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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-02-25 at 10:06
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Iran warns US bases as talks loom
Emirates City housing Gazans near Rafah
Sheba ranks seventh; AI partnerships expand
The time is now 10:06 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, Hezbollah says it will not enter militarily if the United States conducts limited strikes against Iran, according to an official speaking to AFP. Israel has signaled it would strike Lebanese targets, including civilian infrastructure such as an airport, if Hezbollah becomes involved in any US-Iran conflict. Iran says a third round of talks with the United States in Geneva offers a good outlook as a delegation travels to discuss the nuclear program, with Tehran’s delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and US officials signaling potential meetings. Tehran warns it could strike US bases in the region if attacked, while Iranian officials dismiss Trump’s accusations about its nuclear and missile programs as “big lies” ahead of the Geneva talks. Iran’s foreign minister and his delegation have left Tehran for Geneva to participate in the third round of talks. Separately, a Hezbollah official told AFP that harming Iran’s Supreme Leader would be a red line and that the group would refrain from intervention in a limited strike, underscoring different within-group signals about limits. The Israeli military says it has located and dismantled weapons, observation posts, and firing positions used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon as part of ongoing rearmament concerns in violation of ceasefire understandings. Bloomberg reports a sharp uptick in Iran’s oil exports in recent days, with nearly 20 million barrels loaded from Kharg Island between February 15 and 20, about triple January’s volume, and tanker traffic near the terminal more than doubling as storage levels fall, a pattern seen before past US actions. An Iran-linked hacker group known as Handala claimed a breach of Clalit’s servers, though the hospital is evaluating the claim and has not confirmed patient data compromise.
In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), a Gaza-based firm, Masoud & Ali Contracting Co, has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded housing compound near Rafah in Gaza, an area under Israeli military control. The project, nicknamed Emirates City, would house tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians and signals an effort to begin reconstruction even before Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, a step tied to a broader ceasefire framework. UAE officials have not formally announced the project, and the plan envisions a Gaza workforce building the compound on Gaza’s southern edge, near a zone heavily depopulated in the war with Hamas. The development aims to address housing needs while the region navigates a complex path toward disarmament and pause after conflict.
In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Tehran has two visible postings in Palestine Square reflecting hostile messaging toward Israel. A new mural reads “The target is clear: Trump’s 51st state,” placed beside an Israeli flag and the words “Welcome to hell.” A separate poster in Palestine Square proclaims, “Welcome to Israel, the 51st state of the USA.” The messages underscore ongoing provocative imagery in the city’s public space, framed around opposition to Israel and its allies.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee held a heated debate over potential changes to the IDF Code of Ethics. Proponents argued for elevating “victory” as the supreme value and for softening language on the rights of enemy forces; opponents contended that any changes should be part of a broader state inquiry into the October 7 disaster. The committee’s dialogue highlighted differing views on how soldiers’ conduct and wartime aims should be framed in the ethics code. Separately, the Israeli Air Force has
Iran warns US bases as talks loom
Emirates City housing Gazans near Rafah
Sheba ranks seventh; AI partnerships expand
The time is now 10:06 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, Hezbollah says it will not enter militarily if the United States conducts limited strikes against Iran, according to an official speaking to AFP. Israel has signaled it would strike Lebanese targets, including civilian infrastructure such as an airport, if Hezbollah becomes involved in any US-Iran conflict. Iran says a third round of talks with the United States in Geneva offers a good outlook as a delegation travels to discuss the nuclear program, with Tehran’s delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and US officials signaling potential meetings. Tehran warns it could strike US bases in the region if attacked, while Iranian officials dismiss Trump’s accusations about its nuclear and missile programs as “big lies” ahead of the Geneva talks. Iran’s foreign minister and his delegation have left Tehran for Geneva to participate in the third round of talks. Separately, a Hezbollah official told AFP that harming Iran’s Supreme Leader would be a red line and that the group would refrain from intervention in a limited strike, underscoring different within-group signals about limits. The Israeli military says it has located and dismantled weapons, observation posts, and firing positions used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon as part of ongoing rearmament concerns in violation of ceasefire understandings. Bloomberg reports a sharp uptick in Iran’s oil exports in recent days, with nearly 20 million barrels loaded from Kharg Island between February 15 and 20, about triple January’s volume, and tanker traffic near the terminal more than doubling as storage levels fall, a pattern seen before past US actions. An Iran-linked hacker group known as Handala claimed a breach of Clalit’s servers, though the hospital is evaluating the claim and has not confirmed patient data compromise.
In the Disputed Territories (Gaza, Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem), a Gaza-based firm, Masoud & Ali Contracting Co, has been contracted to build an Emirati-funded housing compound near Rafah in Gaza, an area under Israeli military control. The project, nicknamed Emirates City, would house tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians and signals an effort to begin reconstruction even before Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, a step tied to a broader ceasefire framework. UAE officials have not formally announced the project, and the plan envisions a Gaza workforce building the compound on Gaza’s southern edge, near a zone heavily depopulated in the war with Hamas. The development aims to address housing needs while the region navigates a complex path toward disarmament and pause after conflict.
In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, Tehran has two visible postings in Palestine Square reflecting hostile messaging toward Israel. A new mural reads “The target is clear: Trump’s 51st state,” placed beside an Israeli flag and the words “Welcome to hell.” A separate poster in Palestine Square proclaims, “Welcome to Israel, the 51st state of the USA.” The messages underscore ongoing provocative imagery in the city’s public space, framed around opposition to Israel and its allies.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee held a heated debate over potential changes to the IDF Code of Ethics. Proponents argued for elevating “victory” as the supreme value and for softening language on the rights of enemy forces; opponents contended that any changes should be part of a broader state inquiry into the October 7 disaster. The committee’s dialogue highlighted differing views on how soldiers’ conduct and wartime aims should be framed in the ethics code. Separately, the Israeli Air Force has