Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 27, 2026, 09 AM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: Intro music fades. You're listening to Israel Today, ongoing war report.
- 0:12Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi. We begin with significant intelligence revelations concerning
- 0:17Speaker 1: the lead-up to the October 7th attacks. Former Israeli Defense
- 0:20Speaker 1: Minister Yoav Garland has publicly confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya
- 0:24Speaker 1: Sinwar issued a direct warning weeks before the massacre. According
- 0:29Speaker 1: to Garland, This message reached Israel's Shin Bet security agency
- 0:33Speaker 1: on September 15, 2023. Sinwar, through an intermediary, warned that
- 0:38Speaker 1: he would shake the prisons, an apparent reference to forcing
- 0:42Speaker 1: the release of Palestinian security prisoners held by Israel. The
- 0:45Speaker 1: Shin Bet reportedly recommended action after receiving this intelligence, which
- 0:50Speaker 1: kept security officials awake through the night. Turning to geopolitical claims,
- 0:55Speaker 1: Iran reports it has captured a second US Army autonomous submarine,
- 0:59Speaker 1: the Rema 600, in the Strait of Hormuz. This advanced
- 1:03Speaker 1: unmanned underwater vehicle is designed for reconnaissance and mapping missions.
- 1:07Speaker 1: In operational news, the IDF and ISA announced the elimination
- 1:12Speaker 1: of a Hamas commander, Mohammed Hamad Mohammed Gabin. According to
- 1:16Speaker 1: the announcement, this commander was involved in holding several hostages captive,
- 1:20Speaker 1: including Ziv Berman, Ghali Berman, Aytan Moore, Liri Albag, Agam Berja,
- 1:25Speaker 1: Matan Angrest, Omri Meran, Keith Siegel and Alon Ohal. He
- 1:29Speaker 1: was also reportedly advancing attacks and working to restore the
- 1:32Speaker 1: terrorist organisation's capabilities. Zedvika Moore, father of hostage Eitan Moore,
- 1:38Speaker 1: commented on the elimination, stating, Justice has been done and
- 1:41Speaker 1: he will not harm Israelis. On the diplomatic front, the
- 1:45Speaker 1: United States is intensifying its pressure campaign against Iran. Through
- 1:49Speaker 1: a campaign named Operation Economic Outcast, Washington is employing aggressive
- 1:54Speaker 1: secondary sanctions. warning Iran's trading partners they must choose between
- 1:58Speaker 1: Tehran and access to the American market. US Treasury officials
- 2:02Speaker 1: have been travelling the region, engaging with over 50 countries
- 2:05Speaker 1: to sever Iran's economic lifelines and cut it off from
- 2:09Speaker 1: international banking and commercial networks. In southern Lebanon, Israeli warplanes
- 2:14Speaker 1: conducted strikes over the past two hours in the villages
- 2:16Speaker 1: of al-Kiyam, Maiz al-Jabul, Eita al-Shab, al-Manswari and Haris. In
- 2:21Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria, Israeli forces are operating in and around
- 2:25Speaker 1: the old city of Nablus. Troops entered through the Hawara
- 2:28Speaker 1: checkpoint and deployed around central Nablus. Media reports indicate that
- 2:33Speaker 1: some footage circulating from the operation is being deliberately staged
- 2:37Speaker 1: as propaganda. An open-source intelligence investigation has linked Iranian-linked actors
- 2:43Speaker 1: to social media accounts posing as Israeli citizens. According to
- 2:47Speaker 1: the Golden Owl investigation, These actors spread misinformation and allegations
- 2:52Speaker 1: about the upcoming October 27th Israeli elections, including claims that
- 2:57Speaker 1: the results would be stolen or the election postponed. The
- 3:00Speaker 1: campaign was conducted between August 22nd and September 22nd. Domestically,
- 3:06Speaker 1: Channel 14 has criticised Minister Itamar Ben-Givia for giving an
- 3:10Speaker 1: interview to Channel 12. This comes at a time when
- 3:13Speaker 1: Channel 12 remains under boycott by other politicians and entities,
- 3:17Speaker 1: such as the fighters of Unit 100. following the Seydey
- 3:20Speaker 1: Tayman incident, indicating ongoing political media rifts. Looking back, Al-Najr
- 3:26Speaker 1: University in Nablus hosted a disturbing exhibition a quarter-century ago,
- 3:31Speaker 1: celebrating a suicide bombing in Jerusalem that murdered 16 civilians.
- 3:36Speaker 1: The exhibit reportedly featured props of mutilated body parts and
- 3:39Speaker 1: required visitors to walk over Israeli and American flags. Palestinian
- 3:44Speaker 1: Authority President Yasser Arafat eventually ordered the closure of the
- 3:48Speaker 1: exhibit after facing pressure. Finally, in a moment of resilience,
- 3:52Speaker 1: the spring near Neve Tzaf, the site where Natanel Shukron
- 3:55Speaker 1: was murdered on Yom Kippur Eve, is described as teeming
- 3:58Speaker 1: with life today. With the sentiment, Hebrutain, Hebrumayim, Hebruyod, Hebrushin, Hebruresh, Hebrualef, Hebrulamed, Hebrukate, Hebruyod,
- 4:07Speaker 1: Israel lives. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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