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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 06 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: Tensions are escalating between Israel and the United Kingdom, following
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  Speaker 1: reports that London is preparing significant economic measures, potentially including
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  Speaker 1: trade bans on goods from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria,
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  Speaker 1: as well as sanctions on companies involved in settlement construction.
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  Speaker 1: Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich responded forcefully Monday night, calling
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  Speaker 1: for the immediate expulsion of Britain's ambassador to Israel. Smotrich declared,
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  Speaker 1: The British mandate in the land of Israel is over,
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  Speaker 1: and stated that Israel would not tolerate economic coercion from
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  Speaker 1: what he described as an anti-Semitic government. The New York
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  Speaker 1: Times reported on these potential measures, which could be announced
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  Speaker 1: as early as Tuesday, marking an escalation in the dispute
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  Speaker 1: over Israeli construction in Judea and Samaria. On the international
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  Speaker 1: travel front, there is a significant resumption of service to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Delta Airlines returned to Ben Gurion Airport on Monday with
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  Speaker 1: its first flight from New York since March, when flights
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  Speaker 1: were paused. Competing US carrier United Airlines is also set
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  Speaker 1: to resume its flights this week from Newark. The return
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  Speaker 1: of these two major US airlines signals increasing confidence and
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  Speaker 1: brings direct competition back to El Al for the first
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  Speaker 1: time in over six months, further bolstering European connectivity. Scandinavian Airlines,
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  Speaker 1: or SAS, will restart its Copenhagen-Tel Avive route on October 26,
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  Speaker 1: operating four weekly round-trip flights. Low-cost carrier Wizz Air also
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  Speaker 1: announced it will be expanding its Israel network with new
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  Speaker 1: destinations and increased frequencies. Domestically, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia
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  Speaker 1: has sharply criticised a recent directive from the High Court
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  Speaker 1: of Justice. The ruling, for the first time since October 7,
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  Speaker 1: allows visits to Nakba terrorists. Ben-Givir argued in a statement
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  Speaker 1: released Monday that this decision directly harms Israel's security deterrence.
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  Speaker 1: He further linked a significant decline in terrorist attacks, which
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  Speaker 1: he stated was approximately 75% according to the Shin Bet,
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  Speaker 1: to reforms in prison conditions for security prisoners, suggesting that
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  Speaker 1: tougher conditions deter terrorism. Ben-Givir accused the High Court of
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  Speaker 1: consistently serving as an address for appeals by the enemy.
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  Speaker 1: In internal Likud party politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu missed
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  Speaker 1: the party's internal court deadline on Monday evening to publish
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  Speaker 1: a slate of candidates for reserved Knesset slots. This missed
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  Speaker 1: deadline raises questions about improper procedure and the potential for
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  Speaker 1: secret ballots in the selection process. Likud's legal adviser will
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  Speaker 1: now need to explain why a secret ballot should not
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  Speaker 1: be held. The dispute involves MK David Bitton, who had
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  Speaker 1: petitioned the court regarding the reserved slot for Defence Minister
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  Speaker 1: Israel Katz. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated later on Monday that
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  Speaker 1: the slate would be submitted by Tuesday morning, which he
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  Speaker 1: believes will allow sufficient time for review. As parties prepare
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  Speaker 1: for elections, several have filed their candidate lists. Israel's Pirate
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  Speaker 1: Party has submitted its slate, notably placing Israeli-American behavioural economist
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  Speaker 1: and best-selling author Professor Dan Ariely at the number three spot,
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  Speaker 1: aiming to draw attention to their platform. Separately, the Otzma
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  Speaker 1: Yehudit Party has placed Yishai Flesher, described as an important
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  Speaker 1: English-speaking voice for Israel with a large online following, at
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  Speaker 1: the 12th spot on its Knesset list. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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