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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 2026, 11 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 military exchanges in the region. US
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  Speaker 1: Central Command announced on September 8 that its forces destroyed
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  Speaker 1: five Iranian crude oil carriers. This action comes after the
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  Speaker 1: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, reportedly targeted a US
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  Speaker 1: Navy warship with ballistic missiles on two separate occasions over
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  Speaker 1: the past two days. According to a US official who
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  Speaker 1: spoke anonymously, the warship successfully evaded both attacks and continued
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  Speaker 1: its patrol without American personnel being harmed. This marks a
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  Speaker 1: significant escalation, representing tit-for-tat strikes as Washington and Tehran appear
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  Speaker 1: to be lurching back toward direct confrontation amidst the ongoing war.
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  Speaker 1: In parallel, Iran has reportedly launched missiles carrying cluster munitions
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  Speaker 1: towards targets in Jordan. Footage has emerged reportedly showing these launches.
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  Speaker 1: Jordan's air defences responded with repeated interceptor launches seen in
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  Speaker 1: the skies over the kingdom, engaging a large Iranian ballistic
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  Speaker 1: missile barrage. Initial reports estimate between 13 and 40 missiles
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  Speaker 1: were launched, though the exact number remains unconfirmed, and details
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  Speaker 1: regarding the intended targets and impact are still emerging. Turning
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  Speaker 1: to incidents of antisemitism, Thailand has ordered the deportation of
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  Speaker 1: Kevin Damino, the French co-owner of Samui Exotic Park on
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  Speaker 1: Koh Samui. Authorities accused him of banning Israeli visitors, a
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  Speaker 1: move that follows a separate case where an Israeli tourist
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  Speaker 1: was convicted of threatening zoo owners. Additionally, a Russian ballistic
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  Speaker 1: missile reportedly struck just metres from a van carrying Jewish
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  Speaker 1: travellers heading to Yumen. All passengers were reported to have
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  Speaker 1: escaped unharmed in what is being described as a miracle. Finally,
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  Speaker 1: regarding US policy, The US military has stated that an
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  Speaker 1: unmanned submersible seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz
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  Speaker 1: had malfunctioned more than a day before its seizure. According
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  Speaker 1: to a statement from US Navy Captain Tim Hawkins, shared
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  Speaker 1: by US Central Command, the submersible contained no sensitive data
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  Speaker 1: or classified equipment. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening
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  Speaker 1: to Israel Today ongoing war report. Stay safe and informed.
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