Latest / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report / Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 16:01
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- 0:08Speaker 1: The time is now 4.01pm in New York. I'm Noah
- 0:11Speaker 1: Levi and this is the latest Israel Today, ongoing war report.
- 0:15Speaker 1: In Iranian retaliation, Iran says its navy targeted three oil
- 0:19Speaker 1: tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated
- 0:23Speaker 1: ships in retaliation for earlier US strikes, a claim issued
- 0:26Speaker 1: by the IRGC. CENTCOM has not confirmed the strikes. and
- 0:30Speaker 1: Iran warned that ships transiting the strait through routes unauthorised
- 0:34Speaker 1: by Iran could be targeted. Iran's military command said the
- 0:38Speaker 1: strikes could intensify and expand if harassment of Iranian ships
- 0:42Speaker 1: and the naval blockade continue. This remains a developing story.
- 0:46Speaker 1: In regional impacts, US policy discussions and regional security concerns
- 0:51Speaker 1: frame responses to ongoing shipping disruptions and energy markets. US
- 0:55Speaker 1: Vice President J.D. Vance faulted Iran for rising fuel prices,
- 1:00Speaker 1: and criticised European allies for not doing enough to ensure
- 1:03Speaker 1: continued global energy supplies, arguing that Iranian attacks have disrupted shipping,
- 1:09Speaker 1: but traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has continued, noting
- 1:12Speaker 1: that about 15 million barrels passed through yesterday despite the threats.
- 1:16Speaker 1: Spanish police identified 10 Moroccan jihadists who entered Ceuta during
- 1:20Speaker 1: the mass border crossings of July 3031, despite having been
- 1:24Speaker 1: expelled from Spain over Islamist radicalisation. with all 10 subject
- 1:29Speaker 1: to active entry bans because of links to jihadist radicalisation processes.
- 1:34Speaker 1: An Israeli airstrike targeted an area in eastern Gaza City,
- 1:38Speaker 1: northern Gaza. In US policy concerning Israel, officials clash over
- 1:43Speaker 1: reporting on Gaza conditions and aid. Israel's foreign ministry and
- 1:47Speaker 1: US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticised Britain's foreign secretary
- 1:51Speaker 1: Ed Miliband over remarks about medicines in Gaza. saying there
- 1:56Speaker 1: are no restrictions on medicines entering the Gaza Strip and
- 1:59Speaker 1: that aid deliveries continue, even as Miliband described troubling stories
- 2:03Speaker 1: about blocked medicine and people in need. In anti-Semitism and
- 2:07Speaker 1: anti-Jewish hate, an elderly Israeli woman was attacked overnight at
- 2:11Speaker 1: a Paris hotel. The foreign ministry says officials are in
- 2:14Speaker 1: contact with her and her family, are coordinating with local authorities,
- 2:19Speaker 1: and are providing assistance, with the motive of the attack
- 2:22Speaker 1: not yet confirmed. In Israeli economy and business, Israel opened
- 2:26Speaker 1: its first Chamber of Commerce office in Republika Srpska, Bosnia.
- 2:30Speaker 1: The Banja Luka office marks a step to expand Israeli trade,
- 2:34Speaker 1: investment and technology ties, with officials noting the enduring relationship
- 2:38Speaker 1: and a permanent point of contact between Israeli and local
- 2:41Speaker 1: businesses as a goal of the initiative. In uplifting news,
- 2:45Speaker 1: two features highlight Israeli artists shaping their paths in art
- 2:48Speaker 1: and faith. Majan, a New Jersey-born painter who works in Jerusalem,
- 2:54Speaker 1: describes a journey from early art training in New York
- 2:56Speaker 1: to discovering a spiritual home in Israel, finding her artistic
- 3:00Speaker 1: voice and turning loss and renewal into her work. Jerusalem
- 3:03Speaker 1: of Gold, a group exhibition featuring five Israeli artists, Aaron Krauss,
- 3:08Speaker 1: Maureen Fane, Miriam Jaskier-Ovicharman, Danielle Mayer-Feder and Orit Simchoni, opens
- 3:14Speaker 1: at the Jerusalem Theatre's Salon Gallery and runs through September,
- 3:18Speaker 1: offering an accessible venue for audiences to engage with contemporary
- 3:22Speaker 1: Israeli art. Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today,
- 3:25Speaker 1: ongoing war report update. I'm Noah Levi. Stay safe and informed.
- 3:30Speaker 1: Keep in mind that this AI-generated report may contain occasional inaccuracies,
- 3:35Speaker 1: so consult multiple sources for a comprehensive view. Find the
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