stated that no terrorist is immune to consequences and
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  Speaker 1: that we will settle the score with all of them. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: in a diplomatic development, Colombia has withdrawn itself from the
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  Speaker 1: International Court of Justice case against Israel. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for joining us on Israel Today ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.