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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 3, 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 today with significant developments on Israel's northern border.
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  Speaker 1: The IDF announced on Thursday the completion of clearance operations
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  Speaker 1: against two extensive Hezbollah underground infrastructures located on the Ali
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  Speaker 1: al-Taha Ridge in southern Lebanon. According to the military, these
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  Speaker 1: tunnel complexes are which took about two decades to build
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  Speaker 1: and were planned and funded by Iran, served as critical
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  Speaker 1: command centres for Hezbollah operatives. IDF forces from the 36th
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  Speaker 1: Division have been operating in the area for several weeks,
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  Speaker 1: achieving operational control both above and below ground. During these operations,
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah operatives were cleared from the area, with some reportedly
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  Speaker 1: killed and others fleeing. The IDF found command rooms, weapon storage,
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  Speaker 1: living quarters, and facilities that allowed operatives to remain underground
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  Speaker 1: for extended periods and conduct combat operations, including planning terrorist
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  Speaker 1: attacks against Israel and IDF forces. While efforts to neutralise
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  Speaker 1: the tunnels are ongoing, the IDF stated that the ability
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  Speaker 1: to carry out additional attacks from these sites has been neutralised.
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  Speaker 1: Operations in southern Lebanon continue, with the IDF remaining committed
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  Speaker 1: to the ceasefire agreement. The capture of the Ali Al
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  Speaker 1: Taha Ridge, A complex operation lasting several months involved detailed
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  Speaker 1: mapping and destruction of underground systems, command rooms and weapons depots.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to US policy and its representatives in the region,
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  Speaker 1: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has been outspoken, while
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  Speaker 1: reaffirming the strong partnership between the United States and Israel,
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  Speaker 1: citing benefits in intelligence, military hardware, technology and counter-terrorism. Huckabee
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  Speaker 1: has also stated he cannot ignore the growing violence perpetrated
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  Speaker 1: by Israeli citizens against Palestinians in the West Bank. He
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  Speaker 1: emphasised that violence is unacceptable regardless of who commits it,
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  Speaker 1: drawing a parallel between Palestinian attacks on Israelis and Israeli
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  Speaker 1: attacks on Palestinians, and noted that such settler violence harms
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  Speaker 1: Israel's reputation in the United States. Separately, the role of
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  Speaker 1: Martin Marx, Special Assistant to the President and Director of
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  Speaker 1: Jewish Engagement, has been highlighted. Marx reportedly spent months arranging
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  Speaker 1: a White House meeting with two rabbis representing a movement
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  Speaker 1: that regards the state of Israel as a religious era,
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  Speaker 1: prior to Rosh Hashanah. This outreach, facilitated by Marx, is
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  Speaker 1: noted as a new development from the White House. In
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  Speaker 1: Israeli domestic politics, Firebrand Knesset member Tali Gottlieb will run
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  Speaker 1: with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Jivar's Far-Right Otzma Yehudit party
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  Speaker 1: in the upcoming October 27 election. This move follows Gottlieb's
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  Speaker 1: disappointing result in the Likud primary, which she blamed on
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu. Under an agreement between Likud and Otsma Yehudit,
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  Speaker 1: Gottlieb will remain bound by Likud faction discipline until the election.
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  Speaker 1: This arrangement is crucial for her to retain parliamentary immunity
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  Speaker 1: and secure substantial party funding from the Knesset, which she
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  Speaker 1: would lose if declared a departing lawmaker. Ben Jiver welcomed Gottlieb,
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  Speaker 1: calling her a fighter against the Deep State. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep 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.