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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 09 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: US forces are set to withdraw from Iraq at the
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  Speaker 1: end of September 2026, a development that leaves the Kurdistan
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  Speaker 1: region potentially exposed to Iranian threats. According to jpost.com, Iran
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  Speaker 1: has conducted over a thousand missile and drone attacks targeting
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  Speaker 1: dissident Kurdish groups in the region since late February. These
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  Speaker 1: groups include organisations like the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, KOMALA,
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  Speaker 1: PJAK and the Kurdistan Freedom Party. The report suggests Iran's
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  Speaker 1: actions are aimed at pre-empting any Kurdish uprising, with these
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  Speaker 1: attacks increasing following earlier strikes by the US and Israel
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  Speaker 1: on Iran itself. We turn now to concerning reports of antisemitism.
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  Speaker 1: In Australia, a Melbourne-based preacher known as Abu Ahmad has
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  Speaker 1: reportedly urged his followers to take up arms against Jews
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  Speaker 1: and Christians. Jpost.com cites his sermons, which called for opposition
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  Speaker 1: and fighting enemies, drawing national attention. Senator Pauline Hanson has
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  Speaker 1: criticised federal authorities, advocating for stronger powers against extremist religious centres.
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  Speaker 1: In a diplomatic move, Israel's foreign ministry summons Spain's Chargé
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  Speaker 1: de Feas to protest comments made by Spanish Minister of
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  Speaker 1: Youth and Children, Sierra Abed Rejo. The ministry stated Rejo
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  Speaker 1: declared public support for a Palestinian state, from the river
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  Speaker 1: to the sea. a slogan Israel considers to imply the
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  Speaker 1: erasure of the State of Israel, and accused the Spanish
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  Speaker 1: government of a systematic anti-Israel policy. In Canada, B'nai B'rith
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  Speaker 1: Canada is demanding legislative changes to allow synagogues to hire
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  Speaker 1: armed security and pressing for dedicated police presence at Jewish institutions.
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  Speaker 1: This call follows an incident on Yom Kippur where a
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  Speaker 1: gunman exchanged gunfire with a police officer outside a synagogue
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  Speaker 1: in Belleville. An event B'nai B'rith described as an attempted
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  Speaker 1: mass killing targeting congregants. On the diplomatic front, mediators are
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  Speaker 1: expected to hold talks with the United States and Iran. Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: reports these discussions will centre on an amended seven-day proposal
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  Speaker 1: that Iran presented at the United Nations General Assembly. Iranian
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Minister Arbas Arachi and Qatari mediators are currently in
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  Speaker 1: the US for these negotiations. In a separate development, US
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador Mike Huckabee announced that America will soon begin construction
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  Speaker 1: of a permanent embassy facility in Jerusalem, a move that
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  Speaker 1: solidifies the US presence there since the embassy's relocation in 2018. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly
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  Speaker 1: between aid chief Tom Fletcher and Iran's foreign minister reportedly
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  Speaker 1: sparked outrage, with Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon questioning whether
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  Speaker 1: Tehran's humanitarian work against protesters was discussed. Within Israel, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu has denied meeting with Egyptian intelligence chief Arbas Kamel,
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  Speaker 1: or receiving any pre-October 7th warnings from Egypt. He announced
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  Speaker 1: his intention to file a defamation suit, alleging a foreign-backed
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  Speaker 1: left-wing media campaign aims to overthrow his government. In domestic
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  Speaker 1: security news, a teenager was wounded in Holon by an
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  Speaker 1: explosive device, an incident police are investigating as likely criminal
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  Speaker 1: in nature. MK Avigdor Liberman cited this and other incidents
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  Speaker 1: to claim that governance in the state of Israel is collapsing.
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  Speaker 1: Political discourse among Arab parties also saw sharp exchanges, with
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  Speaker 1: the Joint List publicly denouncing Rams Yoav Segelovic for statements
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  Speaker 1: supporting the disqualification of Sami Abu Shahideh from Knesset elections.
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  Speaker 1: The Joint List accused Segelovic of joining a campaign with
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  Speaker 1: figures like Ben Jeeva against Arab candidates. In a highly
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  Speaker 1: controversial comment, Itzik Bonzal, ranked in the Likud party, reportedly
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  Speaker 1: attacked Hamas captivity survivor Yoshev Lifshitz, stating, I wish there
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  Speaker 1: was a way to return you to Hamas. In economic news,
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  Speaker 1: Air India is scheduled to resume direct flights between Delhi
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  Speaker 1: and Tel Aviv, with five weekly flights planned to begin
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  Speaker 1: on December 1. This return reopens direct travel after previous
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  Speaker 1: suspensions due to security concerns, including a Houthi missile impact
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  Speaker 1: near Ben Gurion Airport in May 2025. Air India will
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  Speaker 1: join other foreign carriers like Delta and United Airlines operating
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  Speaker 1: out of Ben Gurion. And in a moment of positive recognition,
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  Speaker 1: eight Jewish educators from around the world have been named
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  Speaker 1: winners of the Global Jewish Teachers Award. This initiative, a
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  Speaker 1: collaboration involving Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs, the Jerusalem Post
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  Speaker 1: and Unit Ed, honours educators for strengthening Jewish identity, fostering
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  Speaker 1: connections to Israel and contributing to Jewish communities. The recipients
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  Speaker 1: will be celebrated at an upcoming conference in Jerusalem. For
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  Speaker 1: continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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