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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 2026, 04 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: King Abdullah II of Jordan has issued a strong warning
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  Speaker 1: regarding regional stability, stating at the UN General Assembly on
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  Speaker 1: September 22, 2026, that this Israeli government's appetite is now
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  Speaker 1: a regional threat, and that Syria is the warning. According
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  Speaker 1: to jpost.com, the king's address signalled a shift. moving beyond
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  Speaker 1: traditional criticisms of Israeli actions in the West Bank or Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: His remarks focused on Israel's ongoing military actions in Syria,
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  Speaker 1: including continued bombing and shelling of border areas. Jordan is
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  Speaker 1: reportedly concerned about potential spillover and Israel's efforts to ensure
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  Speaker 1: southern Syria is demilitarized, which contrasts with Jordan's interest in
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  Speaker 1: stability in the region. King Abdullah accused Israel of creeping
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  Speaker 1: territorial expansion and testing how far it can go. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Syrian leader Shahrar has laid out non-negotiable conditions for diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: engagement with Israel, asserting that any security pact must precede
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  Speaker 1: peace talks and would require an IDF withdrawal to the
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  Speaker 1: 1974 demarcation lines, as reported by the Times of Israel.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, reports indicate that Hamas is admitting to recruiting
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  Speaker 1: children for its military wing. Telegram channel Abul Express highlighted
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  Speaker 1: the case of Zahib Abu Labad, a Gazan boy born
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  Speaker 1: in October 2008, who died on September 7, 2025, at
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  Speaker 1: just over 16 years old after reportedly being recruited and
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  Speaker 1: trained in 2025. A video shared by the group's military
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  Speaker 1: wing shows him carrying and firing an RPG. In related
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  Speaker 1: news from Gaza, a vehicle attack near the Muwasi area
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  Speaker 1: of Khan Yunis resulted in casualties. According to reports from
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  Speaker 1: Telegram channel Abul Express and Telegram channel Newsil, at least
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  Speaker 1: two people were killed and three injured. The targeted vehicle
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  Speaker 1: belonged to the Abu Olwen family from Rafah, with one
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  Speaker 1: body described as charred. On the diplomatic front, French President
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  Speaker 1: Macron's assertion at the UN that Hamas is inactive in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank has sparked significant outrage in Israel. UNIT
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  Speaker 1: reports this is compounded by the recent killing of a
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  Speaker 1: French citizen by a Hamas operative in the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: alongside the group's documented history of suicide bombings, kidnappings and
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  Speaker 1: armed cells, in a separate development concerning the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: Right-wing politician Avigdor Lieberman has proposed allowing Jordanians to administer
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  Speaker 1: areas A and B, according to Telegram channel Newsil. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: opposition leader Yair Lapid is hosting a coordination meeting with
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  Speaker 1: leaders of the Change bloc, this Saturday night, aiming to
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  Speaker 1: tighten their strategy ahead of elections amidst internal disagreements, as
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  Speaker 1: reported by Jpost.com. The Central Elections Committee has advanced disqualification
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  Speaker 1: proceedings for political figures. By a majority vote, Ofa Kasif
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  Speaker 1: was ruled ineligible to run for the Knesset, with a
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  Speaker 1: Supreme Court appeal expected, according to Telegram channel Newsil. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: disqualification hearings have opened for former MK Sami Abu Shehadeh,
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  Speaker 1: stemming from an article he published on October 8, 2023,
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  Speaker 1: which described the October 7 massacre as an important historic event.
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  Speaker 1: The Attorney General and State Attorney have noted evidence of
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  Speaker 1: support for a terrorist organisation's armed struggle. though questions remain
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  Speaker 1: about whether it meets the stringent legal standards for disqualification,
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  Speaker 1: according to jpost.com. In international discourse related to antisemitism, Irish
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Mitchell Martin has called for the withdrawal of
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  Speaker 1: unacceptable remarks made by Israel's Soccer Federation. As reported by
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  Speaker 1: the Times of Israel, the Federation had accused Ireland's coach
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  Speaker 1: of stupidity and ignorance for stating his team was playing
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  Speaker 1: against genocide. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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