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HEADLINES
- Iran protest injuries reveal lethal force pattern
- Khamenei says Epstein island signals Western corruption
- Vatican refuses Trump's Gaza Peace Board

The time is now 2:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In the conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, investigators say medical records from January protests in Iran show a deliberate pattern of lethal force, with seventy-five X-rays and CT scans documenting severe injuries from shotguns and high-caliber, military-grade weapons to patients’ faces, chests, and groin areas. The records, reviewed by The Guardian and Factnameh with assistance from medical and ballistics experts, come from a hospital in a major city and support the view that the scale and severity of injuries were extraordinary, prompting comments from doctors who called the findings shocking. In a separate line of commentary, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted that the acts associated with Jeffrey Epstein’s private island epitomize the corruption of Western civilization and liberal democracy, describing the island as an “island of corruption” and arguing that the alleged crimes reflect what Western systems are capable of. In another development, Khamenei issued additional threats in a subsequent statement.

In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), the Vatican said it will not participate in Donald Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, arguing that crisis management should principally rest with the United Nations and noting that the board’s first meeting will take place in Washington, with Italy and the European Union represented as observers. Separately, in Gaza, the first Ramadan suhur of the current month was observed before dawn, with the next meal, iftar, planned for after sunset, reflecting the fasting tradition observed during the holy month.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, a Lod District Court dismissed the appeal by journalist Omri Assnayam regarding the disclosure of raw materials from his interview with Eli Feldstein to police; the court, while rejecting the appeal, proposed a framework under which non-quoted remarks between Assnayam and Feldstein could be reviewed by the court, leaving open the possibility of a newsroom-structured resolution. Also, the outgoing IDF spokesperson Avihai Adari was noted for posting Ramadan greetings in Arabic, with observers highlighting a dramatic change in 2026 that tagged him as Abu Hatum. Finally, a court ordered a street beggar to pay his ex-wife 666,000 shekels, rejecting the claim that 1.2 million shekels in his private account came from an inheritance and ruling the funds were jointly owned after mixing income and gifts, requiring payment of 646,122 shekels plus 20,000 in legal costs.

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