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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 4, 2026, 07 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: Former President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has effectively
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  Speaker 1: abandoned its nuclear weapons programme. Meanwhile, according to the Iranian
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  Speaker 1: army spokesperson Mohamed Akhaminia, Iran intends to upgrade its missile
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  Speaker 1: range due to the ongoing war with the United States,
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  Speaker 1: citing American forces now stationed up to 1,000 kilometres from
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  Speaker 1: Iran's coast. Speaking on the diplomatic front, Iran's top diplomat,
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  Speaker 1: Abbas Arakchi, insisted that there would be no military solution
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  Speaker 1: to the war with the US and rejected new sanctions,
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  Speaker 1: advocating instead for negotiations based on justice and fairness. In
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  Speaker 1: related regional maritime news, the UK Maritime Security Agency reported
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  Speaker 1: that a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck
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  Speaker 1: by an unknown projectile. On the northern front, IDF troops
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  Speaker 1: have completed an extensive mission in southern Lebanon, destroying over
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  Speaker 1: 600 Hezbollah sites and discovering large weapons caches in homes. However,
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  Speaker 1: the security situation remains active, as two IDF soldiers were
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  Speaker 1: injured by a grenade explosion during an operational activity in
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  Speaker 1: southern Lebanon. Turning to developments in the disputed territories, Libman
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  Speaker 1: has unveiled a plan that reportedly aims to dismantle the
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian Authority and scrap the Oslo Accords. The proposal suggests
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  Speaker 1: Jordan would maintain public order in areas A and B,
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  Speaker 1: while Israel would control security. Gaza is to be treated separately,
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  Speaker 1: with Hamas needing to be eliminated before external rule takes over.
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  Speaker 1: In Jerusalem, a serious incident occurred where a 70-year-old pedestrian
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  Speaker 1: was killed by a truck in what is being investigated
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  Speaker 1: as a hit-and-run. Authorities also reported foiling an attempt to
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  Speaker 1: smuggle two illegal infiltrators into Israel near Jerusalem. On the
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  Speaker 1: international stage, President Trump has publicly praised Turkish President Erdogan
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  Speaker 1: calling him a strong leader. This comes despite Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's assertions that Turkey finances anti-Israel information, spreads antisemitism and
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  Speaker 1: harbours Hamas leadership. Domestically, discussions continue around a recent fly-du-by-flight incident,
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  Speaker 1: with some commentary focusing on how political divisions can overshadow
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  Speaker 1: acts of heroism. The security establishment is reportedly concerned about
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  Speaker 1: a lapse related to this incident. In a separate administrative update,
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  Speaker 1: The Israel Airport's authority has altered its official record concerning
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  Speaker 1: the September 2023 flight of former Egyptian intelligence chief Arbas Kamel.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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