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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 03 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: The Israeli Navy has welcomed a significant new asset with
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  Speaker 1: the arrival of its sixth submarine, the INS Draken. At
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  Speaker 1: the official ceremony in Haifa, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant
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  Speaker 1: General Eyal Zamir highlighted the vessel's enhanced capabilities, describing it
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  Speaker 1: as more covert, farther-reaching, deeper and more lethal. He also
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  Speaker 1: affirmed that Iran remains a primary concern. Zamir stated, Even
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  Speaker 1: these days, our eyes are open toward what is happening
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  Speaker 1: in Iran and among its proxies. The Iranian regime is
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  Speaker 1: hurt and wounded, but has not learned to change its intentions.
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  Speaker 1: President Isaac Herzog echoed the sentiment, noting that the submarine fleet,
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  Speaker 1: including the new Draken, represents the future of the Navy
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  Speaker 1: and will expand Israel's operational capabilities, power that can be
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  Speaker 1: used even thousands of kilometres from Israel's borders. On the
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic front, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: General Assembly. Abbas asserted that Israeli policies are no longer
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  Speaker 1: merely jeopardising a two-state solution, but are now threatening the
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  Speaker 1: very life and existence of the Palestinian people. He described
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  Speaker 1: the situation in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: as part of a malicious colonial scheme, intended to make
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian lives difficult and force them to leave their homeland.
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  Speaker 1: Abbas called for urgent and responsible intervention from the UN
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  Speaker 1: Security Council. Meanwhile, a UN report warned that Gaza is
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  Speaker 1: undergoing its worst economic crisis ever. In security matters within
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank, the IDF has issued a rare contradiction
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  Speaker 1: of Israel police statements. The army stated that a tunnel
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  Speaker 1: route claimed by police was ruled out after examination. According
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  Speaker 1: to the IDF, two shafts, each 12 metres deep, were
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  Speaker 1: found to be far from the security barrier. and no
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  Speaker 1: weapons were discovered inside. The IDF accused the police of
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  Speaker 1: making irresponsible statements in this regard. Elsewhere, an alarming anti-Semitic
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  Speaker 1: incident occurred in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Surveillance footage captured a
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  Speaker 1: knife-wielding man chasing a Jewish student and shouting hateful slurs,
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  Speaker 1: including Heilfing Hitler, and threatening to locate him. The suspect
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  Speaker 1: also allegedly slashed bicycle tyres before being apprehended. The NYPD
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  Speaker 1: Hate Crimes Division is currently investigating the incident. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly today. Ahead
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  Speaker 1: of his speech, protests took place outside UN headquarters, leading
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  Speaker 1: to several arrests, including actress Susan Sarandon. On the sidelines
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  Speaker 1: of the General Assembly, Prime Minister Netanyahu held meetings with
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  Speaker 1: Greek Prime Minister Kariakos Mitsotakis and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jantze,
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  Speaker 1: discussing regional stability, defence cooperation and bilateral relations. In defence
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  Speaker 1: industry news, Latvia's defence minister Ravis Melnis has expressed strong
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  Speaker 1: interest in acquiring Israeli air defence and counter-drone systems, such
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  Speaker 1: as Iron Dome and loitering munitions. Speaking to the Jerusalem Post,
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  Speaker 1: Melnis cited significant drone threats stemming from the Ukraine-Russia war
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  Speaker 1: as a key concern. He met with Israeli defence officials
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  Speaker 1: and companies, expressing hope for swift delivery of these systems,
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  Speaker 1: ideally much sooner than three years. And finally, an uplifting
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  Speaker 1: report from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev highlights its Yazamut
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  Speaker 1: 360 Leaders programme. The initiative focuses on cultivating leadership, resilience,
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  Speaker 1: and an entrepreneurial mindset in students through practical experience, rather
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  Speaker 1: than solely on launching start-ups. The programme aims to equip
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  Speaker 1: graduates with valuable skills applicable across various sectors. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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