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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 05 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: We begin with developments in the region where explosions were
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  Speaker 1: heard near Iran's Karg Island, a key oil terminal in
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  Speaker 1: the Gulf. Iranian media reported the sounds. And amid these reports,
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  Speaker 1: there are unconfirmed accounts suggesting an Iranian tanker may have
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  Speaker 1: been targeted nearby by US forces. The semi-official Fars news
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  Speaker 1: agency stated that explosion sounds were heard, but no smoke
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  Speaker 1: was seen, with the origin of the blasts unknown. The
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  Speaker 1: state-affiliated Nirnews also cited unconfirmed information from local sources about
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  Speaker 1: an Iranian tanker being hit near Kharg by a missile,
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  Speaker 1: while the news site Asir Iran claimed the tanker was
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  Speaker 1: struck by four projectiles launched by US forces. There has
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  Speaker 1: been no immediate official announcement from Iranian or US authorities
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  Speaker 1: regarding these reports. This incident follows a social media post
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  Speaker 1: by US President Donald Trump on August 31, mentioning Karg Island.
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  Speaker 1: Iranian authorities have previously vowed a strong response to any
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  Speaker 1: attack on the island. Turning to our northern border, three
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  Speaker 1: people were reported killed in IDF strikes in Lebanon. These
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  Speaker 1: strikes occurred following a Hezbollah drone attack targeting Israeli troops
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  Speaker 1: in southern Lebanon. The IDF stated that the strikes were
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  Speaker 1: directed at Hezbollah members and infrastructure, adding that the drone
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  Speaker 1: was intercepted, and no Israeli troops were injured. In Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria, the Abu Rida family home near Nablus has
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  Speaker 1: been under siege by settlers and IDF soldiers for nearly
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  Speaker 1: four weeks. The owner is reportedly seeking legal or US
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  Speaker 1: intervention to resolve the standoff, as villagers have warned that
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  Speaker 1: the prolonged situation could fuel further escalation. 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 occasional inaccuracies,
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