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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 20:01 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 8.01pm in New York. I'm Noah
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  Speaker 1: Levi and this is the latest Israel Today, ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: In Iranian retaliation, the Iranian Navy targeted three oil tankers
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  Speaker 1: travelling through the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated ships
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  Speaker 1: in retaliation for the three oil tankers hit earlier in
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  Speaker 1: the day by US forces, the IRGC claimed. CENTCOM has
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  Speaker 1: not confirmed the strikes. The IRGC warned against ships transiting
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  Speaker 1: the strait through routes unauthorised by Iran and said they
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  Speaker 1: would be targeted if they proceed. The IRGC later announced
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  Speaker 1: that it attacked a US aircraft carrier and destroyer with
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  Speaker 1: ballistic missiles, according to reports, though the US has not
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  Speaker 1: confirmed this. The strikes come after the US struck three
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  Speaker 1: Iranian oil tankers earlier in the day, CENTCOM said. One
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  Speaker 1: tanker was reportedly struck off Karg Island. Tasnim reported that
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  Speaker 1: four US missiles hit a tanker in the region. CENTCOM
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  Speaker 1: said the strikes were carried out after the IRGC launched
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  Speaker 1: ballistic missiles. In Israeli domestic politics, Rabbi Dov Lando, spiritual
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  Speaker 1: leader of the Dijel HaTorah faction of United Torah Judaism,
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  Speaker 1: sent letters to MK Mosh Gafni and Rabbi Yuri Maklev
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  Speaker 1: thanking them for their years of service as they prepare
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  Speaker 1: to leave the Knesset, and he requested that Gafni remain
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  Speaker 1: the party's chairman as part of a party refresh. Lando
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  Speaker 1: cited the need to refresh the party's presence in the
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  Speaker 1: Knesset and the group's focus on the basic law. Tora study,
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  Speaker 1: which passed in July by 63 votes to 52. In May,
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  Speaker 1: Lando had allowed his party members to work toward dissolving
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  Speaker 1: the Knesset. Separately, veteran Haredi MK Mosh Gafni is to
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  Speaker 1: be removed as leader of UTJS Dijel Hatora faction. Gafni
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  Speaker 1: and MK Yuri Maklev will not run in the October
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  Speaker 1: 27 election, the party confirmed, with the rabbinical leader saying
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  Speaker 1: it is time to refresh the candidate list. In antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: and anti-Jewish hate, debate and controversy over Jewish politicians in
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  Speaker 1: public life continued. In New York, Brad Lander, Jewish and
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  Speaker 1: elected in the city's 10th congressional district, defeated incumbent Dan
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  Speaker 1: Goldman in a primary. But his Jewish identity has been
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  Speaker 1: cited amid a spate of antisemitic incidents as he campaigns
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  Speaker 1: on progressive stances. including support for undocumented immigrants and criticism
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  Speaker 1: of federal immigration enforcement. Supporters and critics have highlighted confrontations
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  Speaker 1: in public spaces where he was insulted and accused of Zionism.
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  Speaker 1: And his critiques of Israeli policy have fed a broader
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitic climate on the left. Separately, Palestinian journalist Ruler Jbril
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  Speaker 1: drew backlash after calling House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries an
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  Speaker 1: AIPAC monkey. On a podcast, with the remark prompting defence
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  Speaker 1: from Jbril, but condemnation from the Congressional Black Caucus and
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  Speaker 1: others who called the term racist. Jibril insisted the term
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  Speaker 1: referred to an image of three monkeys representing hearing, seeing
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  Speaker 1: and speaking. In a separate exchange, Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed
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  Speaker 1: Miliband drew criticism from Israel and the US after claiming
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  Speaker 1: stories of Gaza residents lacking medical access indicated a real crisis.
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  Speaker 1: Israel's Foreign Ministry rebutted that there are no restrictions on
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  Speaker 1: medicines entering Gaza and noted substantial medical aid, while US
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  Speaker 1: Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee backed the Israeli position and
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  Speaker 1: criticised Miliband. Israel's foreign ministry further pushed back on Miliband's account,
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  Speaker 1: emphasising factual information about aid to Gaza. In uplifting news,
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  Speaker 1: Europe marked a historic milestone in spaceflight as German start-up
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  Speaker 1: Isar Aerospace launched its Uncrude Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway,
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  Speaker 1: achieving the first orbital flight to originate from European soil.
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  Speaker 1: The launch from Norway's Arctic Andoya spaceport sent five small
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  Speaker 1: satellites and an inflight technology experiment into orbit, signalling Europe's
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  Speaker 1: growing role in commercial space missions. ISAR's co-founder and CEO
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  Speaker 1: Daniel Metzler said access to space remains a major constraint
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  Speaker 1: for the space industry and national security architecture. The mission
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  Speaker 1: follows ISAR's previous test, and officials noted Europe's desire for
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  Speaker 1: greater autonomy as global dynamics shift. Chancellor Friedrich Merz had
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  Speaker 1: previously visited the launch site in March, underscoring Europe's push
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  Speaker 1: to expand its space capabilities. Thank you for tuning in
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  Speaker 1: to this Israel Today, ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Stay safe and informed. Keep in mind that this AI-generated
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