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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 25, 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.
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  Speaker 1: Tragic news from northern Gaza today, where two IDF reservist
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  Speaker 1: soldiers were killed when a drone they were operating exploded
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  Speaker 1: within their outpost. The soldiers, identified as Major Rees, Nadev Kali, 24,
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  Speaker 1: from Har Halatz and Major Rees, Ofek Molum, 23, from Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: were operating the drone during a mission. While the IDF
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  Speaker 1: is investigating the exact cause, including the possibility of electronic
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  Speaker 1: interference by Hamas, they have grounded all attack and munition-dropping
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  Speaker 1: drones across combat sectors for 48 hours for reassessment. IDF
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  Speaker 1: Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamia has ordered an
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  Speaker 1: expert team to investigate the operational accident. In a significant
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  Speaker 1: revelation regarding the lead-up to the October 7th attacks, former
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  Speaker 1: senior FATA official Soufian Abouzaida has disclosed that he relayed
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  Speaker 1: a specific, ominous warning from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to
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  Speaker 1: Israel on September 14, 2023. According to Zayda, Sinwar stated
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  Speaker 1: that Hamas would place cards on the negotiating table that
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  Speaker 1: would cause an earthquake and that Israel should prepare for
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  Speaker 1: the emptying of the prisons. Zayda, who had served as
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  Speaker 1: an intermediary in a secret channel between Israel and Hamas
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  Speaker 1: for a prisoner exchange deal, conveyed this message precisely as
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  Speaker 1: dictated by Sinwar. Reports indicate that Israeli officials confirmed the
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  Speaker 1: message and expressed deep concern, with the channel ceasing contact afterward.
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  Speaker 1: The warning came just three weeks before the October 7
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  Speaker 1: Hamas attack. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United
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  Speaker 1: Nations General Assembly in New York, defending Israel's actions in
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  Speaker 1: the region and seeking to counter growing international isolation ahead
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  Speaker 1: of upcoming elections. His speech was met with protests outside
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  Speaker 1: UN headquarters, leading to the arrest of at least 30 individuals,
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  Speaker 1: including actors and politicians. Qatar also leveraged UN General Assembly week.
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  Speaker 1: While promoting its social rights agenda, senior Qatari figures and
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  Speaker 1: media outlets sharply criticised Israel's democratic credentials. The Emir of
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  Speaker 1: Qatar stated in his address to the UNGA that Israel
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  Speaker 1: is not a democratic state in a hostile environment, as
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  Speaker 1: its leaders claim, but rather it is the one that
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  Speaker 1: is hostile to its environment. Qatari media, including al-Jazeera and al-Arabi,
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  Speaker 1: extensively covered the disqualification of Sami Abu Shehadeh from the Knesset.
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  Speaker 1: Analysts suggest Qatar uses such internal Israeli developments to portray
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  Speaker 1: the country negatively. In a separate diplomatic interaction, Israel's UN
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  Speaker 1: ambassador Danny Danon attempted to hand a Starlink internet device
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  Speaker 1: to Iran's UN delegation, a symbolic act following Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's criticism of Iran's internet censorship. Looking domestically, A recent
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  Speaker 1: Mariv poll indicates shifts in the Israeli political landscape. The
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  Speaker 1: coalition bloc and Haredi parties have lost seats, while Yehudit
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  Speaker 1: Yehudit has gained. The overall Zionist opposition bloc has seen
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  Speaker 1: its projected seat count increase. In head-to-head match-ups, Gadi Eisenkot
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  Speaker 1: continues to lead Prime Minister Netanyahu in suitability for the
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  Speaker 1: role of Prime Minister. On a more positive note, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: submariners are noted for their youth. With individuals enlisting as
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  Speaker 1: young as 18 and quickly assuming significant responsibilities, operating complex systems,
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  Speaker 1: this comes as the Navy welcomed its sixth submarine, the Draken,
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  Speaker 1: from Germany. In sad news from Jerusalem, prominent Kabbalist Rabbi
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  Speaker 1: David Batsri, head of Yeshivat Hashalem, has passed away at
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  Speaker 1: the age of 85. And in international relations, Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu hailed Argentine President Javier Millet for his economic reforms
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  Speaker 1: and defence of Israel. with Millais reciprocating the praise by
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  Speaker 1: calling Netanyahu one of history's greatest leaders. For continuing coverage
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  Speaker 1: of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism Watch from
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  Speaker 1: Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. 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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