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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 4, 2026, 07 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: In southern Lebanon, Israel's military has announced it has cleared
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah fighters from tunnels located beneath the strategic Ali Al-Taha Ridge.
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  Speaker 1: Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on social media that the
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  Speaker 1: mission was completed and the tunnels were cleared of terrorists.
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  Speaker 1: The military also indicated that some Hezbollah fighters were eliminated
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  Speaker 1: while others fled. The Iran-backed group did not immediately comment,
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  Speaker 1: and the status of the ridge could not be independently
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  Speaker 1: verified by Reuters. This development follows reports last month that
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  Speaker 1: Iran had warned the United States it would respond forcefully
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  Speaker 1: to any Israeli assault on Hezbollah positions in the contested area. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: intense military activity was reported across southern Lebanon, with overnight
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  Speaker 1: airstrikes and subsequent artillery shelling targeting areas like al-Manswari, Wadi al-Saluki, Zota,
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  Speaker 1: and Kfar Tibnit. Israeli soldiers were observed deployed in Zota al-Shakia,
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  Speaker 1: with continued shelling and clearing operations sparking fires in affected areas.
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  Speaker 1: In security operations in the West Bank, the IDF, guided
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  Speaker 1: by the Shin Bet, dismantled over 30 weapon production machines
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  Speaker 1: in the Nablus area during a two-day counter-terrorism operation. The
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  Speaker 1: operation also resulted in the confiscation of concealed weaponry and
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  Speaker 1: the arrest of over 10 wanted individuals. In diplomatic news,
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  Speaker 1: the Democratic Republic of Congo is taking steps to relocate
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  Speaker 1: its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, following
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  Speaker 1: President Felix Tsheskedi's visit this week. Israel and the DRC
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  Speaker 1: issued a joint statement agreeing to continue consultations toward this move.
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  Speaker 1: In Jerusalem, Ibrahim al-Hindi, a 33-year-old resident of Beit Hanina,
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  Speaker 1: was killed by Israeli army gunfire at Damascus Gate after
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  Speaker 1: attempting to carry out a stabbing attack. An Israeli citizen
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  Speaker 1: has been indicted for unspecified actions threatening national security, undertaken
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  Speaker 1: on behalf of an unnamed foreign government. The state prosecutor's
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  Speaker 1: office publicised the indictment on Friday, stating the individual was
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  Speaker 1: arrested by Israel police and Shin Bet, with their connection
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  Speaker 1: to the foreign government discovered during interrogation. Turning to domestic politics,
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  Speaker 1: MK Tali Gottlieb has been assigned the second place on
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  Speaker 1: Otzma Yehudit's list for the upcoming Knesset elections. a significant
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  Speaker 1: placement announced by party leader Itamar Ben-Givia. Former Prime Minister
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  Speaker 1: Naftali Bennett is addressing criticism over past coalition decisions and
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  Speaker 1: outlining his vision for Israel's future, acknowledging broken promises while
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  Speaker 1: explaining his motivations. We also have contrasting reports on intergroup relations.
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  Speaker 1: An article highlights the often-cited Arab-Jewish coexistence within Israeli hospitals,
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  Speaker 1: while also recounting a disturbing incident of alleged racism, by
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  Speaker 1: teens on Jerusalem's light rail. Another report critiques the government's
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  Speaker 1: handling of accountability for the October 7 failures, warning that
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  Speaker 1: a lack of learning risks future massacres and multi-front confrontations.
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  Speaker 1: Zehut party chairman Moshe Feiglin discussed political alliances, his party's
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  Speaker 1: predictions of the October 7 events, and his views on
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  Speaker 1: war strategy. In party news, blue and white sources stated
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  Speaker 1: that Benny Gantz announced no union would occur between his
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  Speaker 1: party and Arden's following a meeting. Separately, the Kedem Healing
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  Speaker 1: House Center, which has provided unique integrative therapy to over
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  Speaker 1: 65 zero-wounded soldiers, survivors of captivity and their families, faces
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  Speaker 1: imminent closure due to an exhausted budget. Finally, regarding anti-Semitism,
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  Speaker 1: a campaign targeting Jewish communities for conversion in New York
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  Speaker 1: and New Jersey is employing deceptive tactics. This includes the
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  Speaker 1: use of Jews.com billboards and a fake rabbi persona presented
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  Speaker 1: by Messianic evangelist K.A. Schneider, who leads the organization Discovering
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  Speaker 1: the Jewish Jesus. The campaign directs individuals from Hebrew scripture
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  Speaker 1: towards Christian teachings about Jesus, and has drawn criticism from
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  Speaker 1: Jewish communal and religious groups for its deceptive methods and
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  Speaker 1: use of Jewish imagery. I'm Noah Levi, thank you for
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