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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 27, 2026, 01 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 Netherlands has begun enforcing its ban on imports from
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  Speaker 1: Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
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  Speaker 1: As of September 22nd, 2026, passengers arriving at Schiffel Airport
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  Speaker 1: have reported thorough bag checks, with one news site describing
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  Speaker 1: the measures as a witch hunt. Thousands of people, including
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  Speaker 1: public figures, gathered near the Gaza border over the weekend,
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  Speaker 1: advocating for the government to approve renewed Jewish settlement in Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: Organisers argue that a long-term security resolution can only be
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  Speaker 1: achieved through civilian presence and holding territory. We have an
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  Speaker 1: update on Niria Leiter, son of Israel's ambassador to the US,
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  Speaker 1: Yetiel Leiter. He was seriously wounded in a car-ramming attack
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank earlier this week. Ambassador Leiter stated
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  Speaker 1: on Sunday that his son's life is still in balance,
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  Speaker 1: but noted there are encouraging signs. Israel's newest and largest submarine,
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  Speaker 1: the INS Draken, has arrived, completing a 23-day journey from Germany.
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  Speaker 1: The vessel carries secret technology and is powered by a
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  Speaker 1: system allowing for extended underwater operation, significantly deepening the Navy's
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  Speaker 1: stealth capabilities. In domestic politics, the Ma'al Adjima municipality has
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  Speaker 1: petitioned the High Court of Justice. They are challenging a
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  Speaker 1: legal opinion from the Attorney General's office, that advises officials
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  Speaker 1: to postpone a tender for 1,234 new homes in the
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  Speaker 1: E1 settlement. The municipality argues the delay, occurring just weeks
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  Speaker 1: before the October 27 election, amounts to political interference. On
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  Speaker 1: the international stage, Iran presented a proposal aimed at reopening
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz, calling for the release of frozen
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  Speaker 1: assets and the lifting of sanctions in exchange. However, a
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  Speaker 1: top US official, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz,
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  Speaker 1: dismissed the proposal on Sunday as cynical and a non-starter
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  Speaker 1: for Washington. Separately, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bassett reported that
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  Speaker 1: China has significantly reduced its aid to Iran. According to Bassett,
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  Speaker 1: only about 15 million barrels of Iranian oil remain at sea,
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  Speaker 1: suggesting Iran will soon have few commodities left to trade.
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  Speaker 1: Addressing accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide against Israel, a
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  Speaker 1: refutation cites data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
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  Speaker 1: This data shows a substantial 445% Arab population growth in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria under Israeli rule since 1967, alongside significant
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  Speaker 1: improvements in life expectancy and health care for Arab residents.
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  Speaker 1: In the United States, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has
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  Speaker 1: filed a lawsuit against Mercy Health in Ohio. The suit
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  Speaker 1: alleges the hospital fired a Jewish orthopedic surgeon due to
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  Speaker 1: his religion and race, following anti-Semitic remarks and blame directed
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  Speaker 1: at the Jews after the October 7th attacks. And in Canada,
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  Speaker 1: the Independent Press Gallery has condemned the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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  Speaker 1: for disciplining veteran journalist Neil Herland. This action followed his
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  Speaker 1: documentation of an anti-Israel demonstration that occurred outside a Yom
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  Speaker 1: Kippur service. Finally, due to the peak Jewish holiday travel season,
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  Speaker 1: parking lots at Ben-Gurion Airport are reportedly at full capacity.
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  Speaker 1: Travelers are advised to consider using public transportation. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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