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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 07 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: In the region, Yemen's Houthis have released footage claiming to
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  Speaker 1: show the downing and wreckage of a Saudi F-15 fighter
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  Speaker 1: jet over Marib Governorate. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sari stated
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  Speaker 1: the aircraft was struck during operations in the area. However,
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  Speaker 1: this claim has not been independently verified. and Saudi Arabia
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  Speaker 1: has not publicly confirmed the loss of the jet. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to broader regional dynamics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that
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  Speaker 1: Israel is currently facing a significant global propaganda attack targeting
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  Speaker 1: the country and the IDF. Speaking at a ceremony for
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  Speaker 1: Arabic-speaking Christian soldiers, he described Israel as the only island
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  Speaker 1: of tolerance in the Middle East where Christians flourish, contrasting
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  Speaker 1: it with regions where they face persecution or violence. Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: warned that repeated falsehoods about Israel risk becoming accepted as truth,
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  Speaker 1: and highlighted the ceremony as an effort to counter such narratives. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in a local security incident, forces were dispatched to Netanya
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  Speaker 1: following resident reports of an explosion. Initial findings indicate a
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  Speaker 1: tear gas grenade was thrown at a house, but fortunately,
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  Speaker 1: no injuries were reported. On a more positive note, Salesforce
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  Speaker 1: founder and CEO Mark Benioff publicly confirmed his daily practice
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  Speaker 1: of wrapping Tifilin. He shared this during a conversation with
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  Speaker 1: a Chabad Lubavitch rabbi at the company's Dreamforce conference this week.
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  Speaker 1: A personal religious observance by a prominent figure in the
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  Speaker 1: global tech industry. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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