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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 6, 2026, 03 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 marked the start of the Jewish
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  Speaker 1: New Year with a strong message regarding Iran, declaring, quote,
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  Speaker 1: the end of the Iranian regime is near. He implied
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  Speaker 1: ongoing Israeli operations aimed at achieving this, stating Israel is
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  Speaker 1: determined to strike our enemies. Netanyahu added that Israel, with
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  Speaker 1: US support, has removed atomic bombs and ballistic missiles from
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  Speaker 1: above us and have hit the Iranian axis with great force,
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  Speaker 1: and warned, don't mess with us. In parallel, the IDF
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  Speaker 1: conducted a surprise drill, simulating a sudden, complex multi-front scenario,
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  Speaker 1: including infiltrations and rockets on Tel Aviv. This exercise, according
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  Speaker 1: to an IDF source, sends a message to our enemies. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate Iranian agents attempted to sow chaos within Israeli society,
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  Speaker 1: by operating a far-right telegram group named Bunei Eretz, aiming
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  Speaker 1: to spread extremist messages and recruit potential Israeli agents. Also
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  Speaker 1: in the realm of espionage, reports from Russia indicate the
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  Speaker 1: Shin Bet has arrested Israeli-Russian historian Artyom Kirpichenok on suspicion
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  Speaker 1: of espionage. Kirpichenok, who reportedly backed the October 7 events,
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  Speaker 1: had previously become a vocal critic of Israel. Turning to
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  Speaker 1: domestic matters, the IDF is set to implement a historic change,
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  Speaker 1: by lowering the minimum score required for combat roles. This
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  Speaker 1: move aims to address a significant shortage of combat fighters
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  Speaker 1: and soldiers following the October 7th invasion, with sources indicating
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  Speaker 1: a deficit of thousands of fighters. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu's criminal trial resumed this week at the Jerusalem District Court,
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  Speaker 1: marking the beginning of a new phase in the defence case.
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  Speaker 1: The primary focus is on organising witness schedules. with the
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  Speaker 1: bribery charge in case 4000 remaining a key unresolved question.
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  Speaker 1: In internal party politics, a significant shift occurred within the
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  Speaker 1: Haredi political world. Mosh Gafni, the Knesset's longest-serving member, was
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  Speaker 1: removed from his party's Knesset slate by its rabbinic leadership,
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  Speaker 1: signalling a changing era for these parties. Ahead of upcoming elections,
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  Speaker 1: the Yisrael Beitonu party unveiled its Knesset list, featuring candidates
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  Speaker 1: impacted by the October 7th attacks. Party leader Avigdor Liberman
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  Speaker 1: outlined his vision for a Zionist, nationalist and liberal government.
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  Speaker 1: In the West Bank, Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly ordered
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  Speaker 1: the dismantling of unauthorised settler outposts. This directive comes amid
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  Speaker 1: pressure from the United States to crack down on settler
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  Speaker 1: attacks against Palestinians. From Gaza, comments by Jad Kushner characterised
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  Speaker 1: the territory as a dystopian place that has not worked
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  Speaker 1: for a very long time, built by non-governmental organisations and terrorists. However,
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  Speaker 1: Kushner also stated that there is now a plan for
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  Speaker 1: how to move forward. Internationally, the sportswear giant Adidas is
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  Speaker 1: facing widespread boycott calls. The controversy stems from a campaign
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  Speaker 1: featuring former IDF soldier Shailav Bitton, an amputee who lost
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  Speaker 1: his leg serving in the army. The campaign was amplified
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  Speaker 1: on social media by anti-Israel figures who falsely claimed Bitton
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  Speaker 1: was a soldier in the current Gaza war. leading to
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  Speaker 1: intense hatred and boycott demands directed at the company and
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  Speaker 1: Bitten himself. 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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