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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 05 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: We begin with rising security concerns in Judea and Samaria.
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  Speaker 1: A new poll indicates that 77% of Israelis fear an
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  Speaker 1: attack similar to October 7, originating from the region, with
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  Speaker 1: 86% of Jewish respondents sharing this apprehension. In response, Defense
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  Speaker 1: Minister Israel Katz announced that the IDF has been directed
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  Speaker 1: to with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backing, to prepare for
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  Speaker 1: all-out war in Judea and Samaria. This directive comes amid
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  Speaker 1: reports of potential coordinated assaults by the Palestinian Authority or
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  Speaker 1: connected groups. Minister Katz stated that Israel will not allow
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  Speaker 1: a return to years of intifada, and the planned response
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  Speaker 1: could involve operations targeting senior PA figures, Palestinian security personnel,
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  Speaker 1: and what are identified as terrorist infrastructure. the situation was
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  Speaker 1: underscored by an incident where an Israeli was stabbed at
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  Speaker 1: a settlement farm near the Palestinian village of Usarin, suffering
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  Speaker 1: moderate to serious injuries, according to World Israel News. Concurrently,
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  Speaker 1: the IDF has commenced a significant operation in the terror
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  Speaker 1: camps of Shuafat and Anata, areas near Jerusalem, due to
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  Speaker 1: threats of attacks during the upcoming holidays, as reported by
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  Speaker 1: Telegram channel Newsil. Adding to regional tensions, Intelligence suggests Iran
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  Speaker 1: is preparing for a future multi-front assault. Reports indicate Iran
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  Speaker 1: is considering activating fronts involving Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and
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  Speaker 1: pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, potentially simultaneously, according to World Israel News.
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  Speaker 1: On the international front, incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham
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  Speaker 1: plans to announce sanctions tomorrow against Israeli products from Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria. In a strong reaction, Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich
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  Speaker 1: called for the immediate expulsion of the British ambassador, stating
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  Speaker 1: Israel would not be trampled by an anti-Semitic government, as
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  Speaker 1: reported by Telegram channel Abul Express and Newsil. According to
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  Speaker 1: reports in The Times, the United States is also expected
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  Speaker 1: to issue a public and strong statement against this British move.
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  Speaker 1: After President Trump discussed the matter with the UK Prime Minister,
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  Speaker 1: according to Telegram channel Newsil, in a significant economic and
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  Speaker 1: symbolic development, Major US airlines are resuming operations to Israel.
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  Speaker 1: Delta Airlines returned on Monday, and United Airlines is set
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  Speaker 1: to follow this week. These returns mark the first direct
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  Speaker 1: competition for El Al in over six months, according to Jpost.com reports. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: the political landscape is actively shaping for the upcoming October elections.
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  Speaker 1: The Pirate Party has filed its candidate list, notably including
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  Speaker 1: behavioural economist Professor Dan Arrely at the number three spot.
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  Speaker 1: As reported by jpost.com, the Haredi Public Party announced it
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  Speaker 1: will include Dr. Nechemi Yaf, making her the first woman
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  Speaker 1: to run for the Knesset on a Haredi party list.
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  Speaker 1: Otsma Yehudit also unveiled its list, led by Chairman Itamar Ben-Givir,
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  Speaker 1: with Yishai Flesher, the international spokesman for the Jewish community
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  Speaker 1: of Hebron, included at the 12th position. The Democrats, led
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  Speaker 1: by Yarir Golan, have also presented their list, notably placing
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  Speaker 1: Joshevd Lifshitz, who was kidnapped on October 7th at the
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  Speaker 1: 99th spot. Adding to the political discourse, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu missed the Likud party's internal court-mandated deadline to publish
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  Speaker 1: its candidate slate for reserved slots, a development drawing legal scrutiny,
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  Speaker 1: as reported by jpost.com. Meanwhile, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Givia
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  Speaker 1: criticised a High Court of Justice directive that allows visits
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  Speaker 1: to Nakba terrorists for the first time since October 7th.
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  Speaker 1: Ben-Givia argued the decision would harm Israel's security deterrence and
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  Speaker 1: linked a decline in terrorist attacks to reforms in prison
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  Speaker 1: conditions for security prisoners, according to jpost.com. Turning to historical context,
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  Speaker 1: the UN atomic watchdog chief, the IAEA head, stated that
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  Speaker 1: a secret Syrian nuclear reactor, bombed by Israel in 2007,
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  Speaker 1: would have been very efficient at making material for weapons,
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  Speaker 1: according to the Times of Israel. A reactor fuel manufacturing
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  Speaker 1: plant was also discovered at the site. Finally, in a
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  Speaker 1: report concerning IDF personnel from Telegram channel Newsil, a fourth
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  Speaker 1: IDF soldier was found lifeless near a base in the
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  Speaker 1: north within a two-day period, suggesting a potential pattern or crisis.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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