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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 09 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 this hour with significant developments concerning Iran and
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  Speaker 1: its regional proxies. US officials held a previously undisclosed meeting
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  Speaker 1: over the weekend with representatives of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis in Oman,
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  Speaker 1: according to five sources familiar with the matter. The meeting,
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  Speaker 1: facilitated by Oman, took place at the US embassy in
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  Speaker 1: Muscat Days, after the Houthis seized control of Yemen's Red
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  Speaker 1: Sea coastline. During the talks, Houthi officials reportedly conveyed to
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  Speaker 1: US officials that they have no intention of attacking American
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  Speaker 1: vessels and remain committed to a ceasefire. One source indicated
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  Speaker 1: they would also not target Israeli ships or most commercial vessels,
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  Speaker 1: with the exception of Saudi ships. Adding to the complex
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  Speaker 1: regional dynamics, Houthi sources have claimed they attacked facilities belonging
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  Speaker 1: to Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state oil company. Meanwhile, a
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  Speaker 1: CNN investigation, citing unnamed US sources, has revealed that 14
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  Speaker 1: Russian spy satellites flew over a US military base in
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  Speaker 1: Saudi Arabia in March, just days before a significant Iranian strike.
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  Speaker 1: These sources suggest that information from the Russian satellites played
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  Speaker 1: an integral role in the high-precision attack that wounded US
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  Speaker 1: service members and destroyed key military equipment, including an AWACS plane.
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  Speaker 1: An analyst cited by CNN described this as Russian payback
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  Speaker 1: with interest, for intelligence shared by the US with Ukraine.
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  Speaker 1: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously stated that Russia provided
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  Speaker 1: Iran with satellite images of the base, though the Kremlin
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  Speaker 1: has denied Russia's role. Amidst these developments, reports suggest Saudi
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  Speaker 1: Arabia is reassessing its regional alliances. One analysis highlights a
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  Speaker 1: contrast between perceived unreliability from the US and Turkey. and
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  Speaker 1: the strategic value of Jerusalem, noting Israel's shared enmity with
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  Speaker 1: Iran and its proven ability to act against threats like
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  Speaker 1: the Houthis. Turning to US policy, several US senators have
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  Speaker 1: introduced a resolution requiring the State Department to report to
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  Speaker 1: Congress on the pattern of violence in the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: This report would detail investigations into the killings of US
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  Speaker 1: citizens and assess the human rights status of Palestinians. The
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  Speaker 1: resolution could lead to a halt in military aid to
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  Speaker 1: Israel if the report is not submitted within 30 days
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  Speaker 1: of passing a committee, with senators expressing strong sentiments about
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  Speaker 1: ending US complicity in the violence. In Gaza, reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: three drone attacks have occurred in the past few hours,
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  Speaker 1: resulting in two fatalities and multiple injuries. An attack on
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  Speaker 1: a cafe in the Al-Buraj camp led to two deaths,
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  Speaker 1: while other attacks in the Al-Zawada area and northern Khan
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  Speaker 1: unis have resulted in serious injuries. On the issue of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: Jewish security leaders in London have praised the London Fire
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  Speaker 1: Brigade's response to a spate of anti-Semitic arson attacks that
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  Speaker 1: targeted Jewish sites and Hatzalah ambulances between March and May
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  Speaker 1: of this year. Concerns were raised about a broader security
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  Speaker 1: crisis facing British Jews and the potential for such attacks
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  Speaker 1: to become normalised. Internationally, Pope Leo stated this week that
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  Speaker 1: recent Middle East conflicts have tested relations between Jews and
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  Speaker 1: Christians due to differing views on the ongoing violence. However,
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  Speaker 1: he added that the foundational pillars of dialogue remain firm
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  Speaker 1: and reiterated the Church's condemnations of both antisemitism and Islamophobia.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic news, former Yisrael Beitei new member of Knesset,
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  Speaker 1: Esterina Tartman, died at the age of 68. Separately, the
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  Speaker 1: High Court of Justice dismissed a petition from the Shah's
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  Speaker 1: party seeking to revive a state-funded memorial conference for Rabbi
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  Speaker 1: Ovedia Yosef. After the ministry stated it could no longer
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  Speaker 1: hold the event, as planned due to timing concerns near
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  Speaker 1: an election. And in other overnight news, Israeli security forces
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  Speaker 1: recovered six standard IDF grenades and stolen military equipment during
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  Speaker 1: an operation in Lahav Forest. 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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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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