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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 03:02 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 3.01am 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 Iranian leadership considers escalation as US officials fear military.
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  Speaker 1: Cyberattacks report. Iran has grown more confident in its ability
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  Speaker 1: to strike targets in the Middle East and may push
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  Speaker 1: to escalate the war. According to recent US intelligence assessments
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  Speaker 1: cited by the New York Times. In recent weeks, Iran
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  Speaker 1: has resumed strikes against US targets in the Middle East,
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  Speaker 1: and the US has resumed strikes within Iran. But US
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  Speaker 1: officials fear Iran may intensify attacks both in the region,
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  Speaker 1: targeting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and critical US infrastructure,
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  Speaker 1: and in cyberspace with possible cyberattacks against essential US domestic systems.
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  Speaker 1: US officials also point to Iran-linked cyberattacks on more than
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  Speaker 1: 100 water systems across the United States in July. causing
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  Speaker 1: disruptions that required manual overrides and precautionary boil water advisories.
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  Speaker 1: In Pentagon gives polygraphs to joint staff officials in attempt
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  Speaker 1: to find munitions info leak report. About 50 joint staff
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  Speaker 1: members have been subjected to polygraph tests over leaks to
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  Speaker 1: journalists regarding the US munitions stockpile shrinking amid the Iran war.
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  Speaker 1: The investigations involved asking whether they disclosed classified information to
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  Speaker 1: members of the press, including details about munitions inventories, such
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  Speaker 1: as long-range missiles and Patriot interceptors. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell
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  Speaker 1: said the department does not comment on internal personnel or
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  Speaker 1: investigative matters, but takes leaks of classified national security information
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  Speaker 1: seriously and investigates accordingly. In early August, President Trump voiced
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  Speaker 1: frustration that information about dwindling munitions stockpiles had become public,
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  Speaker 1: threatening long-term jail sentences for those responsible. in White House
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  Speaker 1: reviews candidates to replace Hegseth Deputy Feinberg. Sources say, the
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  Speaker 1: White House has reviewed candidates to replace Deputy Defence Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Steve Feinberg, signalling possible further leadership changes at the Pentagon
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  Speaker 1: as turnover runs high. The discussions, reportedly underway since June,
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  Speaker 1: included conversations with senior lawmakers about whether the administration's potential
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  Speaker 1: picks could win confirmation, and no decision had been reached
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  Speaker 1: as of late August. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly declined
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  Speaker 1: comment on the process. Separate reporting from the Times of
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  Speaker 1: Israel said the White House is looking to replace Feinberg
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  Speaker 1: and denied the specific report, noting that Hegseth had previously
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  Speaker 1: blamed Feinberg for munitions shortages and that such a replacement
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  Speaker 1: would mark another Pentagon shake-up. In war-weary Ukrainian students learn
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  Speaker 1: Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past, nearly erased at home.
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  Speaker 1: Non-Jewish students are studying Yiddish with New York's YIVO Institute,
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  Speaker 1: to learn about the region's history, and connect with US
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  Speaker 1: Jews over a heritage largely erased at home with help
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  Speaker 1: from some local collaborators. Thank you for tuning in to
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  Speaker 1: this Israel Today, ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Stay safe and informed. Keep in mind that this AI-generated
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