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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 15, 2026, 06 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: IDF and Shin Bet operations continue in Gaza, targeting Hamas leadership.
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  Speaker 1: On Tuesday, the IDF and Shin Bet announced they had
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  Speaker 1: eliminated Nail Abu Obed, commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade and
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  Speaker 1: head of its military operations array, in a strike in
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  Speaker 1: southern Gaza. Abu Obed had taken over the role following
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  Speaker 1: the elimination of his predecessor, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
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  Speaker 1: Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the strike, with their offices stating,
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  Speaker 1: Our message is clear. No terrorist is immune and Hamas
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  Speaker 1: will not be in Gaza. Earlier in the week, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF also announced it killed Ahmad Batash, commander of Hamas's
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  Speaker 1: Jabaliya battalion in northern Gaza, who was responsible for logistics
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  Speaker 1: and supplying weapons. Last Thursday, Mohamed Yazari, commander of Hamas's
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  Speaker 1: Khan Yunis Brigade, was eliminated in the Khan Yunis area.
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  Speaker 1: Yazari was reportedly responsible for managing the brigade's activities and
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  Speaker 1: directing terror plots. Turning to regional developments, a new dynamic
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly taking shape in the Middle East. According to UNIT,
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  Speaker 1: Arab countries are showing increased willingness to join the US-led
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  Speaker 1: coalition against Iran and are no longer ruling out cooperation
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  Speaker 1: with Israel, with Israel's aid to the Emirates cited as
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  Speaker 1: an example. On the legislative front, US Congressman Joe Wilson
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  Speaker 1: has introduced the Free Yemen from Iran Act. As reported
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  Speaker 1: by telegram channel Naftali, the bill targets those who enable
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  Speaker 1: Houthi terrorism, noting that Iran's regime has for years empowered
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis to threaten Israel, international shipping and regional security.
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  Speaker 1: In New Zealand, a political party with links to the
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  Speaker 1: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has been approved
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  Speaker 1: to contest the upcoming general elections. The Palestine Free from
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  Speaker 1: the River to the Sea Party, as reported by jpost.com,
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  Speaker 1: will receive taxpayer funding. Its platform advocates for the dismantling
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  Speaker 1: of Israel and supports Palestinian liberation. The party's leader, Paul Hopkinson,
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  Speaker 1: is also a spokesperson for the PFLP campaign in New Zealand.
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  Speaker 1: He has stated the party offers unconditional support for all
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  Speaker 1: forms of Palestinian resistance, including armed resistance, and believes Hamas
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  Speaker 1: and Palestinian Islamic Jihad should not be designated as terrorist groups. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: People of Israel chairman Ofer Winter has publicly criticised NAZA
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  Speaker 1: director Yuval Abraham, calling him ungrateful and accusing him of
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  Speaker 1: smearing his own people. Winter also spoke at a rally
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  Speaker 1: about enduring attacks from within the right-wing camp, including from
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party. He claimed
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  Speaker 1: that government ministers and Likud candidates have made comments aimed
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  Speaker 1: at undermining him and his party. Winter alleged opponents are
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  Speaker 1: using private investigators, and sending hate messages and threats against
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  Speaker 1: his list, which is composed of IDF reservists. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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