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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 05 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. Tonight,
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  Speaker 1: we're tracking rising regional tensions from Yemen to the Red Sea,
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  Speaker 1: a significant statement from Washington, and important developments concerning the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish community abroad and here at home. In Yemen, the
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  Speaker 1: Houthis have claimed responsibility for downing a Saudi F-15 fighter
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  Speaker 1: jet over Marib, using a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile. according
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  Speaker 1: to their military spokesperson Yahya Sari. Sari also denied claims
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  Speaker 1: that the group targeted Mecca, which contrasts with a statement
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  Speaker 1: from the Saudi-led coalition reporting the interception of a Houthi
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  Speaker 1: drone before it entered the holy city's airspace. The coalition
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  Speaker 1: has described this as a second Houthi attempt to target Mecca.
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  Speaker 1: These developments come as the UN Security Council held an
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  Speaker 1: emergency session discussing Houthi advances that threaten regional security, freedom
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  Speaker 1: of navigation, and global energy supplies. Saudi Arabia's representative warned
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  Speaker 1: that the Houthis are pursuing a policy of choking the Straits,
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  Speaker 1: holding the global economy hostage. Amidst these escalating proxy attacks
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  Speaker 1: on vital oil infrastructure, Saudi Arabia has discreetly turned to Israel,
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  Speaker 1: through US military channels, for intelligence and air defence cooperation.
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  Speaker 1: The attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure have already caused disruptions,
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  Speaker 1: with oil loadings at the Red Sea port of Yambu suspended.
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  Speaker 1: and Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline remaining offline. These disruptions, coupled
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  Speaker 1: with broader tensions, are pushing oil prices higher. Traffic through
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormuz has also fallen dramatically. A Pentagon
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  Speaker 1: inspector general report sheds light on the financial toll of
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  Speaker 1: Operation Epic Fury against Iran. As of late June 2026,
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  Speaker 1: the operation's cost reached $ 33. 4 billion, including $ 22. 3 billion for
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  Speaker 1: expended munitions, and 3.7 billion in equipment losses. The report
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  Speaker 1: also details significant damage to US diplomatic facilities in the
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  Speaker 1: region and lists aircraft losses and service member casualties. At
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  Speaker 1: the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Nata Hyman Mina,
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  Speaker 1: whose mother was held hostage by Hamas, confronted the UN
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  Speaker 1: over its continued funding of UNRWA. Mina testified that an
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  Speaker 1: UNRWA teacher allegedly held her 84-year-old mother captive in terrible
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  Speaker 1: conditions for 48 days. This testimony comes as UN Watch
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  Speaker 1: released a report criticising UNRWA's progress on reforms. Meanwhile, footage
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  Speaker 1: circulating shows IDF special forces rappeling from a helicopter onto
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  Speaker 1: a rooftop in Hebron, reportedly during an arrest operation in
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  Speaker 1: the village of Yatta. On the diplomatic front, Vice President
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  Speaker 1: Vance stated that US policy in the Middle East cannot
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  Speaker 1: be subject to Israel, signalling a potential shift in American
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  Speaker 1: foreign policy. In Thailand, Police in Phuket are reportedly reviewing
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  Speaker 1: Chabad's permits after the organisation cancelled a planned holiday meal,
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  Speaker 1: due to credible anti-Semitic terror threats. These threats were reportedly
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  Speaker 1: linked to a nearby anti-Israel rally. In the United Kingdom,
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  Speaker 1: a new investigation by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and the
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Policy Trust reveals significant concerns within the National Health Service.
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  Speaker 1: Between October 2023 and July 2025, 99 antisemitic incidents were
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  Speaker 1: recorded across the healthcare sector, with many British Jews fearing
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  Speaker 1: their identity could affect their treatment and reporting experiences of harassment,
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  Speaker 1: discrimination and violence. Domestically, discussions continue regarding military enlistment. Most
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  Speaker 1: Israeli parties reportedly back broader enlistment and civilian service alternatives,
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  Speaker 1: including financial penalties for draft dodgers. Haredi factions, however, are
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  Speaker 1: seeking to preserve exemptions with the Likud party being the
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  Speaker 1: only one to refuse to answer a relevant questionnaire. In
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  Speaker 1: defence news, Rafel Advanced Defence Systems and Lockheed Martin are
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  Speaker 1: working to accelerate the integration of Spice 1000 missiles onto
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli Air Force's F-35 stealth fighters, a process detailed
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  Speaker 1: in a recent Pentagon report. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media.
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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