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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 07 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: The Israeli Navy has conducted a significant operation, intercepting a
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  Speaker 1: large Turkish flotilla approximately 800 kilometres from the country's coast.
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  Speaker 1: The flotilla, comprising around 80 ships and carrying some 600 soldiers,
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  Speaker 1: attempted to break Israel's blockade of Hamas in Gaza. According
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  Speaker 1: to the Jerusalem Post, The operation involved the Cheyette 3
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  Speaker 1: missile boat fleet and the elite Cheyette 13 Navy SEALs,
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  Speaker 1: who captured the vessels using advanced tactics. The mission's initial
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  Speaker 1: goal was to locate and diagnose the flotilla's formation to
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  Speaker 1: plan the complex takeover, which involved two rounds of interceptions
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  Speaker 1: to manage the ship's dispersal. The Navy utilised two amphibious
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  Speaker 1: transport landing craft, converted into mobile detention centres capable of
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  Speaker 1: holding between 600 to 700 arrestees, Supported by Israel Prison
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  Speaker 1: Service personnel, senior naval officials viewed the flotilla as an
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  Speaker 1: attempt to delegitimize Israel, stating that the vessels carried no
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  Speaker 1: humanitarian aid. This operation highlights the Navy's evolving capabilities and
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  Speaker 1: its strategic posture, with reports indicating the Navy maintains pressure
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  Speaker 1: on Lebanon and Syria, holding what is described as a
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  Speaker 1: sword of Damocles over the region. Adding to regional tensions,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning regarding Iran.
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  Speaker 1: He stated that Tehran, facing mounting economic pressure, might choose
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  Speaker 1: to act against Israel. Minister Katz emphasised that any such attack,
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  Speaker 1: for any reason and from anywhere, would be met with
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  Speaker 1: a powerful Israeli response. This response could include strikes on
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  Speaker 1: key Iranian energy facilities that support the regime's military and
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  Speaker 1: terrorism infrastructure, potentially setting Iran back decades and further destabilising
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  Speaker 1: the Ayatollah regime, according to the defence minister. The IDF,
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  Speaker 1: he added, is on alert and prepared for such a mission.
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  Speaker 1: In parallel, the United States is intensifying its efforts to
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  Speaker 1: isolate Iran economically. The US Treasury Department's Operation Economic Outcast
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  Speaker 1: has announced new sanctions targeting firms and individuals in the
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  Speaker 1: Middle East. These entities, located in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates,
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  Speaker 1: Lebanon and Turkey, are accused of aiding Hezbollah and other
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  Speaker 1: Iranian proxies. The sanctions aim to cut off funding for
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  Speaker 1: military operations, missile construction, cyberattacks and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,
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  Speaker 1: according to the Treasury. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant stated that
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  Speaker 1: the operation targets those who support the Iranian regime, vowing
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  Speaker 1: to find them, cut them off from the US financial
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  Speaker 1: system and dismantle the networks keeping the regime afloat. The
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  Speaker 1: Treasury also indicated it would deny most Iran-related licensing requests,
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  Speaker 1: except in exceptional circumstances, until Iran changes its behaviour. citing
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  Speaker 1: actions like obstructing the Strait of Hormuz and pursuing weapons programmes.
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  Speaker 1: Reports suggest this campaign, along with a US naval blockade,
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  Speaker 1: is significantly impacting Iran's oil exports, with loadings down dramatically
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  Speaker 1: from earlier this year. On the economic front, wholesale inflation
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  Speaker 1: in Israel showed an uptick in August 2026. The producer
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  Speaker 1: price index rose 5.4% year over year, an increase from 4.7%
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  Speaker 1: in July. This reversal of a cooling trend is attributed
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  Speaker 1: to higher oil and gas prices, stemming from the ongoing
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  Speaker 1: Iran war. This comes after annual wholesale inflation peaked at 5.9%
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  Speaker 1: in May, when conflict-related energy costs were higher. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for joining us on Israel Today ongoing war report.
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