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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 19, 2026, 05 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: In regional developments, Iran is reportedly enhancing its influence in Yemen.
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  Speaker 1: According to an Al Ain media report cited by jpost.com,
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  Speaker 1: Iran has deployed radar systems and is utilising the Houthi-controlled
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  Speaker 1: West Coast, recently captured by the group, to smuggle military
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  Speaker 1: equipment from Somalia. aiming to establish an advanced line of
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  Speaker 1: defence for its regional network. This comes as Iran is
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  Speaker 1: also pressuring the Houthis to reject ceasefire talks with Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Arabia and discussions on reopening the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait,
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  Speaker 1: a Gulf diplomatic source told Israel Today. Meanwhile, UNIT reports
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  Speaker 1: that Iran has outlined seven conditions for potential talks with
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  Speaker 1: the United States, including ending the war on all fronts,
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  Speaker 1: releasing frozen assets and lifting the US naval blockade. Iran
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  Speaker 1: has also threatened to exit the non-proliferation treaty, according to
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  Speaker 1: the report, which quotes security chief Mohsen Razieh. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: the conflict in Gaza, Israeli airstrikes on Saturday reportedly killed
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  Speaker 1: at least three Palestinians, including Basia al-Bursh, the son of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas-linked health ministry head Munir al-Bursh, with the IDF confirming
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  Speaker 1: it struck him. The IDF also reported the killing of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas commander Mohamed Suleiman Bayouk in Khan Yunis. stating he
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  Speaker 1: spent much of the war planting explosive devices, targeting Israeli soldiers,
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  Speaker 1: and planned terror attacks. This action was described as a
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  Speaker 1: systematic violation of the ceasefire. These operations follow earlier strikes
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  Speaker 1: that killed Hamas's Rafah Brigade Commander Nail Abu Obed and
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  Speaker 1: the Jabaliya Battalion Commander Ahmad Batash, who managed logistics and
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  Speaker 1: supplied weapons for the Izzedin al-Qassam brigades. In the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF and Shin bet arrested two suspects who confessed
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  Speaker 1: to setting a fire near the Palestinian village of Burka.
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  Speaker 1: This follows reports of vandalism, including Hebrew graffiti and a
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  Speaker 1: Star of David, sprayed on a Palestinian home in Kusra.
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  Speaker 1: In a related development, Indonesian President Prabowo Sabianto chanted Free
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  Speaker 1: Palestine during a speech, a shift from his previous acknowledgement
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's security needs. His administration is considering diplomatic relations
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  Speaker 1: with Israel. conditional on tangible steps toward a Palestinian state.
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  Speaker 1: On the diplomatic front, President Trump confirmed that the United
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  Speaker 1: States is engaged in discussions with both Iran and Yemen's Houthis,
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  Speaker 1: suggesting that both parties are seeking agreements. Trump told NewsNation
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  Speaker 1: that Iran is losing in every way, financially and militarily,
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  Speaker 1: and wishes to make a deal. He also asserted that U.S.
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  Speaker 1: airstrikes have prevented Iran from advancing towards a nuclear weapon.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic news, Significant numbers of Haredi Israelis are
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  Speaker 1: reportedly moving away from historically insular political stances, seeking greater
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  Speaker 1: integration and alternative leadership. This shift is framed as crucial,
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  Speaker 1: especially as the ultra-Orthodox community is projected to reach 30%
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's population, creating a growing need for their contribution
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  Speaker 1: to the economy and civic life. Critics point to political
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  Speaker 1: leadership's role in hindering vocational training and ensuring no Haredi
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  Speaker 1: serves in the IDF. In a separate development, President Isaac
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  Speaker 1: Herzog has granted a full pardon to Elora Azaria, erasing
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  Speaker 1: his criminal record six years early. This decision allows Azaria,
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  Speaker 1: convicted a decade ago for manslaughter in a controversial 2016 incident,
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  Speaker 1: to open a new chapter. Defence Minister Israel Katz described
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  Speaker 1: the pardon as a humane decision in the spirit of forgiveness.
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  Speaker 1: Amidst these developments, the IDF is significantly increasing its military readiness.
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  Speaker 1: and deploying additional forces across all fronts air, naval and ground,
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  Speaker 1: with heightened alert statuses, in preparation for the Yom Kippur period,
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  Speaker 1: under the direction of IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General
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  Speaker 1: Eyal Zamia. Finally, ahead of Yom Kippur, Rabbi Mark Schneier
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  Speaker 1: has called on New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani to apologise,
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  Speaker 1: and alter his rhetoric regarding the Gaza war and Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Schneier urged Mamdani to cease describing the conflict as genocide
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  Speaker 1: and acknowledge the distress caused to Jewish New Yorkers. suggesting
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  Speaker 1: that genuine repentance requires contrition, confession, and a change in behavior.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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