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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 05 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 integration of Israel's newest submarine, the INS Draken, marks
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  Speaker 1: a significant enhancement of the IDF's naval capabilities. Hailed as
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  Speaker 1: a central force building move, the sixth submarine increases the
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  Speaker 1: Navy's operational strength, making it more covert, farther-reaching, deeper and
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  Speaker 1: more lethal. according to IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General
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  Speaker 1: Eyal Zamia. During a ceremony at Haifa's naval base, Zamia
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  Speaker 1: stated that Israel's eyes remain open to developments involving Iran
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  Speaker 1: and its proxies, noting that the Iranian regime is hurt
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  Speaker 1: and wounded, but has not learned to change its intentions.
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  Speaker 1: President Isaac Herzog echoed this sentiment, calling the Drakan a
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  Speaker 1: glimpse into the future of Israel's naval power, capable of
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  Speaker 1: operating even thousands of kilometres from Israel's borders. On the
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic front, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with Iran's
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  Speaker 1: President Massoud Pesachian on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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  Speaker 1: Salam stressed Lebanon's need for stability and control of its arms,
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  Speaker 1: explicitly stating that the country does not want to be
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  Speaker 1: an arena for others' fights. A reference to years of
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  Speaker 1: attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah against Israel. Meanwhile, the growing strength
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  Speaker 1: of the Houthis in Yemen is increasingly viewed as a
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  Speaker 1: regional threat. With limited effective response noted from Saudi Arabia's allies,
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  Speaker 1: according to Israel Hayem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the
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  Speaker 1: United Nations General Assembly, focusing on Iran's war and nuclear programme.
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  Speaker 1: He also held diplomatic meetings with the prime ministers of
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  Speaker 1: Greece and Slovenia to discuss strategic partnerships and regional developments.
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  Speaker 1: Protests against Netanyahu's presence were reported outside UN headquarters, leading
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  Speaker 1: to several arrests by the New York Police Department. In
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  Speaker 1: a separate incident, the son of Israel's ambassador to the
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  Speaker 1: US remains in serious condition following a car-ramming attack on
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  Speaker 1: Highway 443. On defence industry news, Latvia's defence minister Ravis
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  Speaker 1: Melnis expressed a strong intent to acquire Israeli air defence,
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  Speaker 1: counter-drone and radar systems, citing significant drone threats related to
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  Speaker 1: the Ukraine-Russia war. Meetings were held with Israeli defence industry
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  Speaker 1: leaders to accelerate potential acquisitions. And in reporting on media casualties,
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  Speaker 1: The Committee to Protect Journalists announced it has removed 20
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  Speaker 1: individuals from its database of journalists and media workers killed
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  Speaker 1: in the Israel-Gaza war. CPJ stated this decision followed a
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  Speaker 1: review that determined these individuals had engaged in combat. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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