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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 23:01 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 11pm 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 Israeli domestic politics, IDF Colonel Reserve Oren Zinni, a
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  Speaker 1: former commander praised security forces after the arrest of the
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  Speaker 1: person described as the head of Hamas's Shin Bet, in
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  Speaker 1: an interview on Friday. He warned against any future agreement
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  Speaker 1: that would force the IDF to withdraw from the Gaza
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  Speaker 1: Strip and Lebanon, before completing its missions. Saying that in
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  Speaker 1: the current reality, the Shin Bet and security forces are
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  Speaker 1: performing at a very high level, with top-tier intelligence and
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  Speaker 1: capable forces. He noted that operations in the south and
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  Speaker 1: the north have been highly successful, including targeted eliminations, and
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  Speaker 1: that policy now permits action in areas previously considered out
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  Speaker 1: of reach. He cautioned that withdrawing would come at a
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  Speaker 1: heavy price. Also in Israeli domestic politics, Dijel Hartora, the
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  Speaker 1: ultra-Orthodox faction within United Torah Judaism, faces changes as Moshe
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  Speaker 1: Gafni and Rabbi Yuri Maklev prepare to leave the Knesset
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  Speaker 1: to refresh the party's line-up. Spiritual leader Lando sent letters
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  Speaker 1: thanking them for their years of service and urged Gafni
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  Speaker 1: to remain the party's chairman. The party has drawn attention
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  Speaker 1: in recent months over its advocacy for the Basic Law,
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  Speaker 1: Torah Study, which defines Torah Study as a fundamental value
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  Speaker 1: in the heritage of the Jewish people and in the
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  Speaker 1: State of Israel. The bill passed in July by 63
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  Speaker 1: votes to 52, and in May Lando issued a statement
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  Speaker 1: allowing party members to work toward dissolving the Knesset, as
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  Speaker 1: soon as possible. In this context, Lando underscored the need
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  Speaker 1: to refresh the party's presence in the Knesset. Also in
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  Speaker 1: Israeli domestic politics, days after October 7, Ofer Winter, a
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  Speaker 1: right-wing former general, reportedly tried to dissuade Prime Minister Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: from pursuing a Gaza ground offensive in a secret meeting.
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  Speaker 1: telling him that 15,000 soldiers could die and thousands would
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  Speaker 1: be kidnapped if the invasion proceeded. In anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish hate,
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  Speaker 1: Spanish far-right activists used Nazi-style salutes during anti-migrant protests in Madrid,
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  Speaker 1: as dozens of nucleo-national members demonstrated over the influx of
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  Speaker 1: about 72,000 illegal infiltrators into the Ceuta enclave in late July.
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  Speaker 1: In uplifting news, Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey report the discovery
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  Speaker 1: of around 25 limestone turtle figurines, believed to be up
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  Speaker 1: to 16,500 years old, found inside a cave at Cedi Ekayehil.
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  Speaker 1: Radiocarbon dating places the finds in the epipaleolithic period, between 14,500
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  Speaker 1: and 11,200 BCE. The largest figurine measures about 30 cm
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  Speaker 1: long and 20 cm wide, with several pieces covered in clay.
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  Speaker 1: The site was identified as an archaeological location in 2017,
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  Speaker 1: with excavations conducted in 2019 and 2023 by a team
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  Speaker 1: led by Professor Deniz Sari under a presidential decree. Researchers
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  Speaker 1: say the artefacts indicate the cave was an important cult
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  Speaker 1: and ritual area, and the turtle figurines add a new
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  Speaker 1: dimension to the ritual context. Thank you for tuning in
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  Speaker 1: to 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
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  Speaker 1: generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies, so consult multiple sources
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