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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 12 PM 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 today with significant escalations in the Persian Gulf.
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  Speaker 1: US Central Command, or CENTCOM, reported that US forces struck
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  Speaker 1: and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday. This action
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  Speaker 1: followed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, launching ballistic
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  Speaker 1: missiles at two US Navy ships. Admiral Brad Cooper, head
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  Speaker 1: of CENTCOM, issued a clear message. If you shoot at
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  Speaker 1: two of our ships, we will impose an even higher
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  Speaker 1: economic cost, taking out three of yours. Adding that the
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  Speaker 1: US will not hesitate to defend its forces, the United
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  Speaker 1: Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre also issued an advisory, linking
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  Speaker 1: vessels in the northern Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
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  Speaker 1: to disabling fire during these ongoing military operations. The three
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  Speaker 1: tankers destroyed were identified as M-T Downey, mslash tstark1, and
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  Speaker 1: multibillion-dollar network that funds the IRGC and its regional proxies.
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  Speaker 1: Iranian media had reported explosions near Karg Island earlier. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli assessments suggest Iran is preparing for a broad, coordinated
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  Speaker 1: attack against Israel on several fronts simultaneously. This scenario, described
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  Speaker 1: as potentially resembling a future October 7th-style assault, aims to
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  Speaker 1: integrate all components of Iran's axis of resistance, including Hezbollah
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  Speaker 1: in Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen, and pro-Iranian militias
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  Speaker 1: in Iraq. This strategic shift seeks to overcome past coordination failures.
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  Speaker 1: Reports indicate Iran is working to renew coordination mechanisms between
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  Speaker 1: these fronts. Looking at potential long-term strategy, former National Security
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  Speaker 1: Advisor Brigadier General, Reserve, Prof Jacob Nagel predicts that six
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  Speaker 1: to nine months of sustained economic pressure on Iran's economy,
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  Speaker 1: specifically targeting revenue sources like fuel exports and leading to
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  Speaker 1: severe inflation, could create conditions for popular unrest. He argues
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  Speaker 1: that while Iran continues to export fuel, the pressure is
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  Speaker 1: intended to choke its economy and could eventually push the
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  Speaker 1: population back into the streets. In the West Bank, US
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  Speaker 1: Democratic senators have demanded Israel halt proposed construction in the
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  Speaker 1: Eon area. located between Jerusalem and Mael Adumim. Critics argue
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  Speaker 1: this development would sever the Ramallah-Bethlehem corridor and jeopardise prospects
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  Speaker 1: for a Palestinian state. However, an analysis suggests the Eon
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  Speaker 1: debate should focus less on settlement construction and more on
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  Speaker 1: Israeli security control of this strategically critical corridor, which includes
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  Speaker 1: vital roads and military routes connecting Israel's population centres to
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  Speaker 1: its eastern frontier. The article also highlights arguments from experts
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  Speaker 1: emphasising the geostrategic importance of widespread Jewish settlement across Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria, including the Jordan Valley, as crucial for denying
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  Speaker 1: terrorists sanctuary and enhancing Israel's overall security. Turning to concerns
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  Speaker 1: about antisemitism, an Australian man has been charged with hate
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  Speaker 1: crime offences following alleged antisemitic threats targeting the Queensland Zionist Council.
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  Speaker 1: the council reported receiving an online message containing explicit threats
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  Speaker 1: and stated that the case highlights a growing trend where
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  Speaker 1: terms like Zionists and anti-Zionism are increasingly used as a
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  Speaker 1: cover for statements directed at Jews and Israelis. They describe
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  Speaker 1: this as a modern form of anti-Jewish hatred. The charges
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  Speaker 1: come amid a sharp increase in reported anti-Semitic incidents in
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  Speaker 1: Queensland this year. On the diplomatic front, the US ambassador
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  Speaker 1: visited Termas Aya, after settlers allegedly vandalised a local mosque
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  Speaker 1: with graffiti. The envoy condemned the violence as terrorism and
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  Speaker 1: called for those responsible to face consequences. 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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