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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 28, 2026, 11 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: Mediators are expected to hold separate talks with the United
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  Speaker 1: States and Iran this Monday or Tuesday, with Iranian Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Minister Arbas Arachi and Qatari mediators in the US. The
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  Speaker 1: discussions will focus on an amended version of a seven-day
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  Speaker 1: proposal Iran presented on the sidelines of the United Nations
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  Speaker 1: General Assembly. aiming for an end to hostilities, unfreezing assets
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  Speaker 1: and lifting sanctions. While US President Donald Trump had previously
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  Speaker 1: rejected Iran's proposal, he also indicated that US negotiators would
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  Speaker 1: engage in further talks this week. Arachi stated that Iran
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  Speaker 1: awaits Washington's definitive position before deciding its next steps. In
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  Speaker 1: a significant diplomatic move, Israel is responding to a new
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  Speaker 1: Dutch measure banning the import of products from the West Bank,
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  Speaker 1: East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Israel's foreign ministry described
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  Speaker 1: the measure as outrageous and offensive, noting it allows Dutch
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  Speaker 1: customs officials to inspect luggage from Israel for such products,
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  Speaker 1: with potential prison sentences of up to six years for offenders.
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  Speaker 1: In response, Israel has revoked the status of Dutch diplomats
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  Speaker 1: based in Ramallah. Foreign ministry political director Gilad Cohen called
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  Speaker 1: it a significant escalation and stated Israel will take countermeasures
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  Speaker 1: against unilateral and hostile steps. Updated Google Maps satellite imagery
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  Speaker 1: from January and February 2026 provides a stark quantitative view
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  Speaker 1: of destruction in Gaza. According to UNOSAT, the UN's satellite centre,
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  Speaker 1: over 201,000 buildings have been damaged, with approximately 134,000 completely destroyed,
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  Speaker 1: representing about 82% of all structures in the area surveyed,
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  Speaker 1: including Rafah and Khan Yunis. The Israeli army has eliminated
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  Speaker 1: Shadi Abu Hasirah, identified as a key money exchanger in
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  Speaker 1: Hamas' military wing. According to the IDF, Abu Hasira headed
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  Speaker 1: the Geneva Money Exchange Network, which facilitated the transfer of
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  Speaker 1: tens of millions of Israeli shekels and foreign currency to Hamas.
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  Speaker 1: These funds were reportedly used to finance terrorists, restore military
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure and advance attacks against IDF troops. Iran has categorically
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  Speaker 1: denied any involvement in a suspected bomb plot at the
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  Speaker 1: Royal Air Force Fairford base in the UK. The denial
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  Speaker 1: came from Iran's embassy in London, following UK media reports
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  Speaker 1: suggesting possible Iranian links. Counter-terror police arrested five British nationals,
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  Speaker 1: all in their mid-twenties, near the base on suspicion of
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  Speaker 1: explosives offences and preparation of a terrorist act. US President
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  Speaker 1: Donald Trump commented on the incident, suggesting suspects were under
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  Speaker 1: investigation and hinting at an Iranian connection before Iran issued
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  Speaker 1: its denial. Reports this week highlight disturbing rhetoric and alleged
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  Speaker 1: hate speech. In Australia, a Muslim preacher from Melbourne, identified
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  Speaker 1: as Abu Ahmad, urged followers in a July sermon to
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  Speaker 1: take up arms against Christians and Jews, linking his institution
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  Speaker 1: to controversial Sydney networks. Meanwhile, a French investigative website alleged
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  Speaker 1: that Jordan Bardella, leader of France's far-right National Rally Party,
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  Speaker 1: made anti-Semitic comments in private chats in 2013. Bardella has
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  Speaker 1: formally denied these claims, calling them blatant falsehoods. In domestic news,
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  Speaker 1: a 15-year-old was moderately to severely wounded by an explosive
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  Speaker 1: device in Holon. Police are investigating the incident as criminal. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: a controversy erupted after Likud candidate Itzik Bonzil expressed a
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  Speaker 1: wish that former hostage Yoshevd Lifshitz had been returned to Hamas,
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  Speaker 1: later apologising. Lifshitz had criticised Prime Minister Netanyahu's government, and
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  Speaker 1: she responded to Bonzel's remarks by accusing Netanyahu of sending
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  Speaker 1: him to incite against her. In Bnei Brak, news crews
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  Speaker 1: reported being attacked and forced to leave during a homecoming
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  Speaker 1: procession for released draft dodgers, an event organised by the
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  Speaker 1: Colour Black Party focused on army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox.
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  Speaker 1: The Prime Minister's office also confirmed a secret trip to
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  Speaker 1: Abu Dhabi to secure a denial from UAE leader Sheikh
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  Speaker 1: Mohammed bin Zayed. Al Nahyan regarding reports that Arab leaders
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  Speaker 1: had warned Netanyahu of Hamas's plans prior to October 7.
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  Speaker 1: In more positive news, eight Jewish educators from around the
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  Speaker 1: world have been honoured with the Global Jewish Teachers Award.
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  Speaker 1: This award, a joint initiative by Israel's Ministry for Diaspora
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  Speaker 1: Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, the Jerusalem Post and Unit Ed,
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  Speaker 1: recognises educators for strengthening Jewish identity, fostering connections to Israel
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  Speaker 1: and building Jewish communities. For continuing coverage of antisemitism around
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  Speaker 1: the world, listen to Antisemitism, Watch from Clockwork Media. Find
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  Speaker 1: it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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