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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 04 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: We begin with significant operations on Israel's northern border. The
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  Speaker 1: IDF has successfully dismantled over two kilometres of Hezbollah's underground
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure on the Ali al-Taha Ridge in southern Lebanon. Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed in
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  Speaker 1: a joint statement that that this operation completes the establishment
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  Speaker 1: of an Israeli security zone in the area. The destroyed
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure included a central command complex and dozens of Iranian-made weapons,
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  Speaker 1: such as rockets, missiles and UAVs. According to the statement,
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  Speaker 1: this strategic network was built over two decades with Iranian
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  Speaker 1: funding and planning, intended to serve as a base for
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  Speaker 1: operations aimed at conquering the Galilee and providing observation and
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  Speaker 1: fire control over Israeli towns. The IDF is now preparing
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  Speaker 1: to defend the area, and prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing its
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  Speaker 1: capabilities there. Turning to Iran's ongoing strategic activities, reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: the nation has resumed producing ballistic missiles from stockpiled components
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  Speaker 1: within underground facilities. This comes despite previous heavy attacks on
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  Speaker 1: its missile sites and industrial infrastructure, which the US and
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  Speaker 1: Israel had considered a significant achievement. US and Middle Eastern
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  Speaker 1: officials cited in the Wall Street Journal report noted Iran,
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  Speaker 1: is assembling both liquid and solid propellant missiles. Meanwhile, satellite
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  Speaker 1: imagery has detected construction activity at Iran's fortified Pickaxe Mountain
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  Speaker 1: nuclear facility, south of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant. The
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  Speaker 1: International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed this construction, which analysts
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  Speaker 1: describe as shifting towards internal work and external reinforcement. But
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  Speaker 1: the IAEA has not yet inspected the site. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Israel's commitment vowing that Iran will not
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  Speaker 1: obtain nuclear weapons as long as he is prime minister.
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  Speaker 1: US President Donald Trump also commented on activity at Pickaxe Mountain,
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  Speaker 1: issuing a warning to Iran. These developments underscore continued challenges
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  Speaker 1: in limiting Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities. On security operations,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces eliminated senior Hamas terrorist Farah, hammed in a
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  Speaker 1: strike in the central Gaza Strip. The IDF, Israel's security agency,
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  Speaker 1: and Israel police announced that Hamd was responsible for a
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  Speaker 1: series of deadly attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank in the early 2000s, and later helped
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  Speaker 1: direct terrorism from Gaza. He had been released to Gaza
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  Speaker 1: in the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange and continued his
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  Speaker 1: involvement in Hamas's military wing. In other Gaza news, a
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  Speaker 1: fatality was reported following a vehicle attack in Khan Yunis. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed strong support for Britain's
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  Speaker 1: recent decision to sanction dealings with West Bank settlements. Olmert
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  Speaker 1: described extremist settlers as a group of murderous criminal terrorists
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  Speaker 1: engaged in a violent and criminal effort to ethnically cleanse
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  Speaker 1: Palestinians from their homes. Internationally, hundreds of Thais rallied against
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  Speaker 1: Israeli tourists outside Israel's embassy in Bangkok, displaying anti-Semitic messages
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  Speaker 1: such as Jews out. Protesters also accused Israelis of misbehaviour
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  Speaker 1: and exploiting Thai culture. Protests were planned in Phuket, and
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli embassy is actively working with Thai agencies to
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  Speaker 1: address concerns and ensure mutual respect. On a different note,
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  Speaker 1: Japan has lowered its travel advisory level for Israel from
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  Speaker 1: Level 3 to Level 2, advising against unnecessary travel. This
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  Speaker 1: move follows dialogue between Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motki and
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. and is seen as an
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  Speaker 1: important development for bilateral relations. Domestically, Minister Ben-Givia stated that
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  Speaker 1: the Israel Police requested 80 million shekels for non-urgent projects,
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  Speaker 1: including what he described as a lavish pit for the Commissioner.
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  Speaker 1: Along with renovations and administrative vehicles, Minister Ben-Givia announced his
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  Speaker 1: ministry will directly fund urgent operational needs, such as operational
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  Speaker 1: vehicles and facility renovations, bypassing the police's direct allocation request.
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  Speaker 1: In Yemen, the Houthis' recent advance down the Red Sea coast,
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  Speaker 1: culminating in the seizure of the port city of Mokha,
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  Speaker 1: is seen as significantly strengthening their control over the Bab
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  Speaker 1: el-Mandeb Strait. According to Yemeni, Iranian and regional sources, this
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  Speaker 1: move was guided by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Iranian sources indicated
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  Speaker 1: that Tehran had told the Houthis to escalate attacks on
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia, promising more funding, weapons and senior officers. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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