Brief: Iran retaliates after US sinks ships, Israeli minister wants ethnic cleansing in Gaza

Brief: Iran retaliates after US sinks ships, Israeli minister wants ethnic cleansing in Gaza

September 6, 2026 · 6 min · Episode 1656

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing conflict in Gaza, including recent Israeli actions and Iranian responses.

This week: 340 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,344 Palestinians in Gaza. Iran and the US continued strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. An Israeli minister called for Palestinians to be ethnically cleansed from Gaza. The US ambassador to Israel visited the occupied West Bank. Israel has killed at least 73,651 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. In this episode: Sinem Koseoglu ( @sinemkoseoglu ), Al Jazeera Correspondent Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent Nida Ibrahim ( @nida_aljazeera ), Al Jazeera Correspondent Zeina Khodr ( @ZeinakhodrAljaz ), Al Jazeera Correspondent  Episode credits: This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Andrew Greiner and Munera AlDosari is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.  Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on  X ,  Instagram ,  Facebook , and  YouTube

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