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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 29, 2026, 07 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: Tensions with Iran continue to simmer, with inflammatory rhetoric emerging
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  Speaker 1: from an Iranian state TV analyst. Mahdi Ghilami branded Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu and his mother, whores, in Hebrew, adding a
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  Speaker 1: chilling threat. In the next war, we will find out
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  Speaker 1: who the real man is. This direct and hostile language
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  Speaker 1: from an official Iranian source, underscores the deeply adversarial relationship. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: internal dissent appears to be growing within Iran. Students at
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  Speaker 1: several universities, including Tehran's Alemeh Tabatabai University, have been protesting
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  Speaker 1: compulsory hijab rules, rising university costs and poor food services.
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  Speaker 1: Reports indicate that Basij forces threatened demonstrators, allegedly warning them
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  Speaker 1: they would be put in a goni, or sack, highlighting
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  Speaker 1: ongoing campus unrest, and the regime's response. On the security front,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces continue to target Hamas leadership in Gaza. Following
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  Speaker 1: the arrest of a senior Hamas official on September 2,
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  Speaker 1: which provided significant intelligence, the IDF and Shin Bet have
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  Speaker 1: reportedly assassinated three out of five Hamas brigade commanders in
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  Speaker 1: recent weeks. The latest confirmed strike was against Izal-Din Al-Bik,
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  Speaker 1: the northern Gaza brigade chief, responsible for issuing orders for
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  Speaker 1: attacks against Israelis. The IDF also confirmed the mid-September assassinations
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  Speaker 1: of Mohammed Yazari, commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade, and
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  Speaker 1: Nail Abu Obed, commander of the Hamas Rafah Brigade. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem saw violent riots early Tuesday morning involving ultra-Orthodox youths.
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  Speaker 1: According to police, hundreds blocked roads, threw stones, damaged municipal vehicles,
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  Speaker 1: and clashed with police and residents. A border police officer
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  Speaker 1: was lightly wounded after being struck by a thrown bottle,
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  Speaker 1: and another person was evacuated in light condition. Eleven suspects
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  Speaker 1: were arrested following the disturbances. In Judea and Samaria, overnight
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  Speaker 1: between Monday and Tuesday, over 100 Israeli civilians rioted outside
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  Speaker 1: the Palestinian town of Jalad, setting fire to property and
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  Speaker 1: throwing rocks at security forces. The demonstrators sought to prevent
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  Speaker 1: the return of the al-Tubasi family to their homes, a
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  Speaker 1: move ordered by the High Court of Justice. The IDF
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  Speaker 1: reported that three border police officers sustained light injuries and
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  Speaker 1: a security forces vehicle was damaged. The mission to return
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  Speaker 1: the family was ultimately not completed. President Isaac Herzog and
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both condemned the violence. As Israel
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  Speaker 1: approaches an election next month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
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  Speaker 1: employing his established campaign tactics, projecting an image of protector
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. However, his security credentials have been significantly challenged.
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  Speaker 1: following the October 7 Hamas attack. While opinion polls suggest
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  Speaker 1: his Likud party may lose seats, Netanyahu's campaign focuses on
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  Speaker 1: portraying rivals as weak on security. The Prime Minister has
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  Speaker 1: also reportedly held a secret meeting in the Emirates with
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  Speaker 1: the son of Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, suggesting ongoing diplomatic outreach.
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  Speaker 1: In domestic policy, Israel's Population and Immigration Authority has reportedly
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  Speaker 1: revoked the Aliyah approvals of two Jewish activists involved in
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  Speaker 1: pro-Palestinian advocacy, sparking concerns about potential violations of the law
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  Speaker 1: of return. Separately, a left-wing party has petitioned the High Court,
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  Speaker 1: claiming unequal campaigning opportunities and potential danger for party chair
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  Speaker 1: Yair Golan, citing death threats and the refusal of protection.
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  Speaker 1: In France, Jordan Bardella, a leading figure in the far-right
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  Speaker 1: national rally, has dismissed allegations of past anti-Semitic comments as
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  Speaker 1: a deliberate tactic, calling it a total war against his
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  Speaker 1: party ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. Bardella, a key
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  Speaker 1: ally of Marine Le Pen, stated these allegations were an
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  Speaker 1: attempt to destabilise the campaign and kill his political career.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to a more positive note, the Jewish programme at
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  Speaker 1: Baku's school number 46 in Azerbaijan reports steady growth, now
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  Speaker 1: enrolling over 100 students. The programme combines the national curriculum
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  Speaker 1: with Jewish studies, reflecting the community's confidence in maintaining its
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  Speaker 1: identity while integrating into Azerbaijani society. Community leaders view this
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  Speaker 1: expansion as a vital step for the next generation. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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