Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 23:01

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1:08The time is now 11 pm in New York. I'm Noah Levi and this is the latest Israel today, ongoing war report. In Israeli domestic politics, IDF Colonel Reserve Orren Zinni, a former commander praised security forces after the arrest of the person described as the head of Hamas' Shinn Bet in an interview on Friday. He warned against any future agreement that would force the IDF to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon before completing its missions. Saying that in the current reality, the Shinn Bet and security forces are performing at a very high level with top-tier intelligence and capable forces. He noted that operations in the south and the north have been highly successful, including targeted eliminations. And that policy now permits action in areas previously considered out of reach. He cautioned that withdrawing would come at a heavy price. Also in Israeli domestic politics, DeGel Hahtora, the ultra-orthodox faction within United Torah Judaism, faces changes as Moj Gaffney and Rabbi Yuri Maklev

2:08prepare to leave the Knesset to refresh the party's lineup. Spiritual leader Lando sent letters thanking them for their years of service and urged Gaffney to remain the party's chairman. The party has drawn attention in recent months over its advocacy for the Basic Law. Torah study, which defines Torah study as a fundamental value in the heritage of the Jewish people and in the state of Israel. The bill passed in July by 63 votes to 52 and in May Lando issued a statement allowing party members to work toward dissolving the Knesset as soon as possible. In this context, Lando underscored the need to refresh the party's presence in the Knesset. Also in Israeli domestic politics, days after October 7, Ofa Winter, a right-wing former general, reportedly tried to dissuade Prime Minister Netanyahu from pursuing a Gaza-ground offensive in a secret meeting, telling him that 15,000 soldiers could die and thousands would be kidnapped, if the invasion proceeded, in antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate. Spanish far-right activists used Nazi-style salutes

3:10during anti-migrant protests in Madrid. As dozens of nuclear-national members demonstrated over the influx of about 72,000 illegal infiltrators into the seo-to-enclave in late July, in uplifting news, archaeologists in Northwestern Turkey report the discovery of around 25 limestone turtle figurines believed to be up to 16,000, 500 years old, found inside a cave at JDekaya Hill. Radio-carbon dating places the fines in the epipolarlytic period, between 14,000, 511,200 BCE. The largest figurine measures about 30 centimeters long and 20 centimeters wide, with several pieces covered in clay. The site was identified as an archaeological location in 2017, with excavations conducted in 2019 and 2023, by a team led by Professor Dennis Sarri under a presidential decree. Researchers say the artifacts indicate the cave was an important cult and ritual area, and the turtle figurines add a new dimension

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