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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-06 at 10:02 · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: The time is now 10.01am 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 regional impacts, Lebanon can sign the Abraham Accords once
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah is disarmed and can no longer use the country
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  Speaker 1: as a launching pad for attacks on Israel. Lebanese Sunni
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  Speaker 1: MP Fouad Maksoumi told Middle East 24 last week that
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  Speaker 1: there is no reason Lebanon cannot sign peace with Israel.
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  Speaker 1: and could even achieve membership in the Abraham Accords. He
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  Speaker 1: argues that Lebanon's recovery hinges on tackling corruption within the
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  Speaker 1: judiciary and dismantling Hezbollah's parallel state. And he notes that
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  Speaker 1: the border is effectively outside the state's control, allowing arms
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  Speaker 1: to move in and out. He also urged the military
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  Speaker 1: to show willingness to confront Hezbollah's arms trafficking, proposing a
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  Speaker 1: checkpoint in Beirut's Dahi neighbourhood. In the conflict with Iran
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  Speaker 1: and its regional proxies, The Houthis say they targeted Saudi-linked
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  Speaker 1: vehicles with ballistic missiles described as domestically manufactured, releasing a
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  Speaker 1: video that appears to show the strike and its aftermath,
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  Speaker 1: with three vehicles destroyed. Iranian-linked forces are discussed in assessments
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  Speaker 1: of a possible broad, coordinated attack against Israel on several fronts,
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  Speaker 1: with reports suggesting Iran could combine its own forces with
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  Speaker 1: Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis and pro-Iranian militias in Iraq,
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  Speaker 1: in a single campaign. designed to run multiple fronts against
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  Speaker 1: Israel at once. In Yemen, clashes between Saudi-backed government forces
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  Speaker 1: and the Houthis have left more than 140 dead, with
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  Speaker 1: the government reporting 84 troops killed, largely in rocket assaults,
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  Speaker 1: and Houthi sources saying 57 fighters died in southwest Yemen.
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  Speaker 1: In Israeli domestic politics, Bennett's B Yachad party released a
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  Speaker 1: slate of candidates ahead of the deadline to submit lists
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  Speaker 1: for the Knesset elections. The joint slate combines Bennett's B
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  Speaker 1: Yachad with Yes Atid, and the full list will be
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  Speaker 1: released later on Sunday at a Tel Aviv event. Lapid
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  Speaker 1: will take the second slot on the list after Bennett,
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  Speaker 1: and the top slots are set to be filled by
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  Speaker 1: women who previously served as senior director-generals in the public sector,
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  Speaker 1: with Keren Turner in third and Leran Avisar Ben-Horin in fourth.
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  Speaker 1: Mayor of Ben Ari, the opposition coordinator in the Knesset,
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  Speaker 1: will occupy the second slot after Lapid on the slate.
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  Speaker 1: The completion of the list marks a key step ahead
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  Speaker 1: of the October elections. In Israeli domestic politics, the government
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  Speaker 1: counts on the judges in Jerusalem to strike down their
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  Speaker 1: law's comment. The article notes that a July 14 amendment
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  Speaker 1: would have paused enforcement against ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students who did
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  Speaker 1: not report for military service. It did not exempt them
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  Speaker 1: and never took effect. Justice Ofer Grosskopf froze the measure
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  Speaker 1: the day after passage, pending petitions, and nine justices unanimously
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  Speaker 1: struck it down. Supporters argue the draft crisis was driven
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  Speaker 1: by policy decisions in the Knesset, while critics say the
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  Speaker 1: court acted as part of the process in addressing the
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  Speaker 1: issue and upheld the rule of law during a contentious
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  Speaker 1: policy dispute. In uplifting news, Oscar hopes and Eurovision, cultural
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  Speaker 1: challenges Israel faces next year. In the latest episode of
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  Speaker 1: the Jerusalem Playlist, hosts Ezra Taylor and Hannah Brown discuss
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  Speaker 1: Eurovision's hosting rules, Israel's Oscar hopes with Tell Me Everything,
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  Speaker 1: and the country's relationship with international film festivals. They open
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  Speaker 1: with whether Bulgaria can host the 2027 Eurovision, noting Netta
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  Speaker 1: Barzilai's place in Israel's Eurovision history, and that she was
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  Speaker 1: the last Israeli winner in 2018. The hosts examine new
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  Speaker 1: Eurovision hosting rules that could affect eligibility if a country
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  Speaker 1: is involved in armed conflict or faces security concerns. The
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  Speaker 1: discussion also covers Tell Me Everything, Moshe Rosenthal's film following
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  Speaker 1: a family through the 1980s and 1990s, and how it
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  Speaker 1: fits into Israel's awards season and Venice Film Festival appearances.
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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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