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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 2026, 10 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 developments from Iran's Sistan and Balochistan province.
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  Speaker 1: Iranian media reports indicate that a senior commander of the
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi, was killed
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  Speaker 1: Wednesday during clashes with gunmen. The IRGC ground forces quid's
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  Speaker 1: regional headquarters confirmed Zarifi's death, stating he was killed during
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  Speaker 1: a joint operation targeting an armed cell believed to be
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  Speaker 1: planning an attack. Iranian authorities reported five members of the
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  Speaker 1: cell were killed and others arrested. The identity and affiliation
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  Speaker 1: of the gunmen remain unclear and no group has claimed responsibility.
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  Speaker 1: Zarifi commanded the IRGC's operational headquarters in Saravan, an area
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  Speaker 1: known for cross-border militant activity. This incident follows other recent
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  Speaker 1: security operations in the province. In the United States, a
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  Speaker 1: Massachusetts man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in
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  Speaker 1: federal prison and ordered to pay a $ 15, 000 fine for
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  Speaker 1: making anti-Semitic threats. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for
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  Speaker 1: the Middle District of Florida, Edwin Guerrero, 26, pleaded guilty
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  Speaker 1: to making interstate threats. Between August 10 and 15, 2024,
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  Speaker 1: Guerrero used social media to post anti-Semitic threats targeting U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Representative Randy Fine and his two minor sons. referencing them
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  Speaker 1: as Jewish. During sentencing, US District Judge Anli Gaylord Moe
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  Speaker 1: found the threats were hate-motivated. Guerrero, who was in Spain
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  Speaker 1: when the threats were made, admitted to sending them upon
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  Speaker 1: his return to the US. Investigators also found anti-Semitic and
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  Speaker 1: anti-Israel content in his phone's search history. Turning to Israeli
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  Speaker 1: domestic politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is travelling to New
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  Speaker 1: York to address the United Nations. This comes as a
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  Speaker 1: new poll indicates an anti-Netanyahu bloc has gained ground, though
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  Speaker 1: neither side is close to a majority. At the UN,
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu is expected to address numerous international and domestic issues.
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  Speaker 1: Spain's Prime Minister has accused him of perpetrating genocide in Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani had previously stated an
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  Speaker 1: intent to execute an ICC arrest warrant against the Prime Minister,
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  Speaker 1: though he later conceded he lacked the authority. Mamdani has
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  Speaker 1: been a critic of Israel, while Netanyahu has accused him
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  Speaker 1: of supporting Hamas and inciting anti-Jewish sentiment. The Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: denies claims by the International Criminal Court that he is
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  Speaker 1: responsible for alleged war crimes in Gaza. Additionally, Netanyahu's office
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  Speaker 1: has criticised French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks on Hamas. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Dannen, stated that Iran
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  Speaker 1: continues to arm regional proxies like Hezbollah, the Houthis and Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: The Prime Minister faces a challenging re-election campaign at home,
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  Speaker 1: and his UN address is seen as a key opportunity
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  Speaker 1: to counter adversaries. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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  Speaker 1: this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple
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