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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 9, 2026, 05 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: In significant diplomatic news, the UN Nuclear Watchdogs Board of
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  Speaker 1: Governors has passed a resolution referring Iran to the UN
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  Speaker 1: Security Council. This marks the first time in two decades
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  Speaker 1: that Iran has been reported for breaching its non-proliferation obligations,
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  Speaker 1: according to jpost.com. The resolution, proposed by the US, UK,
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  Speaker 1: France and Germany, passed with 23 votes in favour, three
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  Speaker 1: against Russia, China and Niger, and eight abstentions. Iran's mission
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  Speaker 1: to the IAEA criticised the move as political and blamed
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  Speaker 1: the criminal acts of aggression by the US and Israeli regime.
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  Speaker 1: While the Security Council is unlikely to take concrete action
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  Speaker 1: due to Vita-wielding allies of Iran, this represents an escalation
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  Speaker 1: in the diplomatic standoff. Meanwhile, intelligence assessments suggest that senior
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  Speaker 1: commanders within Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps might pursue nuclear
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  Speaker 1: weapons independently of the Supreme Leader if they perceive the
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  Speaker 1: regime to be unstable, as reported by Israel Hayem. This
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  Speaker 1: concern comes as Iran's IRGC has outlined six conditions for
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  Speaker 1: ending its war with the United States, according to World
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  Speaker 1: Israel News. These demands include the release of $ 24 billion
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  Speaker 1: in frozen assets, an end to US interference in its
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  Speaker 1: nuclear and missile programmes, and an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
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  Speaker 1: The IRGC also announced the establishment of a new restricted
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  Speaker 1: maritime zone extending beyond the Strait of Hormuz into parts
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  Speaker 1: of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, warning
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  Speaker 1: ships against entering without coordination. On the political front in
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  Speaker 1: the United States, President Donald Trump predicted that the war
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  Speaker 1: with Iran would end immediately after the upcoming US midterm elections.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking to reporters, Trump claimed Tehran is attempting to influence
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  Speaker 1: the vote to face a weaker Congress, and predicted a
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  Speaker 1: significant drop in oil prices post-election, as reported by Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: and Israel Today. In separate US policy news, former Secretary
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  Speaker 1: of State Antony Blinken, Denis de Haaretz report that he
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  Speaker 1: had told the Qatari emir to wait before brokering an
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  Speaker 1: Israel-Hamas hostage deal, calling the report complete fiction, according to Jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: In operational news, The IDF is continuing its efforts in
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  Speaker 1: northern Israel, with forces reported to be neutralising remaining Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure on Ali Taha Ridge, and having killed most terrorists
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  Speaker 1: trapped there after weeks of fighting, according to UNIT. Forces
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  Speaker 1: are expected to redeploy along the yellow line once remaining
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure is cleared. In Gaza, official Hamas channels report significant
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  Speaker 1: clashes between Hamas activists and anti-Hamas militia activists in eastern
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  Speaker 1: Jabalia refugee camp. in a notable instance of internal conflict,
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  Speaker 1: as reported by Telegram channel Abuel Express. United Airlines has
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  Speaker 1: resumed its passenger flights from Newark to Tel Aviv, marking
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  Speaker 1: the first service since February due to regional security threats, Jpost.com reports.
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  Speaker 1: The airline plans to add more flights and resume service
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  Speaker 1: from other US cities. In Israeli domestic politics, aggregated poll
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  Speaker 1: results from six different Israeli television channels were released yesterday evening.
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  Speaker 1: showing variations across the sources, according to Telegram channel Newsil.
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  Speaker 1: Yoram Cohen, identified as Gantz's number two, stated that a
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  Speaker 1: minority government might be formed if elections yield a majority
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  Speaker 1: but not 61 mandates, expressing hope for broader coalition support,
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  Speaker 1: also from Telegram channel Newsil. Naftali Bennett was reported to
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  Speaker 1: be at the Western Wall. Ron Dermott, a close confidant
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  Speaker 1: of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Firmly denied reports that the
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister spoke with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed before
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  Speaker 1: the October 7 attack, calling the claims fiction, according to jpost.com. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a Jerusalem court ruled that a landmark 2024 terror compensation
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  Speaker 1: law applies to security personnel. Rejecting claims that soldiers and
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  Speaker 1: police were excluded and ordering the Palestinian Authority to pay
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  Speaker 1: 50 million shekels, UNIT reports. Also in domestic news, The
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  Speaker 1: UK and 12 European countries announced sanctions against West Bank settlements,
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  Speaker 1: including an import ban on settlement goods. Israel retaliated by
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  Speaker 1: closing the British consulate in Jerusalem, a move assessed by
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  Speaker 1: former economic attaché S.H. Muell Bentovim, as reported by jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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