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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 15, 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: Turning first to the ongoing conflict with Iran and its
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  Speaker 1: regional proxies. Israel's Atomic Energy Commission Director General Moshe Edri
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  Speaker 1: stated that Iran possesses over nine tonnes of nuclear material
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  Speaker 1: outside the International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguards. He reported this
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  Speaker 1: includes 440 kilograms of enriched uranium. which he described as
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  Speaker 1: potentially equivalent to more than 10 nuclear devices. Edry accused
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  Speaker 1: Iran's regime of remaining committed to expanding its missile and
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  Speaker 1: military nuclear capabilities in direct violation of UN Security Council resolutions,
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  Speaker 1: pointing to repeated threats against Israel, the US and Gulf states.
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  Speaker 1: This comes after the IAEA's board recently passed a resolution
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  Speaker 1: reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for breaching its
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  Speaker 1: non-proliferation obligations. In related developments concerning regional security, IDF Chief
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  Speaker 1: of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia secretly met last week
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  Speaker 1: in Germany with military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, the United
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  Speaker 1: Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt. The meeting,
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  Speaker 1: organised by US Central Command Chief Adam Brad Cooper, focused
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  Speaker 1: on the war with Iran and the escalating conflict with
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis. Cooper reportedly reassured the commanders that US forces
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  Speaker 1: would remain in the Middle East despite Iranian attacks, and
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  Speaker 1: presented plans to expand traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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  Speaker 1: Similar gatherings have occurred before, but this was the first
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  Speaker 1: since the war against Iran intensified. Israeli officials noted that
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  Speaker 1: military and intelligence cooperation between Israel and regional countries has
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  Speaker 1: expanded significantly, particularly since the Abraham Accords. Specifically, Israel and
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia are reportedly discussing expanded military and intelligence cooperation
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  Speaker 1: against the Houthis through CENTCOM mediation. US forces have arrested
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  Speaker 1: Nakar Hamd, a US citizen and mother of three, weeks
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  Speaker 1: after her work for Iran's state-controlled press TV, reporting from
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  Speaker 1: West Bank locations, was disclosed. Hamd had provided on-the-ground reporting
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  Speaker 1: from Qusra, Nablus and Ramallah. Shifting to US policy concerning Israel,
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  Speaker 1: the Trump administration is reportedly planning to sell a munitions
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  Speaker 1: package worth $ 2. 8 billion to Israel. According to a US
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  Speaker 1: official familiar with the sale, This package includes tens of
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  Speaker 1: thousands of highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs, specifically 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.
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  Speaker 1: The planned sale has been informally communicated to relevant congressional committees. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: survivors' and victims' families of the October 7th Hamas massacre
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  Speaker 1: have released October 7 files containing documents and reports demanding
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  Speaker 1: government accountability. During a press conference, They called for an
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  Speaker 1: investigation into what they described as the greatest disaster in
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  Speaker 1: the state of Israel, with some blaming Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu for policy decisions that allegedly led to the massacre
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  Speaker 1: and for ignoring warnings. Political deadlock also appears to be deepening,
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  Speaker 1: as polls published since the deadline for submitting Knesset lists
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  Speaker 1: show neither the Change bloc nor the current coalition projected
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  Speaker 1: to secure the 61 seats required for a parliamentary majority.
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  Speaker 1: creating significant strategic dilemmas for the parties. In this context,
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  Speaker 1: People of Israel chairman Ofer Winter criticised Israeli NAZA director
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  Speaker 1: Yuval Abraham and noted facing attacks from within the right wing, camp,
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  Speaker 1: including from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Meanwhile, opposition leader Yair Lapid,
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  Speaker 1: representing the B Yachad party, has vowed that the party
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  Speaker 1: will commit to ensuring equal rights for the LGBTQ community
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  Speaker 1: and enabling civil marriage if it joins the next government.
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  Speaker 1: On a separate domestic note, Israel police have opened an
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  Speaker 1: investigation into a suspected murder in Jaffa after a 30-year-old
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  Speaker 1: man was shot, and later died at the hospital. Economically,
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  Speaker 1: Malaysian authorities have halted additional shipments bound for Israel at
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  Speaker 1: Tanjung Pelepas port. This action involves three containers destined for
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  Speaker 1: the port of Ashdod, carrying electric bike components from China,
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  Speaker 1: which remain under investigation. Earlier, another container suspected of carrying
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  Speaker 1: goods for Israeli defence company Elbit Systems was also detained.
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  Speaker 1: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stated his country will not
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  Speaker 1: allow our country to be used as a route for
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  Speaker 1: the transfer of shipments that support or contribute to Israel's
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  Speaker 1: military capabilities. In a separate business development, the US-based company
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  Speaker 1: Ondas is acquiring Israeli defence tech firm Gate Technologies, which
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  Speaker 1: develops smart electronic fuses for unmanned weapons and missiles. in
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  Speaker 1: a deal worth up to $ 390 million. Finally, concerning antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: a PFLP-linked party, the Palestine Free from the River to
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  Speaker 1: the Sea Party, is contesting the upcoming New Zealand general elections.
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  Speaker 1: The party's platform advocates for Palestinian liberation, the dismantling of
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  Speaker 1: the State of Israel, and unconditional support for all forms
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  Speaker 1: of Palestinian resistance, including armed resistance. The party was registered
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  Speaker 1: after receiving over 200 submissions opposing it. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. 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 occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Thank you.