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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-04 at 13:02 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 1.01pm 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 Iranian retaliation, a report says Iran is being strangled
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  Speaker 1: and warns that the dangerous part is still to come.
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  Speaker 1: The piece describes mounting pressure on Tehran and cautions that
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  Speaker 1: the next phase could bring greater risk in the region.
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  Speaker 1: In regional impacts, The IDF says it will carry out
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  Speaker 1: a series of strikes on Lebanon in the coming hours,
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  Speaker 1: with explosions to be heard in Western Galilee, the Hula Valley,
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  Speaker 1: the Ramim Ridge, and possibly in the northern Golan Heights.
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  Speaker 1: The security department says there will be ongoing contact with
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  Speaker 1: the IDF and the Upper Galilee Regional Council, and updates
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  Speaker 1: if circumstances change, with no additional public security instructions at
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  Speaker 1: this time. The United Nations Rights Office warned that Israel's
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  Speaker 1: operation in the north of the West Bank in January
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  Speaker 1: 2025 led to the forced displacement of entire Palestinian populations
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  Speaker 1: from three refugee camps, with more than 33,000 people displaced.
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  Speaker 1: It described civilians killed, homes destroyed, infrastructure damaged and water
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  Speaker 1: and electricity cut off, and said humanitarian access was blocked
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  Speaker 1: before residents were forced to leave. By July this year,
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  Speaker 1: the displacement figure stood at over 33,000. Separately, two ballistic
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  Speaker 1: missiles were launched from Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz.
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  Speaker 1: In the conflict with Iran and its regional proxies, casualties
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  Speaker 1: were reported in an Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle
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  Speaker 1: in the village of Raman, in the Nabati Governorate, near
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  Speaker 1: the Ali al-Tiyalatawan E25A Macronar Ridge. In US policy concerning Israel,
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  Speaker 1: the US and its allies are pressing the UN IAEA
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  Speaker 1: board to pass a resolution reporting Iran to the UN
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  Speaker 1: Security Council, for the first time in 20 years. If adopted,
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  Speaker 1: It would follow up on the June 12, 2025 resolution
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  Speaker 1: declaring Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for not
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  Speaker 1: fully cooperating with an IAEA investigation. The US-led air campaign
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  Speaker 1: against Iran's uranium enrichment facilities on February 28 remains unresolved,
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  Speaker 1: with IAEA inspectors not yet allowed to return to the
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  Speaker 1: bombed sites. The board's action would mark the culmination of
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  Speaker 1: that standoff. The US Treasury has slapped sanctions on Golden
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  Speaker 1: Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonym Circuity, accusing it of enabling Iran
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  Speaker 1: to move oil revenues from China to Turkey and offering
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  Speaker 1: services to Iranian finance entities. In a separate development, Israel
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  Speaker 1: freed five Lebanese civilians in a US-mediated deal that includes
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  Speaker 1: a quest to locate the remains of Lebanese Jewish leaders
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  Speaker 1: abducted and murdered during Lebanon's civil war. The Red Cross
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  Speaker 1: said it received the remaining detainees on Friday. In Israeli
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  Speaker 1: domestic politics, Unity Party leader Jilad Erden withdrew from the
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  Speaker 1: 2026 election, saying crossing the electoral threshold was unlikely and
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  Speaker 1: that merger talks with other parties had not materialised, prompting
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  Speaker 1: him to suspend the campaign. He argued that voters are
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  Speaker 1: primarily focused on who will be Prime Minister, not the
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  Speaker 1: Unity Party's platform. In a separate analysis, an opinion piece
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  Speaker 1: contends that the Israeli right risks political self-sabotage through factional
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  Speaker 1: splits and overlapping voter bases, highlighting ongoing merger talks and
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  Speaker 1: varying poll figures as evidence that unity remains elusive. In
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish hate, Roger Waters is set to headline
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  Speaker 1: a 9-11 truth conference at a New York City-owned museum,
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  Speaker 1: with organizers tying Israel to the attacks and the museum
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  Speaker 1: receiving public subsidies. In a separate data release, American Jewish
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  Speaker 1: communal security spending has surpassed $ 1 billion, with an average
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  Speaker 1: of about $ 225, 000 per institution, across more than 45 zero institutions.
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  Speaker 1: The rise signals greater security concerns and the push for
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  Speaker 1: federal funding through the non-profit security grant program. In uplifting news,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli adventurer Adam Jarno completed a climb of Sierra Leone's
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  Speaker 1: so-called Cursed Mountain despite warnings of demons and witchcraft. He
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  Speaker 1: followed a Google Earth mystery into a remote region, joined
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  Speaker 1: by hunters, and a marker at the summit tied the
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  Speaker 1: expedition to a 57-year-old story. Thank you for tuning in
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  Speaker 1: to this Israel Today, ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Stay safe and informed. Keep in mind that this AI-generated
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  Speaker 1: report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for
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