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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 21, 2026, 09 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: This past Yom Kippur, the IDF conducted significant counter-terrorism operations
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  Speaker 1: across multiple locations in the West Bank. In Kabatia, troops
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  Speaker 1: from the Duvdevan unit arrested two terrorists who were reportedly
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  Speaker 1: planning an imminent attack. The operations also included mapping the
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  Speaker 1: homes of terrorists, particularly in the Binyamin Brigade sector. where
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  Speaker 1: approximately 100 locations were searched and 90 suspects questioned. In Beit-ur-Altata,
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  Speaker 1: military personnel discovered a weapons manufacturing lathe, firearms and other weapons.
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  Speaker 1: Further searches in the Menash and Efraim brigade sectors led
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  Speaker 1: to the questioning of many suspects and the arrest of
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  Speaker 1: wanted individuals, with materials intended for explosives also found. These
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  Speaker 1: actions follow previous successful operations in the region, including the
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  Speaker 1: arrest of a five-member cell in Kabatia last month. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza, an IDF engineering vehicle reportedly drove over a
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  Speaker 1: Hamas explosive device during routine activity near the Yellow Line.
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  Speaker 1: This incident is described by sources as a blatant violation
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  Speaker 1: of the existing ceasefire. In other news, the International Chess
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  Speaker 1: Federation has come under criticism from the Israel Chess Federation.
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  Speaker 1: According to reports, the international body refused to reschedule the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli team's matches during the Yom Kippur holiday. despite a
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  Speaker 1: written agreement made earlier this year. As a result, the
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  Speaker 1: Israeli team forfeited four matches against the Netherlands and Bulgaria,
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  Speaker 1: with potential severe damage to their world rankings anticipated. Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Zedvika Barkay, chairman of the Israel Chess Federation, expressed anger
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  Speaker 1: over the broken commitments, stating the organization failed to honor
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  Speaker 1: what was agreed. Gil Borachovsky, CEO of the Israeli Chess Federation,
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  Speaker 1: noted that significant harm was caused and that they are
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  Speaker 1: considering their next steps. Despite this setback, Israel is still
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  Speaker 1: set to host the Jerusalem Open Championship in November. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for tuning in to Israel
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  Speaker 1: this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple
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