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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 19, 2026, 10 AM 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: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee believes Iran is currently
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  Speaker 1: at its weakest point in nearly five decades, citing military
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  Speaker 1: and economic decline attributed to actions by President Trump in
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  Speaker 1: concert with Israel. However, Huckabee also cautioned that Iran could
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  Speaker 1: still pursue nuclear capabilities and threaten vital shipping lanes. He
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  Speaker 1: emphasised that confronting Iran is also a critical concern for
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  Speaker 1: the United States, as Iran's ultimate target has historically been America.
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  Speaker 1: President Trump has stated his administration's decision that Iran will
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  Speaker 1: not be allowed to possess nuclear weapons or control shipping routes,
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  Speaker 1: a process he believes is working. Regarding internal dissent, Huckabee
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  Speaker 1: suggested that while Iranians seeking to challenge their government are
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  Speaker 1: largely unarmed, future uprisings might be better prepared. In parallel,
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  Speaker 1: the situation in Lebanon is a focus, with UNIFIL preparing
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  Speaker 1: to withdraw. The question remains whether the Lebanese armed forces
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  Speaker 1: can effectively extend state authority into the south, prevent a
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  Speaker 1: security vacuum, and confront Hezbollah, a group Huckabee noted is
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  Speaker 1: still active and attempting to rebuild after being weakened by Israel.
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  Speaker 1: He believes this transition for the LAF will be incremental.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to Gaza, reports indicate at least two people were
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  Speaker 1: killed in an attack in Gaza City. An Israeli drone
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  Speaker 1: strike targeted a white Kia Sportage jeep in the Sheikh
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  Speaker 1: Radwan neighbourhood, resulting in casualties. In US policy news, the
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  Speaker 1: State Department has advanced a potential $ 24. 3 billion sale of
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  Speaker 1: 48 F-35 aircraft to Saudi Arabia. This move is significant
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  Speaker 1: as it proceeds without Saudi Arabia first being required to
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  Speaker 1: normalise relations with Israel. A diplomatic shift that US officials
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  Speaker 1: stated will not alter the regional military balance. This development
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  Speaker 1: occurs as some US lawmakers express growing concern. Pro-Israel Democrat
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  Speaker 1: Representative Brad Sherman has warned of a dramatic decline in
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  Speaker 1: US favourability towards Israel, citing polling data. Sherman also called
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  Speaker 1: the inclusion of Itamar Ben-Jivar in the Israeli government an
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  Speaker 1: existential risk that could jeopardise future arms access for Israel.
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  Speaker 1: On a different note, the Abrahamic movement is actively pursuing
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  Speaker 1: peace and normalisation with Israel, often at significant personal risk,
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  Speaker 1: its members in countries where contact with Israelis is criminalised.
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  Speaker 1: Founded by Tom Wegner, the movement aims to build relationships
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  Speaker 1: across religious and national divides by challenging communication barriers and
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  Speaker 1: fostering a shared Abrahamic heritage. Wegner, who has a background
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  Speaker 1: in Israeli security and public diplomacy, noted the movement gained
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  Speaker 1: momentum after October 7, viewing the regional destabilisation as a
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  Speaker 1: long-standing issue. The movement seeks to create a sense of
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  Speaker 1: collective identity akin to that seen in Europe's journey toward
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