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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 02:02 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 2.01am 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 Iranian leadership considers escalation as US officials fear military.
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  Speaker 1: Cyberattacks report. Intelligence assessments indicate Iran is weighing a significant
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  Speaker 1: escalation as it grows more confident in its ability to
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  Speaker 1: strike targets in the Middle East and in cyberspace. the
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  Speaker 1: leadership appears reluctant to end the war, and officials warn
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  Speaker 1: Iran could widen its attacks beyond the current pace. In
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  Speaker 1: recent weeks Iran has resumed strikes against US targets in
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  Speaker 1: the region, while the United States has resumed strikes inside Iran.
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  Speaker 1: Officials warn Iran could broaden its operations, including against ships
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  Speaker 1: in the Strait of Hormuz, and pursue cyberattacks on critical
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  Speaker 1: US infrastructure. Reports indicate Iran-linked hackers, were behind cyberattacks on
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  Speaker 1: more than 100 water systems across the United States in July.
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  Speaker 1: While no water system was degraded to unsafe levels, disruptions
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  Speaker 1: forced manual overrides and precautionary boil water advisories. In Pentagon
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  Speaker 1: gives polygraphs to joint staff officials in attempt to find
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  Speaker 1: munitions info leak. Roughly 50 members of the joint staff
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  Speaker 1: have been subjected to polygraph tests in a probe into
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  Speaker 1: leaks to journalists about the shrinking US munitions stockpile amid
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  Speaker 1: the Iran war. Investigators sought to determine whether classified information
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  Speaker 1: about munitions stockpiles, including long-range missiles and Patriot interceptors, was
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  Speaker 1: disclosed to the press in August. A Pentagon spokesperson said
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  Speaker 1: the department does not comment on internal personnel matters, but
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  Speaker 1: emphasised that leaks of classified information are taken seriously and investigated.
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  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump has threatened long-term jail sentences for those
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  Speaker 1: found responsible for releasing information about the munitions stockpiles. in
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  Speaker 1: White House reviews candidates to replace Hegseth Deputy Feinberg. Sources say,
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  Speaker 1: the White House has reviewed candidates to replace Deputy Defence
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  Speaker 1: Secretary Steve Feinberg, signalling possible leadership changes at the Pentagon
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  Speaker 1: amid unusually high staff turnover. The discussions reportedly included conversations
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  Speaker 1: with senior lawmakers in the Senate about whether the administration's
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  Speaker 1: picks would have enough support to be confirmed, and no
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  Speaker 1: decision had been made by late August. White House spokespeople
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  Speaker 1: have sought to downplay the reports, saying anonymous sources do
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  Speaker 1: not reflect official plans. Separate reporting indicates the administration is
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  Speaker 1: looking to replace Feinberg, and the coverage notes that Hegseth
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  Speaker 1: had previously blamed Iran war munitions shortages on Feinberg. In
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  Speaker 1: White House looking to replace Hegseth deputy Steve Feinberg, sources say,
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  Speaker 1: Trump administration denies the report. Hegseth was previously said to
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  Speaker 1: have blamed Iran war munitions shortages on Feinberg. making his
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  Speaker 1: dismissal the latest Pentagon shake-up. The post-White House looking to
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  Speaker 1: replace Hegseth deputy Steve Feinberg, sources say appeared first on
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  Speaker 1: the Times of Israel. In Israel Aerospace Industries, first cargo-converted
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  Speaker 1: Airbus aircraft completes first flight. Israel Aerospace Industries completed the
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  Speaker 1: first flight of an Airbus A300 and 30min 200 converted
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  Speaker 1: into a cargo aircraft, marking a milestone in the company's
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  Speaker 1: expansion into Airbus conversions. The flight, taking off from and
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  Speaker 1: landing at Ben Gurion Airport, was part of the aircraft's
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  Speaker 1: certification process and moves toward delivery to customers and entry
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  Speaker 1: into service. The converted aircraft, the Airbus A300 and 3300 BDSF,
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  Speaker 1: is designed for cargo operations on regional and medium-range routes,
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  Speaker 1: offering capacity for up to 30 cargo containers and a
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  Speaker 1: payload of up to 61 tonnes. It features an electric
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  Speaker 1: cargo loading system and an optimised cargo flow. with a
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  Speaker 1: forward placement of the main deck cargo door to speed
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  Speaker 1: loading and unloading. Until now, IAI had converted only Boeing
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  Speaker 1: aircraft for cargo operations, aerial refuelling and VIP transport, and
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  Speaker 1: this development signals a broader shift into Airbus conversion work.
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  Speaker 1: War-weary Ukrainian students learn Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past
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  Speaker 1: nearly erased at home. Non-Jews study the region's history through
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  Speaker 1: language study with New York's YIVO Institute. connecting with US
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  Speaker 1: Jews over a heritage decimated with help from some local collaborators.
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  Speaker 1: The programme offers a pathway to explore regional history and
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  Speaker 1: culture that has been suppressed for decades, helping students engage
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  Speaker 1: with a heritage largely lost at home. In Israeli scientists find, multitasking,
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  Speaker 1: gene controls mood and metabolism in mice. Researchers at the
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  Speaker 1: Wiseman Institute have identified the orthopedia gene as playing a
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  Speaker 1: critical role in mood regulation and metabolic processes across life.
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  Speaker 1: including contributions to inutero brain development. The findings may inform
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  Speaker 1: future approaches to treating anxiety-related conditions and metabolic disorders in humans.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today, ongoing
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  Speaker 1: war report update. I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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