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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 04 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: Alexander Granovsky has been sentenced to 13 and a half
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  Speaker 1: years in prison for acting as an agent for Iran,
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  Speaker 1: carrying out paid assignments including setting vehicles on fire and
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  Speaker 1: photographing sensitive locations. Jpost.com reports prosecutors noted this as the
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  Speaker 1: harshest sentence yet in a series of cases against individuals
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  Speaker 1: recruited by Iranian agents via social media. Meanwhile, diplomatic tensions
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  Speaker 1: are escalating with the Netherlands. Jpost.com reports Israel is considering
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  Speaker 1: further diplomatic and economic measures in response to the Netherlands'
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  Speaker 1: decision to ban trade with Israeli products from the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, a ban set to
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  Speaker 1: take effect September 22. This follows a similar trajectory with Norway.
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  Speaker 1: where a proposed law could criminalise trade with Israeli settlements,
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  Speaker 1: carrying potential prison sentences. Norwegian Jewish leaders have called the
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  Speaker 1: proposal deeply troubling and dangerous, with the Norwegian foreign minister
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  Speaker 1: reportedly suggesting Israel has become accustomed to using accusations of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism to deter criticism. Domestically, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced
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  Speaker 1: plans to advance legislation allowing the revocation of Israeli citizenship
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  Speaker 1: and significantly increasing financial penalties, for those found to be
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  Speaker 1: smearing the IDF. Jpost.com and World Israel News reported examples
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  Speaker 1: cited include statements by Ya'ir Golan and the recent NAZA documentary,
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  Speaker 1: with Culture Minister Miki Zohar strongly supporting these proposals. President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog urged calm amidst increasing societal divisions and harsh
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  Speaker 1: rhetoric ahead of upcoming elections, stating that the elections are
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  Speaker 1: not a civil war. As reported by Jpost.com, He also
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  Speaker 1: addressed tensions surrounding the judicial system, mediation efforts for Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu's trial, and confirmed robust legal oversight for military
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  Speaker 1: operations in comments made to 103FM. On the security front,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF announced the elimination of Sami Mahmoud Ismail, a
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  Speaker 1: Hamas-Nakba commander involved in the October 7 infiltration, who was
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  Speaker 1: part of an encounter that resulted in the death of
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  Speaker 1: Sergeant Sheikh Dahan. Additionally, IDF commandos arrested Mohamed Sadi, a
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  Speaker 1: senior figure in Palestinian Islamic Jihad allegedly involved in terror
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  Speaker 1: finance near Jenin, according to Telegram channels. A senior Israeli
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  Speaker 1: official also informed Saudi channel Al-Hadath that Israel assesses Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: maintains untreated underground sites and is attempting to rebuild its
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  Speaker 1: capabilities with Iranian support. In diplomatic news, Israel and Morocco
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  Speaker 1: have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic missions to embassies and
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  Speaker 1: appoint ambassadors, advancing the Abraham Accords. On a personal note,
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Hassan, an Israeli-Canadian, was released from an Iraqi prison
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  Speaker 1: after 11 years, following an international effort that secured his freedom. Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: reports he is expected to return to Israel and will
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  Speaker 1: join the Eish HaTorah Foundation program in Jerusalem. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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