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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-06 at 05:01 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 5.01am 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 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln
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  Speaker 1: left Thailand on Sunday after a five-day port visit, ending
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  Speaker 1: a respite from an extended deployment that included operations in
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  Speaker 1: the Middle East. The Lincoln, with roughly 5,000 personnel, was
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  Speaker 1: involved in the US naval blockade, and combat operations in
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  Speaker 1: the war with Iran. Accompanied by other US naval vessels,
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  Speaker 1: the carrier arrived early this week in Pattaya, Thailand, a
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  Speaker 1: resort city about 150km southeast of Bangkok, for what Thai
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  Speaker 1: officials described as a five-day stay. We would like to
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  Speaker 1: thank the people of Thailand for their incredible hospitality, said
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  Speaker 1: Captain Dan Keeler, the Lincoln's commanding officer. Naval deployments typically
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  Speaker 1: last six to nine months, but during times of conflict
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  Speaker 1: they can be extended. In regional impacts, more than 1,500
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  Speaker 1: fighters from the Kurdish Women's Protection Units are seeking a
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  Speaker 1: place in Syria's new security institutions, after the force was
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  Speaker 1: excluded from the army integration arrangements that followed the dissolution
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  Speaker 1: of the SDF as an independent military organisation. YPJ Commander
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  Speaker 1: Narooz Ahmed said Syrian officials rejected the group's proposal to
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  Speaker 1: enter the army as an independent women's brigade or battalion.
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  Speaker 1: Speaking to Reuters from a military base in Qamishli, Ahmed
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  Speaker 1: said the proposal grew from the force's years of combat
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  Speaker 1: experience against ISIS. The YPJ is now discussing a possible
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  Speaker 1: role within the Interior Ministry's Special Operations Forces, and Ahmed
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  Speaker 1: told Reuters that the group has asked whether it could
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  Speaker 1: be incorporated as a single force. She said a response
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  Speaker 1: was expected soon. In the conflict with Iran and its
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  Speaker 1: regional proxies, Hezbollah lost another key stronghold in Lebanon recently.
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  Speaker 1: with the Israel Defense Forces saying they cleared the Ali
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  Speaker 1: Al-Taha Ridge. The 36th Division had operated in recent weeks
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  Speaker 1: to clear and neutralize the two underground routes in the
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  Speaker 1: Ali Al-Taha Ridge area in the security zone, achieving operational
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  Speaker 1: control of the ridge area both above and below ground
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  Speaker 1: and clearing the area of terrorists, some of whom were
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  Speaker 1: eliminated while others fled. Upon completion of the operation, the
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  Speaker 1: IDF will adjust its defensive posture in accordance with the
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  Speaker 1: situational assessment. The site was large and underground, containing command centres,
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  Speaker 1: weapons storage rooms, generator rooms, living quarters, showers and a kitchen,
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  Speaker 1: which enabled terrorists to manage combat and remain underground for
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  Speaker 1: extended periods of time, representing a strategic underground network built
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  Speaker 1: over decades. Analysts note Hezbollah's Maginot Line defence in southern
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  Speaker 1: Lebanon has been overcome, a development that underscores the enduring
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  Speaker 1: challenge of such underground networks. Separately, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji,
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  Speaker 1: a vocal opponent of Hezbollah, has stopped going to his
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  Speaker 1: office and has been working from home after security warnings
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  Speaker 1: and threats. Sources close to the minister said there were
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  Speaker 1: concerns someone could harm him because of his stance, and
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  Speaker 1: Rajji has informed President Ayran, Prime Minister Salam, and security
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  Speaker 1: officials of the situation. He has long been advised not
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  Speaker 1: to go to the foreign ministry due to exposure, and
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  Speaker 1: he continues his diplomatic work from home, while seeking increased security.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic politics, Chili Tropper and Yos Hendel announced
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  Speaker 1: they would pursue separate political paths, ending Zionist-Home the Reservists
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  Speaker 1: as a joint venture. In a joint statement titled True Friendship,
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  Speaker 1: the two recalled more than two decades as neighbours and friends,
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  Speaker 1: and serving together in the reserves, saying, We both chose
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  Speaker 1: to try to serve the public through the political arena
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  Speaker 1: as well. Adding that they would act together in some
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  Speaker 1: cases and separately in others, while sharing a similar ideological outlook.
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  Speaker 1: The move comes less than two months after they said
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  Speaker 1: they would run together in the upcoming Knesset election to
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  Speaker 1: build a broader Zionist government. Separately, a border police officer's
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  Speaker 1: final hours in Netanya are prompting new details. David Hoyer Amrani, 20,
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  Speaker 1: roamed a Netanya neighbourhood with an M16 and fired into
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  Speaker 1: the air for about 20 minutes. He was not known
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  Speaker 1: to the Defence Ministry as a PTSD patient. In anti-Semitism
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  Speaker 1: and anti-Jewish hate, Israeli security officials say dozens of terror
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  Speaker 1: plots against Jews abroad were thwarted over the past year.
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  Speaker 1: Even as Iran and Hezbollah expand efforts to carry out
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  Speaker 1: attacks worldwide, a National Security Council official told the Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: Post that there are many people whose entire mission is
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  Speaker 1: to promote attacks against Israelis and Jews, and that Iran
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  Speaker 1: and Hezbollah are expanding efforts to target Jews globally. With
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  Speaker 1: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps quid's force, and other Iranian
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  Speaker 1: intelligence bodies playing roles in these operations. The official described
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  Speaker 1: the threat as long-term and ongoing. Separately, the NSC warned
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  Speaker 1: that Iran and its proxies remain the leading global terror
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  Speaker 1: threat to Israelis and Jews ahead of the High Holy Days,
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  Speaker 1: though no new travel warnings were issued. The assessment notes
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  Speaker 1: heightened concerns around the third anniversary of the October 7
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  Speaker 1: massacre and cautions that October 2026 could see large-scale protests,
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  Speaker 1: alongside intensified attempts to carry out terrorist attacks. In uplifting news,
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  Speaker 1: half a million worshippers have attended Selichot prayers at the
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  Speaker 1: Western Wall in Jerusalem since the Hebrew month of Elul
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  Speaker 1: began on August 14. Live footage shown tens of thousands
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  Speaker 1: filling the Western Wall plaza, with 50,000 on Thursday night,
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  Speaker 1: and the event broadcast on giant screens along the Old
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  Speaker 1: City walls and at Jaffa Gate. The Western Wall Heritage
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  Speaker 1: Foundation said the gathering included Rabbi S.H. Muehl-Rabinovitz, the Foundation's
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  Speaker 1: leadership and public figures, and they prayed for the welfare
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's defence forces and for national unity and security.
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  Speaker 1: The scene reflected a moment of unity as thousands joined
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  Speaker 1: the recitals and joined in prayer ahead of the new year.
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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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