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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 13, 2026, 11 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 reports that Iran obtained high-resolution satellite
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  Speaker 1: imagery from Chinese entities, both before and after its July
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  Speaker 1: 17 ballistic missile attack on the Muafak Salti Air Base
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  Speaker 1: in Jordan, which killed three US service members and wounded
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  Speaker 1: four others. US officials, according to the Wall Street Journal,
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  Speaker 1: have linked this imagery to the strike. However, officials have
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  Speaker 1: not accused the Chinese government of direct involvement, and Beijing
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  Speaker 1: has denied the allegations, demanding evidence. Turning to the northern border,
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning today concerning
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  Speaker 1: the Ali Taha Ridge in southern Lebanon, stating that anyone
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  Speaker 1: approaching the area will be destroyed. This declaration follows the
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  Speaker 1: IDF's demolition of Hezbollah tunnels beneath the hill last week.
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  Speaker 1: Minister Katz affirmed that the IDF will maintain control of
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  Speaker 1: the ridge through surveillance and firepower, and will not withdraw
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  Speaker 1: until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout Lebanon. In Gaza, the humanitarian
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  Speaker 1: situation for newborns remains critically severe. Hospitals are facing dire
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  Speaker 1: shortages of incubators, forcing premature and underweight infants to share
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  Speaker 1: the limited units available. This crisis unfolds within a war-shattered
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  Speaker 1: healthcare system. Previous reports from the UN indicated that one
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  Speaker 1: in three pregnancies in Gaza were high risk, with 70%
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  Speaker 1: of newborns being premature or underweight, and incubator sharing significantly
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  Speaker 1: increasing their mortality risks. Furthermore, a UN-mandated inquiry has noted
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  Speaker 1: an increase in miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight infants, and
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  Speaker 1: congenital defects impacting maternal and infant health. On the diplomatic front,
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  Speaker 1: speaking aboard Air Force One, The US president stated that
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  Speaker 1: Hamas is prepared to give up its weapons and acknowledged
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  Speaker 1: progress in Gaza. This comes just days after officials from
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  Speaker 1: the Board of Peace accused both Israel and Hamas of
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  Speaker 1: violating a US-backed agreement. Elsewhere in the region, Iran-backed Houthi
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  Speaker 1: rebels are escalating conflict near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. They
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  Speaker 1: have been attacking Saudi targets and posing a significant threat
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  Speaker 1: to global shipping lanes. This activity is contributing to a
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  Speaker 1: spike in oil prices. with direct impacts felt by US consumers.
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  Speaker 1: During the recent Rosh Hashanah holiday, a British resident and
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  Speaker 1: father of seven, identified as Yitzhak Elimchai, was found dead
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  Speaker 1: in a forest near the grave of Rabbi Nachman of
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  Speaker 1: Breslov in Yumen. Ukrainian authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding
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  Speaker 1: his death. While injuries were reportedly found on his body,
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  Speaker 1: investigators have not yet officially confirmed if the death was
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  Speaker 1: a homicide, though the investigation is ongoing. in a moment
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  Speaker 1: of historical preservation. The National Library of Israel has announced
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  Speaker 1: a new initiative to collect and preserve memorial books and
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  Speaker 1: personal works honouring those killed since October 7th and during
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  Speaker 1: the subsequent war. The library plans to feature an exhibition
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  Speaker 1: titled 7.1 Bound in Memory and is appealing to the
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  Speaker 1: public to help locate and deposit these important documents for
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  Speaker 1: future generations. Finally, we mark the passing of Yehuda Aharon Wydorski,
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  Speaker 1: recognised as Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor. Mr Wydorski, who endured
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  Speaker 1: Auschwitz and Nazi forced labour, died at the age of 107.
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  Speaker 1: After immigrating to Israel in 1950, he dedicated decades to
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  Speaker 1: advocating for and restoring neglected and destroyed Jewish cemeteries in Poland,
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  Speaker 1: serving as a tireless advocate for preserving this crucial heritage.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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