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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 12, 2026, 12 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 developments in Yemen, where an analyst, cited
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  Speaker 1: by the Times of Israel, suggests that an advance by
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  Speaker 1: Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coast doesn't change
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  Speaker 1: the immediate risk profile to Saudi and Israeli shipping. However,
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  Speaker 1: the analyst warned that the rebels are now in a
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  Speaker 1: strong position to take further control if they want to.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to Germany, A Syrian national, Khalaf A, has been
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  Speaker 1: indicted on charges of aiding and abetting attempted murder and
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  Speaker 1: causing dangerous bodily harm. According to Germany's chief federal prosecutor,
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  Speaker 1: Khalaf A is alleged to have spent the afternoon with
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  Speaker 1: the assailant, Wassim Al-Em, helping him plan and encourage the
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  Speaker 1: 2025 stabbing at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. Previous reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate Al-Em acted out of radical Islamist and anti-Semitic motivations
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  Speaker 1: and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Khalaf A
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  Speaker 1: remains in pretrial detention. In Thailand, an anti-Israel protest involving
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  Speaker 1: over 500 participants chanting slogans and displaying signs led to
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  Speaker 1: the cancellation of a planned Rosh Hashanah meal at Phuket's
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  Speaker 1: Chabad House. Thai media reported that protest organisers later issued
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  Speaker 1: messages described as anti-Semitic, justifying their actions as an effort
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  Speaker 1: to protect Thai traditions from foreign disturbances. Meanwhile, a new
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  Speaker 1: book by Professor Leela Corwin-Berman, who is American, challenges the
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  Speaker 1: assumption that Jewish citizenship in the United States was always
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  Speaker 1: granted routinely and without controversy. According to the Jerusalem Post,
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  Speaker 1: the book details how legal classifications of Jews as a race, nationality,
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  Speaker 1: and religion were contested, particularly in relation to Jewish nationalism
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  Speaker 1: and the founding of the State of Israel. Finally, in
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  Speaker 1: a more positive note, New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani
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  Speaker 1: extended Rosh Hashanah greetings to Jewish New Yorkers. wishing them
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  Speaker 1: a sweet and meaningful holiday. His message on x slash
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  Speaker 1: Twitter included a video of him hosting children at City Hall,
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  Speaker 1: sharing traditional symbols of the Jewish New Year, such as
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  Speaker 1: apples and honey. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe and informed.
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  Speaker 1: so you don't miss the next update. Keep in mind
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  Speaker 1: that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies. so consult
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