Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 27, 2026, 05 AM Eastern

Today, we report on the elimination of Saher Saqr, a terrorist documented transporting hostage Noa Argamani on October 7th, killed in weekend strikes in Gaza. On the northern front, the IDF struck multiple Hezbollah targets, including drone and missile launch sites, following a drone attack by the group. We also delve into the evolving drone warfare landscape, with insights on the race for kinetic solutions. In political developments, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar warned he would 'shake the prisons' and claimed Prime Minister Netanyahu excluded him from sensitive US discussions. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is advocating for a Gaza-style war in Judea and Samaria and the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority. Domestically, Democrats chairman Yair Golan expressed support for an Arab party in the next government, while Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad is running for Knesset on a right-wing list. Finally, Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned Russian drone attacks on Kyiv that killed a 14-year-old Israeli.

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- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/podcast/article-909816
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-909806
- Telegram Channel abualiexpress: https://t.me/abualiexpress/130870
- World Israel News: https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-idf-strikes-southern-lebanon-in-response-to-hezbollah-drone-attack/
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- Telegram Channel Stand With Us Breaking News: https://t.me/StandWithUsBreakingNews/8404
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- World Israel News: https://worldisraelnews.com/smotrich-calls-for-gaza-style-war-in-judea-samaria-dismantling-of-palestinian-authority/
- World Israel News: https://worldisraelnews.com/jerusalem-denounces-russian-attacks-on-kyiv-in-which-14-year-old-israeli-died/

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