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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 05 AM 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: We begin this hour with significant developments in the Red
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  Speaker 1: Sea region and regional diplomatic engagements. The Iranian-backed Houthi group
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  Speaker 1: has reportedly captured the Yemeni port city of Mokka, a
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  Speaker 1: strategic location on the Red Sea, less than 50 miles
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  Speaker 1: from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. This move is seen as
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  Speaker 1: a significant achievement for the Houthis, potentially enabling them to
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  Speaker 1: deepen their control over vital maritime traffic. Online posts have
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  Speaker 1: shown Houthi fighters within the city, with Reuters reporting the
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  Speaker 1: takeover on September 10. This development occurs as Yemeni government
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  Speaker 1: forces launch what senior officials are describing as a decisive
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  Speaker 1: counter-offensive on multiple fronts, aiming to retake the capital, Sana'a,
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  Speaker 1: and restore state institutions. The campaign seeks to break years
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  Speaker 1: of military stalemate, though past efforts have failed to dislodge
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis. Simultaneously, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have intensified.
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  Speaker 1: On September 8, Houthi missile and drone strikes reportedly hit
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  Speaker 1: sites in Abha, Jazan, Najran and Khamis, Mushait, injuring 73
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  Speaker 1: people and causing disruptions at energy facilities. The Houthi military
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  Speaker 1: spokesperson stated these were retaliation for Saudi military operations in Yemen.
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  Speaker 1: In response to the escalating attacks on the kingdom, Pakistan
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  Speaker 1: has delivered a warning to Iran, urging them to rein
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  Speaker 1: in their Houthi allies. Pakistani Defence Minister Karwaja Asif indicated
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  Speaker 1: that a three-nation defence pact involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and
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  Speaker 1: Turkey could become operational if aggression spills into Saudi territory, stating,
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  Speaker 1: an aggression on one country will be considered an aggression
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  Speaker 1: on all three countries. While Iranian officials claim they do
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  Speaker 1: not control the Houthis, other sources suggest Tehran has provided support.
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  Speaker 1: In Gaza, IDF forces struck three Hamas weapons storage facilities yesterday,
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  Speaker 1: destroying anti-tank missiles, explosive charges and other combat equipment. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: senior war researcher and retired US Army officer John Spencer
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  Speaker 1: has offered an analysis challenging the genocide label for Israel's
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  Speaker 1: operations in Gaza. On the West Bank, IDF troops arrested
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  Speaker 1: three Palestinian Authority police officers in Area C of Samaria.
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  Speaker 1: They are being questioned for their role in an August
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  Speaker 1: 23 incident where they allegedly set up an illegal roadblock, abducted, assaulted,
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  Speaker 1: and illegally detained an Israeli reservist near Beit Unia. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF confirmed it is investigating an incident where an
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  Speaker 1: IDF soldier allegedly stole three M-Miner 16 rifles from Shayetet
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  Speaker 1: 13 Navy SEALs. In a separate legal matter, Yair Golan
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  Speaker 1: has filed a lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu for 2.5 million
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  Speaker 1: shekels after she reportedly refused to apologise. Also in domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: Election polls show little change and continued deadlock after party
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  Speaker 1: slates were finalised, with neither bloc possessing a clear path
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  Speaker 1: to a majority. Opposition officials are reportedly pressuring Benny Gantz
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  Speaker 1: to quit, viewing him as an obstacle. On the economic front,
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  Speaker 1: the prolonged reserve duty undertaken by many Israelis continues to
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  Speaker 1: exact a heavy toll. One report details a family struggling
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  Speaker 1: after hundreds of days of reserve duty led to business
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  Speaker 1: collapse and over one million shekels in debt. with their
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  Speaker 1: bank account frozen and facing hardship for basic necessities. In
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic news, Slovenia has inaugurated Israel's first embassy in Ljubljana.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called it a historic day,
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  Speaker 1: praising Slovenia's friendship and growing ties, marking a shift from
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  Speaker 1: its predecessor's policies. Locally, a 40-year-old teacher was shot in
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  Speaker 1: the parking lot of a school in Hura, northeast of Beersheba,
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  Speaker 1: on Thursday morning while students were present. the shooter's identity
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  Speaker 1: and motive remain unclear. The school described the incident as
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  Speaker 1: an extremely serious incident and a crossing of a clear
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  Speaker 1: red line. Finally, a reflection on historical inflection points, the
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  Speaker 1: 9-11 terror attacks are often cited as dividing the world
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  Speaker 1: into before and after, a period that also saw the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish community undergo significant changes. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe
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