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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 23, 2026, 12 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 developments on Israel's northern border and direct
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  Speaker 1: threats from Iran. The IDF announced Tuesday it detained 14
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  Speaker 1: Israelis who had attempted to cross into Syrian territory from
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  Speaker 1: the Golan Heights. These individuals belong to the extremist Pioneers
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  Speaker 1: of Bashan movement, which advocates for Jewish settlements in Syria.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF condemned the act, calling it a serious security
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  Speaker 1: risk and urging prosecution. The group has claimed a historical
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  Speaker 1: right to the lands and seeks to establish settlements. In
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  Speaker 1: related news, Israeli politician and activist Yosef Haddad reported receiving
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  Speaker 1: explicit death threats via email, which his advisor attributes to
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  Speaker 1: figures within the Iranian regime. Haddad stated he remains undeterred
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  Speaker 1: by such threats. Turning to Gaza, thousands of residents are
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  Speaker 1: seeking shelter in apartment buildings that are damaged. or at
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  Speaker 1: risk of collapse following years of conflict. According to UN data,
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  Speaker 1: 84% of structures in Gaza were damaged or destroyed by
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  Speaker 1: October 2025, and Gaza's civil defence reports that 2,000 buildings
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  Speaker 1: are currently at risk. Meanwhile, the Israeli Prime Minister's office
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  Speaker 1: sharply criticised French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks at the UN,
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  Speaker 1: describing his assertion that Hamas has never been active in
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank as grotesque absurdity. This criticism follows a
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  Speaker 1: recent Hamas-claimed terror attack in Judea and Samaria. On the
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  Speaker 1: international stage, Israel has launched a new campaign called the
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  Speaker 1: UN's Lie Industry. This initiative, featuring videos and a website,
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  Speaker 1: aims to expose what Israel calls systematic anti-Israel bias and
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  Speaker 1: propaganda within the United Nations, especially as the General Assembly convenes.
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  Speaker 1: On a separate diplomatic front, US official Steve Witkoff engaged
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  Speaker 1: in lengthy mediated talks with the Iranian delegation on the
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  Speaker 1: sidelines of the UN General Assembly. In concerning news regarding antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: a gunman died Monday night after a shootout with police
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  Speaker 1: outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada,
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  Speaker 1: during Yom Kippur services. A police officer involved in the
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  Speaker 1: exchange remains in critical condition. On a more positive note,
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  Speaker 1: Argentine President Javier Millet visited a Jewish school in New
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  Speaker 1: York during his trip for the UN General Assembly, where
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  Speaker 1: he was lauded as a strong supporter of the Jewish people. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: former IDF Brigadier General Ofer Winter has publicly criticised Defence
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  Speaker 1: Minister Israel Katz's statements regarding Gaza, calling them empty threats.
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  Speaker 1: Winter advocated for Israel to adopt a policy of taking
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  Speaker 1: initiative rather than merely reacting to threats, also mentioning the
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  Speaker 1: people of Israel. party's strength in upcoming elections. Prime Minister Netanyahu,
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  Speaker 1: facing a challenging political mood at home with elections a
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  Speaker 1: month away, used his UN address as an opportunity, though
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  Speaker 1: a meeting with President Trump did not materialise. Finally, an
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  Speaker 1: uplifting initiative. A $ 3 million effort, stemming from Israeli actress
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  Speaker 1: Gal Gadot's Genesis Prize, will fund 24 Israeli non-profit organisations
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  Speaker 1: dedicated to mental health and trauma care. This funding aims
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  Speaker 1: to support Israelis in their recovery from the psychological impacts
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  Speaker 1: of the October 7th attacks and the wars that have followed.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to Antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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