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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 21, 2026, 10 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: IDF troops carried out significant counter-terrorism operations across several West
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  Speaker 1: Bank locations during Yom Kippur. In Kabatia, troops from the
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  Speaker 1: Duvdevan unit arrested two terrorists who were planning an imminent attack,
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  Speaker 1: as reported by jpost.com. Broader operations across the West Bank
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  Speaker 1: saw troops search approximately 100 locations, question 90 suspects, and
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  Speaker 1: seize weapons, including a hunting rifle and firearms. A weapons
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  Speaker 1: manufacturing lathe was also discovered in Beit-ur-Altata, and materials intended
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  Speaker 1: for explosives production were found in the Menash Brigade sector.
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  Speaker 1: Forces also questioned over 80 suspects in the Efraim Brigade sector.
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  Speaker 1: These operations are part of ongoing efforts to dismantle terror cells.
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  Speaker 1: Following a similar operation in Kabatia, about a month prior
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  Speaker 1: that apprehended a five-member cell planning attacks. In Gaza, an
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  Speaker 1: IDF engineering vehicle drove over a Hamas explosive device during
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  Speaker 1: routine activity in the Yellow Line area. Telegram channel Jewish
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  Speaker 1: News 24 labelled this incident a blatant Hamas ceasefire violation,
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  Speaker 1: turning to an incident affecting the Israeli chess community. The
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  Speaker 1: International Chess Federation refused to reschedule Israeli team matches for
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  Speaker 1: Yom Kippur, despite a written agreement months earlier. according to jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: This refusal led to Israel forfeiting four matches, resulting in
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  Speaker 1: technical losses that will significantly impact their world ranking. Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Zedvika Barkay, chairman of the Israel Chess Federation, expressed anger, stating,
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  Speaker 1: We are very angry that the International Chess Federation failed
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  Speaker 1: to honour the commitments it made. Gil Borachovsky, CEO of
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli Chess Federation, added that the organisation did nothing
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  Speaker 1: to mitigate the damage. and confirmed they will consider our
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