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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 8, 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: Tensions are escalating in the region following US military action
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  Speaker 1: against Iranian oil tankers. A US official confirmed to the
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  Speaker 1: Jerusalem Post that CENTCOM is striking Iranian oil tankers, with
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  Speaker 1: explosions reported near Kargh Island, Iran's primary oil export hub.
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  Speaker 1: Iran's military has responded with a warning, stating that if
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  Speaker 1: its vessels are struck, it will retaliate against American interests
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  Speaker 1: in the Middle East. Adding to the heightened alert, Iran
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  Speaker 1: has issued warnings to tanker crews docked in Bahrain and Kuwait,
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  Speaker 1: advising them to evacuate before imminent attacks, according to reports
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  Speaker 1: from telegram channels. These warnings are seen as a response
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  Speaker 1: to the US strikes. Furthermore, the Wall Street Journal reports
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  Speaker 1: that Iran launched a second, previously undisclosed attack on US
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  Speaker 1: Navy ships on Monday, following earlier ballistic missile attempts. While
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  Speaker 1: no US ships were hit, these repeated attacks raise concerns
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  Speaker 1: about Iran's missile technology and potential foreign assistance in tracking
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  Speaker 1: US naval forces. In parallel, the US Treasury Department has
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  Speaker 1: imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran's aviation sector, designating 36 targets
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  Speaker 1: to curb its use of civilian aircraft for transporting weapons
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  Speaker 1: and illicit cargo. In significant diplomatic developments, British Foreign Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Ed Miliband delivered a notable speech addressing Israeli policy and
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  Speaker 1: the rise of antisemitism. As reported by the Jerusalem Post,
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  Speaker 1: Miliband announced a ban on imports from West Bank settlements,
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  Speaker 1: accusing violent settlers of carrying out ethnic cleansing and criticising
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  Speaker 1: Israeli authorities for failing to prevent forced displacement in some
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  Speaker 1: Palestinian communities. He also stated that Britain is re-imposing major
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  Speaker 1: economic sanctions on Iran and will join allies in referring
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  Speaker 1: Tehran's nuclear violations, to the UN Security Council. Further measures
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  Speaker 1: include sanctions against Hezbollah's financial arm, al-Qaeda al-Hassan. Miliband also
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  Speaker 1: announced that Britain is investing an additional £ 250 million for
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  Speaker 1: security measures for Jewish communities in response to rising antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: and will host representatives of the J7 group to discuss
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  Speaker 1: combating antisemitism and online hate. The Foreign Secretary invoked his
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  Speaker 1: family's Holocaust history while affirming Israel's right to defend itself
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  Speaker 1: against threats like Iran, and drew a distinction between criticism
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  Speaker 1: of Israel and antisemitism, stating that holding British Jews responsible
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  Speaker 1: for Israeli government decisions is antisemitism. However, in a separate
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  Speaker 1: report from the Jerusalem Post, UK Jewish community leaders, including
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  Speaker 1: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mervis, expressed concerns that Miliband's actions might
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  Speaker 1: be viewed with dismay and disproportionately affect British Jews. despite
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  Speaker 1: his stated support for Israel and Palestinian statehood. Domestically, the
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  Speaker 1: Israel Defence Forces have reportedly repeatedly warned Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu that acts of terrorism by Jewish rioters in Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria could lead to a Palestinian response and broader escalation. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: the Prime Minister's office has strongly denied Aharetz's report, claiming
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  Speaker 1: that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: about a Hamas plan roughly a week and a half
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  Speaker 1: before October 7. The PMO stated the reports are false,
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  Speaker 1: and no such warning was given directly. In another domestic development,
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  Speaker 1: the Times of Israel reports that the High Court has
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  Speaker 1: annulled controversial government appointments to the broadcast regulator, citing a
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  Speaker 1: failure to review incendiary comments by appointees and violations of
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu's conflict of interest agreement. Finally, in broader
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  Speaker 1: regional security, Vice Admiral Eyal Hale stated that Israel is
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  Speaker 1: actively tracking attempts to alter the balance of power in
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  Speaker 1: the Mediterranean and Red Seas, affirming that Israel will defend
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  Speaker 1: its freedom of action in these critical waterways. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for joining us on Israel Today Ongoing War Report.
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