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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 10 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: US officials have held talks with representatives of Yemen's Houthis
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  Speaker 1: in Oman, according to multiple sources. The meetings, reportedly mediated
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  Speaker 1: by Oman, took place following recent Houthi advances along the
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  Speaker 1: Red Sea coast. During these discussions, the Houthis reportedly assured
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  Speaker 1: US officials they would not attack American or Israeli vessels,
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  Speaker 1: and would maintain their 2025 ceasefire with Washington, though they
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  Speaker 1: reserved the right to target Saudi shipping. The US State
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  Speaker 1: Department reiterated its commitment to safeguarding maritime navigation and preventing
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  Speaker 1: terrorism in the region. Separately, a US contracted vessel carrying
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  Speaker 1: American personnel was reportedly struck by drones and a missile
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  Speaker 1: during an Iranian attack earlier this week near the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz, resulting in minor injuries. In the broader conflict
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  Speaker 1: with Iran, A new report indicates the United States lost
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  Speaker 1: approximately 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones between April and June 2026,
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  Speaker 1: with further losses since. These legacy platforms are described as
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  Speaker 1: vulnerable to air defences, raising questions about their obsolescence. In
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  Speaker 1: a diplomatic development, Sweden has expelled an Iranian embassy employee,
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  Speaker 1: accusing Tehran of long-term security threats against Sweden, including targeting
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  Speaker 1: Jewish and Israeli interests and regime opponents. reportedly by utilising
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  Speaker 1: criminal networks. Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthi-run TV station Al-Masra has released
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  Speaker 1: footage reportedly showing the shoot-down of a Saudi F-15 fighter
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  Speaker 1: jet over the Marib governorate, though no official statement has
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  Speaker 1: been released by Saudi officials yet. In Gaza, recent Israeli
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  Speaker 1: UAV strikes have resulted in the reported deaths of two
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  Speaker 1: terrorists and serious injuries to several others. Attacks over the
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  Speaker 1: past few hours targeted locations including a cafe in the
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  Speaker 1: Al-Buraj refugee camp, and areas near Tana's Al-Baba and Al-Qarara.
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  Speaker 1: Preparations for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming visit to the
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  Speaker 1: UN General Assembly are underway, involving coordination with the US
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  Speaker 1: Secret Service. Officials confirmed the Prime Minister is expected to
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  Speaker 1: land at Newark Airport, clarifying the decision relates to logistical
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  Speaker 1: and security arrangements for his visit. In London, Jewish security
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  Speaker 1: leaders have praised the response from the London fire brigade
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  Speaker 1: to a series of anti-Semitic arson attacks between March and
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  Speaker 1: May 2026, which included the burning of Hatzollah ambulances. These
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  Speaker 1: incidents have highlighted a broader security crisis facing British Jews,
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  Speaker 1: with community leaders expressing concerns about the potential for attacks
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  Speaker 1: to become normalised. Domestically, Israel's High Court of Justice has
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  Speaker 1: dismissed a petition from the Shah's party concerning a state-funded
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  Speaker 1: conference honouring Rabbi Ovedia Yosef. The ruling followed the Religious
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  Speaker 1: Services Ministry's announcement that it could no longer hold the
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  Speaker 1: event as scheduled, leaving the dispute over its timing relative
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  Speaker 1: to the upcoming election unresolved. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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