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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 18:01
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- Sep 5, 2026
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HEADLINES - IRGC strikes three Hormuz tankers US responds - US blocks Turkish bank aiding IRGC oil - Netanyahu Gaza rebuild demands demilitarization first The time is now 6:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Iranian Retaliation, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the Iranian Navy targeted three oil tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated ships in retaliation for the three Iranian oil tankers struck earlier in the day by US forces. The central command has not confirmed the strikes. The IRGC warned that ships transiting Hormuz through routes not authorized by Iran should avoid movement, saying they will be targeted if they pass through unauthorized waterways. One tanker was reportedly struck off Kharg Island, near Iran’s key oil export hub, and Tasnim reported that four US missiles hit a tanker in the region. CENTCOM said the strikes were carried out after the IRGC launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships, a sequence the United States describes as the justification for its actions. In US Policy Concerning Israel, Washington moved to shut down a Turkish bank network linked to IRGC oil financing, targeting an Istanbul investment bank that converted Iranian oil proceeds for the IRGC-Quds Force. The action, taken on the basis of shared intelligence, ends Ankara’s dual-track approach to the matter, according to the official read. In Israeli Domestic Politics, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there will be no reconstruction in Gaza unless there is, first of all, demilitarization. He added that he can’t specify what form reconstruction will take, noting discussions with American friends, and acknowledged that sometimes they see eye to eye and sometimes they do not. When…