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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 9, 2026, 01 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. Today,
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  Speaker 1: we have significant international developments concerning the territories, a clear
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  Speaker 1: message from Prime Minister Netanyahu on confronting Iran, and critical
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  Speaker 1: updates on domestic politics and aid oversight. In international news
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  Speaker 1: regarding the disputed territories, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday that the United Kingdom will introduce a ban on
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  Speaker 1: imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Miliband stated
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  Speaker 1: the policy is intended to protect Palestinians and preserve the
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  Speaker 1: possibility of a two-state solution. Canada has also announced similar restrictions,
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  Speaker 1: joining other international leaders who cited settlement expansion and settler
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  Speaker 1: violence as threats to peace. However, the policy has drawn
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  Speaker 1: strong condemnation from Canadian pro-Israel organisations, who argue it unfairly
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  Speaker 1: targets Israel and rewards Palestinian rejectionism. The move also raises
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  Speaker 1: concerns about the economic impact on approximately 17,000, 600 Palestinians
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  Speaker 1: employed in these settlements, according to Palestinian Central Bureau of
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  Speaker 1: Statistics data. Echoing support for the UKS decision, foreign ministers
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  Speaker 1: from eight countries including Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt
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  Speaker 1: welcomed the ban and expressed hope that other nations would
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  Speaker 1: follow suit. Meanwhile, a new poll conducted in August across
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank and Gaza Strip by the Jerusalem Media
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  Speaker 1: and Communications Center, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung,
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  Speaker 1: reveals a significant shift in Palestinian public opinion. Over 55%
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  Speaker 1: of respondents now view peaceful negotiations as the best way
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  Speaker 1: to achieve national goals, a notable increase from just 28%
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  Speaker 1: in 2023. Conversely, support for armed resistance has fallen to
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  Speaker 1: about 13%. The poll also indicates a decline in support
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  Speaker 1: for Hamas's actions and a growing preference for a two-state solution.
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  Speaker 1: On the matter of Gaza's future, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar
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  Speaker 1: affirmed that Israel has no plans to expel or deport
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  Speaker 1: Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, stating this aligns with international norms.
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  Speaker 1: He added that while Israel will not force anyone to stay,
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  Speaker 1: it would not oppose voluntary emigration if a country is
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  Speaker 1: willing to accept them. In terms of security planning, Preparations
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  Speaker 1: are advancing for a 25-0 strong international force and Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: police deployment, though significant movement is not anticipated until after
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  Speaker 1: Israel's upcoming election. Turning to regional security, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu delivered a firm message from MT Herman in Syria, declaring,
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  Speaker 1: We will not allow any terrorist army to establish itself
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  Speaker 1: on our border. We are committed to defeating the terrorist
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  Speaker 1: regime in Iran, and we will do so. Adding to
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  Speaker 1: this perspective, Dvora Sharifian-Barkar, a former Mossad and Shin Bet
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  Speaker 1: official and a candidate for the Yashar party, expressed confidence
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  Speaker 1: in Israel's ability to confront Iran and its regional proxies. Barkar,
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  Speaker 1: who has extensive experience in intelligence focused on Iran, stated
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  Speaker 1: that with the right government, Israel has the capability to
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  Speaker 1: win against Iran and bring security back. Domestically, political tensions
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  Speaker 1: are high. The Likud party has accused the newspaper of Haaretz,
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  Speaker 1: of blatant foreign interference in Israel's elections, demanding a criminal
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  Speaker 1: probe into alleged involvement by figures including Mohamed Dahlan, Shlomi
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  Speaker 1: Eldar and Yair Golan over a disputed report. Recent polling,
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  Speaker 1: such as Survey 14, also suggests shifts in the political landscape,
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  Speaker 1: indicating the Winter Party is not passing while the Bibi
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  Speaker 1: Bloc holds 64 seats and the Smotrich and Fajan factions
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  Speaker 1: are strengthening. In a development concerning international aid oversight, The
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  Speaker 1: United States Agency for International Development's Office of Inspector General
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  Speaker 1: has identified major deficiencies in the United Nations' August 2024
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  Speaker 1: investigation into UNRWA staff accused of involvement in the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 attacks. The report criticises the UNS handling of evidence
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  Speaker 1: authentication and its investigative methodology, noting that evidence provided by
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  Speaker 1: Israel should have been considered, collected enemy materials, and that
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  Speaker 1: the UNS scope was limited. Finally, on the issue of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: influencer Hassan Paika and Rutgers professor Nura Irakat have drawn
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  Speaker 1: criticism for equating Hitler's Aryan project with Zionism, describing it
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  Speaker 1: as a race-making project. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for
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  Speaker 1: listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed.
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