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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 11, 2026, 10 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: We begin with a significant military development in the north.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF has completed a major operation in southern Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: codenamed Chisel of Flames. Over several months, IDF forces, including
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  Speaker 1: the Yahallam Special Engineering Unit, secured and destroyed Hezbollah's last
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  Speaker 1: and most significant line of defence on the Ali Al-Taha Ridge.
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  Speaker 1: This involved dismantling approximately 14 tunnel routes, stretching over five kilometres,
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  Speaker 1: built over two decades. According to the IDF, this strategic
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  Speaker 1: underground infrastructure, which served as a nerve centre for Hezbollah's
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  Speaker 1: Bader unit, has been eliminated, severely damaging the organisation's command
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  Speaker 1: and control capabilities in the area. The operation culminated with
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  Speaker 1: the use of 1,100 tonnes of explosives, marking a substantial
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  Speaker 1: blow to Hezbollah and its backers. Meanwhile, in the Red Sea,
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  Speaker 1: Houthi rebels have seized a strategic island and territory along
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  Speaker 1: the Bab al-Mandab Strait, effectively completing their takeover of this
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  Speaker 1: vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia. This move grants
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  Speaker 1: Iran control over another critical Middle East chokepoint, with potential
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  Speaker 1: implications for international commerce and oil shipments. In light of
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  Speaker 1: these developments, Lebanese newspaper Al-Akbar, citing US sources, reported that
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed Israel's potential willingness to
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  Speaker 1: join a broader regional campaign against the Houthis, offering aid
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  Speaker 1: to Arabian Peninsula countries. An Israeli official noted the strategic
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  Speaker 1: importance of the Houthis' position, suggesting they could threaten ships
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  Speaker 1: without advanced radar. The IDF has been closely monitoring Houthi
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  Speaker 1: movements and issued warnings to both the Houthis and Iran,
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  Speaker 1: with Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia stating the
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  Speaker 1: IDF will not allow existential threats to emerge along its borders.
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  Speaker 1: Looking at broader regional actions and ongoing threats, IDF Chief
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  Speaker 1: of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia's tenure has included significant
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  Speaker 1: operations against Iran. In June 2025, Operation Rising Lion reportedly
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  Speaker 1: struck Iran's nuclear programme, missile sites and air defences. In
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  Speaker 1: early 2026, Operation Roaring Lion is credited with destroying aspects
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  Speaker 1: of Iran's ballistic missile programme, and is reported to have
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  Speaker 1: led to the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This operation,
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  Speaker 1: though diplomatically challenging and leading to lost support from the
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  Speaker 1: Trump administration over issues like gas prices and the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz crisis, is seen by Israeli intelligence as having
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  Speaker 1: given Israel an advantage in the ongoing arms race with
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  Speaker 1: Tehran due to Iran's financial difficulties. Meanwhile, a more novel
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  Speaker 1: threat has emerged as the AI company Anthropic reported blocking
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  Speaker 1: efforts by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, to use its AI models
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  Speaker 1: for developing guided missiles. Anthropic also thwarted attempts to use
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  Speaker 1: AI for research that could lead to biological weapons. Adding
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  Speaker 1: to proxy activities, in Germany, federal prosecutors charged seven men
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  Speaker 1: accused of being Hamas terrorists with procuring weapons and planning
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  Speaker 1: attacks against the Jewish community and Israel-linked individuals, having already
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  Speaker 1: acquired firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Turning to Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF announced the elimination of Mohamed Yazari, commander of
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  Speaker 1: Hamas's Khan Yunis Brigade. The military stated Yazari directed attacks
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  Speaker 1: against Israeli civilians and troops and worked to rebuild the
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  Speaker 1: brigade after heavy losses. He had previously held senior positions
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  Speaker 1: within the Izzedine al-Qassam brigades and was reportedly involved in
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  Speaker 1: preparations for the October 7 attack. The IDF also eliminated
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  Speaker 1: Momin Jabba al-Sayed Abu Labda, head of a sniper cell
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  Speaker 1: in Hamas's Rafah Brigade. Meanwhile, at Yazari's funeral, attendees were
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  Speaker 1: reportedly heard chanting slogans indicating a desire for further attacks,
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  Speaker 1: described by one source as underscoring why Israel must continue
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  Speaker 1: its operations in the Strip. In Thailand, an anti-Israeli demonstration
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  Speaker 1: took place outside the Chabad house in Phuket on the
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  Speaker 1: eve of Rosh Hashanah. On the international legal front, the
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  Speaker 1: interim chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Maim Mandienyang,
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  Speaker 1: told AFP that it is nothing impossible. for Israeli Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin, to eventually
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  Speaker 1: face trial at the court. Niang also discussed the court's
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  Speaker 1: stance amidst US sanctions against ICC officials. Finally, looking at
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli economy ahead of the holiday, supermarkets experienced unusually
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  Speaker 1: low foot traffic on the morning before Rosh Hashanah, while
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  Speaker 1: card payments reached nearly NIS 459 million between 8 and
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  Speaker 1: 11 am. Retailers cited earlier shopping. overseas travel, and economic
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  Speaker 1: pressures for the quiet stores. The slight increase in spending
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  Speaker 1: compared to last year is attributed largely to price hikes
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  Speaker 1: on key holiday products, such as avocados and onions. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi. Thank you for joining us for Israel Today
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