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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-04 at 15:01 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 3.01pm 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 US military role, Costa Rica's president said US ground
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  Speaker 1: operations would be good for national security, but stressed that
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  Speaker 1: no concrete plan is in place and any move would
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  Speaker 1: require congressional approval. President Laura Fernandez noted the aim would
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  Speaker 1: be to pursue a common objective against transnational drug trafficking
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  Speaker 1: and terrorism. While highlighting that Costa Rica has faced rising
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  Speaker 1: violence and a record homicide rate of 17.2 per 100,000
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  Speaker 1: inhabitants in 2023, she added she is not considering requesting
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  Speaker 1: a state of emergency or suspending constitutional guarantees to address
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  Speaker 1: this wave of crime. In the conflict with Iran and
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  Speaker 1: its regional proxies, Hossein Ayyash says he was questioned about
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah and held in isolation after his detention in South Lebanon.
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  Speaker 1: and that the psychological pressure was hard. Separately, two people
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  Speaker 1: were killed in an Israeli strike, and Iranian missiles were
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  Speaker 1: reportedly fired at Jordan. Additionally, the IDF is set to
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  Speaker 1: carry out a series of strikes on Lebanon in the
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  Speaker 1: coming hours, with explosions expected in Western Galilee, the Hula Valley,
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  Speaker 1: the Ramim Ridge, and possibly the northern Golan Heights. The
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  Speaker 1: security department says the IDF and the Upper Galilee Regional
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  Speaker 1: Council will remain in contact and issue updates as needed.
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  Speaker 1: Lebanese media reports a drone strike hit the southern village
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  Speaker 1: of Raman, with two people killed in that attack, and
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  Speaker 1: the IDF had struck Raman earlier this week, after explosive
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  Speaker 1: drones were launched toward soldiers and triggered sirens in northern Israel.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic politics, an opinion piece argues Israel needs
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  Speaker 1: an infusion of leaders with security and diplomatic experience, while
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  Speaker 1: also calling for a younger, unsullied generation to take the
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  Speaker 1: reins by around 2028 or 2030. seeking a balance between
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  Speaker 1: experience and innovation, and urging rejection of cynical, violent rhetoric
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  Speaker 1: in politics. Meanwhile, Gaddy Isingcott hints at surprise mergers as
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  Speaker 1: parties scramble to finalise slates before the deadline to submit lists,
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  Speaker 1: with reports of talks with Bennett and Ben Giver appointing
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  Speaker 1: Gottlieb as number two in his far-right party. Separately, Unity
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  Speaker 1: Party leader Gilad Erden announces he is withdrawing from the
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  Speaker 1: 2026 election after failed merger talks. saying the party is
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  Speaker 1: unlikely to cross the electoral threshold, and that efforts to
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  Speaker 1: join with other parties in a unity bloc did not materialise,
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  Speaker 1: shifting focus to the question of who will be Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister in a broader unity government. In anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish hate,
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  Speaker 1: four Israeli athletes were removed from the city of Derry
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  Speaker 1: Triathlon in Northern Ireland after a request from the Israeli Federation,
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  Speaker 1: with organisers noting safety concerns and confirming the final start
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  Speaker 1: list does not include any Israeli athletes. Organisers emphasise that
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  Speaker 1: the decision reflects representation of Israel in international sport rather
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  Speaker 1: than hostility toward individuals. Argentina has been ordered to return
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  Speaker 1: a Nazi-looted painting to the Jewish-Dutch collector Mary von Saha,
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  Speaker 1: with Patricia Kajian agreeing to return the artwork and to
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  Speaker 1: donate about $ 3, 200 to local hospitals. In Israeli economy and business,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli investors find themselves in the crosshairs of Argentina's Millet government.
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  Speaker 1: which is pushing sanctions on Israeli-linked companies drilling offshore in
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  Speaker 1: the Falkland Islands, a territory claimed by Buenos Aires. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for tuning in to this Israel Today, ongoing war
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  Speaker 1: report update. I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed. Keep
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  Speaker 1: in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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