{"podcast":{"title":"Israel Today: Ongoing War Report","slug":"israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940","podcast_index_feed_id":6668940,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5985229/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://babka.social/@noalevi","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ead3bdb0377790eeae6e2824af48cb6c.jpg","author":"Israel Today: Ongoing War Report","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Stay informed, no matter how busy you are. Reporter Noa Levi of Israel Today: Ongoing War Report brings you the most crucial updates from Israel every hour. Sourced directly from leading news channels and top-rated RSS feeds, our team distills extensive news coverage from 'Telegram Channel Israel Today', 'Haaretz', 'JPost.com', 'The Times of Israel', 'Ynet' and more, into concise 2-3 minute summaries. From breaking headlines to political shifts and cultural happenings, get a comprehensive snapshot of the nation's heartbeat without the fluff. Subscribe now and never miss a beat from the heart of Israel. Sources: Telegram Channel Israel Today Telegram Channel Stand With Us Breaking News Telegram Channel News Before Everyone Front - Globes Haaretz latest headlines JPost.com - Homepage & Breaking Maariv.co.il - News The Times of Israel Israel Hayom ynet DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER This podcast's content is generated using advanced artificial intelligence techniques and aims to summarize information from various sources. It's important to note that while the AI strives for accuracy, it might not always provide an exact representation of the news. There's potential for unintended i…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T20:18:27.036834+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940"},"episode":{"title":"Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-28 at 11:02","slug":"israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-28-at-11-02","published_at":"2026-06-28T15:02:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-28-at-11-02","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-6668940","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/israel-today-ongoing-war-report-update-from-2026-06-28-at-11-02--72729209","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72729209/2026_06_28_11_00_audio.mp3","summary":"HEADLINES Israel expands Lebanon security zone civilians flee Saudi Aramco helicopter crash leaves 14 dead Umm el-Fahm schools shut over Sukkot visit The time is now 11:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Regional Impacts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on Saturday in front of a large map of Lebanon showing a new security zone that Israel has vowed to hold onto in Lebanon. How long Israel will stay, and what exactly will happen in the zone remains to be seen. So far, Israel has forced most of the civilians to evacuate the area, and has razed some of the villages within it. This policy borrows from Gaza, made possible by an international community that feels this new policy is acceptable; and by US support for it. The new security zone looks a lot like the old one from the era of the 1980s and 1990s. There are some key differences. In the old days Israel had a local partner force called the South Lebanon Army. This group was able to work with the local population and also help fight Hezbollah and other threats. In those days Israeli soldiers were used to working among an Arab population. They had done it in Gaza and the West Bank. Today things have changed. Israel prefers to have zero civilians among or near IDF soldiers. This is partly a result of a lot of the changes since the Second Intifada. While there are elements of Israel’s security forces that speak Arabic and work with A... Separately, a helicopter belonging to Saudi Aramco crashed on Sunday in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast west of the Strait of Hormuz, killing 14 nationals, the state news agency reported, adding that the cause was unknown. 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