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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 20, 2026, 12 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: Tragedy struck in the West Bank ahead of Yom Kippur.
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  Speaker 1: A father of six was killed in a shooting attack
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  Speaker 1: near Neve Tizaf. His attacker, identified by army radio as
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  Speaker 1: a 37-year-old Hamas operative, was captured hours later in a
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  Speaker 1: Ramallah hospital. In response, the IDF is preparing a mass
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  Speaker 1: arrest operation in the village of Bidu, the terrorist's hometown.
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  Speaker 1: and mapping his home for demolition. IDF Chief of Staff
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  Speaker 1: Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia called the attack severe and vowed
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  Speaker 1: to investigate anyone who assisted the perpetrator. Hamas praised the incident. Elsewhere,
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  Speaker 1: a ramming attacker was killed near Ghanim. Separately, a documentary
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  Speaker 1: at the Venice Film Festival has ignited a debate over
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  Speaker 1: the IDF's use of artificial intelligence for assessing collateral damage
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza. The film NAZA suggests the AI is tied
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  Speaker 1: to calculated mass killing of civilians, citing anonymous military sources.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF maintains its AI systems are crucial decision support
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  Speaker 1: tools designed to minimize incidental harm, ensuring any collateral damage
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  Speaker 1: is not excessive relative to military objectives. As Yom Kippur,
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  Speaker 1: the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, began, thousands gathered
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  Speaker 1: for Selichot prayers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Post temporarily suspended news coverage to observe the 25-hour
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  Speaker 1: fast and period of spiritual reflection. In international affairs, US
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  Speaker 1: President Trump has intensified his rhetoric against Iran, describing officials
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  Speaker 1: of the Islamic Republic regime as hiding like rats, underscoring
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  Speaker 1: ongoing critical sentiment towards Tehran. On a more personal note,
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli father, Gail Hillel, tragically died in Slovenia while
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  Speaker 1: attempting to rescue his seven-year-old son from a ravine. The boy,
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  Speaker 1: who had fallen into the ravine, sustained serious injuries but
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  Speaker 1: was rescued and airlifted to a hospital. Local rescuers extended
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  Speaker 1: condolences to the family. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe
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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies.
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