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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 11 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: On September 17, 2024, a sophisticated Mossad operation utilising exploding
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  Speaker 1: pages and other devices reportedly killed or wounded thousands of
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah operatives across Lebanon. According to sources including former CIA
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  Speaker 1: Director General David Petrius, The operation was an impressive supply
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  Speaker 1: chain operation in modern intelligence history, with Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: noting the precise targeting of operatives who typically held command-and-control positions.
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  Speaker 1: The following day, a similar wave of exploding communication devices
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  Speaker 1: reportedly wounded another 500 operatives. This operation follows earlier intelligence,
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  Speaker 1: such as a September 30, 2015, raid in the UK
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  Speaker 1: where Mossad-attributed intelligence led authorities to discover 3.5 tonnes of
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  Speaker 1: ammonium nitrate, intended for bombs, a discovery that later influenced
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  Speaker 1: the UK's decision to outlaw Hezbollah's military wing. In a
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  Speaker 1: significant diplomatic development, Britain, France and Canada have jointly announced
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  Speaker 1: an import ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank, alongside sanctions targeting individuals and businesses involved in
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  Speaker 1: settlement expansion. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stated that the
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  Speaker 1: UK believes Israel is perpetrating ethnic cleansing in the West
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  Speaker 1: Bank and that the country could no longer simply call
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  Speaker 1: out injustice but must act. The timing of these measures,
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  Speaker 1: just before the Jewish High Holy Days, has drawn criticism.
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  Speaker 1: In response, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced significant Israeli countermeasures,
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  Speaker 1: including the closure of Britain's consulate in Jerusalem. the expulsion
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  Speaker 1: of British representatives from the Civil Military Coordination Centre and
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  Speaker 1: entry bans for 12 British officials and members of Parliament
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  Speaker 1: deemed involved in anti-Israel activity. President Isaac Herzog described the
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  Speaker 1: sanctions as a grave miscalculation, while former Prime Minister Yair
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  Speaker 1: Lapid warned they would strengthen extremist voices. Minister of National
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  Speaker 1: Security Itamar Ben-Givir welcomed the consulate closure. stating it was
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  Speaker 1: a source of national pride against perceived anti-Semitic governments operating
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  Speaker 1: in Jerusalem. From the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC Navy
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  Speaker 1: claims it has seized a highly advanced US autonomous submarine.
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  Speaker 1: According to their report, the submarine is equipped with world-leading
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  Speaker 1: technology and was intended for the US Navy in 2025.
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  Speaker 1: Reports note a lack of immediate American comment on the claim. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Opposition leaders have stated their intention to establish a state-led
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  Speaker 1: commission of inquiry into the failures preceding the October 7 massacre,
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  Speaker 1: should they form a new government. Figures including Gadi Eisenkot
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  Speaker 1: and Yair Lapid highlighted reports alleging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: received a warning from the UAE's leadership about Hamas's intentions
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  Speaker 1: before the attack, which they claim he ignored and failed
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  Speaker 1: to update the security establishment about. The opposition demands answers
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  Speaker 1: from the Prime Minister on his knowledge and actions prior
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  Speaker 1: to the event. On a more positive note, insights from
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  Speaker 1: the Global Aliyah Live Summit suggest that successful integration for
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  Speaker 1: new immigrants, or Olim, hinges not just on bureaucracy, but
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  Speaker 1: crucially on matching them with supportive communities and social networks.
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  Speaker 1: New Olim themselves shared personal accounts at the summit detailing
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  Speaker 1: their experiences with housing, learning Hebrew, family life, and navigating
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  Speaker 1: cultural adjustments. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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