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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 27, 2026, 11 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: We begin with an incident involving Iran and American forces.
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  Speaker 1: Eight US Marines reportedly sustained injuries, including smoke inhalation and
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  Speaker 1: concussion symptoms, following an Iranian cruise missile attack on a
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  Speaker 1: ship in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14. NBC
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  Speaker 1: reported this development on a recent Sunday, citing three US sources.
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  Speaker 1: The report highlights that the Defense Department had not publicly
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  Speaker 1: disclosed the attack or the injuries, a pattern noted amid
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  Speaker 1: wider scrutiny of the Pentagon's reporting of US service member
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  Speaker 1: casualties in the Middle East, turning to developments within the
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  Speaker 1: disputed territories. The BBC is reportedly reviewing its list of
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  Speaker 1: journalists killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. According to
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  Speaker 1: The Telegraph, this review stems from concerns over the inclusion
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  Speaker 1: of approximately 53 individuals identified as terrorists. some allegedly linked
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  Speaker 1: to Hamas and the October 7th massacre. The list, published
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  Speaker 1: by BBC Arabic and last updated in August 2025, includes
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  Speaker 1: over 180 Palestinian journalists and has faced scrutiny as multiple
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  Speaker 1: individuals have been found to have ties to terror groups
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  Speaker 1: or even participated in attacks. This follows previous criticisms of
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  Speaker 1: BBC Arabic for alleged bias against Israel. In related news
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  Speaker 1: concerning intelligence leading up to the October 7th attacks, Reports
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  Speaker 1: indicate that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates conveyed multiple
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  Speaker 1: warnings to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an impending attack
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  Speaker 1: from Gaza. Officials cited by the Wall Street Journal state
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  Speaker 1: that Egypt's intelligence chief, Abbas Kamal, made secret visits and
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  Speaker 1: phone calls to Netanyahu in the weeks and days prior
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  Speaker 1: to the massacre, warning of significant threats. The United Arab
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  Speaker 1: Emirates also reportedly conveyed warnings in September 2023. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu has historically denied receiving specific advance knowledge of the
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  Speaker 1: scale or timing of the assault. On the ground, police
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  Speaker 1: drone footage has captured the killing of a terrorist involved
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  Speaker 1: in the kidnapping of Noah Agamani. In a military operational update,
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  Speaker 1: IDF Ground Forces Chief Major General Nadav Lotton has extended
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  Speaker 1: the grounding of small attack drones until October 4. This
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  Speaker 1: follows a fatal accident in northern Gaza where an Atilaf
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  Speaker 1: FPV drone crashed during take-off, resulting in the deaths of
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  Speaker 1: Master Sergeant, Reserve, Nadev Kali and Master Sergeant, Reserve Ofik Molim.
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  Speaker 1: The extension is described as a preventive precaution. Meanwhile, Defence
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  Speaker 1: Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to impose a
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  Speaker 1: general closure, preventing Palestinian laborers from entering Jewish communities in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria during the Sukkot holiday. This measure, recommended
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  Speaker 1: by the IDF amid heightened security tensions, will allow essential workers,
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  Speaker 1: and others with permits to enter industrial zones under specific
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  Speaker 1: security guidelines. Domestically, scrutiny is increasing over government decisions and
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  Speaker 1: public spending as Israel heads towards the October 27, 2026 election.
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  Speaker 1: The Jerusalem Post highlights the challenge of distinguishing between legitimate
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  Speaker 1: governance and potential, vote-buying, tactics during election seasons, while some
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  Speaker 1: initiatives– like a NIS 35 million pilot programme to compensate
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  Speaker 1: businesses for extortion-related property damage, are seen as broadly beneficial.
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  Speaker 1: Other moves, such as a NIS 2.4 billion funding package
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  Speaker 1: for West Bank settlements announced by Finance Minister Bates Arlel Smotrich,
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  Speaker 1: are viewed by some as attempts to bolster electoral bases.
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  Speaker 1: Concerns about electioneering have also led the Attorney General's Office
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  Speaker 1: to order a month-long delay for proposals on a tender
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  Speaker 1: to build 1,000 200 housing units in the E1 expansion,
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  Speaker 1: near Ma'il Adumim. In more personal news, former hostage Matan
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  Speaker 1: Angrest expressed significant relief and pride upon hearing of the
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  Speaker 1: elimination of his captor, terrorist Mohamed Hamad Mohamed Gaben. Angrest
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  Speaker 1: stated he had waited for this moment and was proud
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  Speaker 1: of my brothers in arms who sent you to hell.
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  Speaker 1: And finally, a cultural note. A new biography by Daniel
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  Speaker 1: Ockrent explores the Jewish identity of the late composer Stephen Sondheim.
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  Speaker 1: Okrent posits that Sondheim, though not a practising Jew, exhibited
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  Speaker 1: a form of Americanised Yiddishkeit, through his nature, worldview and
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  Speaker 1: sense of humour. The book delves into how Sondheim's life
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  Speaker 1: and art, while rarely featuring explicit Jewish themes, were deeply intertwined.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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