Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - September 1, 2026, 11 PM Eastern

We begin with the significant escalation between the United States and Iran, as U.S. forces conducted a major wave of strikes across Iran, targeting IRGC infrastructure, including air defenses and radar systems. This action implements a new "tanker for tanker" policy. Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles and drones toward U.S.-linked targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Iraq. We have the details on the strikes, the regional response, and the activation of sirens in Israel's Galilee region. Also today, Israel is strengthening its ties with the Democratic Republic of Congo through high-level diplomatic discussions. We also cover U.S. Senator Vance's outreach to a Michigan Jewish community targeted in an attack, and a look at the closing of Philadelphia's last Jewish deli after six decades.

Sources:
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-907286
- World Israel News: https://worldisraelnews.com/overnight-america-pounds-iran-tehran-strikes-back-as-trump-tells-iranians-rise-up-and-fight/
- AL Monitor: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-military-says-it-completed-latest-wave-strikes-iran
- ynet - English: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj7fcbrdfl
- The Times of Israel: https://www.timesofisrael.com/vance-meets-clergy-of-michigan-synagogue-targeted-in-attack-amid-jewish-voter-outreach/
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-907284
- JPost.com - Homepage: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-907288

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