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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 01 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: Our top story today concerns developments at Iran's nuclear program.
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  Speaker 1: Analysts reviewing satellite imagery have observed a significant increase in
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  Speaker 1: construction activity at the deeply buried Pikax mountain nuclear site
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  Speaker 1: over the past year. According to the Center for Strategic
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  Speaker 1: and International Studies, or CSIS, the work has shifted from
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  Speaker 1: excavation to internal construction and reinforcement. CSIS analysts suggest the
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  Speaker 1: site could house facilities for centrifuge assembly or enrichment, though
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  Speaker 1: they believe it's not yet capable of enrichment work. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the United
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  Speaker 1: States had considered Pickaxe Mountain a potential target if the
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  Speaker 1: conflict with Iran escalated in recent months, with the Defense
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  Speaker 1: Department reportedly holding planning sprints on striking such underground facilities.
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  Speaker 1: The US is also developing advanced weaponry, including a successor
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  Speaker 1: to its massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, aimed at targeting deeply
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  Speaker 1: buried sites. In the region, overnight strikes at Jordan's Muafak
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  Speaker 1: Saltier base resulted in damage to multiple US military aircraft.
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  Speaker 1: CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs reported that an Aminus-10 Thunderbolt was
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  Speaker 1: struck and lost a wing, while approximately eight F-15s sustained
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  Speaker 1: minor damage and have since returned to service. Turning to Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: Somaliland's President Abdurrahman Mohamed Abdullahi announced his country is willing
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  Speaker 1: to contribute up to 2,000 soldiers to the planned International
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  Speaker 1: Stabilisation Force for Gaza. This offer is contingent on a
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  Speaker 1: request from either the US or Israel. Several other nations,
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  Speaker 1: including Uganda, Morocco, Albania, Kazakhstan and Kosovo, have also pledged
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  Speaker 1: personnel to the US-led force, which is intended to maintain security,
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  Speaker 1: train Palestinian police and facilitate humanitarian aid. In developments concerning antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has announced the indictment of
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  Speaker 1: a Bronx man on hate crime charges. Larry Montes faces
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  Speaker 1: multiple charges, including for allegedly disrupting Shabbat services at Central Synagogue,
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  Speaker 1: damaging religious property, and attacking two individuals. Domestically, Israel's performance
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  Speaker 1: on the 2025 PISA exam has shown a dramatic decline.
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  Speaker 1: The results, which assess 15-year-old students in mathematics, reading and science,
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  Speaker 1: mark Israel's lowest scores to date across all three subjects.
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  Speaker 1: The average score across the subjects fell by 29 points,
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  Speaker 1: the second sharpest decline among the 75 participating countries. While
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  Speaker 1: the Education Ministry attributes these scores to disruptions caused by
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  Speaker 1: the ongoing conflict, analysts also highlight an urgent need for
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  Speaker 1: systemic reform, particularly for Arab-Israeli and Haredi students. Internationally, eight
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  Speaker 1: Muslim-majority countries, including the UAE, have applauded Britain's Labour government
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  Speaker 1: for sanctioning Israel over Jewish home construction in Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: urging other nations to follow suit. This comes as former
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  Speaker 1: US official Elliot Abrams assessed that Israel's own retaliatory measures
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  Speaker 1: against Britain, such as closing the British consulate in East Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: have likely succeeded in diminishing London's diplomatic influence. A new
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  Speaker 1: poll reveals insights into the American Jewish electorate. Despite growing
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  Speaker 1: concerns about antisemitism, and a perceived rift with Israel. A
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  Speaker 1: majority of American Jewish voters still intend to support Democratic
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  Speaker 1: candidates in the upcoming November congressional elections. Pollsters indicate that
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  Speaker 1: while Israel remains important, factors like concerns for democracy, the
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  Speaker 1: cost of living, and opposition to Donald Trump are primary
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  Speaker 1: drivers for this demographic. On a more personal note, there's
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  Speaker 1: been continued focus on aliyah, or immigration to Israel. Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Karlyn Bitten-Horin shared her journey of adaptation, and professional integration
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  Speaker 1: into Israel's healthcare system. Experts like Ari Abitbol of Ofik,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli are stressing the importance of thorough preparation for prospective immigrants,
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  Speaker 1: covering aspects such as employment, education, Hebrew language skills, and
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  Speaker 1: overall living standards, advising that this planning should begin well
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  Speaker 1: before departure. And finally, in security updates, alerts were activated
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  Speaker 1: in northern Israel this week, following the reported intrusion of
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah unmanned aerial vehicles from Lebanon. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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