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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 08 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: From the Strait of Hormuz to diplomatic capitals, we bring
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  Speaker 1: you the latest crucial updates impacting Israel and the region.
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  Speaker 1: Let's get straight to the headlines. Eight US Marines were
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  Speaker 1: injured in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14 when
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  Speaker 1: an Iranian cruise missile impacted their maritime vessel. According to
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  Speaker 1: NBC News, citing US officials, The personnel suffered smoke inhalation
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  Speaker 1: and possible traumatic brain injuries. The incident has since been
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  Speaker 1: added to the Pentagon's casualty database, listing 861 wounded in
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  Speaker 1: the Iran war. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with
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  Speaker 1: UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan for six hours in
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  Speaker 1: the UAE, with Iran being the primary subject of discussion,
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  Speaker 1: sources told the Jerusalem Post. The visit followed what sources
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  Speaker 1: described as particularly heavy pressure from Netanyahu for the meeting.
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  Speaker 1: which aim to secure the discussion before elections. Reports suggest
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  Speaker 1: relations between the leaders have been strained, with the UAE
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  Speaker 1: not issuing an official statement on the visit. Adding to
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  Speaker 1: the complexity, Israeli news outlet N12 reported that Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu urged President al-Nahyan to deny earlier reports that the
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  Speaker 1: UAE had warned Israel about the October 7 attacks, a
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  Speaker 1: topic gaining traction in the Israeli election cycle. In broader
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  Speaker 1: regional security, World Israel News highlights the growing threat from
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  Speaker 1: increasingly accurate and powerful ballistic missiles, challenging Israel's air defence
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  Speaker 1: capabilities and economic assumptions, as production outpaces costly interception. Concurrently,
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  Speaker 1: as US forces prepare to withdraw from Iraq by September 2026,
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  Speaker 1: the Kurdistan region faces heightened threats from Iran, which has
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  Speaker 1: conducted over a thousand missile and drone attacks targeting dissident
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  Speaker 1: groups there, according to jpost.com. Turning to relations with Europe,
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  Speaker 1: Israel has warned citizens travelling to the Netherlands of potential,
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  Speaker 1: lengthy and invasive, luggage inspections. This warning follows the Dutch
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  Speaker 1: implementation of a ban on goods originating from Israeli settlements
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
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  Speaker 1: In response, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar revoked the credentials of
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  Speaker 1: all Dutch diplomats operating in Ramallah, stating they must operate
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  Speaker 1: from the Palestinian Authority's territory, not Israel's. Within Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: a new caravan neighbourhood for 15 families has been inaugurated
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  Speaker 1: as an expansion of the Migdalim community. The Samaria Regional
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  Speaker 1: Council stated this move supports its goal of creating territorial
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  Speaker 1: continuity between Samaria and the Jordan Valley. Separately, thousands are
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  Speaker 1: expected to participate in a march from Ganim to Kadim,
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  Speaker 1: former Israeli communities evacuated in 2005, underscoring continued public focus
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  Speaker 1: on settlement disengagement. On a different note concerning the region,
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian channels report the extended detention of Nakar Hamd, a
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  Speaker 1: press TV reporter for the Iranian regime, arrested near Bethlehem.
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  Speaker 1: Her detention has been extended until September 23, with anticipation
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  Speaker 1: of an indictment for alleged ties to Iran. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: an armed wedding celebration in the Nusirat refugee camp featured
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  Speaker 1: a significant display of firearms by participants, including the groom's
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  Speaker 1: family affiliated with the Fatah movement. according to Selina Updates.
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  Speaker 1: In the Netherlands, Maastricht University has provisionally suspended a 22-year-old
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian student after he claimed in a social media video
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  Speaker 1: to have participated in the October 7 Hamas attack. The
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  Speaker 1: university cited concerns and unrest among students. While the claim
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  Speaker 1: has not been independently confirmed, the suspension is in effect
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  Speaker 1: pending further determination of his academic standing. Domestically, a teenager
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  Speaker 1: was moderately to severely wounded in Holland by an explosive device.
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  Speaker 1: Police are investigating the incident as likely criminal, and reports
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  Speaker 1: suggest the teenager may not have been the intended target.
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  Speaker 1: MK Avigdor Liberman criticised the incident, stating, the governance in
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  Speaker 1: the state of Israel is collapsing, and highlighting perceived failures
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  Speaker 1: in public safety. Finally, in economic news, the IDF Intelligence
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  Speaker 1: Directorate is monitoring the implications of a maritime agreement between
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  Speaker 1: Turkey and Libya. This agreement creates an artificial corridor dividing
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  Speaker 1: the Mediterranean, which Israeli defence officials believe threatens Israeli shipping,
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  Speaker 1: accounting for 98% of imports and could disrupt planned energy
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  Speaker 1: pipelines to Europe. Turkey secured military and diplomatic influence in
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  Speaker 1: Libya in return for support, aiming to block projects like
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  Speaker 1: a gas pipeline from Israel to Europe. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: for this update. I'm Noah Levi. Thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Today, Ongoing War Report. Stay safe and informed.
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