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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 27, 2026, 02 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 significant security operations and their impact in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza and the West Bank. The IDF and Shin better
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  Speaker 1: announce the elimination of Saha Niddle Latfi Saka. Identified as
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  Speaker 1: the terrorist who drove the motorcycle used to abduct Noah
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  Speaker 1: Agamani and Avinat and Or from the Nova Festival on
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  Speaker 1: October 7th, and who continued planning attacks and supplying weapons
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  Speaker 1: to Hamas. Former hostages welcomed the news of the killing
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  Speaker 1: of another Hamas commander, Mohammed Hamad Mohammed Gabin, who was
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  Speaker 1: involved in holding nine Israelis hostage. In the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF has enacted a closure preventing virtually all Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: from entering Jewish areas for the remainder of Sukkot through
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  Speaker 1: October 4. This measure, involving 24 battalions, comes amid heightened
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  Speaker 1: security concerns following recent terror incidents. Meanwhile, Niria Leta, son
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's ambassador to the US Yetiel Leta, remains in
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  Speaker 1: serious condition after a car-ramming terror attack in the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: his father noted encouraging signs amidst the uncertainty. The military
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  Speaker 1: is also investigating a drone explosion near troops at a
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  Speaker 1: Gaza post, suspending drone operations until October 4. Thousands also
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  Speaker 1: joined a convoy demonstration near the northern Gaza Strip border,
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  Speaker 1: advocating for settlement and victory in Gaza. Turning to regional tensions,
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  Speaker 1: Iran-backed Hezbollah announced it will soon contribute to a project
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  Speaker 1: aimed at housing thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war
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  Speaker 1: with Israel. Hezbollah chief Naim Qasem stated the party is
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  Speaker 1: committed to providing shelter and emphasised that Lebanon without resistance
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  Speaker 1: will be erased, while accusing the Lebanese leadership of surrendering
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  Speaker 1: to Israel. In parallel, Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya affirmed the
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  Speaker 1: group's commitment to resistance and and confirmed their intention to
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  Speaker 1: participate in Palestinian Legislative Council elections in November, framing the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attacks as a continuation of confronting the occupation.
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  Speaker 1: On the defence front, Israel's sixth submarine, the INS Drakan,
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  Speaker 1: is set to become fully operational within two months. This
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  Speaker 1: vessel represents a significant advancement in naval power, with extended
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  Speaker 1: sea endurance, enhanced weapon capacity, and the ability to operate
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  Speaker 1: near enemy shores. In US policy, Following President Donald Trump's
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  Speaker 1: announcement of a blockade against Iran on July 13, 2026,
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  Speaker 1: Iran is attempting to circumvent maritime sanctions via land borders,
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  Speaker 1: posing challenges to tightening economic pressure. US Central Command has
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  Speaker 1: reported diversions and boarding of vessels. On the issue of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is facing sharp condemnation from the
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  Speaker 1: Independent Press Gallery for pulling veteran journalist Neil Herland, off
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  Speaker 1: the air following his documentation of an anti-Israel demonstration outside
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  Speaker 1: a Yom Kippur service. Separately, the German town of Heidenau's
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  Speaker 1: decision to ban new Stolperstein memorial stones for Holocaust victims
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  Speaker 1: has drawn criticism from the International March of the Living
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  Speaker 1: and Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosser, who called it an erasure
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  Speaker 1: of memory. An article in J-Post challenges recent accusations of
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  Speaker 1: ethnic cleansing against Israel, by citing Palestinian statistics that show
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  Speaker 1: a significant Arab population boom in the West Bank under
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  Speaker 1: Israeli rule. In Israeli domestic politics, four opposition parties have
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  Speaker 1: agreed to a non-aggression pact to campaign against Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu, but have failed to reach consensus on how
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  Speaker 1: to form a government. Additionally, the Ma'al Adjaman municipality has
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  Speaker 1: petitioned the High Court against the Attorney General's Office's recommendation
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  Speaker 1: to postpone a tender for new homes in the E1
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  Speaker 1: settlement due to its political sensitivity, ahead of elections. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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