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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 29, 2026, 05 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 with strong condemnations following violent riots by settler
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  Speaker 1: extremists in the West Bank overnight, September 28-29. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog, Foreign Minister Gideon Sayar, and
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  Speaker 1: Benny Gantz all denounced the actions, which reportedly included stone-throwing,
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  Speaker 1: assaults on security forces and arson. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated
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  Speaker 1: that the fringe group of rioters does not represent the
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  Speaker 1: law-abiding settler community. President Herzog called the violence a moral
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  Speaker 1: stain and a profound contradiction to Jewish values, especially during
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  Speaker 1: the Sukkot holiday. Foreign Minister Saar emphasised that perpetrators would
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  Speaker 1: be dealt with by the full severity of the law.
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  Speaker 1: Tensions have escalated between Israel and the Netherlands, following a
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  Speaker 1: Dutch ban on settlement goods. In response, Israel's Foreign Minister
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  Speaker 1: Gideon Saar has ordered Dutch diplomats in Ramallah to return
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  Speaker 1: their Israeli-issued documentation within seven days, effectively ending their diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: rights and immunities. This diplomatic distancing follows an August decision
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  Speaker 1: to remove Dutch representatives from an international support centre. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in the US, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney is urging the Treasury
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  Speaker 1: Department to penalise the Netherlands. She called for the nation
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  Speaker 1: to be listed under Section 999 of the Internal Revenue Code,
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  Speaker 1: which governs participation in international boycotts, after reports that Dutch
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  Speaker 1: customs officers singled out passengers arriving from Israel for invasive inspections.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, the IDF reports the elimination of Az al-Din al-Bik,
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  Speaker 1: the commander of Hamas's northern Gaza Strip Brigade. He is
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  Speaker 1: seen in an image with Yahya Sinwar and his predecessor,
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  Speaker 1: Ahmad Gandor, who was also eliminated in November 2023. Al-Bik
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  Speaker 1: had replaced Gandor. In Florida, a businessman faces federal terrorism
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  Speaker 1: financing charges. Reid Youssef is accused of funneling over $ 46, 000
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  Speaker 1: to Hamas through a network involving France and Gaza. Prosecutors
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  Speaker 1: also cite evidence of Youssef privately advocating extreme violence against Jews,
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  Speaker 1: including calls for people to be slaughtered and beheaded, in
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  Speaker 1: messages from April 2024. In southern Lebanon, The village of
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  Speaker 1: Olmankuri in the western sector shows significant destruction this morning,
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  Speaker 1: the result of weeks of building explosions and attacks, indicating
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  Speaker 1: ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, reports from Iraq suggest that Shiite groups
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  Speaker 1: are celebrating the imminent withdrawal of US forces after decades. However,
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  Speaker 1: a Sunni tribal leader in Fallujah warns the country may
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  Speaker 1: not be ready for self-security, fearing a vacuum that could
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  Speaker 1: increase Iranian influence and potentially lead to a resurgence of ISIS. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats' party, has petitioned the
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  Speaker 1: High Court of Justice seeking Shin Bet's security protection. He
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  Speaker 1: cites explicit death threats and a high-risk level assigned by police,
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  Speaker 1: arguing that a lack of protection hinders his election campaign
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  Speaker 1: and undermines democratic institutions. In related legal news, Attorney General
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  Speaker 1: Ghali Baharav Miara is urging Israel's Supreme Court to uphold
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  Speaker 1: the disqualification of Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from the
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  Speaker 1: upcoming election. arguing he meets the legal threshold for supporting
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  Speaker 1: armed struggle by a terrorist organisation. Separately, parties within the
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  Speaker 1: Change bloc announced the formation of three joint working teams
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  Speaker 1: to strengthen cooperation and prepare for elections and government formation.
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  Speaker 1: On the economic front, gasoline prices in Israel are set
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  Speaker 1: to reach an all-time high of 8.27 shekels per litre,
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  Speaker 1: or approximately $ 10. 17 per gallon, starting Thursday. This surge is
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  Speaker 1: attributed to a jump in the dollar exchange rate and
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  Speaker 1: global gasoline prices, occurring even with a temporary reduction in
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  Speaker 1: the fuel excise tax still in effect. 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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