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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 05:01 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 5.01am in New York. I'm Noah
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  Speaker 1: Levi and this is the latest Israel Today, ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: In US military role, Iranian media reported that an Iranian
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  Speaker 1: oil tanker, which was about six miles from Karg Island,
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  Speaker 1: was struck by four American munitions fired at it. Tasnim,
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  Speaker 1: the news agency linked to the Revolutionary Guards, said there
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  Speaker 1: were no fatalities. Separately, Iranian outlets reported explosions were heard
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  Speaker 1: this morning near Kharg and claimed a tanker near the
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  Speaker 1: island had been attacked by the United States. Fars News Agency,
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  Speaker 1: Nernius and Assa Iran offered varying summaries that the vessel
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  Speaker 1: was struck by four projectiles and that it was being unloaded.
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  Speaker 1: But there has been no independent confirmation from Iranian or
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  Speaker 1: US authorities. In regional impacts, explosions were heard near Iran's
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  Speaker 1: Kharg Island in the Gulf, a key oil terminal, according
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  Speaker 1: to Iranian media, amid unconfirmed reports that an Iranian tanker
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  Speaker 1: had been targeted by US forces. Fars said the blasts
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  Speaker 1: were heard but no smoke appeared and the source could
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  Speaker 1: not be identified. Nurnu cited unconfirmed local reports that a
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  Speaker 1: tanker was hit near Kharg by a missile, fired by
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  Speaker 1: US forces. Asa Iran reported the tanker was struck by
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  Speaker 1: four projectiles and was being unloaded. There has been no
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  Speaker 1: official confirmation from Iranian or American authorities. President Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: said on August 31 in a one-line post that Karg
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  Speaker 1: Island was being blown to smithereens, and Iranian authorities have
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  Speaker 1: vowed a strong response if Karg is attacked. In the
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  Speaker 1: conflict with Iran and its regional proxies, three people were
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  Speaker 1: reported killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon after a Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: drone attack on troops in the south. Twenty-three people were wounded.
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  Speaker 1: The Israeli military said its strikes targeted Hezbollah members and
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  Speaker 1: infrastructure in response to the drone attack. and that the
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  Speaker 1: UAV was intercepted with no Israeli troops injured. In US
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  Speaker 1: policy concerning Israel, Washington has begun developing a post-war strategy
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  Speaker 1: to broaden regional efforts to contain Iran and to normalise
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  Speaker 1: relations between Israel and US allies, according to Axios. The
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  Speaker 1: plan is still in early stages, with work underway at
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  Speaker 1: high levels of the administration and across multiple agencies. Trump
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  Speaker 1: has held meetings with senior advisers during which the plan
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  Speaker 1: was discussed. and sources say he has spoken of pursuing
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  Speaker 1: something larger in the Middle East after the war with
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  Speaker 1: Iran concludes. The proposal outlines three main elements, including a
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  Speaker 1: component that would foster alignment among America's Middle East partners
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  Speaker 1: on US-backed efforts to manage the region's security. In uplifting news,
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  Speaker 1: ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israeli scientists report that carp appear
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  Speaker 1: able to resist a deadly virus threatening carp ponds and
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  Speaker 1: fisheries worldwide. The Holiday Tradition Associates carp with leadership, abundance
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  Speaker 1: and renewal, And carp farmers have faced viral, parasitic and
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  Speaker 1: bacterial diseases that can reduce stock. The new findings offer
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  Speaker 1: potential relief for the global carp industry by reducing losses.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today, ongoing
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  Speaker 1: war report update. I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Find the
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