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HEADLINES
Iran red lines unresolved as talks stall
Two Gaza paratroopers killed in separate incidents
US base tied to Gaza-smuggling probe

The time is now 4:01 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, United States Vice President JD Vance said Iran has not yet agreed to acknowledge some of the red lines set by President Donald Trump regarding its nuclear program after Geneva talks, stressing that the United States’ primary goal is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He warned that if Iran reaches that threshold, other regimes could obtain nuclear capabilities as well, and he cited a warning attributed to Iran’s Supreme Leader about sinking a US warship as part of the context for a strong deterrent. In a separate Israeli briefing, crisis negotiation expert Dr. Avner Saar says there are three hard challenges to breaking the impasse in the talks, and notes a surprising factor entering the discussion: Iran does not want war and reportedly has no air force capable of stopping aircraft. Iran also announced it will hold a joint naval exercise with Russia in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, signaling closer cooperation with Moscow.

In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), the Israel Defense Forces publicly identified Staff-Sergeant Ofri Yaffe, 21, a fighter with the Paratroopers Reconnaissance Unit, as killed in combat in southern Gaza during a nighttime operation in the Khan Yunis area; the army said the family is in mourning and that the circumstances are under investigation. A separate report from the Hebrew press notes the same region's fatality involving a paratrooper and reiterates the loss with condolences from the military. Another report describes a separate fatality in southern Gaza, noting a Paratrooper was killed in a friendly-fire incident in eastern Khan Younis during engineering operations near the Gaza border.

In US Policy Concerning Israel, Israeli authorities are examining a report that a United States military base in southern Israel is linked to a Gaza-smuggling case, with investigators probing whether foreign personnel stationed at the US-run base aided a Gaza smuggling network.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Lucas Gage has asserted he’s quitting the antisemitic movement again, but the broader critique notes that his conspiratorial rhetoric persists and that a mere rebranding does not constitute repentance.

Thank you for tuning in to this Israel Today: Ongoing War Report update.
I'm Noa Levi. Stay safe and informed.
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https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b1qbdgqozl
https://worldisraelnews.com/report-us-military-base-in-israel-linked-to-gaza-smuggling-case/

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