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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 14, 2026, 08 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 with developments in the broader regional conflict. Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with US Central Command
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  Speaker 1: Chief Admiral Brad Cooper in Jeddah. Saudi state media reported
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  Speaker 1: that the Crown Prince sought US military assistance amid escalating
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  Speaker 1: attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis. Washington has agreed to provide
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  Speaker 1: intelligence-sharing and targeting support. The Houthis have intensified their assaults
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  Speaker 1: on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure, while also advancing along
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Red Sea coast towards the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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  Speaker 1: This escalation opens a second theatre in the wider regional conflict,
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  Speaker 1: raising concerns over Saudi oil exports and global shipping routes. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, stated that a
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  Speaker 1: US MQ-1 Predator drone was shot down over the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz. This incident adds to a notable loss of
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  Speaker 1: US MQ-1 and MQ-9 drones over the past two years,
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  Speaker 1: amidst the ongoing conflict with Iran. In Syria, Turkish Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Hakan Fidon alleged that Israel is seeking to weaken
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  Speaker 1: the country. Fidon made these comments during a visit to Damascus,
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  Speaker 1: following an Israeli strike on Syria's disused Abu Dhuha airbase
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  Speaker 1: last month. Israeli officials stated the strike was intended to
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  Speaker 1: prevent Turkish troops from deploying there, though Ankara denied having
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  Speaker 1: planned such a deployment. Professor Efrem Inbar, president of the
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, told the Jerusalem Post
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  Speaker 1: that Israel desires a stable, federalised Syria with protected minorities.
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  Speaker 1: He contrasted this with Fidon's view, noting that while a
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  Speaker 1: weakened Syria might pose less direct threat, Turkey's growing influence
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  Speaker 1: and military presence there represent a significant risk to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the territories, the Israel Defense Forces have rejected
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  Speaker 1: claims that Israel used artificial intelligence-assisted targeting to kill Gazans.
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  Speaker 1: The Times of Israel reported this alongside updates on the
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  Speaker 1: killing of Hamas commanders, ongoing unrest in the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: and an IDF operation against a Hezbollah complex. Separately in Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: state prosecutors have indicted Jan Shemler. He is charged with
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  Speaker 1: poisoning five young children, including two babies, by placing crushed
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  Speaker 1: prescription drugs into baby food jars and shelving them in supermarkets.
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  Speaker 1: On the issue of antisemitism, a USPS worker in Hartford, Connecticut,
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  Speaker 1: was captured on video exclaiming, oh, Jewish garbage out of
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  Speaker 1: frustration with an overstuffed mailbox. This incident has been highlighted
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  Speaker 1: as an example of public bigotry. Finally, a story of
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  Speaker 1: resilience and remembrance. Yehuda Aharon Wydorski, Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor,
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  Speaker 1: passed away at the age of 107 on Rosh Hashanah.
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  Speaker 1: Wydorski survived imprisonment in the Lodz ghetto and deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau,
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  Speaker 1: where he lost his parents and many siblings. After immigrating
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  Speaker 1: to Israel, he dedicated decades to locating and restoring neglected
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  Speaker 1: and desecrated Jewish cemeteries and mass grave in Poland. President
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  Speaker 1: Isaac Herzog paid tribute, calling Wydorski's life a remarkable testament
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  Speaker 1: to the victory of life, memory and revival. This has
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  Speaker 1: been Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for joining us. Stay safe and informed. Follow Israel
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