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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 10 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 significant international action targeting Israeli settlements. On Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: Britain announced a ban on imports from settlements in Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband stating the UK
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  Speaker 1: believes ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is occurring in some areas
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  Speaker 1: and that war crimes may have been committed in Gaza.
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  Speaker 1: This move was coordinated with France and Canada, and in
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  Speaker 1: a joint statement, 12 nations including the UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland,
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  Speaker 1: Portugal and Sweden, declared a national ban on trade with
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  Speaker 1: products originating from what they describe as illegal Israeli settlements.
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  Speaker 1: Israel has reacted strongly, calling the measures election interference and
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  Speaker 1: threatening a response, including halting transfers of Israeli weapons technology.
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  Speaker 1: This international pressure has also drawn a reaction from the
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  Speaker 1: United States. Congressman Randy Fine warned that Florida may boycott
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  Speaker 1: British businesses, potentially costing them billions, if the UK proceeds
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  Speaker 1: with the trade ban. Turning to regional security, details have
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  Speaker 1: emerged highlighting the scale and success of an audacious intelligence operation.
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  Speaker 1: On September 17, 2024, pages and later other communication devices
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  Speaker 1: exploded simultaneously across Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah operatives. According to reports,
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  Speaker 1: this operation killed or wounded some 3,500 Hezbollah operatives, with
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  Speaker 1: two to four children and some other civilians also reportedly harmed.
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  Speaker 1: Analysts have praised the operation's precision and described it as
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  Speaker 1: one of the most impressive supply chain operations in modern
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  Speaker 1: intelligence history. In other developments related to Iran, Iranian news
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  Speaker 1: outlets report that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to
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  Speaker 1: have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper, drone over Bandar Abbas, Iran. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a UN commission investigating Syria expressed deep alarm over Israel's
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  Speaker 1: military activity inside Syrian territory, warning that some actions, including detentions,
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  Speaker 1: could amount to war crimes. And concerning Iran's nuclear programme,
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  Speaker 1: Britain on Tuesday published legislation to introduce tougher sanctions, expanding
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  Speaker 1: trade restrictions and powers to target ships as part of
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  Speaker 1: its effort to curb Tehran's nuclear activities and other hostile actions. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working intensely to consolidate fractious
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  Speaker 1: right-wing parties ahead of an upcoming election deadline, as opinion
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  Speaker 1: polls forecast a potential defeat for his coalition. The Likud
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  Speaker 1: secretariat has been approving reserved candidate nominations, and the Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister was seen entering a secretariat meeting. In judicial news,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's High Court of Justice on Tuesday voided the appointments
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  Speaker 1: of three senior members to the second authority. the body
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  Speaker 1: regulating commercial television and regional radio, ruling that Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu violated his conflict of interest agreement. New leaks from
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  Speaker 1: testimony in the World Central Kitchen probe have also surfaced,
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  Speaker 1: raising questions about why IDF Colonel Notchie Mendel was fired
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  Speaker 1: from his post, but not prosecuted for his role in
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  Speaker 1: the mistaken killing of seven aid workers in April 2024. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: government officials... healthcare providers and municipal representatives are advancing Aliyah support,
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  Speaker 1: viewing immigration as a continuous journey integrating services from initial
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  Speaker 1: documentation to community life. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for
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  Speaker 1: listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe and informed.
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