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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 2026, 07 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: The opening day of the 81st UN General Assembly general
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  Speaker 1: debate highlighted Israel's growing diplomatic isolation. As world leaders, including
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  Speaker 1: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jordan's King Abdullah Ai, and
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  Speaker 1: French President Emmanuel Macron, focused their speeches on the war
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  Speaker 1: in Gaza and Israeli policies in the West Bank. according
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  Speaker 1: to jpost.com. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres devoted a substantial portion
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  Speaker 1: of his address to sharp criticism of Israel's actions in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza and the West Bank, warning that violence, the displacement
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  Speaker 1: of Palestinians and settlement expansion were crushing the path to peace,
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  Speaker 1: and in his words, raising the spectre of ethnic cleansing.
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the UN
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  Speaker 1: General Assembly on Thursday, as Israel faces this growing diplomatic isolation.
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  Speaker 1: with reports from Jpost.com indicating even allies like US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump are not seeking meetings at this time. Adding
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  Speaker 1: to the diplomatic pressure, a group of US Senate Democrats
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  Speaker 1: will introduce legislation to sanction individuals or groups facilitating Israel's
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  Speaker 1: E1 project. A West Bank settlement plan cutting across land
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  Speaker 1: Palestinians seek for a state. According to reports seen by
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  Speaker 1: Reuters and Al Monitor, this bill signals growing friction between
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  Speaker 1: Democrats and the Israeli government, over its handling of the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank. The measure's lead sponsors include Senators Chris Coons,
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  Speaker 1: Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Ruben Galigo. The bill would
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  Speaker 1: sanction entities determined to be responsible for or complicit in
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  Speaker 1: the construction of Israeli settlements in the E1 area or
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  Speaker 1: facilitating the transfer of Israeli civilians into the region. On
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  Speaker 1: the broader diplomatic front, the first shuttle talks between the
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  Speaker 1: United States and Iran in months, conducted through mediators on
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  Speaker 1: the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, have raised hopes
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  Speaker 1: for de-escalation, reports AL Monitor. US envoys Steve Witkoff and
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  Speaker 1: Jad Kushner communicated through mediators with Iran. President Trump noted
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  Speaker 1: that there is a lot of momentum for them to
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  Speaker 1: make a deal. These discussions occur as US sanctions on
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  Speaker 1: Iran's economy have led to widespread international flight cancellations by
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  Speaker 1: Iranian carriers, impacting regional routes, as reported by Israel Today.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to Gaza, The Gaza Board of Peace is expected
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  Speaker 1: to unveil a six-month, $ 2. 45 billion recovery and reconstruction plan
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  Speaker 1: during an upcoming meeting, according to jpost.com. The proposed 66-project
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  Speaker 1: plan outlines temporary housing, rubble removal and hospital repairs, and
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  Speaker 1: includes the deployment of an international stabilisation force. Meanwhile, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF and Shin Bet conducted a precise operation in Khan Yunis,
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  Speaker 1: killing Hamas Finance Department chief Mohamed Abu Olwen. Defense Minister
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  Speaker 1: Israel Katz announced the operation, calling it a significant blow
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  Speaker 1: to the organization's funding and operational capabilities. Separately, Palestinians reported casualties,
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  Speaker 1: including at least one seriously injured, from a drone strike
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  Speaker 1: in western Gaza City. Domestically, Israel's Central Elections Committee has
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  Speaker 1: voted overwhelmingly to disqualify Balad Chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from
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  Speaker 1: running in an upcoming election, citing statements made after the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 massacre. the Supreme Court will make the final decision.
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  Speaker 1: This decision was welcomed by applicant Ben Jivur, who expressed
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  Speaker 1: hope the Supreme Court would rise above itself, according to
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  Speaker 1: Telegram channel Newsil. In political discourse, Prime Minister Netanyahu and
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  Speaker 1: Finance Minister Beit Salel Smotrich strongly criticised former Defence Minister
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  Speaker 1: Avigdor Liberman's proposal for Jordan to administer parts of the
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  Speaker 1: West Bank, calling it a departure from right-wing principles. A
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  Speaker 1: recent poll suggests around 550,000 young Israelis eligible to vote
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  Speaker 1: for the first time show a strong right-wing tilt, but
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  Speaker 1: their support is divided across several parties. Likud has also
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  Speaker 1: reportedly rejected Yehudit, Yehudit's demands for the defence and justice ministries,
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  Speaker 1: citing them as core portfolios and noting concerns over potential
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  Speaker 1: diplomatic fallout with Egypt and Jordan. Finally, a French diplomatic
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  Speaker 1: source clarified remarks made by President Emmanuel Macron at the UN,
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  Speaker 1: regarding Hamas's West Bank operations. The source told the Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: Post that Mark Rohn's statement was a translation misinterpretation, and
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  Speaker 1: the original French meant, Hamas has never governed the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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