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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 7, 2026, 11 AM Eastern · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: Good morning. You're listening to Israel Today, ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi. Our top story today. The United Kingdom
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  Speaker 1: is set to announce a ban on trade with Israeli
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  Speaker 1: settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday. British Foreign Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Ed Miliband stated the UK needs a comprehensive reset of
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  Speaker 1: its policy regarding the West Bank. These new measures will
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  Speaker 1: include a ban on goods produced in settlements, alongside targeted
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  Speaker 1: sanctions on British institutions and individuals. Domestically, a new poll
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  Speaker 1: reflects deep security concerns. Findings released by the Jerusalem Centre
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  Speaker 1: for Foreign Affairs and Security indicate that 77% of Israelis
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  Speaker 1: fear a large-scale attack originating from the West Bank, similar
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  Speaker 1: to the October 7 attacks. This concern is amplified by
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  Speaker 1: a study suggesting Palestinian Authority security forces have grown significantly.
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  Speaker 1: now reportedly 133% larger than permitted by the Oslo Accords,
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  Speaker 1: and armed with RPGs and missiles. In response, Defence Minister
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  Speaker 1: Israel Katz has stated that Israel will target senior PA
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  Speaker 1: officials if an October 7-style attack is identified as imminent.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to regional security, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi described the
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  Speaker 1: Syrian nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel in 2007 as a
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  Speaker 1: highly efficient type for producing fissile material for nuclear weapons.
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  Speaker 1: Grossi called the IAEA's recent investigation into secret nuclear activities
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  Speaker 1: their a historic breakthrough. Having uncovered approximately 73 metric tons
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  Speaker 1: of natural uranium metal, he welcomed Syria's new authorities' commitment
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  Speaker 1: to transparency and cooperation with the agency. Meanwhile, cross-border hostilities persist.
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  Speaker 1: Reports from southern Lebanon indicate a fatality resulted from an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in the Rehen area,
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  Speaker 1: and in Yemen, the Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack
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  Speaker 1: using ballistic missiles, targeting Saudi military equipment trucks within Yemeni territory.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic politics, ahead of the upcoming 2026 elections,
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  Speaker 1: Ofa Winter's People of Israel party has submitted its full
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  Speaker 1: candidate list, a move that defies pressure from Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu. to merge with other right-wing factions. Winter stated
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  Speaker 1: his party aims to bring a new spirit and focus
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  Speaker 1: on policies such as Haredi enlistment in the IDF. Additionally,
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  Speaker 1: Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot has submitted his Knesset slate
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  Speaker 1: for the October elections. His party, which has been leading
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  Speaker 1: in recent polls, includes former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen
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  Speaker 1: as its second candidate, as part of the opposition bloc.
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  Speaker 1: In news concerning Iranian Jews, Iranian-American citizen Cameron Hekmati was
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  Speaker 1: released from Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday. Hekmati had been
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  Speaker 1: held since July 2025, convicted over a visit to Israel
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  Speaker 1: 13 years prior. While reportedly no longer imprisoned, a travel
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  Speaker 1: ban prevents him from leaving Iran. His trial was described
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  Speaker 1: by his family as brief and lacking legal representation or witnesses. Economically,
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  Speaker 1: Israel's Ministry of Finance released a positive overview before Rosh Hashanah,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting the economy's stability and growth. GDP grew 3.2% in
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  Speaker 1: the first half of 2026. Foreign investment saw a significant
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  Speaker 1: 78% increase in 2025, continuing into 2026. The high-tech sector
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  Speaker 1: led with a 53.6% rise in capital raising, while Israel
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  Speaker 1: solidifies its global standing in AI. Inflation has fallen to 1.5%,
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  Speaker 1: the Tel Aviv 125 Index rose 35%, and the shekel
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  Speaker 1: strengthened 11% against the dollar. This positive economic picture is
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  Speaker 1: further supported by reports of record inward investment reaching Israel.
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  Speaker 1: On a more uplifting note, over 20,000 individuals have made
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  Speaker 1: aliyah to Israel, with a notable surge in applications originating
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  Speaker 1: from Western countries. Finally, in regional nuclear developments, Saudi Arabia
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly preparing to grant the IAEA additional verification and
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  Speaker 1: monitoring authorisations for its nuclear programme. IAEA Director General Rafael
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  Speaker 1: Grossi stated these authorisations will provide the agency with capacities, very,
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  Speaker 1: very similar, to those found in the additional protocol, particularly
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  Speaker 1: concerning sensitive activities like uranium enrichment and reprocessing. 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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