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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 12, 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: We begin with developments concerning Gaza. An Israeli documentary titled NAZA,
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  Speaker 1: which takes its name from the military acronym for Collateral Damage,
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  Speaker 1: has won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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  Speaker 1: The film is based on interviews with Israeli soldiers and
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  Speaker 1: alleges systematic mass civilian casualties, resulting from Israeli military operations
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza. In response, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has categorically
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  Speaker 1: rejected these claims, stating the documentary relies on unverified anonymous
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  Speaker 1: testimonies and includes references to situations that IDF intelligence directorate
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  Speaker 1: soldiers would not have been involved in. The military maintains
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  Speaker 1: it operates in accordance with international law and makes unprecedented
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  Speaker 1: efforts to minimise civilian harm, while accusing Hamas of embedding
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  Speaker 1: itself within civilian areas, according to jpost.com. In regional security news,
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Houthis have claimed an attack on a base in
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia. Reports indicate that two people were injured by
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  Speaker 1: a projectile in the incident, as reported by the Times
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. Turning to broader concerns for Jewish communities, rising
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitism and global Jewish safety concerns are reinforcing Israel's role
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  Speaker 1: as a home for those seeking to build a future.
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  Speaker 1: The Aliyah and Integration Ministry is preparing for a significant
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  Speaker 1: wave of Jewish immigration in 2026, expecting between 18,000 and 20,000
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  Speaker 1: new immigrants. Meanwhile, in the cultural sphere, Israeli artist Belusimian Feinaru,
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  Speaker 1: who is representing Israel at the Venice Biennale, is reportedly
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  Speaker 1: facing boycotts and protests. These adverse reactions are described as
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  Speaker 1: being driven by the post-October 7th political agenda, impacting both
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  Speaker 1: the artist and the event. These updates come from jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: Looking at Israeli domestic politics ahead of the upcoming 26th
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  Speaker 1: Knesset elections, the Arab political factions Hardashtal and Ra'am have
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  Speaker 1: signed an excess votes agreement. The parties stated their intention
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  Speaker 1: is to strengthen their position in the allocation of surplus mandates,
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  Speaker 1: reduce the risk of lost votes, and maximise the impact
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  Speaker 1: of Arab voters, with the stated aim of challenging the
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  Speaker 1: current government led by Prime Minister Netanyahu and National Security
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  Speaker 1: Minister Itamar Ben-Givia, according to jpost.com. Finally, an initiative aimed
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  Speaker 1: at fostering global Jewish connections is seeking new participants. The
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  Speaker 1: Voice of the People programme, supported by President Isaac Herzog's
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  Speaker 1: office and other major Jewish organisations, has opened applications for
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  Speaker 1: its second global cohort. It aims to bring together 150
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  Speaker 1: participants from Israel, the US, Canada, and the diaspora to
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  Speaker 1: build relationships and develop practical responses to challenges facing Jewish communities.
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  Speaker 1: The application deadline is October 12th, as detailed by jpost.com.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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