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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 02 PM 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: We begin with escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf. US
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  Speaker 1: forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday in the
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  Speaker 1: Persian Gulf, disabling them, according to US Central Command. The
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  Speaker 1: strikes were carried out in retaliation after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary
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  Speaker 1: Guard Corps, or IRGC, launched ballistic missiles at two US
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  Speaker 1: Navy ships. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US CENTCOM, stated,
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  Speaker 1: Let the message to the IRGC be clear. If you
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  Speaker 1: shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an
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  Speaker 1: even higher economic cost, taking out three of yours. Iranian
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  Speaker 1: news agency Tasnim reported that four US missiles hit a
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  Speaker 1: tanker near Karg Island, noting that local sources indicated no
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  Speaker 1: casualties and the crew was being evacuated. US Central Command
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  Speaker 1: confirmed no American personnel were harmed. This exchange of attacks
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  Speaker 1: follows an escalation that threatens to deepen disruption to global
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  Speaker 1: energy supplies. Following the reported US attack, Professor Mohamed Marandi,
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  Speaker 1: described as a member of Iran's negotiation delegation, issued a
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  Speaker 1: new threat stating, All US Navy vessels are now targets.
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  Speaker 1: Any attack against Iranian vessels will be met with a
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  Speaker 1: series of attacks against vessels related to countries participating in
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  Speaker 1: the aggression against Iran. In parallel, Israeli intelligence assessments indicate
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  Speaker 1: Iran is working to coordinate a simultaneous multi-front attack against
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  Speaker 1: Israel involving Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and other militias. The aim,
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  Speaker 1: according to these assessments, is to revive Iran's axis of
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  Speaker 1: resistance and overcome past coordination failures. Former NSC chief Jacob
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  Speaker 1: Nagel suggests sustained US economic pressure could eventually lead to
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  Speaker 1: protests within Iran. though he also cautioned about Tehran's continued
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  Speaker 1: ability to retaliate against regional allies. On the domestic front,
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli right is undergoing a significant demographic and ideological shift.
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  Speaker 1: According to reports, the traditionally secular, nationalist and security-minded right
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  Speaker 1: is gradually being replaced by a bloc that is increasingly
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  Speaker 1: religious and messianic. This transformation is largely driven by larger
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  Speaker 1: families within the Haredi and religious Zionist communities, altering the
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  Speaker 1: composition of the electorate. As political parties prepare for upcoming elections,
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  Speaker 1: lining up outside the Knesset to finalise their lists, divisions
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  Speaker 1: are becoming apparent. The Likud party reacted strongly to comments
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  Speaker 1: made by Yoram Cohen, identified as a close associate of Eisenkot.
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  Speaker 1: Likud interpreted these remarks as evidence of a plan to
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  Speaker 1: form a left-wing government that would dismantle settlements and establish
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  Speaker 1: a Palestinian state. In a separate legal development, prosecutors have
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  Speaker 1: decided to file an indictment for incitement to terror, against
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  Speaker 1: Dr Yolanda Yaba. Dr Yaba was arrested approximately 10 months
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  Speaker 1: ago for posting two anti-Netanyahu messages, and the decision to
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  Speaker 1: indict has been approved by the Attorney General and State Attorney.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to security matters, reports from Gaza detail an attack
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  Speaker 1: on Mashtaha Street in the Shujia neighbourhood, located in eastern
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  Speaker 1: Gaza City. Separately, Gazan journalists reported an Iron Dome missile
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  Speaker 1: exploding in the skies over the Maasi area of Khan
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  Speaker 1: Yunis in the southern strip. In a significant bust, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: prosecutors stated that a civilian charged with smuggling into Gaza
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  Speaker 1: was found carrying approximately 40kg of hashish and 11kg of kaptagon,
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  Speaker 1: along with 98 new mobile phones. Looking at economic indicators,
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  Speaker 1: the average salary per salaried position in Israel reached 15,218
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  Speaker 1: NIS in June of this year, a nominal increase of 7.7%
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  Speaker 1: compared to the previous year. Real wage growth stood at 5.9%,
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  Speaker 1: and the total number of employed positions increased to over 4.2 million. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: a community initiative is underway for the Zait farm in Gilboa,
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  Speaker 1: which is seeking funds to construct volunteer accommodation, shower facilities,
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  Speaker 1: and a pergola highlighting local efforts in developing the land.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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