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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 22, 2026, 04 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 tonight with crucial developments in security and diplomacy.
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  Speaker 1: British counter-terrorism police have arrested two men in Manchester as
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  Speaker 1: part of a long-running investigation into a suspected plot targeting
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish community. Police said the arrests led to the
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  Speaker 1: disruption of the plot and that they do not believe
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  Speaker 1: there is any ongoing threat to the public. Searches were
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  Speaker 1: carried out in Salford and Liverpool, and authorities have stepped
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  Speaker 1: up policing operations during the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days,
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  Speaker 1: acknowledging the news will cause concern, particularly given the period
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  Speaker 1: and the memory of a terrorist attack on a Manchester
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  Speaker 1: synagogue nearly a year ago. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicky Evans
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  Speaker 1: stated that the operation was proactive and aimed at preventing
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  Speaker 1: an attack. In diplomatic news, The first direct meeting between
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  Speaker 1: US and Iranian representatives since the failure of a previous
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  Speaker 1: framework agreement has reportedly taken place. Held on the sidelines
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  Speaker 1: of the UN General Assembly, the meeting, initiated by the
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  Speaker 1: US insistence, saw Iran convey its preconditions for reopening the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz. According to Iranian news outlets, these demands
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  Speaker 1: include the immediate lifting of the US blockade of vessels
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  Speaker 1: travelling to and from Iran, the payment of all frozen
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  Speaker 1: Iranian assets, and an end to all conflicts against resistance fronts. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: reports detail ongoing Israeli policies in East Jerusalem, including the
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  Speaker 1: maximum land, minimum population zoning principle, implemented since 1967. This approach,
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  Speaker 1: according to reporting from jpost.com, has led to significant challenges
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  Speaker 1: for Palestinians, with only a small fraction of land zoned
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  Speaker 1: for residential use, forcing many residents into crowded or illegal buildings.
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  Speaker 1: The report highlights Israel's 2040 strategic plan as offering few
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  Speaker 1: provisions for Palestinian neighborhoods, exacerbating a housing crisis and leading
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  Speaker 1: to concerns about the city's demographic makeup and what some
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  Speaker 1: UN special rapporteurs have termed depelstonization. Separately, President Macron's claim
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  Speaker 1: that Hamas has never operated in the West Bank has
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  Speaker 1: drawn criticism, with some reports labeling it as ignorance or
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  Speaker 1: deliberate historical revisionism intended to incite against Israel. prompting calls
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  Speaker 1: for a response from Israeli leadership. On the international legal front,
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  Speaker 1: Colombia has officially withdrawn from South Africa's case against Israel
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  Speaker 1: at the International Court of Justice, as announced by the court.
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  Speaker 1: Colombia's foreign ministry confirmed the decision, stating it's part of
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  Speaker 1: the new administration's efforts to undo prior hostilities and restore
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  Speaker 1: ties with Israel, including a commitment to move its embassy
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  Speaker 1: to Jerusalem and recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed the move, thanking the
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  Speaker 1: Colombian president. Domestically, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia welcomed Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's support for the execution of terrorists, describing
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  Speaker 1: the gallows as an important tool for deterrence and victory
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  Speaker 1: over terrorism. Ben-Givia also outlined his demands for future government roles,
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  Speaker 1: including seeking the defence minister portfolio after upcoming elections, and
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  Speaker 1: reiterated policy goals, such as encouraging voluntary emigration from Gaza
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  Speaker 1: and the West Bank, and disarming the Palestinian Authority. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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