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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 6, 2026, 09 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: In Israeli domestic politics, significant shifts are underway ahead of
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  Speaker 1: the upcoming election. Former ministers Jilad Erden and Ayelet Sheik
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  Speaker 1: announced Sunday they will not participate in the race, citing
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  Speaker 1: the perceived absence of a viable path to form a
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  Speaker 1: broad unity government. Jpost.com reports Erden stated that after campaigning...
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  Speaker 1: it became clear most Israelis prioritise selecting a prime minister
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  Speaker 1: over a unity government, and his unity party was unlikely
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  Speaker 1: to cross the electoral threshold. Meanwhile, a KAN news poll,
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  Speaker 1: cited by jpost.com, projects a new party formed by Yos
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  Speaker 1: Hendel and Yaron Zelika to cross the electoral threshold with
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  Speaker 1: four seats. This development could complicate government formation. As the
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  Speaker 1: poll suggests, neither Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot's bloc
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  Speaker 1: would reach the 61 seats needed to form a majority.
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  Speaker 1: According to the poll, the Netanyahu bloc is projected at
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  Speaker 1: 56 seats, and the Eisenkot bloc at 55, both falling
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  Speaker 1: short when Hendel and Zelika's party is included. In election-related
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  Speaker 1: legal news, Israel's High Court has dismissed a petition from
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  Speaker 1: expatriate Israelis challenging their exclusion from voter rolls, Jpost.com reports.
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  Speaker 1: The court cited procedural grounds, stating the case was filed
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  Speaker 1: too late, and petitioners had not exhausted statutory appeals processes.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to the situation in Gaza, US envoy Jad Kushner
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  Speaker 1: told reporters that the United States is beginning to understand
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  Speaker 1: the scale of Gaza's militarization, describing it as beyond your comprehension,
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  Speaker 1: and demilitarization will not be easy. Jpost.com reports Kushner also
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  Speaker 1: noted that Washington and Jerusalem agree on the desired end
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  Speaker 1: state for Gaza. Though he suggested Israeli political considerations, particularly
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  Speaker 1: an upcoming election, are making the process a little irrational.
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  Speaker 1: The Times of Israel also reports on the situation in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: noting that a father and daughter were reportedly killed in
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  Speaker 1: a strike in Gaza City, which the IDF stated targeted
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  Speaker 1: a terror operative. In the West Bank, Israel police announced
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  Speaker 1: the arrest of two Israeli teenagers suspected of involvement in
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  Speaker 1: recent violent attacks on the Palestinian village of Qusra, Jpost.com reports.
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  Speaker 1: This follows the earlier arrest of a West Bank resident
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  Speaker 1: in connection to the same incidents. Police stated the investigation
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  Speaker 1: involved testimonies and evidence collection, aiming to bring all participants
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  Speaker 1: to justice. Regarding regional tensions, the Times of Israel reports
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  Speaker 1: that a top US official indicated a nuclear deal with
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  Speaker 1: Iran may not be reached, although the capability to produce
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  Speaker 1: a bomb might be dismantled. Additionally, maritime traffic in the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level since May,
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  Speaker 1: following reported US and Iranian strikes on ships. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to Israel Today ongoing war report.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI generated report may contain
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  Speaker 1: occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view.