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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-06 at 13:02 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 1.01pm 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 regional impacts, the US withdrawal from Iraq will be
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  Speaker 1: watched closely by Iran-backed militias and Kurdish forces as the
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  Speaker 1: September 30 deadline approaches. Rudor reported that Washington intends to
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  Speaker 1: withdraw air defence systems from the Kurdistan region as part
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  Speaker 1: of an agreement with the Iraqi government. with the full
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  Speaker 1: details unclear but the momentum toward withdrawal evident. A senior
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  Speaker 1: Iraqi security official told Rudor that the withdrawal includes all
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  Speaker 1: defence systems, including those in Erbil, and that the phased
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  Speaker 1: removal of troops and equipment has already begun, with the
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  Speaker 1: coalition forces expected to be fully out by September 30.
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  Speaker 1: The context behind the headlines is high risk. Iranian-backed militias
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  Speaker 1: and Iran have already carried out more than 1,000 drone
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  Speaker 1: and missile attacks against Kurdistan, since February 2026, leaving the
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  Speaker 1: region more vulnerable should the United States pull back. In
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  Speaker 1: Israeli domestic politics, the end of the Iranian regime is near.
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu threatens at governments Rosh Hashanah toast. Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu told attendees that the regime's fall would change the
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  Speaker 1: fate of the Middle East and the Jewish people, and
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  Speaker 1: he asserted Israel is stronger than ever while its enemies
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  Speaker 1: are weaker. He said Israel will continue to defend itself
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  Speaker 1: and to strike its enemies, warning that mistakes could be
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  Speaker 1: costly and that Israel will respond decisively if threatened. In
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  Speaker 1: the same vein of debate, another voice within Israeli discourse
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  Speaker 1: argues that Israel should consider changing Hatikvah as its national
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  Speaker 1: anthem to foster unity and belonging, pointing to examples from
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  Speaker 1: other countries that have updated or adopted new anthems such
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  Speaker 1: as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, Germany and the
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  Speaker 1: historical East and West German experience. The point made is
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  Speaker 1: that changing the anthem could reflect evolving identity and pride. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: the Central Elections Committee approved real-time reporting by party representatives
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  Speaker 1: inside polling stations on whether individuals have voted, a move
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  Speaker 1: aimed at shaping turnout operations ahead of the October 27 election.
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  Speaker 1: The information does not reveal how someone voted, but it
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  Speaker 1: can help campaigns target likely supporters who have not yet
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  Speaker 1: cast ballots. The decision... which passed 90 minutes 11 with
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  Speaker 1: three abstentions, is not the final word, as the High
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  Speaker 1: Court will resume hearing Likud's petition. The panel's change overturns
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  Speaker 1: a prior ban and implements restrictions. Reporting is limited to
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  Speaker 1: whether a person has voted and is not a tool
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  Speaker 1: for sharing how they voted. Also in the electoral sphere,
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  Speaker 1: MK Zedvika Fogel said he will not run with Otsma
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  Speaker 1: Yehudit in the upcoming October elections, posting on X that
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  Speaker 1: continuing his activities in the Knesset or in a future government,
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  Speaker 1: was not possible as he had planned. Otsma Yehudit chairman
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  Speaker 1: Itamar Ben-Givia praised Fogel and announced that Limassol Harmelech and
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  Speaker 1: Yitzhak Kruse will occupy the fifth and sixth spots on
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  Speaker 1: the party list, maintaining the party's presence in the race.
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  Speaker 1: In anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish hate, anti-Israel sentiment and pushback framing
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  Speaker 1: surfaced in two notable events. Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon said
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  Speaker 1: at the Venice Film Festival that she is still losing
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  Speaker 1: work because of her outspoken support for Palestinians and criticism
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  Speaker 1: of Israel, with agencies reportedly telling potential employers not to
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  Speaker 1: hire her. She argued that the narrative around Palestine and
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  Speaker 1: the influence of Zionists in American policy has shifted, and
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  Speaker 1: she noted ongoing professional consequences for her activism. Separately, at
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  Speaker 1: Damascus's 63rd International Fair, chants were heard calling for Palestine's
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  Speaker 1: liberation from the Zionist scum and cat. Al-Aqsa, be patient.
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  Speaker 1: We're coming. as participants gathered for Syria Shines Again, in
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  Speaker 1: a fair that showcased nearly 1,000 participating entities from about
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  Speaker 1: 60 countries and included the Damascus World Economic Forum. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for tuning in to this Israel Today, ongoing war
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  Speaker 1: report update. I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed. Keep
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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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