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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 6, 2026, 04 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that the end
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  Speaker 1: of the Iranian regime is near, stating that its fall
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  Speaker 1: would change the fate of the Middle East and the
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  Speaker 1: Jewish people. This declaration comes as the IDF is actively
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  Speaker 1: preparing for potential conflicts. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamia
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  Speaker 1: warned that Israel's enemies would pay a heavy price, as
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  Speaker 1: the military conducted an exercise, dubbed Breaking Dawn 2, testing
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  Speaker 1: its readiness for a surprise multi-front attack. Zamia emphasised the
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  Speaker 1: IDF is fit, prepared and ready to defend the state
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  Speaker 1: of Israel, and is also prepared to take the initiative
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  Speaker 1: and strike anyone who attempts to harm us. Reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: Israel believes Iran is preparing a coordinated attack involving proxies
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  Speaker 1: like Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, aiming to bring multiple
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  Speaker 1: fronts into a future conflict from the outset. Meanwhile, in
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  Speaker 1: southern Lebanon, Israeli attacks since Sunday morning have reportedly resulted
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  Speaker 1: in 15 deaths, marking the highest single-day toll in the
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  Speaker 1: country since June 20. Adding to regional tensions, President Trump
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  Speaker 1: is reportedly threatening Iran's Karg Island via Truth Social. On
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  Speaker 1: the domestic front, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly ordered
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  Speaker 1: the dismantling of unauthorised settler outposts in the West Bank.
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  Speaker 1: This move comes amid pressure from the United States, to
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  Speaker 1: curb settler violence against Palestinians, with officials indicating around 100
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  Speaker 1: outposts may be targeted. Internationally, eight Arab and Muslim nations,
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  Speaker 1: including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan
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  Speaker 1: and Indonesia, issued a joint statement rejecting any displacement of
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  Speaker 1: Palestinians from Gaza and reaffirming their support for an independent
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian state. They strongly condemned Israeli calls for Palestinian emigration
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  Speaker 1: from Gaza. warning that such actions would violate international law
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  Speaker 1: and harm prospects for a political settlement. In Gaza itself,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate ongoing militant infrastructure development, with Hamas terrorists documented
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  Speaker 1: digging new tunnel shafts and patrolling openly, underscoring the group's
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  Speaker 1: continued operational capacity. Domestically within Israel, the IDF is set
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  Speaker 1: to implement a significant change by lowering the minimum eligibility
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  Speaker 1: score for combat soldier roles. aiming to address a substantial
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  Speaker 1: personnel shortage following the events of October 7th. This adjustment
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  Speaker 1: will allow soldiers with a lower profile score to serve
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  Speaker 1: in various combat roles, though not infantry units. In political
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  Speaker 1: developments ahead of upcoming elections, Mosh Gafni, the Knesset's longest-serving
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  Speaker 1: member and a key figure for Haredi parties, has been
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  Speaker 1: removed from the Dijel-Hatora party's next Knesset slate by rabbinic leadership.
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  Speaker 1: This move signals a potential changing of the guard. and
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  Speaker 1: comes amid broader calls for military service, reform impacting Haredi
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  Speaker 1: exemption policies. Separately, MK Avedga Liberman announced his Yisrael Beitenu
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  Speaker 1: party's Knesset list, featuring candidates like Sharon Sharabi, whose family
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  Speaker 1: experienced Hamas captivity and violence. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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