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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 17, 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 today with delicate diplomatic efforts underway to de-escalate
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  Speaker 1: tensions in the Red Sea. Reports indicate China has privately
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  Speaker 1: urged Iran to use its influence to rein in the
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  Speaker 1: Houthi attacks. This comes after Saudi Arabia appealed to Beijing
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  Speaker 1: for help, citing Houthi advances that threaten vital shipping routes
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  Speaker 1: and Saudi oil exports. China's public calls have been for restraint,
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  Speaker 1: but its private message to Tehran reportedly emphasised preventing wider
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  Speaker 1: conflict across energy routes, to which Iran responded that regional
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  Speaker 1: stability depends on ending the US-Israeli war. Meanwhile, Lebanese channels
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  Speaker 1: report proactive IDF attacks and explosions in the village of
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  Speaker 1: al-Mansuri in southern Lebanon. And from the Shin Bet, Director
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  Speaker 1: David Zinni stated that the agency is committed to hunting
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  Speaker 1: down every Hamas member involved in the October 7 attacks,
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  Speaker 1: declaring there is no place in the world too far,
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  Speaker 1: no forgiveness and no expiration date for those who harm Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the West Bank, Palestinians are closely observing the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming Israeli elections, scheduled for late October 2026, with some
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  Speaker 1: viewing them as more critical for their future than their
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  Speaker 1: own scheduled elections. Many hope a new Israeli government might
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  Speaker 1: reverse the ban on West Bank workers entering Israel for employment,
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  Speaker 1: which has been in place since October 7th. The focus
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  Speaker 1: for many remains on economic conditions and the ability to
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  Speaker 1: live with dignity. In Gaza, the Jerusalem Post continues its
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  Speaker 1: inquiries into IDF operations where large civilian casualties were alleged,
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  Speaker 1: specifically regarding strikes that killed Hamas commanders Ibrahim Bairi and
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  Speaker 1: Wissam Farhat. The IDF has maintained that targeting decisions involve
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  Speaker 1: human approval and proportionality assessments, but the newspaper has faced
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  Speaker 1: challenges obtaining specific details from the army. This ongoing scrutiny
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  Speaker 1: comes amid international attention and reports referencing anonymous testimony. The
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  Speaker 1: report also highlights positive instances, such as the September 2024
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  Speaker 1: polio vaccination campaign for nearly 560,000 children, which was facilitated
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  Speaker 1: by humanitarian pauses with Israeli cooperation. It also references the
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  Speaker 1: IDF's acknowledgement of serious errors following the April 2024 World
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  Speaker 1: Central Kitchen incident. On the ground, The IDF announced the
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  Speaker 1: elimination of Sharif Shadi Ibrahim Labad, a Hamas-Nakba terrorist in
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  Speaker 1: northern Gaza, who had infiltrated Israel on October 7. In
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  Speaker 1: the United States, the Texas State Board of Education has
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  Speaker 1: approved revised high school social studies standards, slated for implementation
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  Speaker 1: in 2030. These new standards will teach that Israel was
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  Speaker 1: established in 1948 in the ancestral homeland of the Jews.
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  Speaker 1: and will emphasise the influence of Judeo-Christian traditions on American history,
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  Speaker 1: following advocacy from pro-Israel groups. And finally, Patriots owner Robert
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  Speaker 1: Kraft shared details of a dispute with rapper Macklemore. Kraft
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  Speaker 1: stated he urged a musician to drop Macklemore from a
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  Speaker 1: tour due to an anti-Israel performance, and that Macklemore later
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  Speaker 1: asked him to match a $ 1 million pledge to Palestinian groups.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources
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  Speaker 1: for a comprehensive view.