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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 11:02 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 11.01am 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 US military role, the United States said it struck
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  Speaker 1: three Iranian tankers after missiles fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guard
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  Speaker 1: Corps targeted US Navy ships. CENTCOM reported that a US
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  Speaker 1: aircraft carrier and a guided missile destroyer evaded multiple Iranian
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  Speaker 1: attacks with no American casualties. One tanker was destroyed and
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  Speaker 1: two were disabled. Washington says the ships helped fund the
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  Speaker 1: IRGC and its proxies. In regional impacts, the latest developments
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  Speaker 1: in Yemen show Houthi forces making gains against the Yemeni government,
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  Speaker 1: with government airstrikes described as an attempt to curb the advance. However,
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  Speaker 1: officials note that the lack of some assets used in
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  Speaker 1: the strikes could prompt Houthi retaliation against the Saudis in
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  Speaker 1: the near term. This follows an earlier escalation marked by
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  Speaker 1: the Yemeni government's targeting of Sana'a airport, which intensified the
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  Speaker 1: confrontation between the Yemeni government, the Houthis and Saudi Arabia.
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  Speaker 1: In the conflict with Iran and its regional proxies, Israeli
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  Speaker 1: assessments indicate Tehran is seeking to coordinate its regional allies
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  Speaker 1: for a broad, simultaneous attack on Israel, aiming to bring
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen and pro-Iranian
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  Speaker 1: militias in Iraq into a single campaign. The plan envisions
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  Speaker 1: multiple fronts opening at once, modelled on an October 7-like scenario,
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  Speaker 1: but with full coordination from the outset. Planning documents cited
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  Speaker 1: in discussions of Hamas's role stress the need to connect
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  Speaker 1: and prepare the external fronts, including Lebanon, Syria and Sinai,
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  Speaker 1: and to establish advanced communications for both routine times and wartime.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic politics, the Eon debate is centred on
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  Speaker 1: security and strategic corridors as much as real estate. Twenty-nine
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  Speaker 1: Democratic senators have demanded that Israel halt proposed construction in
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  Speaker 1: the Eon area between Jerusalem and Ma'al Adumim. Eon sits
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  Speaker 1: in Area C, where Israel retains planning authority under the
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  Speaker 1: Oslo framework, despite international opposition. Supporters of Palestinian statehood warn
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  Speaker 1: the project would sever the Ramallah-Bethlehem corridor and threaten contiguity
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  Speaker 1: for a future Palestinian state, while opponents caution about security implications.
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  Speaker 1: The senators urged the United States to remain committed to
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  Speaker 1: a two-state solution that delivers lasting peace and security. Jewish
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  Speaker 1: settlement is a strategic necessity across the West Bank, arguing
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  Speaker 1: that broad settlement helps deny terrorists sanctuary and strengthen Israel's
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  Speaker 1: security from the Jordan Valley to the hills of Samaria.
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  Speaker 1: The peace cites concerns about geographic distribution and warns that
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  Speaker 1: relocating population toward coastal regions could weaken the state's reach.
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  Speaker 1: It also critiques the religious Zionist movement's focus on settlements
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  Speaker 1: beyond enclaves and highlights areas such as Gush Etzion, the
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  Speaker 1: corridor to Ariel, and parts of the Jordan Valley. Final
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  Speaker 1: 72 hours. Israel's parties race to merge, quit or survive.
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  Speaker 1: With candidate lists due Tuesday night, Netanyahu is pushing another
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  Speaker 1: right-wing merger while Gantz, Tropper and Hendel face pressure to
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  Speaker 1: quit or join larger opposition parties, and Eisenkot promises surprises.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for tuning in to This Israel Today. Ongoing
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  Speaker 1: war report update. I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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