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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 12, 2026, 11 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. Intelligence,
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  Speaker 1: detailed in a report by the Wall Street Journal citing
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  Speaker 1: US officials, indicates Iran used Chinese-sourced satellite imagery to target
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  Speaker 1: a key US base in Jordan. This strike, which occurred
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  Speaker 1: in July, resulted in the deaths of three American servicemen.
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  Speaker 1: Washington has drawn a direct line between this imagery and
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  Speaker 1: the and the attack on the Muafak salty air base.
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  Speaker 1: While Chinese firms have not been named and Beijing denies
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  Speaker 1: direct government involvement, officials familiar with the matter indicated to
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  Speaker 1: the journal that Iran acquired high-resolution images both before and
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  Speaker 1: after the assault. The report suggests Iran's targeting accuracy appeared
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  Speaker 1: to improve over the summer, potentially drawing on multiple intelligence sources,
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  Speaker 1: including its own satellites and support from Russia. In diplomatic news,
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  Speaker 1: A meeting is planned for Monday in Oman between Iran
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  Speaker 1: and Gulf states to discuss issues including the Strait of Hormuz. However,
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  Speaker 1: a senior Iranian official anticipates no signed agreement, noting that
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  Speaker 1: Bahrain has stated it will not attend until diplomatic ties
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  Speaker 1: are restored. This comes at a time of heightened tensions,
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  Speaker 1: with global oil prices having surged recently after exchanges of
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  Speaker 1: fire on tankers in the Strait and advances by Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Houthi allies in Yemen. Meanwhile, the BRICS group of nations
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  Speaker 1: has adopted a joint declaration expressing deep concern over escalating
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  Speaker 1: Middle East tensions. Issued during their summit in New Delhi,
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  Speaker 1: the declaration urges maximum restraint and advocates for a multilateral
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  Speaker 1: approach to resolving disputes, coming amid renewed tit-for-tat strikes between
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  Speaker 1: the US and Iran. In developments concerning the Jewish community,
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  Speaker 1: the British government has imposed new sanctions on Israeli settlements
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  Speaker 1: in Judea and Samaria. banning trade and restricting related services.
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband further accused settler terrorists of carrying
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  Speaker 1: out ethnic cleansing. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mervis described the move
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  Speaker 1: as a dark day, voicing concerns for the security of
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  Speaker 1: British Jews, especially in light of last year's attack at
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  Speaker 1: the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation on Yom Kippur. Israel's President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog has called the move gross interference in Israel's
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  Speaker 1: democratic process. Israel responded swiftly. announcing the closure of the
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  Speaker 1: British consulate in East Jerusalem and barring entry to several
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  Speaker 1: British politicians and activists. The timing of these sanctions, weeks
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  Speaker 1: before an Israeli election, has drawn criticism as gross interference
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  Speaker 1: in Israel's democratic process. Reports also indicate that decades of
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  Speaker 1: boycotts targeting Israeli settlements have largely failed to alter Israeli policy. Instead,
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  Speaker 1: these efforts have reportedly generated a significant backlash in the
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  Speaker 1: United States. leading to legislation in 37 states and federal
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  Speaker 1: action aimed at protecting Israel from such boycotts. On a
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  Speaker 1: cultural note, veteran Israeli performer Yossi Pollack has died at
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  Speaker 1: the age of 81. Pollack had a career spanning over
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  Speaker 1: four decades in Israeli theatre, film and television, leaving a
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  Speaker 1: significant mark on the nation's cultural landscape. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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