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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 2026, 02 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: In Judea and Samaria, Neria Later, son of Israel's ambassador
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  Speaker 1: to the United States, Yetiel Later, was critically wounded this
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  Speaker 1: afternoon in a car-ramming attack near the Maccabim checkpoint. Ambassador
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  Speaker 1: Later previously lost his older son, Major Moshe Yedidia Later,
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  Speaker 1: who was killed in action in Gaza last November. Hamas-affiliated
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  Speaker 1: channels have since published an AI-generated image of Niria later,
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  Speaker 1: despite the group not claiming responsibility for the attack. Elsewhere
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank, security assessments indicate a terrorist attack
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  Speaker 1: on Highway 443 involved a stolen Israeli licence plate from
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  Speaker 1: a recently decommissioned vehicle, suggesting premeditation. Meanwhile, Israeli forces near
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  Speaker 1: Kalkalia discovered deep underground infrastructure, over 25 metres deep, containing
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  Speaker 1: weapons intended for terrorist organisations, indicating a significant disruption to
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  Speaker 1: terror capabilities. In agricultural news, Palestinian villagers reported that Israeli
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  Speaker 1: bulldozers uprooted olive trees near Deir Nizam, west of Ramallah,
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  Speaker 1: days before the annual harvest, a sector vital to the
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian economy. The Israeli military stated it was checking requests
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  Speaker 1: for comment. Turning to the broader regional conflict, Iran's President
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  Speaker 1: Massoud Peseshkian delivered a defiant speech at the UN on Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: vowing Tehran would never bend at the knee amidst what
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  Speaker 1: he described as an all-out war initiated by Washington and Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Peseshkian accused Washington of terrorism. Meanwhile, INSS Iran expert Bini
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  Speaker 1: Sabti told the Jerusalem Post that indirect Iran-US talks at
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  Speaker 1: the UN General Assembly are merely theatre, noting Iran's continued
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  Speaker 1: attacks on ships and its efforts to control the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormuz. Sabti explained that the IRGC views negotiations as
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  Speaker 1: another strategy of the war, stating that if the country's
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  Speaker 1: interests require it, negotiations can be part of the battle
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  Speaker 1: while remaining prepared for combat. In related developments, Norway's Peace
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  Speaker 1: and Justice Party is participating in an October 7 demonstration
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  Speaker 1: in Oslo in support of Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah. The
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  Speaker 1: party's leader, Marielle Lerand, has publicly called Israel, the US,
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  Speaker 1: and NATO the real terrorists. On the issue of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: Canadian NDP leader Avi Lewis is facing widespread criticism for
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  Speaker 1: a social media post made on Yom Kippur, stating that
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  Speaker 1: Jewish people failed to stop an ongoing genocide. Critics, including
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  Speaker 1: politicians and advocacy groups, have condemned these remarks as antisemitic
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  Speaker 1: and dangerous. In the United States, shareholders have filed a
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  Speaker 1: lawsuit against the New York Times parent company, alleging a
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  Speaker 1: failure to adhere to editorial standards and biased reporting on
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  Speaker 1: the Israel-Hamas war. the suit seeks internal records related to
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  Speaker 1: the paper's coverage. Additionally, progressive Jewish leaders and Michigan Democrats
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  Speaker 1: have urged former Vice President Kamala Harris to press Senate
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  Speaker 1: candidate Dr. Abdel El-Seid on his positions regarding Jewish safety
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  Speaker 1: in Israel, citing his past critical remarks. In US policy news,
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump shared a Newsmax article detailing an Israeli
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  Speaker 1: election poll, projecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc to win
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  Speaker 1: 54 seats in upcoming elections. This follows Trump's earlier comments
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  Speaker 1: that he may endorse somebody in the elections. For continuing
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  Speaker 1: coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, watch
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  Speaker 1: from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing
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