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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - October 4, 2026, 09 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 begin with developments in the ongoing conflict with Iran
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  Speaker 1: and its regional proxies. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagha Galibaf
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  Speaker 1: stated Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen
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  Speaker 1: until Iran meets seven conditions from a June interim agreement.
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  Speaker 1: He indicated that while the US has responded via Qatari intermediaries,
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  Speaker 1: Iran has additional points to communicate, emphasising that clear steps
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  Speaker 1: from the US are required for the waterway's security. Iran
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  Speaker 1: also reiterated its preparedness to respond militarily if the US
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  Speaker 1: chooses further military action. Turning to Yemen, the head of
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  Speaker 1: the Presidential Council, Rashad al-Alameh, announced the start of military
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  Speaker 1: operations to retake territory from Iran-backed Houthis and restore state
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  Speaker 1: authority across the country. In Iraq, Iran-backed militias are reportedly
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  Speaker 1: intent on retaining their arms, even after the US military's withdrawal.
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  Speaker 1: An Iraq specialist notes, these groups celebrate the withdrawal as
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  Speaker 1: an incomplete victory and are resisting disarmament deadlines, with statements
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  Speaker 1: indicating they are not bound by any agreements. The deadline
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  Speaker 1: for militias to disarm has been extended, but some groups
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  Speaker 1: suggest they may disregard it. And in southern Lebanon, two
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  Speaker 1: IDF soldiers were injured during an operational incident, due to
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  Speaker 1: a grenade explosion. Shifting to the disputed territories, reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: that Israel targeted Ali Ahmed Alamoudi in Gaza. The Israeli
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  Speaker 1: military described him as Yahya Sinwar's former right-hand man, allegedly
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  Speaker 1: involved in decision-making for the October 7 massacre, and now
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  Speaker 1: considered Hamas's most senior figure in Gaza. In Jerusalem, a
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  Speaker 1: pedestrian approximately 70 years old was killed after being hit
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  Speaker 1: by a truck. The incident is being investigated as a hit-and-run. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: a political dispute has emerged just weeks before elections involving
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  Speaker 1: Yosef Hardad of the People of Israel party. An old
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  Speaker 1: interview resurfaced showing Hardad previously supporting a Palestinian state. Hardad
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  Speaker 1: has since rejected this, stating his views changed after the
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  Speaker 1: May 2021 riots and now advocates for exposing the Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: lie to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. Party
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  Speaker 1: leader Ofa Winter defended Hardad, calling him the state of
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  Speaker 1: Israel's strongest public diplomacy fighter, and arguing that positions should
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  Speaker 1: naturally evolve, especially after October 7. In other news, Emirati
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  Speaker 1: authorities are expanding their investigation into the attempted hijacking of
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  Speaker 1: a fly-Dubai flight, examining whether the Omani copilot had an
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  Speaker 1: accomplice among the crew. Passenger testimonies have raised questions about
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  Speaker 1: crew actions, though Israeli security officials currently believe the copilot
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  Speaker 1: acted alone. Separately, an Italian investigation has revealed a dramatic
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  Speaker 1: mid-flight incident where there was an attempt to shut down
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  Speaker 1: aircraft engines, described as a miracle in the sky. And
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  Speaker 1: regarding historical matters, a Syrian security officer claims legendary Israeli
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  Speaker 1: spy Eli Cohen may have been buried near unidentified military
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  Speaker 1: barracks outside Damascus following his 1965 execution. We also have
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  Speaker 1: uplifting news to share. Famed IDF paratrooper Josef Hegel associated
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  Speaker 1: with the song Ballad for a Medic, has died at
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  Speaker 1: the age of 80. He fought in the Six-Day War
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  Speaker 1: and was seriously wounded, with his medic sacrificing his life
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  Speaker 1: to save him. In sports, UEFA has approved Israeli national
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  Speaker 1: team players to wear black armbands to commemorate the victims
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  Speaker 1: of the October 7th attacks. For continuing coverage of antisemitism
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  Speaker 1: Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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  Speaker 1: occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.