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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 5, 2026, 04 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: Escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz marked a significant
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  Speaker 1: development today. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, claimed
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  Speaker 1: to have targeted three oil tankers and three US-affiliated ships
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  Speaker 1: in the waterway. The IRGC stated this action was retaliation
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  Speaker 1: for earlier US strikes on three Iranian oil tankers. US
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  Speaker 1: Central Command, or CENTCOM, has confirmed the US strikes on
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  Speaker 1: the Iranian oil tankers, but has not yet confirmed the
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  Speaker 1: IRGC's claims regarding attacks on US-affiliated vessels. According to CENTCOM,
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  Speaker 1: the US strikes were carried out after Iran's IRGC launched
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  Speaker 1: ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships. Admiral Brad Cooper,
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  Speaker 1: head of CENTCOM, stated, Let the message to the IRGC
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  Speaker 1: be 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 warned of intensified strikes
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  Speaker 1: against US military vessels in the region. In southern Lebanon,
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  Speaker 1: Israeli strikes and explosions were reported across several areas today,
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  Speaker 1: with al-Mansfari identified as one of the most heavily targeted locations.
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  Speaker 1: Israeli artillery shelling targeted areas near Maiz al-Jabul, Yata and
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  Speaker 1: Beit Lif, and a large explosion was reported in Maiz
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  Speaker 1: al-Jabul itself. Explosions also occurred in Bani Hayyan, Arnaun and Kunayn,
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  Speaker 1: with two reported in Zota al-Shakia. Israeli forces were also
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  Speaker 1: documented planting explosives in homes in Mez al-Jabel. In Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: an Israeli air strike targeted an area in eastern Gaza city,
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  Speaker 1: northern Gaza. Forces in the Syrian area reported identifying suspects
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  Speaker 1: and conducting artillery warning fire to remove a threat, stating
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  Speaker 1: their forces were unharmed. In security news, a border guard fighter,
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  Speaker 1: Sergeant 2nd Class David Hoyaramne, 20, was killed in a
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  Speaker 1: shooting incident in Netanya earlier this evening. An unidentified suspect
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  Speaker 1: reportedly opened fire on a police unit and was neutralized
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  Speaker 1: by officers at the scene. No injuries were reported among
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  Speaker 1: the police officers and the circumstances of the case are
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  Speaker 1: under investigation. Regarding antisemitism, an 80-year-old Israeli woman was attacked
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  Speaker 1: overnight at a hotel in Paris. The Israeli Foreign Ministry
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  Speaker 1: is actively involved. providing assistance and maintaining contact with the
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  Speaker 1: victim and her family, while local authorities handle the case.
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  Speaker 1: The motivation for the attack remains unconfirmed. There was also
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  Speaker 1: a significant diplomatic exchange concerning Gaza. Israel's Foreign Ministry and
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  Speaker 1: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee criticised Britain's Foreign Secretary
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  Speaker 1: Ed Miliband over remarks he made regarding conditions in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: specifically allegations of blocked medicines. Miliband had expressed concern about
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  Speaker 1: children dying while waiting for vital treatment. Israel's foreign ministry responded,
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  Speaker 1: accusing him of spreading false information and stating that no
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  Speaker 1: medicines are being blocked, providing figures for medical supplies that
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  Speaker 1: have entered Gaza. Ambassador Huckabee supported Israel's position, remarking on
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  Speaker 1: the situation. Turning to domestic politics, opposition leader Yair Lapid
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  Speaker 1: revealed the S-Attid party's slate for the upcoming October 27 election.
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  Speaker 1: The party will run on a joint ticket with Naftali
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  Speaker 1: Bennett's B Yachad, with MK Merov Benari at the number
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  Speaker 1: two spot, followed by Major General, Reserve Noam Tibbon. Women
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  Speaker 1: hold several key positions on the slate. Separately, the Likud
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  Speaker 1: Secretariat is scheduled to convene to approve reserved placements on
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  Speaker 1: the party list, designated by party leader Benjamin Netanyahu. In
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  Speaker 1: a separate domestic development, an article by a late IDF
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  Speaker 1: Brigadier General, has been recast to support Prime Minister Netanyahu's
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  Speaker 1: claim that security chiefs hid warnings before October 7. However,
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  Speaker 1: reports indicate that Sarah Netanyahu's remarks concerning Yair Golan have
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  Speaker 1: created conflicting narratives within the family's accounts. On the economic front,
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  Speaker 1: the first representative office of the Israel Chamber of Commerce
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  Speaker 1: was inaugurated in Banya Luka, Republika Srpska, marking a significant
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  Speaker 1: expansion of economic ties. Diaspora Affairs Minister Amikai Chikli attended
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  Speaker 1: the opening. and Republika Srpska President Mylora Dodik, expressed a
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  Speaker 1: strong desire to elevate relations with Israel. I'm Noah Levi,
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