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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 6, 2026, 05 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. Tonight,
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  Speaker 1: Iran has declared a restricted zone around the Strait of Hormuz,
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  Speaker 1: threatening sanctions on any ship that enters the area. This
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  Speaker 1: comes as citizens are evacuating southern Lebanon amidst ongoing attacks there.
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  Speaker 1: In a political development, Lebanese Sunni Member of Parliament Fouad
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  Speaker 1: Maksoumi stated that Lebanon could establish peace with Israel and
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  Speaker 1: join the Abraham Accords if Hezbollah is fully disarmed, and
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  Speaker 1: armed groups are prevented from dragging the country into future conflicts.
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  Speaker 1: He urged the Lebanese military to take steps to disarm Hezbollah.
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  Speaker 1: In developments regarding the disputed territories, eight Arab and Muslim countries,
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  Speaker 1: including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey,
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  Speaker 1: Pakistan and Indonesia, issued a joint statement. They rejected any
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  Speaker 1: attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and reaffirmed
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  Speaker 1: their support for an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 lines.
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  Speaker 1: In the West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered
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  Speaker 1: the dismantling of unauthorised settler outposts. This action follows pressure
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  Speaker 1: from the United States to crack down on settler attacks,
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  Speaker 1: with US Ambassador Mike Huckabee having previously denounced violent settlers
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  Speaker 1: as terrorists. On the domestic front, the Israel Defence Forces
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  Speaker 1: is preparing to lower minimum combat soldier profile scores in
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  Speaker 1: a significant change aimed at addressing a substantial shortage of
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  Speaker 1: combat personnel. This measure would allow more soldiers to serve
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  Speaker 1: in certain combat roles. In politics, Mosh Gafni, a long-serving
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  Speaker 1: member of Knesset and a prominent figure for Israel's Haredi parties,
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  Speaker 1: has been removed from his party's Knesset slate. This move
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  Speaker 1: is seen by some as potentially signalling a changing era
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  Speaker 1: for these parties. Separately, Avigdor Liberman announced his Yisrael Beitonu
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  Speaker 1: party's Knesset slate for the upcoming elections. The Religious Zionism
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  Speaker 1: Party also approved a technical bloc agreement, with calls for
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  Speaker 1: other parties within the national camp to unite. Meanwhile, police
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  Speaker 1: appointments have been finalised despite ministerial opposition, with concerns about
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  Speaker 1: potential legal challenges. Regarding US policy concerning Iran, Energy Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Chris Wright indicated that a nuclear deal may not be forthcoming,
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  Speaker 1: stating the US will continue to counter Iran's nuclear capabilities.
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  Speaker 1: He suggested that any potential agreement might depend on a
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  Speaker 1: future Iranian government. Separately, a statement attributed to President Trump
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  Speaker 1: asserts that Iran is currently collapsing. Finally, in a report
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  Speaker 1: on antisemitism, Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon has claimed that Zionists
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  Speaker 1: within the Hollywood film industry are limiting her opportunities for
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  Speaker 1: major studio roles. Sarandon reportedly lost representation from her agency
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  Speaker 1: following controversial remarks made after the October 7th attacks. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi. Thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
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