Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 10, 2026, 08 PM Eastern
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- 0:08Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
- 0:12Speaker 1: The potential for escalation with Iran remains a significant concern.
- 0:16Speaker 1: Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned that Tehran may choose
- 0:19Speaker 1: to act against Israel amidst mounting economic pressure. According to
- 0:23Speaker 1: Telegram channel Jewish News 24, Katz stated that any attack,
- 0:28Speaker 1: regardless of its origin or reason, would be met with
- 0:31Speaker 1: a powerful Israeli response. This response could include strikes on
- 0:35Speaker 1: key Iranian energy facilities that support the regime's military and
- 0:38Speaker 1: terrorism infrastructure. An action, he suggested, could set Iran back
- 0:43Speaker 1: decades and further destabilise its government. The Israel Defence Forces,
- 0:47Speaker 1: he added, are on alert and prepared. In parallel efforts
- 0:51Speaker 1: to counter Iran's influence, the US government has announced new sanctions. Jpost.com
- 0:57Speaker 1: reports that these sanctions target firms and individuals supporting Iranian
- 1:01Speaker 1: proxies like Hezbollah and Kataib Hezbollah in the Middle East.
- 1:04Speaker 1: This is part of the US Treasury Department's Operation Economic Outcast.
- 1:09Speaker 1: Designed to cut off funding for Iran's war efforts, missile
- 1:12Speaker 1: programmes and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Treasury stated
- 1:16Speaker 1: that these measures hit entities and individuals across Iraq, the
- 1:20Speaker 1: United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Turkey. and reiterated a policy
- 1:24Speaker 1: of denying most Iran-related licensing requests until Tehran alters its behaviour.
- 1:30Speaker 1: On the economic front, Israel is grappling with the war's impact.
- 1:34Speaker 1: Wholesale inflation rose in August, reversing earlier cooling trends. Telegram
- 1:38Speaker 1: channel Jewish News 24 reports that wholesale prices increased 5.4%
- 1:42Speaker 1: year over year, up from 4.7% in July, a rise
- 1:47Speaker 1: attributed to elevated oil and gas prices stemming from the
- 1:50Speaker 1: Iran war. Meanwhile, insights into Israel's ongoing strategic naval operations
- 1:55Speaker 1: have been revealed. JPost.com reports on how the Israeli Navy,
- 2:00Speaker 1: including its elite Shayetet 13 unit, has evolved its operational methods,
- 2:05Speaker 1: exemplified by detailed accounts of past missions like the interception
- 2:08Speaker 1: of a Turkish flotilla challenging the Gaza blockade. These advancements
- 2:13Speaker 1: allow for maintaining a strategic presence, described by officials as
- 2:17Speaker 1: a sword of Damocles, over regions like Lebanon and Syria.
- 2:21Speaker 1: alongside vital intelligence gathering efforts targeting Iran and Yemen. This
- 2:25Speaker 1: highlights a sophisticated, multi-dimensional approach to regional security challenges. I'm
- 2:30Speaker 1: Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing
- 2:33Speaker 1: war report. Stay safe and informed. Follow Israel Today, ongoing
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- 2:41Speaker 1: the next update. Keep in mind that this AI-generated report
- 2:45Speaker 1: may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a
- 2:49Speaker 1: comprehensive view. Thank you.