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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 03 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 the West Bank, a significant security development unfolded on
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  Speaker 1: Wednesday with the discovery of a tunnel at least 25
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  Speaker 1: metres deep, still under excavation in Kalkalia. Israel police and
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  Speaker 1: border police officers, acting on intelligence, also found the beginnings
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  Speaker 1: of another excavation nearby. Along with weapons including an M16 rifle,
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  Speaker 1: and a sniper rifle, ammunition and substances that could be
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  Speaker 1: used for explosives. Four suspects were arrested at the scene.
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  Speaker 1: Local officials expressed alarm, with the mayor of Kwasaba calling
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  Speaker 1: the incident serious and highlighting the danger to communities near
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  Speaker 1: the seam line. Police stated operations against such infrastructure will continue. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF announced it has eliminated a Hamas commander, Mahmoud
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  Speaker 1: Abd al-Fattah Awad, in the Gaza City area. According to
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  Speaker 1: the IDF, Awad was involved in holding seven Israeli civilians hostage,
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  Speaker 1: identified as Daniela Gilboa, Karina Arif, Doron Steinbrecher, Nama Levy,
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  Speaker 1: Ziv Berman, Omri Meran and Aytan Moore. The military stated
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  Speaker 1: he had also recently been planning and advancing terror attacks
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  Speaker 1: against Israeli troops and civilians, and working to restore the
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  Speaker 1: terrorist organisation's capabilities. The strike was carried out from the air,
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  Speaker 1: with steps taken to mitigate civilian harm, In Gaza, Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: journalists reported that an attack on a tent near Sheikh
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  Speaker 1: Radwan Pond in northern Gaza City resulted in one person killed,
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  Speaker 1: identified as Hadefa Oz, and several injured. This incident follows
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  Speaker 1: a period of relative quiet in the strip over the
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  Speaker 1: past day. On the diplomatic front, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: is in the United States for a brief visit, centred
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  Speaker 1: on his address to the UN General Assembly. The Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister's schedule on US soil is unusually limited. with plans
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  Speaker 1: for only about six hours before his return to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: His meetings will include leaders from several countries, but notably
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  Speaker 1: will not include US President Trump or Secretary of State
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  Speaker 1: Marco Rubio, with the Prime Minister's office citing a packed
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  Speaker 1: timetable and the Sukkot holiday. Netanyahu's speech is expected to
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  Speaker 1: focus heavily on Iran, addressing its nuclear and missile programmes
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  Speaker 1: and potentially the stability of the Tehran regime, with plans
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  Speaker 1: to present new information and visual aids. In New York,
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  Speaker 1: hundreds of Jewish community members and interfaith speakers rallied near
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  Speaker 1: the United Nations, urging world leaders gathered for the UN
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  Speaker 1: General Assembly to take rising global antisemitism and antisemitic violence
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  Speaker 1: more seriously. Speakers emphasised that the issue is not being
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  Speaker 1: adequately addressed and called for immediate action. The rally featured
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  Speaker 1: messages from survivors of antisemitic hate crimes and advocated for
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  Speaker 1: a stronger response to what was described as deliberate passivity.
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  Speaker 1: in the face of antisemitism. In business news, American defence
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  Speaker 1: technology company Anders is expanding its presence in Israel by
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  Speaker 1: acquiring three Israeli defence tech businesses, Insignito, Autopia Defence and
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  Speaker 1: Caribou Labs, for a total of $ 56 million. The move
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  Speaker 1: is intended to bolster Anders's integrated autonomous defence systems platform,
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  Speaker 1: adding capabilities in resilient communications, remote control for unmanned systems
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  Speaker 1: and navigation in GPS-denied environments. Turning to uplifting news, the
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  Speaker 1: Tekuma region in southern Israel has seen a notable population rebound.
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  Speaker 1: Figures indicate the region is now home to approximately 66,000 residents,
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  Speaker 1: about 5,000 more than before the October 7 attack, representing
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  Speaker 1: growth of about 10%. Over 90% of evacuated residents have returned,
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  Speaker 1: with thousands of new inhabitants also moving to the area.
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  Speaker 1: Reconstruction efforts continue across communities like Sterot, Kisufim and Holit,
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  Speaker 1: with ambitious goals for future population growth. Also, in a
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  Speaker 1: display of national pride, hundreds of Israeli flags were hung
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  Speaker 1: along roads in the Galilee, a near-matched al-Krum by youth
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  Speaker 1: from the religious Zionism movement. Looking at the broader economic landscape,
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  Speaker 1: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, recently
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  Speaker 1: cut its forecast for Turkey's economic growth in 2026, attributing
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  Speaker 1: the slowdown partly to the ongoing war in Iran and
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  Speaker 1: and rising energy and fertilizer prices. The OECD also noted
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  Speaker 1: that Saudi Arabia is projected to record a contraction in
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  Speaker 1: its economy due to declining oil production amidst the war
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  Speaker 1: in the Middle East, and warned that the global economic
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  Speaker 1: outlook remains largely dependent on finding a sustainable resolution to
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  Speaker 1: these conflicts. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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