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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 27, 2026, 09 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 revelations concerning intelligence shared before the
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  Speaker 1: October 7th attacks. According to the Wall Street Journal, citing
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  Speaker 1: officials in an Arab government, Egypt provided Israel with at
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  Speaker 1: least three separate warnings about impending danger from Gaza in
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  Speaker 1: the lead-up to the Hamas massacre. These included secret meetings
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  Speaker 1: and phone calls between Egypt's intelligence chief, Arbus Kamel, and
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days before the attack. Kamel reportedly
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  Speaker 1: conveyed that Hamas appeared to be preparing for a major assault,
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  Speaker 1: with one official characterising the message as if you don't
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  Speaker 1: change course, Gaza is going to explode in your face.
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  Speaker 1: While these warnings indicated a potential escalation, they reportedly did
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  Speaker 1: not specify the timing or scale of the coordinated assault.
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  Speaker 1: The Wall Street Journal also reports that the United Arab
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  Speaker 1: Emirates conveyed warnings to Prime Minister Netanyahu in September 2023.
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  Speaker 1: These reports emerge as Israel faces its first elections since
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  Speaker 1: October 7, intensifying scrutiny over the government's handling of pre-attack intelligence.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to international discourse, a significant open letter has been
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  Speaker 1: signed by over 6,000 scholars, historians, legal experts and public figures,
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  Speaker 1: as reported by telegram channel Naftali. These signatories are rejecting
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  Speaker 1: accusations that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Among them are
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  Speaker 1: figures like Steven Pinker, Niall Ferguson, and former British Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Boris Johnson. The letter contends that branding Israel's war
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  Speaker 1: against Hamas as genocide distorts the facts and has been
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  Speaker 1: weaponised against Jews worldwide. Domestically, political discourse is focused on
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  Speaker 1: military conscription, particularly concerning the Haredi community. Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox
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  Speaker 1: men marched in Bnei Brak, to support 160 Haredi draft evaders,
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  Speaker 1: who had served time in military prison. This march also
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  Speaker 1: served as the launch for Tizeva Shaha, or Black Colour,
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  Speaker 1: a new Haredi protest party focused on conscription issues. The
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  Speaker 1: event drew sharp criticism from opposition leaders. Gadi Eisenkot of
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  Speaker 1: the Yashar Party described the march as Netanyahu's walk of shame,
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  Speaker 1: criticising a government of evasion. Avigdor Lieberman of Yisrael Beitei
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  Speaker 1: knew similarly linked Prime Minister Netanyahu's government to Haredi draft evasion,
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  Speaker 1: calling for a new government to enforce a draft law. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: in a report from UNIT concerning Iran's regional influence, teams
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  Speaker 1: are reportedly continuing to maintain active social media profiles of
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  Speaker 1: deceased Iran-led Axis figures. These accounts, spread from Iran to Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: are used to amplify messages to audiences ranging from tens
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  Speaker 1: of thousands to millions. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today, ongoing war report. Stay informed
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.