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HEADLINES
- Israel strikes Iranian Navy HQ Caspian Sea
- Iranian missiles hit Israel and West Bank
- Six Killed in US Refueling Plane Crash

The time is now 7:02 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Operation Lion's Roar, overnight the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes against Iranian Navy assets in the Caspian Sea, targeting the Headquarters of the Iranian Navy’s Northern Fleet and naval vessels at the Port of Bandar Anzali in Northern Iran.

In Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, a toll of casualties and damage from the latest Iranian missile and cluster-munition attacks across Israel and the West Bank is being reported. A man in his 20s, a foreign worker in the Sharon region, was killed by shrapnel from a missile interception. An apartment building in Tel Aviv was damaged by shrapnel, with no injuries reported. In the West Bank near Hebron, three Palestinian women were killed and several others wounded when missiles struck a hair salon, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, with the Israeli military saying the strike involved a cluster munition. Earlier, Yaron and Ilana Moshe, a couple in their 70s, were killed by shrapnel in Ramat Gan, and several others were lightly wounded. In central Israel, a Thai worker in his 30s was killed at Moshav Adanim from shrapnel after Iran’s latest ballistic attack, with multiple cluster-munition impacts reported across the region. Sirens were heard in central Israel as missiles struck, including reports of a cluster warhead hitting a house in Jaljulia and damage to an eight-story building in Tel Aviv. Authorities also noted an additional casualty in central Israel and described a very low Iron Dome interception of a missile at the last moment as captured on video.

In US Military Role, President Donald Trump attended the return to US soil of six service members killed when their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, the incident raising the US death toll in the joint operation to at least 13. A second aircraft damaged in the same incident landed safely, and the White House praised the fallen as their courage was honored in a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base.

In Regional Impacts, the Home Front Command said an event in Metula has ended, with sirens and warnings surrounding the broader conflict and the potential for further exchanges. Separately, the World Health Organization is preparing for a possible nuclear catastrophe in the Middle East, with UN staff monitoring fallout from strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and remaining vigilant for any nuclear threat, as cautioned by WHO regional leadership. The worst-case scenario is one that deeply worries health officials about long-term regional and global consequences.

In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said it would suspend attacks on the US embassy for five days, conditioned on Israel halting displacing and striking residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs and refraining from shelling residential areas in Baghdad and other provinces.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir responded to Iranian claims that he is dead with a defiant message, saying he is ready to execute terrorists. In a separate development, President Isaac Herzog visited Jerusalem’s Ulpan Etzion absorption center, where staff and new immigrants — more than 60,000 since October 7, 2023 — were spotlighted as part of wartime immigration and absorption efforts, honors he described as a clear demonstration of resilience and commitment.

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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