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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 15, 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 a significant internal security development. Israeli security
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  Speaker 1: forces have arrested a 19-year-old firefighter from Kafr Qasim on
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  Speaker 1: suspicion of planning a terror attack. According to a joint
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  Speaker 1: statement from the Shin Bet and Israel Police, the suspect,
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  Speaker 1: identified as Mustafa Isar, researched bomb-making and attempted to manufacture
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  Speaker 1: explosives and was influenced by recent conflicts, including the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attack. Investigators found he used his access from his
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  Speaker 1: firefighting duties to scout potential targets, including a strategic facility.
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  Speaker 1: He allegedly communicated with Hamas operatives and an individual connected
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  Speaker 1: to Iranian intelligence, according to security agencies. Large quantities of
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  Speaker 1: training equipment and airsoft weapons were seized at his arrest.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to regional fronts, The conflict in Yemen has seen
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  Speaker 1: a major shift. Houthi forces rapidly advanced, taking control of
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  Speaker 1: the strategic port city of Mokka and surrounding districts by
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  Speaker 1: September 10. This development marks Yemen's transition from a civil
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  Speaker 1: conflict to a more direct front in the wider confrontation
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  Speaker 1: between Iran and the United States, which began with strikes
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  Speaker 1: on Iranian targets on February 28, 2026, in response to
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  Speaker 1: the escalating security situation in the Red Sea. The UN
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  Speaker 1: Security Council announced it will hold a discussion on the
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  Speaker 1: Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a move reported by French diplomats speaking
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  Speaker 1: to Reuters. In the Israeli economy, US defence tech company
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  Speaker 1: Anders is expanding its portfolio through the acquisition of Israeli
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  Speaker 1: firm Gate Technologies Ltd. Gate specialises in developing and manufacturing
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  Speaker 1: Advanced Electronic Safe and Armed Devices, or ESADs, and smart
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  Speaker 1: fuses for loitering munitions systems and drones. and has been
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  Speaker 1: involved in the Iron Dome project. The deal is valued
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  Speaker 1: at $ 205 million, with potential for an additional $ 185 million
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  Speaker 1: based on performance targets through the end of 2028. Onda's
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  Speaker 1: focus on Israeli acquisitions and talent continues, strengthening its precision
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  Speaker 1: strike capabilities. On the political front, the documentary film, The
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  Speaker 1: BB Files, which critically examines Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu using
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  Speaker 1: leaked police interrogation footage from 2016 to 2018, is scheduled
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  Speaker 1: for a screening at the European Parliament in Brussels on
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  Speaker 1: September 29. This event occurs weeks before Israeli elections, though
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  Speaker 1: it is not an official European Parliament event. Also in
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  Speaker 1: domestic politics, a resident of Kalansor was arrested for allegedly
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  Speaker 1: inciting the murder of MK Mansa, Abbas, via a Facebook post.
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  Speaker 1: an investigation prompted by a complaint from the Knesset officer.
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  Speaker 1: The suspect reportedly has a prior record of incitement. In
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  Speaker 1: security operations, Israeli border police apprehended 18 individuals who had
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  Speaker 1: crossed illegally from the West Bank into Lod. Officers spotted
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  Speaker 1: the group exiting a commercial vehicle and fleeing into a
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  Speaker 1: nearby complex. The driver of the vehicle was detained on
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  Speaker 1: suspicion of transporting people without legal permits, and the vehicle
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  Speaker 1: was seized. And on the issue of antisemitism... Activist Sean Middleborough,
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  Speaker 1: who was awaiting trial for planning a violent raid on
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  Speaker 1: an Elbit factory, has become a fugitive after failing to
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  Speaker 1: return from a three-day leave granted in October 2025. Details
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  Speaker 1: of his status emerged following a judge lifting a gag order.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for joining us on Israel
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive view.