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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 06 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: Tensions are escalating in the Strait of Hormuz, where the
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  Speaker 1: IRGC claimed its navy targeted three oil tankers and three
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  Speaker 1: US-affiliated ships. This action, according to the IRGC, was in
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  Speaker 1: retaliation for earlier US strikes on three Iranian oil tankers. However,
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  Speaker 1: US Central Command CENTCOM, has not confirmed these specific Iranian claims.
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  Speaker 1: The US had previously struck three Iranian oil tankers after
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  Speaker 1: Iran launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships. CENTCOM
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  Speaker 1: head Admiral Brad Cooper stated the message to the IRGC
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  Speaker 1: was clear. If you shoot at two of our ships,
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  Speaker 1: we will impose an even higher economic cost, taking out
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  Speaker 1: three of yours. Iran's military command issued a warning, threatening
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  Speaker 1: more severe and potentially expanded strikes against US military vessels,
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  Speaker 1: in the region if harassment of Iranian ships and naval
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  Speaker 1: blockades continue. In the West Bank, an Israeli border police officer,
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  Speaker 1: Staff Sergeant David Hoyer Amrani, 20, was killed in an
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  Speaker 1: unusual shooting incident in Netanya. Reports indicate he broke a
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  Speaker 1: vehicle window and fired into the air, leading responding officers
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  Speaker 1: to initially suspect a terrorist attack. Amrani fled the scene
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  Speaker 1: and was fatally shot following a brief pursuit. While initial
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  Speaker 1: police assessments about combat-related trauma were noted, Friends mentioned he
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  Speaker 1: had spoken about difficulties he experienced during his service, which
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  Speaker 1: included time in Hebron and a requested transfer to a
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  Speaker 1: unit in Nablus. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: international criticism emerged regarding remarks about Gaza. Israel's Foreign Ministry
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  Speaker 1: and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticised Britain's Foreign
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  Speaker 1: Secretary Ed Miliband over his comments alleging restrictions on medicine
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  Speaker 1: for Gaza. The Foreign Ministry stated Miliband was spreading false information,
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  Speaker 1: asserting that no medicine is being blocked and that substantial
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  Speaker 1: medical supplies have entered Gaza. US Ambassador Huckabee strongly supported this,
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  Speaker 1: writing that the Brits have lost it. Their government's due
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  Speaker 1: hatred knows no bounds and recognises no facts. Domestically, Prime
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  Speaker 1: Minister Netanyahu responded cryptically when asked about his location on
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  Speaker 1: holiday eve, stating simply wait and see, suggesting potential undisclosed information.
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  Speaker 1: In a separate tragedy, a 46-year-old reserve soldier suffering from
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  Speaker 1: post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, died by suicide in Kiryat Malachi,
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  Speaker 1: highlighting ongoing concerns about mental health support for service members.
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  Speaker 1: On the economic front, Israel's first Chamber of Commerce office
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  Speaker 1: has been inaugurated in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska. This move
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  Speaker 1: aims to significantly expand trade, investment and technology ties between
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  Speaker 1: Israel and the region. formalising growing political relations, and serving
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  Speaker 1: as a permanent business contact point. The establishment of the
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  Speaker 1: office was reportedly an idea put forward by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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