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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 11, 2026, 07 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: We begin with reports indicating that the United Arab Emirates
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  Speaker 1: is revising plans for a significant 5 gigawatt AI data
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  Speaker 1: center project. According to six people familiar with the matter
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  Speaker 1: who spoke to Reuters, security concerns following Iranian attacks have
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  Speaker 1: prompted a rethink on how and where critical infrastructure should
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  Speaker 1: be built. with authorities considering enhanced protection measures like air
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  Speaker 1: defences and underground facilities. G42, a key firm involved, stated
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  Speaker 1: that project specifics are subject to continuous review. Meanwhile, the
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  Speaker 1: Iran-backed Houthi group has reportedly seized control of the Bab
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  Speaker 1: el-Mandab Strait, a vital shipping lane. Yemen states the Houthis
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  Speaker 1: have taken the strait, with Tehran reportedly supplying the Yemeni
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  Speaker 1: rebels with money, weapons and commanders. Israeli officials described the
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  Speaker 1: situation as a negative development, but stressed that Israel would
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  Speaker 1: not intervene if not attacked. Lebanese newspaper Al-Akbar claimed, citing
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  Speaker 1: US sources, that Prime Minister Netanyahu offered Israeli aid to
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  Speaker 1: join a broader regional campaign against the Houthis. Adding to this,
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called US President
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  Speaker 1: Trump twice as the Iran-backed Yemeni group advanced on a
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  Speaker 1: key coastal city. In a significant development, World Israel News
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  Speaker 1: reports that Israel conducted a sophisticated, eight-month operation that lured
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  Speaker 1: Iran's top IRGC commanders into a trap, disabling air defences
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  Speaker 1: to eliminate military leaders and nuclear scientists within hours. The
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Post understands that new Mossad chief Roman Goffman is
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  Speaker 1: placing a primary focus on the Iran conflict, with ongoing
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  Speaker 1: efforts to thwart Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. He
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly recalibrating clandestine operations, and potentially pushing the agency
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  Speaker 1: further into kinetic attack missions, as opposed to its traditional
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  Speaker 1: intelligence collection role. On Israel's northern border, Lebanese documentation shows
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  Speaker 1: IDF tanks observed near Misgav Arm, indicating ongoing military activity.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to Gaza, the IDF announced that an overnight airstrike
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  Speaker 1: in Khan Yunis killed Mohamed Yazari, commander of Hamas's Khan
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  Speaker 1: Yunis Brigade. The IDF stated that the strike also eliminated
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  Speaker 1: other Hamas terrorists, including Hudhafer Muammar and Mohammed Barjat Rashi. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: controversy continues regarding warnings about Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Mediators
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  Speaker 1: between Israel and Hamas had warned that Sinwar was considering
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  Speaker 1: launching a major kidnapping operation for years before the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre. Colonel, Reserve, Doron Hadar told CAN News on Thursday.
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  Speaker 1: This comes amid allegations, cited by three senior foreign sources
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  Speaker 1: in a Haaretz report, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received
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  Speaker 1: a similar warning from the UAE president prior to the attack.
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu has strongly rejected these allegations and has instructed his
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  Speaker 1: lawyers to file a libel lawsuit. In the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street in London to protest British
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  Speaker 1: sanctions targeting Israeli individuals and organisations connected to Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: arguing that the measures unfairly penalise Israeli settlers instead of
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  Speaker 1: focusing on terrorism. At the United Nations, Israel's former ambassador
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  Speaker 1: Danny Danon stated that despite public hostility and votes against Israel,
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  Speaker 1: diplomats including from Muslim countries, quietly admire Israel's military capabilities
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  Speaker 1: following operations against Hezbollah and Iran. He noted this admiration
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  Speaker 1: can lead to concrete results away from the UN floor,
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  Speaker 1: such as intelligence cooperation and growing interest in Israeli defence technology.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli politics, Gadi Eizenkot has come to be seen
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  Speaker 1: across the political aisle as a symbol and potential engine
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  Speaker 1: of change during what is described as a fateful year.
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  Speaker 1: For those observing the Jewish faith, information on Shabbat candle
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  Speaker 1: lighting times is available for various locations. And in a
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  Speaker 1: historical note, Daniel Lewin, an Israeli special forces veteran and
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  Speaker 1: co-founder of Akamai Technologies, is believed to have been among
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  Speaker 1: the first victims of the 9-11 attacks. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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