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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 15, 2026, 12 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 today with grave concerns emerging from Gaza. The
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  Speaker 1: United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk, has accused Israel
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  Speaker 1: of possible war crimes following the recovery of hundreds of
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  Speaker 1: bodies from the rubble of buildings destroyed during the conflict.
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  Speaker 1: According to a statement released Tuesday, Turk highlighted that the remains...
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  Speaker 1: found buried under collapsed structures, included entire families, many of
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  Speaker 1: them women and children. These discoveries have revived worries previously
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  Speaker 1: raised in a 2024 UN report, which suggested Israeli strikes
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  Speaker 1: on civilian sites might have violated international humanitarian law. Israel
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  Speaker 1: maintains it acts in accordance with international law while fighting
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  Speaker 1: Hamas terrorists. In regional developments, Iran's state broadcaster, IRIB, claimed
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday that the country's air defence systems shot down a
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  Speaker 1: US military MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. This
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  Speaker 1: marks the third such drone Iran claims to have downed recently.
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  Speaker 1: Regional diplomatic efforts continue, with Israel, the UAE and Bahrain
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  Speaker 1: marking the sixth anniversary of the Abraham Accords. The Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Ministry stated on X, formerly Twitter, that the Accords remain
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  Speaker 1: an anchor for regional peace, fostering partnerships and expanding the
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  Speaker 1: circle of peace. Ambassador to the UAE Yossi Shelley expressed optimism,
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  Speaker 1: estimating that another country, potentially Kuwait, could join the accords
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  Speaker 1: within four to six months. Meanwhile, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed
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  Speaker 1: bin Salman met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo.
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  Speaker 1: Their discussions focused on the deteriorating regional security situation, particularly
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  Speaker 1: threats to maritime routes in the Red Sea and Bab
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  Speaker 1: al-Mandab Strait, and escalating Houthi attacks, with both leaders emphasising
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  Speaker 1: the need to safeguard navigation. Domestically, survivors' and victims' families
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  Speaker 1: released the October 7 files on Tuesday, a compilation of
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  Speaker 1: documents detailing the Hamas massacre and preceding events. They are
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  Speaker 1: demanding government accountability, with Shelly Mashal-Yogov, mother of a victim,
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  Speaker 1: questioning how the greatest disaster in the state of Israel
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  Speaker 1: has not been investigated. Several family members pointed to Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's policies and decisions leading up to the attack.
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  Speaker 1: In related political news, the far-right Religious Zionist Party released
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  Speaker 1: a provocative video depicting the symbolic arrests of top judicial officials,
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  Speaker 1: including the Supreme Court President and Attorney General. This was
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  Speaker 1: part of the party's launch for its future judicial reform plan. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed questions during an Instagram live session
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  Speaker 1: about the departure of Yitzhak Aharonovich and Benny Gantz from
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  Speaker 1: the war cabinet. stating they did not withstand the pressure,
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  Speaker 1: including potential pressure from the United States. On the issue
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism, a study by the Antisemitism Research Center found
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  Speaker 1: that 59.3% of Twitter posts referencing the 9-11 anniversary also
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  Speaker 1: advanced antisemitic conspiracy theories. The report noted that these theories
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  Speaker 1: often act as a gateway to other libels, including those
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  Speaker 1: related to the Epstein-Maxwell network and the October 7 attacks. Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: A documentary by Campaign Against Antisemitism has exposed significant antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: within Britain's National Health Service, including death threats against a
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  Speaker 1: Jewish medical professor and physical attacks on staff. Separately, Ambassador
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  Speaker 1: Danon is calling for countries to boycott a UN event
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  Speaker 1: scheduled for September 28, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the
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  Speaker 1: Durban Conference, which he described as having become a symbol
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism and the delegitimisation of Israel. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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