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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 03 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: We begin today with significant developments on Israel's northern border
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  Speaker 1: and concerning reports regarding Iran's military programmes. Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz announced that the IDF
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  Speaker 1: has completed the destruction of Hezbollah's extensive underground tunnel network
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  Speaker 1: on the Ali Al-Taha Ridge in southern Lebanon. The military
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  Speaker 1: described this infrastructure, spanning over two kilometres, as a strategic
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  Speaker 1: terror network built over two decades with Iranian funding and planning.
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  Speaker 1: According to statements from the Prime Minister and Defence Minister,
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  Speaker 1: this network was intended as a base for an operation
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  Speaker 1: to conquer the Galilee and provided observation and fire control
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  Speaker 1: over Israel's northern communities of Mehtula and Kiryat Shmona. Brigadier
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  Speaker 1: General Daffrin confirmed the operation's conclusion with a statement, Our
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  Speaker 1: mission is complete. Reports indicate Lebanese channels linked to Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: are questioning the fate of militants killed within the tunnels.
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  Speaker 1: In parallel, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials from
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  Speaker 1: the United States and the Middle East, that Iran has
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  Speaker 1: resumed producing ballistic missiles from existing components in underground facilities.
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  Speaker 1: This renewed production, the report states, threatens to undo achievements
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  Speaker 1: made during the war where Iranian missile sites were targeted.
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  Speaker 1: The assembled missiles include both liquid propellant and solid propellant types,
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  Speaker 1: the latter being capable of rapid deployment. Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu also made a strong pledge at the Western Wall,
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  Speaker 1: vowing that Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons as long
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  Speaker 1: as he remains prime minister. This comes after US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump stated that Iran is attempting to rebuild its
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  Speaker 1: nuclear weapons capabilities. Netanyahu asserted that after Israel destroyed Iran's
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  Speaker 1: immediate ability to produce nuclear bombs, they are trying again.
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  Speaker 1: President Trump, while noting a little activity at pickaxe, also
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  Speaker 1: assured that US forces are aware of movements and are
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  Speaker 1: prepared to strike if necessary, downplaying the situation as a
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  Speaker 1: military conflict. On other regional fronts in Yemen, Houthi forces
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  Speaker 1: have seized the port city of Makkah, further strengthening their
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  Speaker 1: control over the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait. According to Yemeni government,
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  Speaker 1: Iranian and regional sources, this advance was guided by Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guards. These same sources suggest Iran has encouraged the
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  Speaker 1: Houthis to escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia, promising increased support. Iran, however,
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  Speaker 1: publicly denies directing the Houthi actions. In Gaza, Israeli security
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  Speaker 1: forces announced the elimination of senior Hamas terrorist Farah Hamd.
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  Speaker 1: Hamd was identified as responsible for a series of deadly
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  Speaker 1: attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers in the West Bank
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  Speaker 1: in the early 2000s, and later helped direct terrorism from
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's West Bank headquarters. He had been released to Gaza
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  Speaker 1: in the 2011 Gilad Shalit Prisoner Exchange and subsequently continued
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  Speaker 1: his activities within Hamas's military wing. He was killed in
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  Speaker 1: a joint operation in central Gaza. Separately, one person was
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  Speaker 1: killed in a vehicle attack in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to security in Judea and Samaria, IDF Central Commander
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  Speaker 1: Major General Avi Bluth addressed law enforcement efforts. He emphasised
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  Speaker 1: the critical need for strong, positive cooperation between between all
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  Speaker 1: security organisations to effectively thwart terror and enforce the rule
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  Speaker 1: of law, urging officials to enhance their efforts. This discussion
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  Speaker 1: occurs amidst international sanctions, including from the UK, with some
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  Speaker 1: measures reportedly linked to Israel's perceived failure to sufficiently rein
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  Speaker 1: in Jewish extremist violence in the West Bank. In related
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic news, a pro-Israel rally was held outside Downing Street
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  Speaker 1: in London. protesting the UK government's recent sanctions targeting Israeli settlements.
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  Speaker 1: Speakers at the demonstration criticised what they described as double
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  Speaker 1: standards in British foreign policy, and voiced concerns that anti-Israel
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  Speaker 1: sentiment is becoming entrenched as an ideology within UK politics.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today,
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive view.