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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 9, 2026, 06 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: The UN Nuclear Watchdogs Board of Governors has passed a
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  Speaker 1: resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for breaching
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  Speaker 1: its non-proliferation obligations. Diplomats told J-Post this is the first
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  Speaker 1: such report in 20 years, marking an escalation in the
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic standoff. The resolution, proposed by the US, Britain, France
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  Speaker 1: and Germany, passed with 23 votes in favour, 3 against
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  Speaker 1: and 8 abstentions. Iran had warned it would retaliate if
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  Speaker 1: the resolution passed. The IAEA's finding of non-compliance concerns Tehran's
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  Speaker 1: failure to explain uranium traces found at undeclared sites and
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  Speaker 1: ongoing issues, with IAEA access to facilities bombed by Israel
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  Speaker 1: and the US. IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi stated the lack
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  Speaker 1: of information is a matter of serious proliferation concern, requiring
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  Speaker 1: urgent rectification. In Gaza, Hamas announced the death of Farah Hamd,
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  Speaker 1: whom they described as a commander and fighter in the
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  Speaker 1: terror group's military wing and a member of its military council.
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  Speaker 1: The Times of Israel reported Hamd, originally from the Ramallah area,
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  Speaker 1: was deported to Gaza in 2011 as part of the
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  Speaker 1: Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange and was targeted in a strike
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza City. Separately, Foreign Minister Sarr stated that Israel
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  Speaker 1: has no plans to expel or to deport Palestinians from Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: though he noted that those who wish to leave are
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  Speaker 1: permitted to do so. On US policy, President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: told reporters he expects the war with Iran to end
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  Speaker 1: immediately after the US midterm elections, alleging that Tehran is
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  Speaker 1: attempting to influence the vote to face a weaker Congress.
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  Speaker 1: He also predicted a significant drop in oil prices post-election
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  Speaker 1: and confirmed US responsibility for recent attacks on Iranian assets,
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  Speaker 1: according to J-Post. Meanwhile, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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  Speaker 1: outright denied Aharetz's report, calling it complete fiction, which attributed
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  Speaker 1: statements to him advising the Qatari emir to delay brokering
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  Speaker 1: a rapid Israel-Hamas hostage deal. Domestically, an uproar occurred within
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  Speaker 1: the Likud party after construction and Housing Minister Haim Katz
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  Speaker 1: attempted to dismiss Yehuda Eliyahu, the interim head of the
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  Speaker 1: Israel Land Authority. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overruled Katz, confirming
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  Speaker 1: Eliyahu's appointment, with Likud issuing a statement that he does
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  Speaker 1: important national work. Supporters of Eliyahu accused Katz of a
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  Speaker 1: power grab. Separately, retired IDF General Noam Tibbon, running on
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  Speaker 1: Naftali Bennett's B Yachad slate, stated that Bennett can fix
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  Speaker 1: Israel after the chaos of October 7, outlining security and
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  Speaker 1: recruitment priorities. Election polls released after parties submitted their slates
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  Speaker 1: for the October 27 election indicate continued political deadlock. In
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  Speaker 1: business news, Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams will
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  Speaker 1: join the advisory board of Israeli energy technology company Turbogen Ltd.
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  Speaker 1: To expand its US and international operations, World Israel News reported.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for joining us on Israel
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