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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 06 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 developments concerning Gaza and accusations levelled against
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  Speaker 1: the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA. Neta Haiman Mina,
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  Speaker 1: whose mother Ditsa Haiman was held hostage by Hamas for
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  Speaker 1: nearly two months, confronted the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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  Speaker 1: Mina stated that an UNRWA teacher, identified as Abed, held
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  Speaker 1: her mother captive in his attic. She also questioned UNRWA's
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  Speaker 1: decision to allow Suhail al-Hindi, identified as a Hamas member,
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  Speaker 1: to oversee 8,000 teachers in Gaza. These allegations come as
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  Speaker 1: UN Watch published a report claiming UNRWA has exaggerated its
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  Speaker 1: reform progress and has not adequately addressed issues involving terrorism.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, initial reports indicate that at least 12 Palestinians,
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  Speaker 1: including five children, were killed following the bombing of a
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  Speaker 1: residential building. An estimated 100 people are believed to be
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  Speaker 1: trapped under the rubble, turning to the conflict with Iran
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  Speaker 1: and its regional proxies. In Yemen, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya
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  Speaker 1: Sari claimed on Wednesday that the group downed a Royal
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Air Force F-15 jet over Marib, using a locally
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  Speaker 1: manufactured surface-to-air missile. Sari also claimed the Houthis repelled other
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  Speaker 1: Saudi fighter jets, searching for wreckage. However, the Saudi-led coalition
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  Speaker 1: announced on Wednesday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed
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  Speaker 1: a Houthi drone targeting the holy city of Mecca on Tuesday.
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  Speaker 1: The Houthi spokesperson denied any threat to Mecca, stating their
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  Speaker 1: operations target oil facilities and military bases. Separately, a joint
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  Speaker 1: cybersecurity advisory was issued by intelligence agencies from the UK,
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  Speaker 1: United States, and the Netherlands detailing a spyware family known
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  Speaker 1: as Chosen Brick, which they say is used by Iranian
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  Speaker 1: state-linked actors. This spyware is reportedly used for spear-phishing campaigns
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  Speaker 1: to steal emails, messages, and other sensitive information from dissidents,
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  Speaker 1: activists and journalists. The advisory suggests Iran's Ministry of Intelligence
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  Speaker 1: and Security is using the malware for intelligence gathering and
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  Speaker 1: to inflict reputational harm. In Lebanon, President Joseph Aaron stated
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  Speaker 1: that his country desires a security agreement with Israel once
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces withdraw from the south. He expressed determination to
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  Speaker 1: disarm Hezbollah without confrontation and called for a new, potentially international,
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  Speaker 1: force to prevent a security vacuum in southern Lebanon, as
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  Speaker 1: UN peacekeepers' mandate concludes. Meanwhile, satellite imagery reportedly reveals the
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  Speaker 1: scale of IDF operations in southern Lebanon, showing how clearing
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah infrastructure is physically transforming the region's geography. On the
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic front, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Iran and
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  Speaker 1: the US to remain rational and exercise restraint. calling for
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  Speaker 1: substantive consultations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and safeguard
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  Speaker 1: stability of international energy transport. China stated it does not
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  Speaker 1: wish to see regional tensions spill further into Yemen and
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  Speaker 1: the Red Sea. In the West Bank, the IDF confirmed
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  Speaker 1: to the Jerusalem post the arrest of Palestinian-American Naka Hamad,
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  Speaker 1: a correspondent for Iran's state-run Press TV, near Bethlehem. Press
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  Speaker 1: TV has alleged the arrest followed an online smear campaign. Overnight,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces conducted an airborne raid in Yatta, south of Hebron.
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  Speaker 1: Footage shows commandos from the elite Shayetet 13 naval unit
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  Speaker 1: rappelling from a helicopter, though the IDF has not yet
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  Speaker 1: commented on the operation. Domestically, opposition leader Yair Lapid urged
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convene the Knesset's Defence Budget
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  Speaker 1: Committee to release NIS 11 billion for urgent IDF procurement.
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  Speaker 1: Lapid asserted this could be done without breaching the state
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  Speaker 1: budget or raising taxes. In election-related news, analysis suggests Gadi
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  Speaker 1: Eizenkot is drawing support by contrasting himself with Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: Reports also indicate Eizenkot has stated there are certain contacts
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  Speaker 1: with the Ram Party and committed to inviting them to
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  Speaker 1: join the coalition if tasked with forming the government, according
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  Speaker 1: to statements from a council head. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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