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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 26, 2026, 06 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: An investigation by The Atlantic, reported by jpost.com, reveals that
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  Speaker 1: Egyptian intelligence chief Arbas Kamel made a secret visit to
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  Speaker 1: Israel on September 26, 2023, just 11 days before the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 attack. Kamel reportedly warned that Hamas was preparing
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  Speaker 1: for a significant assault and urged Israel, to take economic
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  Speaker 1: steps to de-escalate tensions in Gaza. While he did not
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  Speaker 1: provide a specific date or details of the threat, officials
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  Speaker 1: believe the urgent visit should have alerted Israeli leadership. The
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister's office had previously rejected reports of an Egyptian
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  Speaker 1: warning before the attack. Jpost.com also reports that Saudi Crown
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  Speaker 1: Prince Mohammed bin Salman's security strategy is being tested by
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  Speaker 1: ongoing Houthi attacks. The article highlights Saudi Arabia's challenges in
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  Speaker 1: securing defence, noting that while allies like Turkey and Pakistan
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  Speaker 1: offer support, few are willing to intervene militarily. Saudi calls
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  Speaker 1: for direct US intervention against the Houthis were reportedly refused
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  Speaker 1: by President Trump, who offered intelligence assistance instead. The report
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  Speaker 1: also notes that the reconciliation with Iran has not halted
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  Speaker 1: Houthi actions, and defence agreements have not led to direct
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  Speaker 1: military support from allies. Saudi Arabia is seeking air defence
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  Speaker 1: systems and intelligence. Global powers convened at the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: for a week of diplomacy, with discussions inching forward on
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  Speaker 1: the Iran and Ukraine wars, according to jpost.com. The UN
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  Speaker 1: facilitated shuttle talks between American and Iranian officials, with Tehran
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  Speaker 1: reviewing US proposals on issues including lifting a naval, blockade
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  Speaker 1: on Iranian ports, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. However,
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  Speaker 1: no agreement appeared imminent, and US Secretary of State Marco
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  Speaker 1: Rubio cautioned that any deal would involve hard work over time.
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  Speaker 1: Rubio also held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,
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  Speaker 1: discussing potential limited ceasefires for grain and energy targets. Ukraine
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  Speaker 1: and its allies are preparing for winter, anticipating renewed Russian strikes,
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  Speaker 1: but Lavrov showed little indication of Russian readiness to engage
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  Speaker 1: on the matter. In the West Bank, the Times of
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  Speaker 1: Israel reports that Palestinians claim settlers are diverting spring waters,
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  Speaker 1: leaving farmlands without water. This action is described as part
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  Speaker 1: of efforts by Israel's hardline government to expand its control
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