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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 15, 2026, 09 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 significant developments out of Gaza. The UN
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  Speaker 1: Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, has accused Israel of potential
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  Speaker 1: war crimes following the discovery of hundreds of bodies and
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  Speaker 1: human remains unearthed from Gaza rubble. He stated that the remains,
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  Speaker 1: including those of apparent entire families, were being recovered from
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  Speaker 1: sites destroyed during Israeli attacks. noting many victims were women
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  Speaker 1: and children. These discoveries revive concerns previously raised in a
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  Speaker 1: 2024 UN report. The IDF has repeatedly rejected allegations of
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  Speaker 1: deliberately targeting civilians, stating it acts in accordance with international law. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: a dispute has emerged regarding a documentary, with its co-director,
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  Speaker 1: Yuval Abraham, accusing Israeli media of ignoring Gazan civilian deaths.
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  Speaker 1: Abraham alleges air-assisted strikes approved or planned by the military,
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  Speaker 1: resulted in hundreds of Gazan civilian deaths. The IDF has
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  Speaker 1: described these claims as completely false, particularly regarding any strike
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  Speaker 1: anticipating 500 civilian deaths. Separately, there are reports of casualties
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  Speaker 1: from specific strikes. Reports from Gaza indicate casualties from recent strikes,
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  Speaker 1: including an Israeli drone strike near Al-Furqan Mosque in northern
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  Speaker 1: Gaza City that resulted in one death and several injuries.
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  Speaker 1: Accounts suggest the drone targeted an individual and then a
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  Speaker 1: group that came to assist. Earlier reports also mentioned two
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  Speaker 1: killed in an attack in Gaza City. In regional security news,
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic sources confirm ongoing contacts between Israel and Saudi Arabia,
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  Speaker 1: facilitated by US CENTCOM. The purpose of these discussions is
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  Speaker 1: to provide intelligence to the Saudis in their efforts against
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis. Turning to Israeli domestic politics, with elections on
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  Speaker 1: the horizon, Yair Golan's Democrats Party is strategically preparing a
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  Speaker 1: detailed list of demands for potential coalition talks. Their focus
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  Speaker 1: is on securing influence over core principles such as democracy
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  Speaker 1: and the rule of law, rather than solely on ministerial portfolios.
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  Speaker 1: The party aims to shape government policy significantly. In related
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  Speaker 1: political news, the Religious Zionism Party has broadcast details of
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  Speaker 1: its judicial reform programme, signalling its policy agenda. Finally, in Canada,
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  Speaker 1: during Rosh Hashanah, Mezuzahs were smashed in student dormitories at
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  Speaker 1: a university in Ontario, causing extensive damage. Jewish organisations are
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  Speaker 1: warning of a growing pattern of hostility since October 7th.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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