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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-21 at 09:02
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Ford Carrier Joins Mediterranean as Israel Prepares
Lebanon Strikes Kill 10, Hezbollah Figure Dead
US Deploys Dozens of Jets to Jordan
The time is now 9:01 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, the IDF says its forces remain on high alert and prepared to respond to any changes in the operational situation. IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin told the public there has been no change in current security guidelines and urged people to rely only on official announcements from the IDF spokesperson channels and the Home Front Command. The development comes as the United States has broadened its military posture in the region, with the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arriving in the Mediterranean as part of preparations for a potential conflict. Washington has significantly increased its presence after warnings to Iran about reaching an agreement within a period described as a maximum of 15 days, or risk consequences. Lebanese media reported that Israeli strikes in the Al-Baqaa region killed at least 10 people and wounded 24 across six strikes on buildings in several villages, including a senior Hezbollah figure among the dead. In a separate Lebanon-border development, two Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli strike today in Ain al-Hlweh refugee camp near Sidon.
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Ford Carrier Joins Mediterranean as Israel Prepares
Lebanon Strikes Kill 10, Hezbollah Figure Dead
US Deploys Dozens of Jets to Jordan
The time is now 9:01 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, the IDF says its forces remain on high alert and prepared to respond to any changes in the operational situation. IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin told the public there has been no change in current security guidelines and urged people to rely only on official announcements from the IDF spokesperson channels and the Home Front Command. The development comes as the United States has broadened its military posture in the region, with the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arriving in the Mediterranean as part of preparations for a potential conflict. Washington has significantly increased its presence after warnings to Iran about reaching an agreement within a period described as a maximum of 15 days, or risk consequences. Lebanese media reported that Israeli strikes in the Al-Baqaa region killed at least 10 people and wounded 24 across six strikes on buildings in several villages, including a senior Hezbollah figure among the dead. In a separate Lebanon-border development, two Hamas militants were killed in an Israeli strike today in Ain al-Hlweh refugee camp near Sidon.
In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), Beyond the Golan: The Israeli case for reclaiming southern Syria's Bashan - opinion describes a small group of Israelis known as the Pioneers of Bashan crossing the Golan security fence to lay a cornerstone for a future Jewish community in Bashan before being detained and escorted back by the IDF. The piece argues that settlement in Bashan is essential to preserve the achievements of the war and frames Bashan as part of Israel’s vital security and ancestral patrimony, urging a bolstered and permanent presence after the region’s recent history, including the IDF’s 2024 move into the Golan buffer zone and the liberation of Mount Hermon. In Jewish return to Temple Mount brings renewed memory and hope - opinion, the author reflects on how Jews returning to the Temple Mount reconnects prayer, memory, and faith in a place long awaited, drawing on traditional texts that holiness is built not only in inspiration but through deliberate effort in space, and emphasizing that God is found where people make room for Him.
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