Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 16, 2026, 08 AM Eastern

US officials held undisclosed meetings with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis in Oman following the group's recent seizure of Red Sea territory. The Houthis reportedly offered assurances against attacking US or Israeli vessels. In Washington, US Senators introduced a resolution demanding a report on violence and human rights in the West Bank, with potential implications for military aid to Israel. Also, the IDF confirmed the arrest of a Palestinian-American journalist for Iran's state-run Press TV in the West Bank. Updates also include Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's remarks on a potential security deal with Israel and antisemitic arson attacks in London.

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Sources:
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-908779
- The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-president-security-deal-with-israel-would-be-potential-prelude-to-peace/
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-908720
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-908754
- The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/vance-us-cannot-let-its-mideast-foreign-policy-be-subservient-to-israel/
- Telegram Channel abualiexpress: https://t.me/abualiexpress/130326
- AL Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-officials-met-iran-backed-houthis-oman-over-weekend-sources-say
- World Israel News: https://worldisraelnews.com/tucker-carlson-accuses-israel-of-working-to-exterminate-all-gazans-says-us-committed-war-crimes-against-nazi-germany/
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-908781
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-908772
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-908777
- Telegram Channel newssil: https://t.me/newssil/210505
- Telegram Channel newssil: https://t.me/newssil/210504
- Telegram Channel newssil: https://t.me/newssil/210501

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