Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 27, 2026, 06 AM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Iran's military has declared its readiness for renewed potential attacks
- 0:16Speaker 1: from the United States, with its army spokesperson Mohammed Akraminia
- 0:20Speaker 1: stating the country is prepared for confrontation and to inflict
- 0:24Speaker 1: greater damage. According to state media reports, Akraminia also suggested
- 0:28Speaker 1: that the regional situation could lead to further US action.
- 0:32Speaker 1: In parallel, Iranian Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami described the current
- 0:37Speaker 1: conflict as being at a critical and decisive stage. He
- 0:40Speaker 1: emphasised that Iran would not accept a situation where its
- 0:43Speaker 1: trade is blocked, while foreign powers utilise the region's strategic waterways,
- 0:48Speaker 1: specifically mentioning the Strait of Hormuz as a vital passage
- 0:51Speaker 1: for national dignity and honour. In Gaza, the IDF released
- 0:55Speaker 1: footage purportedly showing a terrorist using a child as a
- 0:58Speaker 1: human shield to transfer weapons into a civilian home in
- 1:02Speaker 1: central Gaza, an act described by the military as a
- 1:05Speaker 1: violation of international law. The IDF stated it refrained from
- 1:09Speaker 1: striking when a child was identified, illustrating what they called
- 1:13Speaker 1: the systematic exploitation of children by terrorist organisations. Separately, the
- 1:19Speaker 1: IDF and Shin bet announced the killing of Saha Niddle
- 1:21Speaker 1: Latfi Saka, identified as a terrorist involved in the October
- 1:25Speaker 1: 7 abduction of Noah Agamani, and who had supplied Hamas
- 1:29Speaker 1: with weapons, and attacked Israeli forces and civilians. The IDF
- 1:33Speaker 1: also reported conducting strikes in Gaza that left two terrorists
- 1:37Speaker 1: seriously wounded, with one strike hitting the Al-Shati camp and
- 1:41Speaker 1: another targeting an area near Khan Yunis. In the West Bank,
- 1:44Speaker 1: the IDF is reinforcing troop deployments, including additional combat battalions,
- 1:50Speaker 1: amid concerns of potential terrorist attacks during the upcoming holidays.
- 1:54Speaker 1: While Central Command officials stated there were no specific warnings
- 1:57Speaker 1: of planned attacks, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal
- 2:02Speaker 1: Zamia ordered measures to enhance readiness for rapidly developing incidents,
- 2:06Speaker 1: particularly in the Judea and Samaria division sectors. Military activity
- 2:11Speaker 1: was also reported in the old city market of Nablus.
- 2:15Speaker 1: Exclusive footage from Gaza also captured a child entering a
- 2:18Speaker 1: Hamas site with a rifle, presented as evidence of the
- 2:21Speaker 1: terror group's alleged use of child soldiers. In New York,
- 2:24Speaker 1: the Israeli-American Council organized a rally outside Lincoln Center during
- 2:29Speaker 1: the North American premiere of the film, NAZA, at the
- 2:32Speaker 1: New York Film Festival. Mobile-led screens displayed footage from the
- 2:36Speaker 1: October 7 massacre. IAC National Board co-chair Tal Shuster urged
- 2:41Speaker 1: theaters to screen the film with additional context, including survivor
- 2:45Speaker 1: testimony and panels, stating, We are saying, it's not all
- 2:49Speaker 1: the facts. The Israeli consulate in New York also ran
- 2:52Speaker 1: a campaign around the premiere, with trucks displaying messages such
- 2:55Speaker 1: as critical thinking required. Looking at Israeli domestic politics, Arab-Israeli
- 3:01Speaker 1: activist Yosef Hardad is running for the Knesset on the
- 3:04Speaker 1: People of Israel party list, aiming to bridge societal divides. Hardad,
- 3:09Speaker 1: who advocates for partnership over coexistence, has stated his belief
- 3:13Speaker 1: that the party will be a surprise in the upcoming elections.
- 3:17Speaker 1: The People of Israel party is endorsing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- 3:21Speaker 1: On a more positive note, Immigration to Israel from Britain
- 3:24Speaker 1: has seen a significant rise. According to figures from the
- 3:28Speaker 1: Jewish Agency, nearly 1,000 people, specifically 975, made aliyah from
- 3:34Speaker 1: the UK in the Jewish year spanning September 2025 to
- 3:38Speaker 1: August 2026. This marks a 32% increase from the previous year,
- 3:43Speaker 1: and the number of UK residents opening aliyah files has
- 3:46Speaker 1: surged 68%. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
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