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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 10 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: IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia, during a
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  Speaker 1: visit to Israel's northern border, stated that the Lebanese army
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  Speaker 1: must significantly improve its effectiveness on the ground for efforts
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  Speaker 1: to disarm Hezbollah to advance. According to the IDF, Zamia
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  Speaker 1: stressed Israel's determination to remove Hezbollah's presence south of the
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  Speaker 1: Litani River, and prevent the terror group from rebuilding its
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  Speaker 1: capabilities or infrastructure. He also outlined plans for a new
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  Speaker 1: IDF branch focused on unmanned systems, robotics and AI, set
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  Speaker 1: to be established in the coming months. Turning to US policy,
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump is expected to meet with leaders from
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and
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  Speaker 1: Oman in New York next week. According to Axios, citing
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  Speaker 1: sources with direct knowledge, these talks on the sidelines of
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  Speaker 1: the UN General Assembly, will focus on US proposals for
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  Speaker 1: a post-war strategy following the conflict with Iran, with a
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  Speaker 1: day-after plan anticipated after the upcoming US midterm elections. In
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  Speaker 1: related news regarding Gaza, a source close to the Peace
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  Speaker 1: Council and a source in Washington told KAN News that
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  Speaker 1: the United States remains committed to disarming Hamas. This commitment
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  Speaker 1: is part of a plan involving either voluntary disarmament by
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  Speaker 1: Hamas or IDF action with international backing. A source in
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  Speaker 1: Washington also stated that President Trump remains fully committed to
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  Speaker 1: his 20-point plan to disarm Hamas, after which Israeli forces
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  Speaker 1: would withdraw and an international stabilisation force would work with
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  Speaker 1: the Palestinian police. The US stance remains against the policy
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  Speaker 1: of removing residents from the Gaza Strip, according to the
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  Speaker 1: Washington source, in response to comments made by Israeli Defence
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  Speaker 1: Minister Israel Katz. In Israeli domestic politics, Mayor Zoran Mamdani
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  Speaker 1: known for his opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
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  Speaker 1: his support for protests, will reportedly not participate in demonstrations
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  Speaker 1: against the Prime Minister during Netanyahu's visit to New York
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  Speaker 1: for the United Nations General Assembly next week, according to
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  Speaker 1: a Politico report citing a person familiar with the mayor's plans.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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