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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-04 at 17:01 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 5.01pm 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, Trump says US may hit Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Pickaxe Mountain very soon. Trump told reporters on Friday that
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  Speaker 1: the United States may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain very soon.
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  Speaker 1: Pickaxe Mountain, located near Iran's heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility,
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  Speaker 1: is a heavily fortified site that hosts two deeply buried
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  Speaker 1: tunnel complexes. This is a developing story. In the conflict
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  Speaker 1: with Iran and its regional proxies, IDF strikes Hezbollah targets
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  Speaker 1: in Lebanon after Israeli soldiers intercept drone attack. The strikes
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  Speaker 1: followed an announcement by Defense Minister Israel Katz that the
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  Speaker 1: IDF had cleared Lebanon's Ali al-Taha ridge tunnels of Hezbollah terrorists.
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  Speaker 1: The military said the drone was spotted approaching Israeli soldiers
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  Speaker 1: in the IDF security zone in southern Lebanon. and was
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  Speaker 1: shot down. No IDF soldiers were injured, and the attack
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  Speaker 1: was described as a blatant violation of the ceasefire. Iran
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  Speaker 1: warned the United States on Thursday that it would respond
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  Speaker 1: forcefully to any Israeli attack on the Ali-Altaha Ridge complex.
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  Speaker 1: Hamas claims months of deception preceded capture of its Gaza
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  Speaker 1: intelligence chief. Hamas says Israel spent two months gathering intelligence,
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  Speaker 1: used aid worker cover and hidden weapons, then deployed a
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  Speaker 1: second team behind Muin al-Arabid's home. In US policy concerning Israel,
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  Speaker 1: US said drafting post-war plan to create alliance against Iran,
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  Speaker 1: expand Abraham Accords. Axios reported that in private conversations, the
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  Speaker 1: Trump administration is crafting a post-Iran war strategy to build
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  Speaker 1: a regional alignment of US allies to contain Iran, while
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  Speaker 1: also expanding the Abraham Accords. The plan is described as
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  Speaker 1: a regional alliance with the United States as guarantor and
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  Speaker 1: is not yet finalised. Officials cautioned it is still being
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  Speaker 1: worked out and not ready for implementation, with timing linked
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  Speaker 1: to the October 27 Israeli election and the November 3
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  Speaker 1: US midterms. In Israeli domestic politics, Yes Atid's Mikkel Schur
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  Speaker 1: quits Knesset race as party faces growing wave of exits.
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  Speaker 1: Schur said she will not seek re-election, posting on xslash
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  Speaker 1: Twitter that she does not wish to run but remains
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  Speaker 1: supportive of Yair Lapid and the party. The move follows
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  Speaker 1: other departures in Yes Atid, including Karin Elhara, Maya Cohen,
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  Speaker 1: Mickey Levy, Elazar Stern and others. Mariv's poll projects the
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  Speaker 1: party holding about 15 seats, making it the third largest
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  Speaker 1: in the Knesset. In uplifting news, you are standing today.
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  Speaker 1: A Jewish lesson for America, 25 years after 9-11 offers perspective.
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  Speaker 1: As the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks nears, a
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  Speaker 1: haftarah from Isaiah 61-63, nine frames destruction, rebuilding and memory.
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  Speaker 1: with the prophet proclaiming Zion's restoration and perseverance. For Zion's
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  Speaker 1: sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake
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  Speaker 1: I will not be still, until her righteousness goes forth
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  Speaker 1: like brightness, and her salvation like a burning torch. Israel
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  Speaker 1: after Oct. 7. What Moses teaches us about survival and
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  Speaker 1: responsibility argues that surviving tragedy is only the beginning, and
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  Speaker 1: that a people must decide what they stand for. Invoking
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  Speaker 1: the line, Atum Nitzavim Hayim, you are still standing. A
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  Speaker 1: video clip shows Yishai Rebo singing, Avanu Malkinu, during slitchos
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  Speaker 1: at the Kosol on Thursday night. Thank you for tuning
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  Speaker 1: in to this Israel Today, ongoing war report update. I'm
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  Speaker 1: Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed. Keep in mind that
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  Speaker 1: this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple
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