Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 11 PM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Former Shin Bet chief Ronan Barr announced he is filing
- 0:15Speaker 1: a defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Barr alleges
- 0:19Speaker 1: Netanyahu launched an unrestrained incitement campaign and a manipulative campaign
- 0:24Speaker 1: using lies and distortions regarding warnings the Prime Minister received
- 0:28Speaker 1: before October 7th. Barr seeks the release of testimonies and
- 0:31Speaker 1: documents related to information provided to Netanyahu and intends to
- 0:36Speaker 1: summon members of the Prime Minister's office to testify. Barr
- 0:39Speaker 1: stated Netanyahu is attempting to divert blame from himself as
- 0:43Speaker 1: details emerge about the warnings he allegedly ignored. New details
- 0:47Speaker 1: are emerging about the 2024 Mossad pager operation that significantly
- 0:52Speaker 1: impacted Hezbollah. A new film, Paging Hezbollah, and a book
- 0:56Speaker 1: by a Mossad operative Reveal, how Israel infiltrated Hezbollah's communications
- 1:01Speaker 1: and supply chains to distribute explosive pages. The operation reportedly
- 1:06Speaker 1: eliminated a Hezbollah operative who suspected the devices and thwarted
- 1:10Speaker 1: an Iranian attempt to inspect them using special X-ray equipment,
- 1:14Speaker 1: which Israel also targeted. Separately, the Shin Bet is pursuing
- 1:18Speaker 1: legal action regarding the timing of a Channel 12 news
- 1:21Speaker 1: report that aired during the operation. Citing that the broadcast
- 1:25Speaker 1: endangered the security of the Prime Minister, the operation itself,
- 1:29Speaker 1: and forces on the ground. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently
- 1:33Speaker 1: marked 19 years in office across three non-consecutive terms. This
- 1:38Speaker 1: milestone has prompted discussions and an editorial questioning the health
- 1:42Speaker 1: of such long tenures in a democracy, with arguments presented
- 1:45Speaker 1: for implementing term limits to prevent power concentration and encourage
- 1:49Speaker 1: focus on legacy over political survival. In the West Bank,
- 1:53Speaker 1: Israeli settlers reportedly burned down a house near Nablus, according
- 1:57Speaker 1: to Palestinian reports cited by N12. This incident occurred as
- 2:02Speaker 1: the IDF increases its presence in the area amid growing
- 2:06Speaker 1: concerns about potential violent confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians. For
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- 2:21Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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