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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 6, 2026, 06 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: The National Security Council has issued a stark warning, identifying
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  Speaker 1: Iran and its proxies as the primary global terrorist threat
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  Speaker 1: to Israelis and Jews worldwide. The council noted increased motivation
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  Speaker 1: among terrorist groups and individuals due to ongoing confrontations, stating
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  Speaker 1: that Iran is reportedly expanding its efforts to carry out attacks.
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  Speaker 1: According to the warning, Iran is dedicating growing resources through
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  Speaker 1: its own networks, proxy groups and criminal organisations, including the
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  Speaker 1: IRGC SQUAD's force. Israeli security agencies have meanwhile thwarted dozens
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  Speaker 1: of plots targeting Israelis and Jews globally over the past year,
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  Speaker 1: with Iran and Hezbollah cited as expanding their operations. On
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  Speaker 1: the northern front, the IDF announced on September 3 the
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  Speaker 1: achievement of operational control over the strategic Ali al-Taha ridge
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  Speaker 1: in southern Lebanon. This key Hezbollah stronghold, described as a
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  Speaker 1: significant underground facility built over two decades with Iranian support,
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  Speaker 1: has now been secured. The conflict also saw Israeli strikes
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  Speaker 1: kill four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: according to the Lebanese health ministry, as Israel retaliated for
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  Speaker 1: alleged Hezbollah drone attacks. Domestically, the deadline for submitting candidate
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  Speaker 1: lists for the upcoming Knesset election is fast approaching. a
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  Speaker 1: critical period as parties scramble to form last-minute alliances ahead
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  Speaker 1: of Rosh Hashanah. Amidst this intense campaign, leaders Chili Tropper
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  Speaker 1: and Yos Hendel announced they would pursue separate political paths,
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  Speaker 1: disbanding their joint party, Zionist Home the Reservists, less than
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  Speaker 1: two months after its formation. In the realm of combating anti-Semitism,
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  Speaker 1: the Israeli-American Council, or IAC, has launched a petition urging
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  Speaker 1: Ed Sheeran and his management to remove Rapper McLemore from
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  Speaker 1: tour dates. This action follows Macklemore's recent opening set, where
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  Speaker 1: he called for a free Palestine and accused Israel of
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  Speaker 1: committing genocide. The IAC described his remarks as anti-Zionist and
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  Speaker 1: anti-Semitic propaganda, criticising the use of a global concert platform
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  Speaker 1: for advancing a one-sided political agenda. From Gaza, we hear
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  Speaker 1: from lawyer and activist Maumin al-Natwa, founder of the We
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  Speaker 1: Want Alive movement. He recounted his harrowing escape from Hamas
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  Speaker 1: operatives in July 2025 after refusing to cooperate and strongly
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  Speaker 1: advocates for separating Gaza from Hamas, stating that Gaza is
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  Speaker 1: not Hamas, and Hamas is not Gaza. On the Palestinian
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  Speaker 1: political scene, Fatah's Secretary-General Jibril Rajab confirmed meetings with Hamas
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  Speaker 1: leaders in Turkey and expressed doubts about the upcoming Palestinian elections.
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  Speaker 1: Rajab also reportedly met with Klan leaders from the Gaza
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  Speaker 1: Strip to explore forming his own alliance. I'm Noah Levi,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report.
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