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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 21:01 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 9pm 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 Operation Lion's Roar, Air Force fighters in secret unit
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  Speaker 1: reveal what they can about their missions behind enemy lines.
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  Speaker 1: Unit 57 Zero troops describe preparing secret landing strips far
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  Speaker 1: beyond Israel's borders, guiding Hercules aircraft through darkness and hostile terrain,
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  Speaker 1: and enabling air force missions in places where Israeli forces
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  Speaker 1: have rarely operated. In Israeli domestic politics, Rabbi Dov Lando,
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  Speaker 1: spiritual leader of the Dijel HaTorah faction of the ultra-Orthodox
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  Speaker 1: United Torah Judaism Party, sent letters to M.K. Mosh Gafni,
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  Speaker 1: the faction's Knesset leader and party member Yuri Maklev, thanking
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  Speaker 1: them for their years of service as they prepare to
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  Speaker 1: leave the Knesset, and requesting that Gafni remain the party's chairman.
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  Speaker 1: Lando cited the need to refresh the party's presence in
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  Speaker 1: the Knesset as the reason for the departures and noted
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  Speaker 1: the basic law. Torah study bill has been a focal
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  Speaker 1: point in recent months. The basic law, Torah study, which
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  Speaker 1: defines Torah study as a fundamental value for the Jewish
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  Speaker 1: people and the State of Israel, passed in July with
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  Speaker 1: 63 lawmakers in favor and 52 against. In May, Lando
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  Speaker 1: issued a statement allowing his party members to work toward
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  Speaker 1: dissolving the Knesset as soon as possible. Gaffney and Maklev
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  Speaker 1: will not run in the October 27 election, with UTJ
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  Speaker 1: confirming a leadership refresh of the DeGel-Hartorah faction, as rabbinical
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  Speaker 1: leaders indicate it is time to refresh the candidate list.
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  Speaker 1: In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a provocative opinion piece asks
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  Speaker 1: whether Jewish politicians are facing an end in the Democratic Party,
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  Speaker 1: noting that Brad Lander's Jewish identity has become a liability
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  Speaker 1: in a tense climate, as he won New York's 10th
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  Speaker 1: district primary with a progressive platform, that includes lenient immigration
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  Speaker 1: stances and critiques of federal enforcement, while facing hostile incidents
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  Speaker 1: at public events. In another development, Palestinian journalist and author
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  Speaker 1: Ruler Jbril drew backlash for calling House Minority Leader Hakeem
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  Speaker 1: Jeffries an AIPAC monkey. On a podcast, with critics labelling
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  Speaker 1: the term racist and the host clarifying it was used
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  Speaker 1: as a metaphor, the Congressional Black Caucus rejected the defence
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  Speaker 1: and Representative Richie Tors joined in condemning the remark. In
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  Speaker 1: uplifting news, German start-up Isar Aerospace launched a space rocket
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  Speaker 1: from a site in Arctic Norway, achieving Europe's first orbital
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  Speaker 1: flight to originate from European soil. The uncrewed Spectrum rocket
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  Speaker 1: reached orbit, carrying five small satellites and an in-flight experimental payload,
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  Speaker 1: signalling Europe's move toward greater space autonomy. Isar's co-founder and
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  Speaker 1: CEO Daniel Metzler stressed that access to space remains one
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  Speaker 1: of the space industry's biggest constraints. As Europe strengthens its
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  Speaker 1: national security and industrial capabilities, the launch took place at
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  Speaker 1: Norway's Andoya spaceport, underscoring Europe's expanding role in commercial space missions.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today, ongoing
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  Speaker 1: war report update. I'm Noah Levi, stay safe and informed.
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  Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
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  Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Find the
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