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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 09 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: We begin with serious concerns raised by the International Atomic
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  Speaker 1: Energy Agency regarding Iran's nuclear program. IAEA Director General Rafael
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  Speaker 1: Grossi informed the agency's Board of Governors that the IAEA
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  Speaker 1: has been essentially blind. Since at least June 2025, unable
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  Speaker 1: to conduct necessary verification activities at declared nuclear facilities. Grossi
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  Speaker 1: called this lack of information a serious proliferation concern that
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  Speaker 1: demands urgent rectification. He noted that Iran has denied access
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  Speaker 1: to its nuclear sites following strikes by Israel and the
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  Speaker 1: United States in June 2025, citing fears of information leaks.
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  Speaker 1: Grossi also warned of the broader implications for the global
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  Speaker 1: non-proliferation regime. Turning to the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have instructed the IDF
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  Speaker 1: to prepare for what is described as an all-out war
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  Speaker 1: against senior Palestinian Authority officials and all terrorist infrastructure in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria. This directive follows a recent terror stabbing
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  Speaker 1: attack near Qusra. The IDF has been conducting exercises to
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  Speaker 1: test combat readiness and operations in areas like the village
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  Speaker 1: of Aqaba have led to the discovery of weapons and
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  Speaker 1: the arrest of suspected terrorist cells. On the northern border,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF responded to Hezbollah drone launches by striking the
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  Speaker 1: village of Kefar Reman in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF,
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  Speaker 1: nine individuals identified as terrorists transporting weapons were killed in
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  Speaker 1: the strikes. In international legal developments, Germany has asked the
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  Speaker 1: International Court of Justice to dismiss a case brought by Nicaragua.
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  Speaker 1: Nicaragua accuses Berlin of violating the Genocide Convention through its
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  Speaker 1: arms supplies to Israel. But Germany argues that Nicaragua has
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  Speaker 1: not followed proper procedures, and that key aspects of the
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  Speaker 1: claim fall outside the court's jurisdiction. Domestically, the political landscape
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  Speaker 1: is heating up ahead of the upcoming October elections. Yashar
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  Speaker 1: Party leader Gadi Eisenkot submitted his Knesset list on Monday,
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  Speaker 1: featuring former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen in the second position.
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  Speaker 1: Opposition leaders Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman have also revealed
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  Speaker 1: their respective parties' election slates. On the economic and defence front,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli defence tech company Spear UAV has announced it has
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  Speaker 1: nearly 1,000 AI-based Viper 300 loitering munitions ready for global delivery,
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  Speaker 1: designed for reconnaissance and precision targeting. In a separate development,
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  Speaker 1: Germany is moving closer to acquiring Israel's Iron Dome missile
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  Speaker 1: defence system, signing a letter of intent as part of
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  Speaker 1: its broader efforts to bolster European defence against threats. Other
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  Speaker 1: significant developments include Kosovo formally joining the International Stabilisation Force
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza to support a US-backed peace plan. In the UK,
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  Speaker 1: regulators have reopened an investigation into the charity, Save One Life,
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  Speaker 1: over concerns that funds for Gaza may be diverted to Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: Also in Germany, the far-right AFD party achieved a near-absolute
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  Speaker 1: majority in Saxony-Anhalt, raising questions about future Holocaust education policies. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister's Office spokesman Doron Spielman has claimed that media
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  Speaker 1: outlets disproportionately focus on settler violence in Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: while overlooking regular Palestinian terrorism. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe
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