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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 02 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: We begin with crucial developments concerning Iran's nuclear and missile programs.
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  Speaker 1: According to reports citing officials from the United States and
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  Speaker 1: the Middle East, Iran has resumed the production of ballistic missiles.
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  Speaker 1: The Wall Street Journal indicates that Tehran is assembling new
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  Speaker 1: missiles from stockpiled parts at sites including Qajar, despite heavy
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  Speaker 1: US-Israeli strikes. and a naval blockade that continue to restrict
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  Speaker 1: full-scale production. These operations are taking place in underground facilities,
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  Speaker 1: with production reportedly at a low rate, using existing components
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  Speaker 1: like warheads, airframes and guidance systems. Despite damage to key
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  Speaker 1: industrial facilities and challenges accessing components, Iran is also rebuilding
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  Speaker 1: its damaged missile infrastructure. A US official estimates Iran could
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  Speaker 1: assemble at least a few hundred missiles from its current supplies.
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  Speaker 1: Adding to these concerns, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General
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  Speaker 1: Rafael Mariano Grossi has reported new construction activity at Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Pikaqs Mountain nuclear facility, south of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant,
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  Speaker 1: based on satellite imagery. This follows earlier CNN reports citing
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  Speaker 1: analysts suggesting internal construction and exterior reinforcement at the tunnel complex,
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  Speaker 1: though it's noted the site is not yet capable of
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  Speaker 1: enrichment work. In response to these developments, US President Donald
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  Speaker 1: Trump has publicly threatened potential strikes against the site, with
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  Speaker 1: the US military developing a new bunker-buster munition. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that President Trump announced Iran's attempt
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  Speaker 1: to re-arm with nuclear weapons, affirming this is true. Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: vowed that as long as he is Prime Minister, Iran
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  Speaker 1: will not possess nuclear weapons. He also noted that Israel
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  Speaker 1: is actively striking the Iranian axis in Lebanon, in addition
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  Speaker 1: to operations in Gaza. The conflict's regional impact is also evident.
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  Speaker 1: Reports indicate Iranian arms and direct guidance from the Revolutionary
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  Speaker 1: Guards have enabled Houthi forces to seize the strategically vital
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  Speaker 1: Red Sea port city of Makkah. This advance significantly strengthens
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis' chokehold on the Bab el-Mandib Strait, further constricting
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  Speaker 1: global energy supplies. Iran had reportedly told the Houthis to
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  Speaker 1: escalate their attacks on Saudi Arabia, while Iran publicly denies
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  Speaker 1: directing the Houthis as a proxy senior Revolutionary Guards commanders
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  Speaker 1: have reportedly travelled to Yemen. Furthermore, Iran has continued launching
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  Speaker 1: ballistic missiles against US positions in the region, including a
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  Speaker 1: salvo that damaged aircraft at Muafak al-Salti airbase, turning now
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  Speaker 1: to developments concerning Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem. The
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  Speaker 1: United Kingdom, along with around 10 other Western countries, has
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  Speaker 1: imposed sanctions on Israel this week. These measures are partly
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  Speaker 1: attributed to Israel and the IDF's own admission of failing
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  Speaker 1: to sufficiently rein in Jewish extremist violence in the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: IDF Central Commander Major General Avi Bluth has spoken about
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  Speaker 1: the need for strong cooperation to stop terror and violence.
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  Speaker 1: Demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street to protest the British government's
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  Speaker 1: announcement of sanctions targeting Israeli settlements, criticising what they called
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  Speaker 1: a double standard. In Jerusalem, Deputy Mayor Aryeh King has
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  Speaker 1: proposed renaming King George Street to Tabor Haaretz, in a
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  Speaker 1: symbolic response to the UK sanctions and trade restrictions against
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  Speaker 1: West Bank settlements. In Gaza, an Israeli documentary titled NAZA,
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  Speaker 1: by directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shaw, features anonymous intelligence
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  Speaker 1: officers alleging that mass civilian deaths were routinely built into
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  Speaker 1: Israeli military targeting decisions, using an air-assisted system and killing
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  Speaker 1: civilians in undisclosed, no-go zones. The IDF maintains it takes
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  Speaker 1: great lengths to avoid civilian casualties, and that Hamas uses
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  Speaker 1: Gaza's civilians as human shields. On the ground, counter-terrorism operations continue.
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  Speaker 1: The terrorist responsible for the murder of Shalom Hamea, husband
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  Speaker 1: of Knesset member Limah's son Hamea, has been eliminated in Gaza. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli forces apprehended terrorist Ismail Ankyo in the Beit Unia
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  Speaker 1: area near Ramallah, who was planning an imminent shooting attack.
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  Speaker 1: His arrest prevented the attack. In other news, a debate
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  Speaker 1: on antisemitism and community safety took place in Toronto, with
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  Speaker 1: mayoral candidates Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander in attendance. Mayor
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  Speaker 1: Olivia Chow did not attend, with her campaign team citing
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  Speaker 1: the unofficial start of her re-election bid. Candidates discussed strategies
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  Speaker 1: for tackling antisemitism. Brad Bradford criticised the mayor's absence. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia has filed a NIS 100,000
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  Speaker 1: defamation lawsuit, against M.K. Gadi-Eisenkot. The suit stems from remarks
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  Speaker 1: Eisenkot made on KAN News, attributing the dissemination of violent
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  Speaker 1: TikTok videos with messages like, A good Arab is a
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  Speaker 1: dead Arab to Ben-Givia. Ben-Givia denies ever publishing, promoting or
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  Speaker 1: disseminating such content. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe and informed.
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