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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 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: We begin with an alarming development in the United Kingdom,
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  Speaker 1: where counter-terrorism police have foiled a suspected bomb plot targeting
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  Speaker 1: RAF Fairford, a vital airbase used by the US Air
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  Speaker 1: Force for operations against Iran. Five men were arrested near
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  Speaker 1: the base early Sunday, after suspicious vehicles were reported. While
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  Speaker 1: British authorities have not publicly attributed the plot, investigators are
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  Speaker 1: reportedly considering Iranian involvement as the leading possibility, alongside Russian
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  Speaker 1: sabotage or an Islamist plot, according to a source familiar
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  Speaker 1: with the investigation cited by The Telegraph. US President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump stated that American and British authorities had worked together
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  Speaker 1: on the case, claiming the suspects had been under surveillance
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  Speaker 1: for a long time and that they were looking to
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  Speaker 1: do big damage. an explosive ordnance disposal team inspected the vehicles,
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  Speaker 1: and a security cordon was established. RAF Fairford has become
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  Speaker 1: strategically important during the ongoing conflict with Iran, having hosted
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  Speaker 1: US Air Force B-1 and B-52 bombers. Turning to reports
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  Speaker 1: concerning the lead-up to the October 7 attacks, the Wall
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  Speaker 1: Street Journal, citing Arab government officials, has reported that Egypt's
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  Speaker 1: intelligence chief, Arbus Kamel, warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: in early October that Gaza was a tinderbox. This account
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  Speaker 1: claims Kemal issued the warning after two previous alerts. However,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu has denied receiving such warnings. Adding to
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  Speaker 1: the complexity, former Mossad officials have offered differing recollections. Aild
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  Speaker 1: Sir Cohen, a former head of international diplomacy at Mossad,
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  Speaker 1: told Army Radio he did not recall specific warnings from
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  Speaker 1: Egyptian or UAE officials. In contrast, Another former Mossad head,
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  Speaker 1: Danny Yattam, told Army Radio that warnings from multiple sources
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  Speaker 1: ahead of October 7th could not be ignored. Meanwhile in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: reports from Gazan sources indicate that staff have withdrawn from
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  Speaker 1: Kamel Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip following the
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  Speaker 1: advance of IDF ground forces into the area. In Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: hundreds of settlers are reported to have gathered in Wadi al-Rababa,
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  Speaker 1: south of the Old City, for religious rituals during the
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  Speaker 1: third day of Sukkot. according to Palestinian channels. On the
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  Speaker 1: domestic front, Yisrael Bey Teh new chairman Avigdor Liberman has
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  Speaker 1: warned that the upcoming Palestinian legislative elections, scheduled for November 28,
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  Speaker 1: could pose a security threat, evoking Hamas's victory in the
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  Speaker 1: 2006 elections. Liberman criticised Prime Minister Netanyahu's policy of containment
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  Speaker 1: towards the Palestinian Authority and suggested its dismantling. National Security
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  Speaker 1: Minister Itamar Ben-Givir directly threatened an imprisoned terrorist, Hassan Salameh,
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  Speaker 1: who helped plan the 1996 Jerusalem bus bombings, stating he
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  Speaker 1: was responsible for administering hell to him and advocating for
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  Speaker 1: the execution of terrorists and emigration policies. Hamas, in response,
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  Speaker 1: claimed its prisoners were not intimidated by Ben-Givia. Separately, new
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  Speaker 1: details have emerged about Prime Minister Netanyahu's secret visit to
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  Speaker 1: the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. with reports indicating Mossad
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  Speaker 1: Director Roman Goffman and National Security Council Head SH Mule
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  Speaker 1: Ben Ezra accompanied him. In international policy news, Morocco and
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  Speaker 1: Israel plan to elevate their diplomatic ties from liaison offices
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  Speaker 1: to full embassies, a move announced on September 16 by
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  Speaker 1: their foreign ministers and the US ambassador to the UN.
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  Speaker 1: This development aims to deepen economic cooperation, though it has
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  Speaker 1: faced protests from opponents of normalisation within Morocco. US Ambassador
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Mike Huckabee celebrated Sukkot in Jerusalem, offering a
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  Speaker 1: prayer for peace and justice. And in uplifting news, over 50,000
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  Speaker 1: Jewish worshippers gathered at the Western Wall Plaza for a
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  Speaker 1: joint Burkat Koinim, or priestly blessing, prayer during the Sukkot holiday.
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  Speaker 1: This tradition has been a highlight for over 50 years. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: United Hatzalah is dispatching a drone search and rescue team
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  Speaker 1: to Greece to assist in locating a missing Israeli hiker
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  Speaker 1: on Mount Olympus. equipping the team with thermal imaging and
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  Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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