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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 10 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: We begin with developments in Israeli domestic politics. Rabbi Dov Lando,
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  Speaker 1: the spiritual leader of the Dijel HaTorah faction within the
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  Speaker 1: United Torah Judaism Party, has announced that MKS Mosh Gafni
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  Speaker 1: and Rabbi Yuri Maklev are preparing to leave the Knesset.
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  Speaker 1: According to Lando's office, the move is intended to refresh
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  Speaker 1: the party's presence. Gaffney is expected to remain chairman of
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  Speaker 1: the faction. This decision comes amidst recent political tensions, including
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  Speaker 1: the party's strong advocacy for the basic law, Torah Study Bill.
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  Speaker 1: Earlier this year, Rabbi Lando had even issued statements allowing
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  Speaker 1: party members to work toward dissolving the Knesset over the
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  Speaker 1: Haredi Conscription Bill, expressing a loss of trust in Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at that time, turning to security strategy
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  Speaker 1: and its implications. IDF Colonel, Reserve Oranzini. a former commander
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  Speaker 1: of the T-Zerlim training base, shared his concerns regarding potential
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  Speaker 1: withdrawals from Gaza and Lebanon. Zinni praised the current operational
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  Speaker 1: and intelligence capabilities of Israeli security forces, noting their success
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  Speaker 1: in deep penetrations against Hamas and Hezbollah. However, he cautioned
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  Speaker 1: strongly against any future agreement that would force the IDF
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  Speaker 1: to withdraw from its current positions before missions are completed.
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  Speaker 1: Zinni warned that a premature withdrawal risks allowing the enemy
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  Speaker 1: to regroup, moving fighters and weaponry back into place. He
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  Speaker 1: drew a stark parallel to the 2,000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: which he described as a big retreat, that cost Israel
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  Speaker 1: dearly and highlighted how deeply Hezbollah had entrenched itself, nearly
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  Speaker 1: leading to an October 7th scenario on the northern border.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for tuning into Israel Today
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