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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 17, 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: Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that top leaders such as Nasrallah, Khamenei,
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  Speaker 1: Dar and Haniyeh have been eliminated, asking, where are they now?
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  Speaker 1: In geopolitical developments, Russia and China vetoed a United Nations
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  Speaker 1: Security Council resolution to extend the mandate for independent monitoring
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  Speaker 1: of international sanctions on Iran. The US Deputy Ambassador Jennifer
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  Speaker 1: LoCetta told the Council that this action creates a monitoring
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  Speaker 1: gap that only benefits the Iranian regime and those who
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  Speaker 1: profit from evading those measures. AL Monitor reports that the
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  Speaker 1: United States and Israel went to war with Iran seven
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  Speaker 1: months ago, following President Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 Iran
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  Speaker 1: nuclear deal. Meanwhile, senior diplomat Morgan Ortagus described a consequential
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  Speaker 1: and most fragile opportunity for peace between Israel and Lebanon.
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  Speaker 1: which she believes emerged from Lebanese citizens' urgent calls for
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  Speaker 1: peace and what she terms the dramatic weakening of Hezbollah,
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  Speaker 1: in September 2024. Additionally, a joint naval exercise involving missile
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  Speaker 1: corvettes from Israel and Greece in the Mediterranean has been
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  Speaker 1: framed as a message to Turkey. Turning to security, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: troops continue counter-terrorism operations in Judea and Samaria. In recent months,
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  Speaker 1: forces apprehended approximately 230 wanted individuals, and confiscated over 100 weapons.
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  Speaker 1: Searches were conducted at more than 1,200 locations, including a
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  Speaker 1: facility identified as being used to manufacture explosive devices. On
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  Speaker 1: the issue of antisemitism, the University of Toronto is facing
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  Speaker 1: public scrutiny over its new Bridging Theories of Anti-Zionism Working Group.
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  Speaker 1: The group's focus on critiquing Zionism has drawn backlash, with
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  Speaker 1: prominent historian Deborah Lipstadt calling anti-Zionism a proxy for traditional antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: and security expert Casey Babb describing it as an existential risk.
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  Speaker 1: In Australia, a man was sentenced to six months in
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  Speaker 1: prison for ramming the gates of Brisbane's Great Synagogue in
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  Speaker 1: February 2026. He was immediately released on a good behaviour
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  Speaker 1: bond after serving 83 days, as the charge of willful
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  Speaker 1: damage had its hate crime aggravation removed. A pro-Israel rally
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  Speaker 1: also took place in Amsterdam today. Domestically, the IDF Mampar
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  Speaker 1: Directorate Chief has released Lieutenant Colonel A. who served as
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  Speaker 1: the intelligence officer for the Gaza division during the October
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  Speaker 1: 7 massacre, from military service. With Knesset elections set for
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  Speaker 1: October 27, 2026, several newly formed parties are vying for representation.
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  Speaker 1: Among them is Brigadier General, Reserve, Ofer Winter's People of
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  Speaker 1: Israel Party, which supports Benjamin Netanyahu for Prime Minister and
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  Speaker 1: emphasises military service, alongside other new parties like the Reservists'
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  Speaker 1: Economic Party. Separately, the Israel Bar Association has warned the
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  Speaker 1: religious Zionist party and finance minister Beit Salel Smotrich to
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  Speaker 1: remove an AI-generated campaign video depicting Israeli justices being dragged
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  Speaker 1: from a protest, calling it an attempt to intimidate the
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  Speaker 1: judicial system. In uplifting news, an Israeli Navy officer, referred
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  Speaker 1: to as O, has completed the naval officer cadet's course
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  Speaker 1: after an unprecedented 18 months as a regular combat fighter.
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  Speaker 1: His commanders praised his exceptional character and maturity during the
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  Speaker 1: intense operational period following October 7. For continuing coverage of
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  Speaker 1: antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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