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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 07 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: We begin with escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz,
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  Speaker 1: where Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, claimed on
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  Speaker 1: Saturday to have targeted six tankers. According to the IRGC,
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  Speaker 1: this action was in retaliation for earlier US strikes on
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  Speaker 1: three Iranian oil tankers. The IRGC also issued a warning
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  Speaker 1: of intensified strikes against US military vessels in the region
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  Speaker 1: should such attacks continue. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, has
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  Speaker 1: not yet confirmed these strikes. In diplomatic news, Israel's Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Ministry and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee have strongly
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  Speaker 1: criticised Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. The criticism follows Miliband's
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  Speaker 1: remarks about conditions in Gaza, where he claimed children were
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  Speaker 1: dying due to blocked medical treatment. Israel's foreign ministry accused
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  Speaker 1: Miliband of spreading false information, stating that over 22,000, 500
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  Speaker 1: tonnes of medical supplies have entered Gaza since the ceasefire,
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  Speaker 1: and that hundreds of Gaza residents have left for medical
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  Speaker 1: treatment in the past two weeks. Ambassador Huckabee supported Israel's denial,
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  Speaker 1: accusing the UK government of due hatred and a lack
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  Speaker 1: of adherence to facts. Moving to economic news, the first
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  Speaker 1: Israel Chamber of Commerce office has been inaugurated in Banyaluka,
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  Speaker 1: Located in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, this initiative aims
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  Speaker 1: to significantly expand economic ties, fostering greater cooperation in trade,
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  Speaker 1: investment and technology. Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amikai
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  Speaker 1: Chikli attended the opening ceremony, alongside Republika Srpska President Mylorad Dodik.
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  Speaker 1: President Dodik expressed a desire to elevate relations with Israel
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  Speaker 1: to the highest possible level. noting the potential value of
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  Speaker 1: Israeli technology and the region's access to the European Union market.
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  Speaker 1: He also revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had proposed
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  Speaker 1: the establishment of this office. I'm Noah Levi, thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. Stay safe
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  Speaker 1: 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.