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Iran missiles toward central Israel red alerts
Hezbollah tents near Dan reveal leadership gaps
First European Jew-by-choice leads Rabbinical Assembly

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 Direct Israel-Iran Clashes, the situation remains volatile as Iran continues to fire missiles toward Israel, with red alert sirens heard in central Israel and ballistic missiles detected heading toward central regions. The emergency medical teams say there are no confirmed casualties or falls at this time, though a number of people have been injured while making their way to shelters and others reported anxiety. Overnight, the night’s tally includes a 30-year-old man killed by shrapnel, three women killed in Hebron, a man in his 30s killed by shrapnel in the south Sharon area, and at least three women killed in Hebron; a 40-year-old woman was killed in Lod; a shell fragment struck a home in the moshav Neta, causing extensive damage. Hezbollah has deployed heavy artillery and fired missiles toward southern Israel. After a safety assessment, the Home Front Command says it is permissible to leave the protected spaces, though residents should continue to follow guidance. Separately, a launch of ballistic missiles from Iran toward central Israel was detected.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, analysts outline how the current crisis has highlighted deep questions about border strategy and leadership. One piece describes Hezbollah’s August 2023 deployment of two tents in Har Dav, within Israeli territory near the Dan and Dafna kibbutzim, as an attempt to humiliate Israel and to create a new security reality backed by Iranian support. It argues that Nasrallah and the figures around him sought to push a course that would yield Iran and Hezbollah a greater say in regional actions, and that initial successes gave a misleading sense of command. The author suggests the deeper the Hezbollah presence was explored, the clearer it became that weaknesses in coordination and decisions within the Israeli framework were evident well before any major confrontations, a point underscored by Avi Ashkenazi in his assessment of the unfolding events.

In Uplifting News, Berlin rabbi makes history as first European to head Conservative rabbis’ association. Gesa Shira Ederberg, a veteran rabbi of Berlin’s first official egalitarian congregation on Oranienburger Strasse, has been installed as the international head of the Rabbinical Assembly, the body representing more than 1,600 Conservative rabbis worldwide. She becomes the first European and the first Jew-by-choice to lead the organization, a milestone celebrated by observers of Jewish life in Germany as a meaningful moment for leadership in the global Masorti movement.

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