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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 9, 2026, 08 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 with developments surrounding allegations of a prior warning
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  Speaker 1: about the October 7th attack. A Haaretz report, citing sources
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  Speaker 1: familiar with the matter, claimed that UAE President Mohammed bin
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  Speaker 1: Zayed al-Nahyan had warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Hamas
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  Speaker 1: preparing a major operation roughly 10 days before the October
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  Speaker 1: 7th massacre. However, US officials in the Biden administration were
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  Speaker 1: reportedly not aware of any specific warning from the United
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  Speaker 1: Arab Emirates about Hamas preparing a major attack against Israel
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  Speaker 1: before October 7, according to two sources familiar with the
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  Speaker 1: matter cited by the Jerusalem Post. These sources also indicated
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  Speaker 1: American officials were not informed of such a warning after
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  Speaker 1: the attack. Responding to the Haaretz report, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's office announced on Wednesday that that the Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: has instructed his lawyers to file a libel lawsuit against
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  Speaker 1: Haaretz and journalist Shlomi Eldar. The Prime Minister's office stated
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  Speaker 1: the story was completely fabricated and asserted that there had
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  Speaker 1: been no communication between Netanyahu and the UAE from the
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  Speaker 1: start of September 2023 until the October 7th attack. Echoing
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  Speaker 1: this denial, Ron Dermer called the reports of a UAE
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  Speaker 1: warning to Netanyahu before October 7th a made-up story, stating
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  Speaker 1: no such call occurred. The UAE has declined to comment
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  Speaker 1: on the report, while Likud has alleged foreign interference in
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  Speaker 1: Israel's upcoming election. Turning to domestic news, new figures from
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  Speaker 1: the Central Bureau of Statistics reveal that Israel's population has
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  Speaker 1: now surpassed 10.3 million. Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the population
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  Speaker 1: is estimated at 10.305 million, marking an annual growth of 1.2%,
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  Speaker 1: or about 124,000 people. The demographic breakdown shows Jews and
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  Speaker 1: others account for approximately 7.828 million residents, or 78.3% of
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  Speaker 1: the population, while Arabs make up about 2.173 million, or 21.7%.
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  Speaker 1: In business news, a submission on Reddit indicates that Lockheed
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  Speaker 1: Martin's Skunk Works has been meeting with Israeli defence tech start-ups.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed. Follow Israel Today,
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  Speaker 1: report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive view.