Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

Transcript

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 2026, 12 PM Eastern · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

• 0:08
  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
• 0:12
  Speaker 1: The IDF has confirmed the elimination of two Hamas terrorists
• 0:15
  Speaker 1: involved in the October 7 massacre and subsequent hostage-taking. Hassan
• 0:20
  Speaker 1: Mahmoud Siam, identified as a Hamas commander, and operative Adam
• 0:24
  Speaker 1: Sabhai Salim Ziara were killed in Gaza. According to the IDF,
• 0:29
  Speaker 1: Siam was involved in holding Israeli hostages, including Armen Sousana
• 0:33
  Speaker 1: and Keith and Aviva Sigil. Both Sayyam and Ziara were
• 0:36
  Speaker 1: reportedly attempting to rebuild Hamas's terror capabilities and had planted
• 0:40
  Speaker 1: explosive devices. In a separate operation, the IDF and Shin
• 0:45
  Speaker 1: Bet killed Hamas finance department chief Mohammed Abu Alwan in
• 0:49
  Speaker 1: Khan Yunis. Army Radio reports Abu Alwan managed Hamas's external
• 0:53
  Speaker 1: funds before October 7 and internal funds for terrorist operations afterward.
• 0:59
  Speaker 1: On the international front, The United Nations Human Rights Office
• 1:03
  Speaker 1: has added 61 more companies to its database for operating
• 1:06
  Speaker 1: in Israeli West Bank settlements, which the UN considers illegal.
• 1:10
  Speaker 1: This brings the total number of firms on the sensitive
• 1:12
  Speaker 1: list to 214. Israel's diplomatic mission has criticised the list,
• 1:18
  Speaker 1: calling it a distorted mechanism designed to persecute the Jewish state. Meanwhile,
• 1:23
  Speaker 1: Foreign Minister Gideon Saar continues his diplomatic push to encourage
• 1:27
  Speaker 1: foreign governments to move their embassies to Jerusalem. Colombia is
• 1:31
  Speaker 1: expected to become the tenth country to establish an embassy there,
• 1:35
  Speaker 1: with an understanding also reached with the Democratic Republic of
• 1:38
  Speaker 1: the Congo. Saav views this diplomatic progress as a critical
• 1:41
  Speaker 1: component of national security. In domestic Israeli politics, protesters gathered
• 1:47
  Speaker 1: outside the Dutch embassy in Ramat Gan, demanding transparency regarding
• 1:51
  Speaker 1: a phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Dutch
• 1:55
  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the morning of October 7, 2023.
• 2:00
  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's diary records show the call took place at 10.30am,
• 2:04
  Speaker 1: before his first public address to the nation that day.
• 2:08
  Speaker 1: Demonstrators believe the contents of this conversation could shed light
• 2:11
  Speaker 1: on potential governmental failings during the initial hours of the
• 2:15
  Speaker 1: Hamas attack. Turning to concerns about antisemitism, Italian authorities have
• 2:20
  Speaker 1: conducted a raid on a neo-Nazi network that was allegedly
• 2:23
  Speaker 1: plotting an attack on a synagogue. 17 suspects, 14 of
• 2:27
  Speaker 1: them minors, were apprehended. Investigators reportedly found bomb manuals and weapons,
• 2:33
  Speaker 1: and the group is accused of praising Hitler spreading anti-Semitic propaganda,
• 2:37
  Speaker 1: denying the Holocaust and recruiting members online. Separately in London,
• 2:42
  Speaker 1: a 45-year-old man pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder
• 2:45
  Speaker 1: of two Jewish men in April. Prosecutors have now concluded
• 2:49
  Speaker 1: that there is insufficient evidence to classify the attack as terrorism,
• 2:53
  Speaker 1: a revision from the initial investigation. In economic news, the
• 2:57
  Speaker 1: Jerusalem HaHotsvim High Tech Park has completed a NIS 44
• 3:01
  Speaker 1: million redevelopment project. The Jerusalem Development Authority announced the six-year
• 3:06
  Speaker 1: project included significant infrastructure improvements, with projections indicating the park
• 3:12
  Speaker 1: will host over 25,000 employees and strengthen Jerusalem's standing as
• 3:17
  Speaker 1: a hub for innovation and employment. Finally, an Israeli teenager
• 3:21
  Speaker 1: was tragically killed in a Russian drone attack on an
• 3:23
  Speaker 1: apartment building in Kyiv. Fourteen-year-old Daniel Umansky was among at
• 3:27
  Speaker 1: least five people killed in the strike, which also injured
• 3:31
  Speaker 1: more than 20. The family has reportedly requested his body
• 3:34
  Speaker 1: be flown to Israel for burial. For continuing coverage of
• 3:38
  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, watch from Clockwork Media.
• 3:43
  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
• 3:47
  Speaker 1: you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay
• 3:50
  Speaker 1: safe and informed. Follow Israel Today. ongoing war report in
• 3:55
  Speaker 1: your podcast app so you don't miss the next update.
• 3:57
  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
• 4:02
  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.