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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 14, 2026, 01 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: We begin with ongoing tensions along Israel's northern border. Israeli
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  Speaker 1: defence officials are expressing frustration, accusing the Lebanese army of
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  Speaker 1: taking only what they call cosmetic steps to disarm Hezbollah.
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  Speaker 1: A senior Israeli official told World Israel News that Beirut
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  Speaker 1: is failing to dismantle the terrorist group's weapons and military infrastructure.
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  Speaker 1: with some Lebanese checkpoints reportedly even allowing Hezbollah operatives to
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  Speaker 1: move freely between villages. The IDF notes Hezbollah continues trying
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  Speaker 1: to rebuild its presence. In response, Israel is pressing ahead
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  Speaker 1: with its own operations, establishing kill zones and striking Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: operatives and infrastructure near the border. Reports also suggest growing
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  Speaker 1: local pressure within Lebanon, with some southern officials reportedly demanding
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah remove weapons from their communities. fearing Israeli strikes. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to domestic politics, Israeli culture minister Miki Zohar announced he
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  Speaker 1: will seek to immediately revoke the citizenship of Israeli directors
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  Speaker 1: Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shaw. He described their documentary, NAZA,
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  Speaker 1: which recently won a prize at the Venice Film Festival,
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  Speaker 1: as an act of treason against the state. Minister Zohar
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  Speaker 1: stated the film reflects a burning self-hatred by creators willing
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  Speaker 1: to harm their homeland. The documentary is based on interviews
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  Speaker 1: with Israeli soldiers who, the filmmakers say, allege systematic mass
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  Speaker 1: civilian casualties during the war in Gaza. Israel, including the IDF,
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  Speaker 1: has categorically rejected these claims, asserting the film relies on anonymous,
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  Speaker 1: unverified testimonies. Director Yuval Abraham has encouraged audiences, including Israelis,
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  Speaker 1: to watch the film and confront the reality. In broader
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  Speaker 1: regional developments, according to Israel Today, Recent events in Yemen
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  Speaker 1: are viewed as significant bad news for Israel. The Houthis'
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  Speaker 1: consolidation of control over the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait is
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  Speaker 1: seen as having damaging implications for global maritime trade and
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  Speaker 1: as a boost to Iran's regional standing. The report also
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  Speaker 1: highlights concerns over the US position, perceived under the Trump
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  Speaker 1: administration as shying away from confrontation, which some view as
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  Speaker 1: leaving allies unsupported. Meanwhile, efforts continue to memorialise the events
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  Speaker 1: of October 7, The National Library of Israel has launched
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  Speaker 1: an initiative to collect and preserve memorial books and personal
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  Speaker 1: works dedicated to the victims. This project aims to document
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  Speaker 1: the immense loss experienced by Israeli society and preserve national memory.
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  Speaker 1: With an exhibition titled 7.1 Bound in Memory, planned, the
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  Speaker 1: public is invited to help locate and deposit relevant publications.
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  Speaker 1: On the cultural front, the TV series Forder, which recreated
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  Speaker 1: the Hamas-led October 7 massacre, has achieved global impact, according
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  Speaker 1: to World Israel News. Episodes scored highly on IMDb and
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  Speaker 1: entered Netflix's top ten in 43 countries, deeply affecting viewers worldwide.
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  Speaker 1: The series' production team also experienced the war's harsh reality,
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  Speaker 1: with actor Aydan Eymdi wounded and production member Matan Meir
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  Speaker 1: killed in combat. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed.
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  Speaker 1: that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult
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