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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 05 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: In developments concerning Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC,
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  Speaker 1: claimed Saturday that Iran's navy targeted three US-affiliated ships and
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  Speaker 1: three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC
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  Speaker 1: stated this was retaliation for US strikes on three Iranian
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  Speaker 1: oil tankers earlier that day. However, US Central Command has
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  Speaker 1: not confirmed these reported strikes. The IRGC also issued a
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  Speaker 1: warning against ships transiting the strait via routes unauthorised by Iran.
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  Speaker 1: According to CENTCOM, US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers
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  Speaker 1: after Iran's IRGC launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships.
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  Speaker 1: Admiral Brad Cooper, head of CENTCOM, stated, If you shoot
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  Speaker 1: at two of our ships, we will impose an even
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  Speaker 1: higher economic cost, taking out three of yours. Iran's military
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  Speaker 1: command further threatened intensified strikes against U.S. military vessels in
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  Speaker 1: the region if such actions continue. In related news, Washington
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  Speaker 1: shut down an Istanbul investment bank that was converting Iranian
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  Speaker 1: oil proceeds for the Ergkut's force, acting on shared intelligence. Meanwhile, U.S.
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump stated, We may strike Pickaxe Mountain very soon.
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  Speaker 1: Iran will not have nuclear weapons. Turning to Gaza, Palestinian-American
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  Speaker 1: analyst Ahmed Fuad Al-Khatib accused Hamas terrorists of shooting, wounding,
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  Speaker 1: abducting and executing Palestinians in Khan Yawnis. He posted video footage,
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  Speaker 1: he claimed documented attacks on civilians. Al-Khatib alleged that Hamas
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  Speaker 1: members retreated into the Nasser Hospital medical complex after the attacks,
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  Speaker 1: where he claims they have established torture and interrogation chambers.
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  Speaker 1: He also criticised pro-Palestinian activists and public figures for remaining
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  Speaker 1: silent on these alleged abuses by Hamas, arguing that their
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  Speaker 1: response suggests Palestinian lives only seem to matter when Jewish
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  Speaker 1: Israelis are involved. On policy discussions concerning Gaza, Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Benjamin Netanyahu stated that there will be no reconstruction in
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  Speaker 1: Gaza unless there is first demilitarisation. He noted ongoing discussions
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  Speaker 1: with American friends, acknowledging that while they sometimes see eye
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  Speaker 1: to eye, they also have disagreements. The Prime Minister emphasised
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  Speaker 1: his commitment to prioritising Israel's interests in these discussions. In
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  Speaker 1: a diplomatic exchange, Israel's Foreign Ministry and US Ambassador to
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  Speaker 1: Israel Mike Huckabee have sharply criticised Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband.
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  Speaker 1: Miliband had made remarks about conditions in Gaza, speaking of
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  Speaker 1: stories he was told regarding blocked medicines and children dying.
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  Speaker 1: Israel's Foreign Ministry responded on X, accusing him of spreading
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  Speaker 1: false information and stating that no medicines are being blocked,
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  Speaker 1: with 22,500 tonnes of medical supplies having entered Gaza since
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  Speaker 1: the ceasefire began. and Garzen's leaving for treatment. US Ambassador
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  Speaker 1: Huckabee supported the Foreign Ministry, stating, The Brits have lost it.
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  Speaker 1: Their government's due hatred knows no bounds and recognises no facts.
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  Speaker 1: Within Israel, an active-duty border police officer, Sergeant David Amrani,
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  Speaker 1: was shot dead by security forces in Netanya. Police reported
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  Speaker 1: that Amrani, 20, had opened fire at officers. Hebrew media
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  Speaker 1: indicated he had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and
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  Speaker 1: combat-related trauma. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
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  Speaker 1: In political news, there has been a significant leadership shake-up
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  Speaker 1: within the United Torah Judaism Party. Mosh Gafni has been
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  Speaker 1: ousted after 38 years, Yaakov Asher will take over Dijel Hartora,
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  Speaker 1: and Yuri Maklev was dropped following the failure of a
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  Speaker 1: draft exemption law, as the party seeks its first full
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  Speaker 1: ministerial post. In economic news, Israel has inaugurated its first
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  Speaker 1: Chamber of Commerce office in Banya Luka, Republika Srpska. This
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  Speaker 1: marks a significant expansion of economic, trade, investment and technology ties. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared Israel a strategic partner
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  Speaker 1: of Greece, highlighting cooperation in the areas of defence, economics
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  Speaker 1: and politics. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to
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  Speaker 1: Israel Today, ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed. Follow
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