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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 4, 2026, 03 AM 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 have critical updates tonight from across the region and
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  Speaker 1: at home. Turning first to Gaza, IDF forces operating near
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  Speaker 1: the northern Gaza border were targeted by fire around 2am.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF spokesperson has characterised this as a blatant violation
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  Speaker 1: of the ceasefire agreement. In response, the Israeli Air Force
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  Speaker 1: conducted airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hitting targets in the
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  Speaker 1: Shujia neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City, according to Gaza sources.
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  Speaker 1: In Jerusalem, border guard forces neutralised a 33-year-old East Jerusalem
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  Speaker 1: resident who attempted a stabbing attack near Damascus Gate in
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  Speaker 1: the Old City early this morning, around 3.45am. No Israeli
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  Speaker 1: forces were injured in the incident. Meanwhile, large crowds gathered
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  Speaker 1: for Selichot prayers. Reports indicate that over half a million
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  Speaker 1: people attended prayers at the Western Wall since the beginning
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  Speaker 1: of Elul. Palestinian channels also reported that over 50,000 individuals
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  Speaker 1: participated in prayers and rituals at the Al-Burak Wall Plaza.
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  Speaker 1: The Times of Israel reports that four new arrests were
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  Speaker 1: made on suspicion of settler violence, including an IDF conscript.
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  Speaker 1: This follows a previous arrest of a 19-year-old for involvement
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  Speaker 1: in violence in Qusra. On the economic and infrastructure front, Jpost.com
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  Speaker 1: reports an incident that exposed systemic weaknesses. Five major Mediterranean
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  Speaker 1: desalination plants went offline earlier this week due to unusually
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  Speaker 1: high seawater turbidity, apparently caused by microalgae. While residential water
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  Speaker 1: supplies were maintained, the event led to reduced non-essential consumption
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  Speaker 1: and temporary cuts to agricultural water. The incident highlights the
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  Speaker 1: need to treat water, electricity, food and shelters as matters
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  Speaker 1: of national security. According to the report, which notes that
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  Speaker 1: a single natural event was enough to interrupt several critical
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  Speaker 1: facilities at once, raising questions about Israel's preparedness for multiple
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  Speaker 1: system failures. In domestic politics, Mariv's latest election poll shows
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  Speaker 1: shifts in the political landscape. An alliance between Beit Salel
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  Speaker 1: Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party and Moshe Feiglin's Zehat, along with
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  Speaker 1: the OFA Winter-led People of Israel Party, has pushed them
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  Speaker 1: above the electoral threshold. potentially boosting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
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  Speaker 1: The poll also indicates a narrowing gap in preference for
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister between Gadi Isenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu. Additionally, a
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  Speaker 1: significant partisan split was revealed in a poll on the
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  Speaker 1: Inside Betrayal conspiracy concerning October 7th, with coalition voters more
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  Speaker 1: likely to believe such an event occurred than opposition voters.
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  Speaker 1: In international policy news, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bassant announced
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  Speaker 1: that the European Union has officially joined the economic isolation
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  Speaker 1: campaign against Iran. The US has expressed appreciation for the
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  Speaker 1: EU's firm's stance and quick joining. In other news, a
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  Speaker 1: police operation in Nazareth following four murders within 24 hours
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  Speaker 1: resulted in the arrest of 10 suspects and the seizure
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  Speaker 1: of a handgun, a grenade and other munitions. Separately, a
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  Speaker 1: shooting incident occurred in the lobby of a residential building
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  Speaker 1: in Herzliya, with no physical injuries reported. 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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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.