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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 13, 2026, 12 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: Turning to regional developments, Iran is reportedly seeking advanced Russian
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  Speaker 1: drone technology. According to a Financial Times report, relayed by jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: and citing Western security officials and a source close to
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  Speaker 1: the Kremlin, Tehran requested the new generation of Russian Geron
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  Speaker 1: drones earlier this year, amid the ongoing Israeli-Iranian conflict. These
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  Speaker 1: jet-powered Geron 4 and Geron 5 models, reportedly more capable
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  Speaker 1: than their predecessors, feature higher speeds, longer ranges and thermal vision.
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  Speaker 1: The Geron 5 in particular carries a larger warhead and
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  Speaker 1: can be deployed by Sukhoi-25 fighter jets, which Iran acquired
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  Speaker 1: in 2025. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously accused Russia
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  Speaker 1: of supplying Iran with shard drones for use against US bases.
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  Speaker 1: In the West Bank, tensions were marked by multiple reports
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  Speaker 1: of violence over the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The Times of
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  Speaker 1: Israel reports on settler violence, citing incidents including a 23-year-old
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian man being severely beaten in Beit Elu, and farmland
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  Speaker 1: set ablaze, noting that lawlessness continued unabated with no reported arrests.
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  Speaker 1: Separately concerning agricultural fires in Samaria, Channel 13 and Orhella
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  Speaker 1: reported settlers setting fields ablaze. However, another report disputes this,
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  Speaker 1: stating Jewish settlers were seen extinguishing a fire and were
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  Speaker 1: falsely accused of arson. Also in the West Bank, an
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  Speaker 1: off-duty IDF soldier was detained by police after firing at
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  Speaker 1: Palestinians who had allegedly thrown stones at him on the
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  Speaker 1: outskirts of al-Mughayya. The IDF stated no other soldiers were
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  Speaker 1: present and no injuries were sustained in the incident. The
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  Speaker 1: soldier has been suspended pending an inquiry. Amidst these developments,
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  Speaker 1: Security officials continue to warn of potential terror plots targeting Israelis.
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  Speaker 1: On a personal level, former hostage Omer Shemtov has shared
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  Speaker 1: his harrowing experiences during 505 days held by Hamas. Abducted
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  Speaker 1: on October 7, 2023, and released in February 2025, Shemtov
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  Speaker 1: detailed his time in captivity in a new book and
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  Speaker 1: recent interview. He described profound loneliness, intense hunger and physical abuse.
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  Speaker 1: including 50 days spent in complete isolation and darkness in
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  Speaker 1: a cell too small to stand upright. He also spoke
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  Speaker 1: of the hardships of being separated from fellow captives and
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  Speaker 1: the constant struggle with meagre rations, recalling how he and
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  Speaker 1: others would dream of meat and imagine their food items
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  Speaker 1: were different kinds of meat. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe
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