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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 17, 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: The United States has denied Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
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  Speaker 1: a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York,
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  Speaker 1: marking the second consecutive year he has been prevented from travelling.
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  Speaker 1: US and Palestinian officials confirmed the visa denial this week.
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  Speaker 1: The UN is now preparing to consider a measure that
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  Speaker 1: would allow Abbas to participate remotely, a procedure that could
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  Speaker 1: also permit other senior Palestinian representatives unable to enter the
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  Speaker 1: US to join high-level UN events via videoconference. In a
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  Speaker 1: separate development, the State Department announced it would extend visa
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  Speaker 1: sanctions on members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and officials
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  Speaker 1: of the Palestinian Authority. According to official statements, Washington cited
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  Speaker 1: the PLO and PAs failure to reform and ongoing activities
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  Speaker 1: that undermine the prospects for peace. These activities include initiating
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  Speaker 1: actions at international organisations, such as the International Criminal Court
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  Speaker 1: and the International Court of Justice, seeking unilateral recognition rather
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  Speaker 1: than negotiations, continuing payments to terrorists, and what the Department
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  Speaker 1: described as the glorification of terrorism. The State Department maintained
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  Speaker 1: an existing waiver for personnel assigned to the PLO observer
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  Speaker 1: mission to the United Nations. AL Monitor also notes that
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  Speaker 1: this move comes as violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: has escalated in the West Bank, though the US has
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  Speaker 1: stated its opposition to the annexation of Palestinian territory. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to regional diplomacy, US President Donald Trump is expected to
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  Speaker 1: meet with leaders from the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries
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  Speaker 1: in New York next week, on the sidelines of the
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  Speaker 1: UN General Assembly. According to Axios, citing sources with direct knowledge,
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  Speaker 1: These talks are anticipated to focus on US proposals for
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  Speaker 1: a post-war strategy following the conflict with Iran. Additionally, reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate President Trump intends to hold a summit with Iran,
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  Speaker 1: aiming to negotiate an end to the ongoing war. UNIT
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  Speaker 1: reports that the US president cited Tehran's desire for a
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  Speaker 1: deal and direct contact as reasons for this planned meeting.
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  Speaker 1: On the matter of Gaza, a source close to the
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  Speaker 1: Board of Peace told KAN News that the United States
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  Speaker 1: remains committed to disarming Hamas, a stance that reportedly counters
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  Speaker 1: statements made by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. This source
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  Speaker 1: outlined a plan for Hamas to disarm voluntarily or be
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  Speaker 1: disarmed by force, with international backing. A source in Washington
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  Speaker 1: further affirmed President Trump's commitment to his 20-point plan for
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  Speaker 1: disarming Hamas, which envisions subsequent Israeli withdrawal and the establishment
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  Speaker 1: of an international stabilization force. The US also maintains its
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  Speaker 1: opposition to policies advocating for the removal of residents from
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  Speaker 1: the Gaza Strip. Adding perspective on US-Israel dynamics, Vice President J.D.
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  Speaker 1: Vance stated that Donald Trump possesses an unprecedented track record
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  Speaker 1: of opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes
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  Speaker 1: to advancing the interest of the American people. Vance characterized
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  Speaker 1: Trump as the sole president in the last four decades
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  Speaker 1: willing to diverge from Netanyahu when US interests differed from
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  Speaker 1: those of Israel. This commentary comes as the approach of
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  Speaker 1: US midterm elections coincides with reports of Netanyahu's low popularity
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  Speaker 1: in the United States. In Iran, an activist suggests the
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  Speaker 1: regime is showing hesitation in fully enforcing the mandatory headscarf law.
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  Speaker 1: The Times of Israel reports this is reportedly due to
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  Speaker 1: fears of protests, with mounting war and economic pressures cited
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  Speaker 1: as contributing factors. The outlet quotes an acknowledgement attributed to
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  Speaker 1: Khamenei's father-in-law, who reportedly stated, We can't enter into that
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  Speaker 1: front as we ought to because of wartime conditions, indicating
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  Speaker 1: that internal conditions may be influencing enforcement policies. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today, Ongoing
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