Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 24, 2026, 01 PM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: Israeli officials are reportedly prepared to resume strikes on Iran's
- 0:15Speaker 1: nuclear facilities if red lines are crossed, according to a
- 0:19Speaker 1: report by Saudi state-owned news outlet Al-Hadath, cited by jpost.com.
- 0:24Speaker 1: Intelligence has reportedly detected an attempt by Iran to revive
- 0:28Speaker 1: its nuclear program and transfer projects to Jabal al-Fas, near Natanz.
- 0:34Speaker 1: An official told Al-Hadath that Israel is defensively and offensively
- 0:38Speaker 1: prepared for renewed conflict on multiple fronts. The official warned
- 0:42Speaker 1: that economic sanctions on Iran could push the regime towards
- 0:45Speaker 1: military responses in the region. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts are underway,
- 0:50Speaker 1: with US and Iranian negotiators exploring a phased path out
- 0:54Speaker 1: of conflict. Sources close to the talks, cited by AL Monitor,
- 0:58Speaker 1: indicate this could involve Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz
- 1:01Speaker 1: in exchange for the US lifting its economic blockade. The
- 1:05Speaker 1: strait has become a central bargaining chip in the ongoing
- 1:08Speaker 1: seven-month US-Iran conflict. Adding to regional tensions, an Israeli fighter
- 1:14Speaker 1: jet was observed over the city of Tyre in southern
- 1:16Speaker 1: Lebanon this evening, according to reports from telegram channels Newsil
- 1:20Speaker 1: and Abul Express. Separately, Defence Minister Israel Katz stated at
- 1:24Speaker 1: the reception ceremony for the INS Drakan submarine, that its
- 1:28Speaker 1: arrival sends a significant message to those who seek to
- 1:31Speaker 1: threaten Israel, particularly the Iranian regime, emphasising that distance offers
- 1:36Speaker 1: no immunity. This was also reported by Telegram channel Newsil.
- 1:41Speaker 1: In the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
- 1:45Speaker 1: Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday via video.
- 1:50Speaker 1: He outlined his vision for a non-militarised Palestinian state seeking
- 1:53Speaker 1: peace alongside Israel. The British government announced an £ 88 million
- 1:58Speaker 1: package to support humanitarian relief and early recovery efforts in
- 2:03Speaker 1: Gaza and the West Bank, aiming to deliver essential services.
- 2:07Speaker 1: This was reported by jpost.com. Also, the IDF stated that
- 2:12Speaker 1: several civilians were stopped and returned to Israel after attempting
- 2:15Speaker 1: to cross the barrier separating Gaza from Israel. The military
- 2:19Speaker 1: designated the area as a prohibited, closed military zone. noting
- 2:23Speaker 1: that recent civilian attempts to cross have been led by
- 2:26Speaker 1: far-right groups calling for Israeli resettlement of Gaza, according to jpost.com.
- 2:32Speaker 1: On the international stage, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at
- 2:35Speaker 1: the UN headquarters in New York ahead of his address
- 2:38Speaker 1: to the UN General Assembly. He met with Greek Prime
- 2:41Speaker 1: Minister Kariakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines, where they emphasised their
- 2:45Speaker 1: strategic partnership for regional stability and discussed energy cooperation. as
- 2:50Speaker 1: reported by Telegram channels Abuel Express and Selena Updates. In
- 2:54Speaker 1: domestic politics, Knesset candidate Einat Wilf presented a detailed post-conflict
- 2:59Speaker 1: plan for Gaza, including ideological disarmament and dividing the strip
- 3:04Speaker 1: into war and peace, zones where residents would need to
- 3:07Speaker 1: formally renounce refugee status for reconstruction funds, as detailed in jpost.com.
- 3:13Speaker 1: In antisemitism news, a knife-wielding man chased a yeshiva student
- 3:17Speaker 1: in Crown Heights, New York, shouting anti-Semitic slurs including Heilfing Hitler.
- 3:23Speaker 1: The suspect, who allegedly slashed bicycle tyres, was taken into
- 3:26Speaker 1: custody by the NYPD, with the Hate Crimes Division investigating,
- 3:30Speaker 1: according to jpost.com. Separately, Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan al-Shaybani
- 3:36Speaker 1: met with US Special Envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism
- 3:40Speaker 1: Rabbi Yehuda Kaplan in New York, on the margins of
- 3:43Speaker 1: the UN General Assembly, a rare meeting reported by World
- 3:47Speaker 1: Israel News. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world,
- 3:51Speaker 1: listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org
- 3:56Speaker 1: slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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