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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 02 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 concern over a potential significant escalation
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  Speaker 1: by Iran in its ongoing conflict. According to a report
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  Speaker 1: by jpost.com, citing the New York Times and recent US intelligence,
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  Speaker 1: Iran may intensify military attacks targeting infrastructure in the Middle
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  Speaker 1: East and the Strait of Hormuz. In addition, US domestic systems,
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  Speaker 1: including critical infrastructure in the cybersphere, are seen as potential targets.
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  Speaker 1: US officials believe Iran-linked hackers were behind cyberattacks on over
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  Speaker 1: 100 water systems across the United States in July, causing
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  Speaker 1: disruptions that led to manual overrides and precautionary boil water advisories,
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  Speaker 1: although no systems were degraded to the point of making
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  Speaker 1: water unsafe. Current and former US officials also told the
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  Speaker 1: New York Times that Iran's oil, and gas infrastructure may
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  Speaker 1: be on hackers' target lists, though those systems are reportedly
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  Speaker 1: more protected. Experts suggest Iran believes it has significant leverage
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  Speaker 1: over the Strait of Hormuz, and that US forces may
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  Speaker 1: struggle to sustain major new strikes due to dwindling munition stockpiles.
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  Speaker 1: The report indicates Iranian leaders may be motivated to prolong
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  Speaker 1: the war, potentially until the US mid-term elections, due to
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  Speaker 1: its unpopularity and rising gas prices. Representative Josh Gotthamer was
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  Speaker 1: cited saying, The Iranians think they have maximum leverage. So
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  Speaker 1: from their perspective, why not keep sticking it to the president? Furthermore,
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  Speaker 1: signs have emerged of Iran spreading propaganda against President Trump,
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  Speaker 1: with Meta reporting a network of accounts focused on US
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  Speaker 1: politics and domestic Iranian media, publishing numerous articles about Trump
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  Speaker 1: and the midterm elections. In cultural news, actor Mark Ruffalo
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  Speaker 1: faces accusations of anti-Semitism for comments made about the pending
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  Speaker 1: Paramount's guidance acquisition. of Warner Bros. discovery. Ruffalo linked Paramount's
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  Speaker 1: guidance CEO David Ellison, whose father Larry Ellison owns tech
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  Speaker 1: giant Oracle, to what Ruffalo termed an apartheid system of
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  Speaker 1: oppression in Gaza. Both Ellisons are Jewish and prominent supporters
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  Speaker 1: of Israel. Ruffalo also described Larry Ellison as a classic oligarch,
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  Speaker 1: consolidating global wealth. In response, Paramount seized on Ruffalo's comments,
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  Speaker 1: releasing a statement accusing the actor of invoking anti-Semitic tropes.
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  Speaker 1: and suggesting this exposed the true motivation of merger opponents.
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  Speaker 1: Several leading Jewish groups echoed this sentiment, stating Ruffalo's comments
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  Speaker 1: drew upon recognisable antisemitic tropes with a long and dangerous
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  Speaker 1: history concerning Jewish wealth and power. However, a defence has
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  Speaker 1: also emerged. Some 170 notable Jewish personalities, including entertainers, rabbis
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  Speaker 1: and a physician, released an open letter defending Ruffalo. They
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  Speaker 1: characterised the attacks against him as a false and dangerous
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  Speaker 1: weaponisation of charges of antisemitism. George Clooney also publicly defended Ruffalo.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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  Speaker 1: report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for
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  Speaker 1: a comprehensive view. Thank you.