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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 15, 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 with significant developments concerning a documentary that has
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  Speaker 1: sparked considerable debate. The IDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General
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  Speaker 1: Eyal Zamia, has ordered a military investigation, requesting the Shin
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  Speaker 1: Bet's assistance, into the NAZA documentary. The probe will examine
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  Speaker 1: potential leaks of classified material from Unit 820, and assess
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  Speaker 1: possible legal action against the filmmakers, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shaw,
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  Speaker 1: according to jpost.com. This comes after the film, which reportedly
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  Speaker 1: featured testimony from an anonymous IDF soldier about AI targeting
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  Speaker 1: software used in Gaza, won an award at the Venice
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  Speaker 1: Film Festival. In response to the controversy and threats against
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  Speaker 1: the creators, 43 Israeli human rights, equality and peace organisations,
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  Speaker 1: issued a joint statement calling for authorities to cease threats
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  Speaker 1: and refrain from calls to revoke the filmmakers' citizenship or
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  Speaker 1: prosecute them. Over a thousand Israeli filmmakers have also signed
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  Speaker 1: a solidarity petition. Meanwhile, Israeli Culture Minister Mickey Zohar had
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  Speaker 1: previously described the film as horrifying and an act of treason,
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  Speaker 1: stating he would take action to revoke the creators' citizenship.
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  Speaker 1: Military officials, like Southern Command Chief Major General Yaniv Asor,
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  Speaker 1: have defended the IDF's conduct. and emphasised the importance of
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  Speaker 1: the military examining its own actions. Turning to Gaza, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF and ISA announced the elimination of Ahmad Batash, identified
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  Speaker 1: as the commander of Hamas Jabulia Battalion in northern Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: during an overnight strike. According to Telegram Channel Jewish News 24,
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  Speaker 1: Batash was reportedly responsible for managing weapons and supplying military
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  Speaker 1: equipment for the Hamas northern Gaza brigade. Israel states he
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  Speaker 1: was recently advancing attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians
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  Speaker 1: while working to rebuild Hamas capabilities. In a different development
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  Speaker 1: concerning humanitarian agencies, UNIT reports that Nata Haiman Mina testified
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  Speaker 1: at the UN Human Rights Council. She stated that an
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  Speaker 1: UNRWA teacher held her 84-year-old mother captive for 48 days.
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  Speaker 1: This testimony coincides with a UN Watch report alleging that
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  Speaker 1: the agency has overstated its reforms aimed at addressing neutrality failures.
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  Speaker 1: On the domestic front, while the IDF has received substantial donations,
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  Speaker 1: some reservists report continuing to rely on private fundraising for
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  Speaker 1: essential military gear and operational needs, according to UNIT. This
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  Speaker 1: comes despite the reported 1.2 billion shekels in donations received
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