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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 29, 2026, 06 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 significant diplomatic criticism regarding the conflict in Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: According to jpost.com, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman
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  Speaker 1: Al Thani sharply criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a
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  Speaker 1: recent interview. Al Thani stated that what has been committed
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza amounts to war crimes, and when pressed, affirmed
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  Speaker 1: that Prime Minister Netanyahu is a war criminal. The Qatari
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister also denied allegations that Qatar's aid mechanisms have
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  Speaker 1: funded Hamas's military operations, explaining that aid has been coordinated
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  Speaker 1: with Israel and the United States. He further rejected Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: claims that Qatar is attempting to influence American public opinion,
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  Speaker 1: suggesting Netanyahu unfairly blames Qatar rather than examining his own
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  Speaker 1: government's actions. Turning to US policy and Iran, Jpost.com also
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  Speaker 1: reports on remarks from US President Donald Trump. Trump stated
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  Speaker 1: that Iran will give up its nuclear ambitions, reiterating that
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  Speaker 1: preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remains a central objective.
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  Speaker 1: He contrasted this situation with North Korea's nuclear programme, attributing
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  Speaker 1: its development to past presidencies. President Trump also commented on
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  Speaker 1: an investigation near RAF Fairford, a British airbase used by
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  Speaker 1: US forces. criticising the release of five arrested men on bail,
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  Speaker 1: whom he referred to as terrorists and seriously bad people. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters marched in Jerusalem against IDF enlistment,
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  Speaker 1: holding signs with slogans such as With All Your Soul,
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  Speaker 1: We Will Die and Will Not Enlist. The march welcomed
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  Speaker 1: draft evaders who had been released from military prison. Political
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  Speaker 1: figures have reacted strongly. Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot linked
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming elections to a choice between a government of
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  Speaker 1: evasion and a Zionist government of the draft. Yisrael Bey
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  Speaker 1: Teh new chairman M.K. Avigdor Liberman condemned the march, stating,
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  Speaker 1: These are Netanyahu's partners. Without the draft dodgers, Bibi has
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  Speaker 1: no government. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also criticised similar events,
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  Speaker 1: tying them to the ongoing dispute over the draft law
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  Speaker 1: and state budget allocation for the Haredi community. In related
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  Speaker 1: domestic news, Jpost.com reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
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  Speaker 1: seeking 2.6 million shekels in a defamation suit against three
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  Speaker 1: major Israeli media groups and six journalists. The lawsuit centres
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  Speaker 1: on disputed reports claiming he personally received warnings from UAE
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  Speaker 1: and Egyptian officials about Hamas's October 7 attack, but failed
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  Speaker 1: to pass them to Israeli security chiefs. The suit names Haaretz,
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  Speaker 1: Yediot Aharonot, Anit and Channel 12, along with several journalists,
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  Speaker 1: citing reports based on unnamed sources regarding alleged warnings from
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  Speaker 1: UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and former Egyptian intelligence
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  Speaker 1: chief Arbus Kamel. Additionally, opposition leader Yair Lapid commented that
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  Speaker 1: there is no need for public panic regarding potential pre-election attacks,
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  Speaker 1: countering Prime Minister Netanyahu's recent claims. Lapid criticised the use
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  Speaker 1: of security threats as election campaign backdrops and suggested drafting
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  Speaker 1: Haredi draft dodgers. In the region, UNIT reports that Syrian
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  Speaker 1: forces have arrested three Hezbollah operatives. They are accused of
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  Speaker 1: attempting to deploy missile launchers near the Israeli border in
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  Speaker 1: the Yarmouk Basin. This operation is described as targeting hostile
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  Speaker 1: activity amid Damascus's ongoing crackdown on Hezbollah. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: for joining me Noah Levi for Israel Today ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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  Speaker 1: occasional inaccuracies. So consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.