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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 6, 2026, 02 PM 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: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared this past weekend that the
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  Speaker 1: end of the Iranian regime is near, asserting Israel's strong
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  Speaker 1: resolve to defend itself and strike enemies. Speaking ahead of
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  Speaker 1: Rosh Hashanah, Netanyahu highlighted Israel's current strength and its successes
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  Speaker 1: in confronting what he called the Iranian Axis, stating, We
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  Speaker 1: are determined to defend ourselves. we are determined to strike
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  Speaker 1: our enemies. Adding to regional tensions, reports indicate Iran may
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  Speaker 1: be eyeing several key dates for potential moves against Israel
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  Speaker 1: and the United States, including the Jewish fall holidays, the
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  Speaker 1: third anniversary of October 7, Israel's upcoming parliamentary election, and
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  Speaker 1: the US midterm elections. This has kept Israel and the
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  Speaker 1: United States on high alert. In Lebanon, President Joseph Ayran
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  Speaker 1: urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks.
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  Speaker 1: which he stated killed at least seven people on Sunday
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  Speaker 1: and damaged government premises. Israel's military said it targeted Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: operatives and sites in response to a drone attack by
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  Speaker 1: the Iran-backed group the previous day. Turning to Gaza, an
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  Speaker 1: Israeli strike on a vehicle near Hamid Junction in Gaza
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  Speaker 1: City killed Yusuf Akhila, identified as a Hamas military commander
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  Speaker 1: and former bodyguard to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, along with
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  Speaker 1: his daughter. Six others were wounded in the incident. This
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  Speaker 1: strike occurred despite an October 2025 US-backed ceasefire that halted
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  Speaker 1: major fighting. On the West Bank, Prime Minister Netanyahu has
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  Speaker 1: ordered the dismantling of unauthorised settler outposts, reportedly amid pressure
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  Speaker 1: from the United States. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee had previously
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  Speaker 1: denounced violent settlers as terrorists and called for severe consequences. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: The High Court of Justice has ordered Israeli authorities to
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  Speaker 1: arrange for three Palestinian families to return to their homes
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  Speaker 1: in the West Bank village of Jalad within 14 days,
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  Speaker 1: after displacement by Israeli extremists. On the issue of antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: disturbing chants were reported at the Damascus International Fair in Syria.
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  Speaker 1: Footage circulated from the event, which drew participants from some
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  Speaker 1: 60 countries, showing attendees chanting phrases such as, We will
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  Speaker 1: liberate Palestine from the Zionist scum. Experts suggest such rhetoric
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  Speaker 1: stems from years of anti-Israel indoctrination. Domestically, Prime Minister Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: criminal trial resumed at the Jerusalem District Court, entering the
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  Speaker 1: defence phase with scheduled witness testimonies. A key focus remains
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  Speaker 1: the unresolved bribery charge in Case 4000, the Bezekwala affair.
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  Speaker 1: In political shifts, Mosh Gafni, the Knesset's longest-serving member of
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  Speaker 1: Knesset and a significant power broker for Israel's Haredi parties,
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  Speaker 1: has been removed from Dijel Hattoura's Knesset list. This move,
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  Speaker 1: attributed partly to the failure to secure comprehensive legislation protecting
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  Speaker 1: yeshiva students from conscription, signals a potential change of guard
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  Speaker 1: for the Haredi political bloc. Elsewhere in politics, Zionist Home
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  Speaker 1: Chair Chili Tropper is merging his party into Ben Jeevers Yashar.
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  Speaker 1: Israel Prize laureate Adi Altula is joining Yashar and has
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  Speaker 1: been tapped as a candidate for Education Minister. Separately, Minister
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  Speaker 1: Ben Jivur has announced he is freezing planned senior police
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  Speaker 1: appointments until after the upcoming October 27 vote, stating it
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  Speaker 1: would be unseemly to proceed so close to the election.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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