Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-09-05 at 12:01

HEADLINES
Iran Plans Coordinated Regional Assault on Israel
Huckabee Condemns Settler Violence in Turmus Ayya
Australian Man Charged Over Antisemitic Threats

The time is now 12:00 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Regional Impacts, US envoy Huckabee visits Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian village, after a mosque was vandalized by settlers; he films settlers during the Turmus Ayya visit, calling their actions criminal and terrorist, while rejecting claims Israel plans to force Palestinians from Gaza.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Israeli assessments indicate Tehran is seeking to coordinate its regional allies for a broad, simultaneous assault on Israel, attempting to bring together Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen and pro-Iran militias in Iraq in a single campaign; the plan aims to avoid the lack of coordination seen during the October 7 attack, with internal Hamas documents seized after the assault noting an effort to connect and prepare the external fronts and agree in advance on communications for routine periods and wartime.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, a 52-year-old man from Mossman, Queensland, Australia, Chris McComb, has been charged with two hate crime offenses following alleged antisemitic threats targeting the Queensland Zionist Council; he is accused of calling for Jews and Israelis to be expelled from Australia, among other demands; police protected the identity of the council representative who received the message, with the council and the Zionist Federation of Australia supporting not disclosing the person’s identity; the council warned that anti-Zionism has become a tool for a modern form of anti-Jewish hatred and that rhetoric around “Zionists” and “anti-Zionism” can mask statements directed at Jews and Israelis.

In Israeli Economy and Business, Rome and Athens are described as the unlikely new gateways to North America for Israelis, offering more routes, lower fares and the potential to turn layovers into a short respite; the piece notes that Rome’s FCO and Athens’ ATH have become de facto terminals, with many Israelis traveling through these European hubs on the path to North America, reflecting a shift in travel patterns without requiring new construction budgets.

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https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-907638
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-907639