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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 03 AM 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: US officials are expressing concerns that Iran may be preparing
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  Speaker 1: for a significant escalation in its conflict with the United States,
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  Speaker 1: according to the New York Times, which cited recent US
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  Speaker 1: intelligence reports. This potential intensification is reportedly fuelled by Iran's
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  Speaker 1: increased confidence in its military capabilities. and a reluctance among
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  Speaker 1: its leaders to agree to a ceasefire. The reports suggest
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  Speaker 1: Iran might target more ships in the Strait of Hormuz
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  Speaker 1: and US infrastructure within the region. Beyond traditional warfare, US
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  Speaker 1: officials are also worried about cyberattacks. US officials believe Iran-linked
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  Speaker 1: hackers were responsible for cyberattacks on over 100 water systems
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  Speaker 1: across the United States in July, causing disruptions and requiring
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  Speaker 1: boil water advisories, though no systems were degraded to the
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  Speaker 1: point of making water unsafe. Current and former US officials
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  Speaker 1: also told the New York Times that US oil and
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  Speaker 1: gas infrastructure could be targeted, though these systems are considered
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  Speaker 1: more secure. Experts suggest Iran may also be using these
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  Speaker 1: cyber capabilities to undermine domestic support for the war in
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  Speaker 1: the US. Alex Orleans, a former US government cybersecurity contractor,
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  Speaker 1: told the New York Times that such attacks, even if unsuccessful,
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  Speaker 1: can contribute to exhausting domestic patience with the administration's handling
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  Speaker 1: of the conflict. Representative Josh Gotthamer of New Jersey told
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  Speaker 1: the New York Times, the Iranians think they have maximum leverage,
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  Speaker 1: suggesting a strategy to drag out the war, potentially until
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  Speaker 1: the US midterm elections. Adding to this, Meta has reported
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  Speaker 1: a network of Iranian-origin accounts spreading propaganda focused on US politics,
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  Speaker 1: including anti-Republican views, while domestic Iranian media has published extensive
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  Speaker 1: coverage of President Trump and the midterm elections. In other news,
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  Speaker 1: A notable division has emerged among prominent Jewish figures and
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  Speaker 1: organisations concerning recent comments by actor and producer Mark Ruffalo.
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  Speaker 1: Ruffalo has faced accusations of employing anti-Semitic tropes about Jewish
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  Speaker 1: wealth and power in statements related to the pending acquisition
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  Speaker 1: of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount and Skydance. In response,
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  Speaker 1: approximately 170 prominent Jewish individuals, including entertainers, rabbis and physicians,
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  Speaker 1: have released an open letter defending Ruffalo. calling the accusations
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  Speaker 1: a false and dangerous weaponisation of charges of antisemitism. George
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  Speaker 1: Clooney has also defended Ruffalo. The controversy began when Ruffalo
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  Speaker 1: linked Paramount's guidance CEO David Ellison, son of one of
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  Speaker 1: the world's wealthiest men, Larry Ellison, to an apartheid system
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  Speaker 1: of oppression in Gaza, referencing Oracle's stake in TikTok. Ruffalo
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  Speaker 1: also described Larry Ellison as a classic oligarch and accused
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  Speaker 1: him of crushing workers and consolidating the wealth of the world. Critics,
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  Speaker 1: such as the head of the Jewish Federation of Greater
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  Speaker 1: Lowe's Angels, stated that Ruffalo's comments combined Jewish wealth, media control,
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  Speaker 1: secret technology and sinister global power, drawing on recognisable antisemitic tropes.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for joining us on Israel
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