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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 6, 2026, 03 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: Tensions flared in the Gulf of Oman over the weekend.
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  Speaker 1: US forces sank an Iranian oil tanker on Saturday, with
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  Speaker 1: US Central Command, or CENTCOM, announcing the action. CENTCOM stated
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  Speaker 1: the strike followed launches of ballistic missiles by Iran's Islamic
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  Speaker 1: Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, at two US Navy ships.
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  Speaker 1: CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper said that if Iran shoots
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  Speaker 1: at two US ships, they will impose an even higher
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  Speaker 1: economic cost, taking out three of theirs. US Defence Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Pete Hegseth added that if Iran shoots at US ships,
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  Speaker 1: they will destroy and sink their oil tankers. This incident
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  Speaker 1: is part of an escalation threatening global energy supplies. Against
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  Speaker 1: this backdrop of regional activity, Israeli intelligence indicates that Iran
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  Speaker 1: is allegedly preparing for a broad, coordinated attack against Israel
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  Speaker 1: on several fronts simultaneously, resembling a future October 7-style assault.
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  Speaker 1: This alleged plan seeks to combine Iran's forces with Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: in Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen, and pro-Iranian militias
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  Speaker 1: in Iraq into a single campaign. In response to these
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  Speaker 1: perceived threats, the IDF launched a surprise, large-scale readiness exercise
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  Speaker 1: early Sunday, dubbed Dawn 2. IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant
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  Speaker 1: General Eyal Zamia directed the drill, which is designed to
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  Speaker 1: test preparedness for sudden, large-scale multi-front conflict and incorporates lessons
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  Speaker 1: learned from the October 7 events and recent combat. The
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  Speaker 1: military announced increased movement of forces, including aircraft, but stressed
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  Speaker 1: there is no concern about a security incident during the exercise.
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  Speaker 1: In southern Lebanon, the IDF carried out strikes Sunday morning
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  Speaker 1: after Hezbollah launched two drones toward IDF troops operating in
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  Speaker 1: the Lebanese security zone, Downing 1. No IDF injuries were reported. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, described as one of Hezbollah's
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  Speaker 1: most outspoken opponents in the Beirut government, is reportedly working
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  Speaker 1: from home due to security warnings and threats, according to
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  Speaker 1: Lebanon's An Naha newspaper. Sources close to the minister cite
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  Speaker 1: concerns he could be harmed due to his strong opposition
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  Speaker 1: to Hezbollah and his calls for the organisation to be disarmed.
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  Speaker 1: This comes as Israel has issued an official warning about
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  Speaker 1: a rising terror threat abroad, citing Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas,
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  Speaker 1: alongside risks from lone attackers and online radicalisation, highlighting significant
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  Speaker 1: security risks for Jewish institutions, mass gatherings and Israeli diplomatic targets. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: Iran's regime is reportedly increasing its focus on internal security.
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  Speaker 1: The IRGC is said to be devoting a growing share
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  Speaker 1: of its resources to counter domestic threats, such as protests
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  Speaker 1: and armed opposition, a situation underscored by a sweeping leadership
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  Speaker 1: reshuffle within Iran's military and security apparatus in August, turning
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  Speaker 1: to matters of anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish hate. A controversy has
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  Speaker 1: erupted after Palestinian journalist Rulaj Briel referred to House Minority
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  Speaker 1: Leader Hakeem Jeffries as an AIPAC monkey and an errand
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  Speaker 1: boy during a podcast discussing Israel and US policy. The
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  Speaker 1: remarks drew sharp condemnation from members of the Congressional Black
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  Speaker 1: Caucus and other lawmakers, who stated there is no non-racist
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  Speaker 1: way to describe a black man as a monkey. Jabril
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  Speaker 1: later apologised, stating the terminology she used was inappropriate and offensive.
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  Speaker 1: In a separate incident, sportswear giant Adidas is facing boycott
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  Speaker 1: calls after featuring IDF veteran Shailav Bitton, who lost a leg,
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  Speaker 1: in a campaign for its single-shoe service. Anti-Israel activists accused
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  Speaker 1: Adidas of ignoring amputee children in Gaza. Though the company
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  Speaker 1: defended the initiative, as a global effort to expand accessibility
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  Speaker 1: to sport, not specifically for the Israeli market or IDF veterans.
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  Speaker 1: In California, a man named Paul Dean Andrews faces felony
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  Speaker 1: hate crime and criminal threat charges for allegedly making multiple
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  Speaker 1: antisemitic threats to shoot up a Jewish community center in
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  Speaker 1: Redondo Beach, including threats targeting when children were present. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: in New York's Hudson Valley, over 80 law enforcement professionals
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  Speaker 1: participated in a training session focused on identifying and responding
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  Speaker 1: to antisemitism. We now turn to Israeli domestic news. Two
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  Speaker 1: individuals were arrested in Shfaram on suspicion of stealing a
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  Speaker 1: shoulder-fired Matador missile from the IDF during operations in northern
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  Speaker 1: Israel over the weekend. The missile has since been recovered.
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  Speaker 1: Police are continuing their questioning of the suspects. In a
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  Speaker 1: personal appeal, grieving father Yehoshua Shani, whose son Captain Yuri
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  Speaker 1: Mordechai Shani was killed in action, released a video statement
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  Speaker 1: urging the Ofa Winter Party to disband and its members
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  Speaker 1: to return to their own affairs, stating this is for
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  Speaker 1: the sake of Israel. And finally, a story from Friday
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  Speaker 1: concerning historical restitution. An Argentine court approved a deal under
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  Speaker 1: which the daughter of a fugitive Nazi official agreed to
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  Speaker 1: give up her claim to a long-lost Italian portrait. The
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  Speaker 1: artwork was looted from prominent Dutch-Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudsticke
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  Speaker 1: during World War II, and this agreement paves the way
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  Speaker 1: for its return to his heir. I'm Noah Levi, thank
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