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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 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: A significant public debate is on the horizon surrounding the
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  Speaker 1: controversial NAZA documentary. The film, which alleges systemic mass civilian
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  Speaker 1: casualties from Israeli military operations, debuted at the Venice Film
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  Speaker 1: Festival and is set to be released online for free
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  Speaker 1: in November. In response, the Israeli American Council, or IAC,
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  Speaker 1: announced plans for a rally outside New York's Lincoln Center
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  Speaker 1: during the film's North American premiere. The IAC intends to
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  Speaker 1: screen clips from October 7, bearing witness to the massacre,
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  Speaker 1: and present material they say contradicts NAZA's claims. The council stated,
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  Speaker 1: Our presence here is the message. We will not allow
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  Speaker 1: October 7 to be erased from the story. They have
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  Speaker 1: also launched a petition urging theaters screening the documentary to
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  Speaker 1: do so alongside panels featuring testimonials from October 7 survivors
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  Speaker 1: and contextual information. Geopolitically, China asserts a desire for peace
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  Speaker 1: in the Middle East, yet reports indicate approximately 1,300 arms
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  Speaker 1: shipments to Iran, according to Telegram channel Naftali. This comes
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  Speaker 1: as US Ambassador to China David Perdue stated that President
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  Speaker 1: Trump made it clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping during
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  Speaker 1: recent talks that any Chinese assistance to Iran, direct or indirect,
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  Speaker 1: is totally unacceptable. In parallel, the US is taking measures
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  Speaker 1: to pressure Iran's aviation sector. Iraq's Najaf, Erbil and Soleimaniya airports,
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  Speaker 1: along with the UAE, have restricted Iranian carriers. Washington has
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  Speaker 1: warned firms that supporting these carriers could result in losing
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  Speaker 1: access to the dollar system, as reported by UNIT. On
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  Speaker 1: the operational front, the IDF carried out strikes in the
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  Speaker 1: Gaza City area this week, eliminating two Hamas operatives. Telegram
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  Speaker 1: channel Selina Updates reports that Hassan Mahmoud Siam, a commander
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  Speaker 1: involved in the October 7 massacre and the holding of hostages,
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  Speaker 1: was killed. A separate strike eliminated Adam Sabhai Salim Ziara,
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  Speaker 1: another operative involved in recent attacks against IDF troops and
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  Speaker 1: efforts to restore the organisation's capabilities. If Gadi Eisenkot leads
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  Speaker 1: Israel's next government, his approach to the Palestinian Authority is
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  Speaker 1: being examined. As detailed by jpost.com, His outlook may involve
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  Speaker 1: preventing the PA's collapse and ensuring the stable movement of workers,
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  Speaker 1: goods and revenues. He has previously suggested allowing screened Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: workers into Israel. In Israeli domestic politics, Shin Bet's Unit
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  Speaker 1: 730 is set to provide security for Gadi Eisenkot, a
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  Speaker 1: major opposition candidate for Prime Minister. This decision follows recommendations
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  Speaker 1: and an elevated threat assessment against him, according to jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: Security officials indicated the VIP protection unit will assume full
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  Speaker 1: responsibility in the coming days. Tragically, a 14-year-old Israeli teenager
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  Speaker 1: was killed in a Russian drone strike on a residential
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  Speaker 1: building in Kiev on Friday morning. His mother was injured
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  Speaker 1: and received medical treatment. The foreign ministry, along with the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli consul in Kiev and local Jewish community organisations, are
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  Speaker 1: providing assistance to the family, as reported by jpost.com. Concerns
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  Speaker 1: are being raised regarding the Reim memorial site. Following distress
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  Speaker 1: experienced by families of October 7 victims due to past
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  Speaker 1: activities like dancing and camping, KKLJNF has requested police and
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  Speaker 1: fire officials prevent organised festivities, overnight stays and open fires
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  Speaker 1: at the location, according to UNIT. At the United Nations,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon offered a Starlink internet device to
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  Speaker 1: the Iranian UN delegation. suggesting it could empower the Iranian
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  Speaker 1: people for freedom. He presented the device, seen during Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech, as a means for Iranians to
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  Speaker 1: gain access, referencing Iran's history of severe internet blackouts, as
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  Speaker 1: detailed by jpost.com. On a personal note, psychologist Michael Feuerstein,
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  Speaker 1: who has completed extensive reserve duty in Gaza and Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: is preparing for further deployment. He shared his struggle with
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  Speaker 1: returning to civilian life and feelings of alienation. Feuerstein has
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  Speaker 1: transformed his battlefield experiences into an exhibition and book titled
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  Speaker 1: From the Battlefield to Home, aimed at fostering healing and expression.
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  Speaker 1: The exhibition is scheduled to be presented in Jerusalem this week,
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  Speaker 1: according to jpost.com. Finally, a commentary piece in jpost.com uses
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  Speaker 1: the Sue Cope metaphor to highlight persistent gender inequality in Israel.
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  Speaker 1: It details barriers women face, such as the broken-rung phenomenon
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  Speaker 1: in career advancement, and notes that according to 2025 data,
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  Speaker 1: women hold a significantly lower percentage of senior management and
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  Speaker 1: CEO positions in high-tech companies compared to men. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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