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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-04-09 at 01:02
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- Trump keeps forces around Iran threatens war
- Khamenei dead ceasefire reshapes Iran region
- Tel Aviv protests as ceasefire nears
The time is now 1:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In US Military Role, US President Donald J. Trump has posted on TruthSocial that all US ships, aircraft, and military personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with. If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘Shootin' Starts,’ bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before. Reuters reported that Trump said all US ships, aircraft, and military personnel would stay in place in and around Iran until it fully complied with a deal, reiterating the same language in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
In Regional Impacts, Former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead. Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure has been set back to a degree Israeli defense planners would have called fantasy in 2024. But the regime survived. A two-week ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran took effect this week, ending 39 days of war. The Islamabad Accords, brokered by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir, are already fraying. Missile attacks hit the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait within hours. The Strait of Hormuz is reopening under terms that let Iran and Oman collect transit fees. Negotiations begin Friday. Nothing is settled. Former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead. The man who directed Iran’s regional aggression for 35 years was killed on February 28 in a precision Israeli airstrike, along with dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior commanders. Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure has been set back to a degree Israeli defense planners would have called fantasy in 2024. Its air defenses failed to prevent sustained strikes over five weeks. Its navy in the Gulf of Oman is wrecked. In the last 24 hours, since the start of the two-week long ceasefire between Iran and the United States, not a single oil or natural gas tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz, with a total of four bulk cargo vessels transiting the strait on Wednesday, the lowest number of daily crossings so far in April. This is despite several claims by the White House that there had been an “increase in traffic” today through the Hormuz Strait, while Iranian state-run media channels once again threaten to “fully close” the strait due to continued and intensified strikes by Israel against the Hezbollah terrorist group and civil infrastructure in Lebanon.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, Protesters gathered outside the United States embassy in Tel Aviv ahead of an Iran ceasefire announcement, with the Peace Partnership coalition calling for an end to the war and chanting that war will not bring freedom to anyone in the region. They urged solidarity and warned that the conflict will only expand bloodshed. Meanwhile a Hebrew-language report discusses internal political dynamics, including a debate over the powers of the attorney general and the ability to remove Ben-Gvir, with commentary suggesting the political mood is shifting from power struggles to concrete plans. The piece also notes that education is resuming in several cities after wartime pauses, and that evacuees from October 7 have found shelter in the center and north, with statements from officials about moving from debates over authority to action, as quoted by Haim Bibas.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv ahead of an Iran ceasefire announcement, organized by the Peace Partnership coalition, demanding an en
- Trump keeps forces around Iran threatens war
- Khamenei dead ceasefire reshapes Iran region
- Tel Aviv protests as ceasefire nears
The time is now 1:02 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
In US Military Role, US President Donald J. Trump has posted on TruthSocial that all US ships, aircraft, and military personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy, will remain in place in, and around, Iran, until such time as the REAL AGREEMENT reached is fully complied with. If for any reason it is not, which is highly unlikely, then the ‘Shootin' Starts,’ bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before. Reuters reported that Trump said all US ships, aircraft, and military personnel would stay in place in and around Iran until it fully complied with a deal, reiterating the same language in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
In Regional Impacts, Former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead. Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure has been set back to a degree Israeli defense planners would have called fantasy in 2024. But the regime survived. A two-week ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran took effect this week, ending 39 days of war. The Islamabad Accords, brokered by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir, are already fraying. Missile attacks hit the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait within hours. The Strait of Hormuz is reopening under terms that let Iran and Oman collect transit fees. Negotiations begin Friday. Nothing is settled. Former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead. The man who directed Iran’s regional aggression for 35 years was killed on February 28 in a precision Israeli airstrike, along with dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior commanders. Iran’s ballistic missile infrastructure has been set back to a degree Israeli defense planners would have called fantasy in 2024. Its air defenses failed to prevent sustained strikes over five weeks. Its navy in the Gulf of Oman is wrecked. In the last 24 hours, since the start of the two-week long ceasefire between Iran and the United States, not a single oil or natural gas tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz, with a total of four bulk cargo vessels transiting the strait on Wednesday, the lowest number of daily crossings so far in April. This is despite several claims by the White House that there had been an “increase in traffic” today through the Hormuz Strait, while Iranian state-run media channels once again threaten to “fully close” the strait due to continued and intensified strikes by Israel against the Hezbollah terrorist group and civil infrastructure in Lebanon.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, Protesters gathered outside the United States embassy in Tel Aviv ahead of an Iran ceasefire announcement, with the Peace Partnership coalition calling for an end to the war and chanting that war will not bring freedom to anyone in the region. They urged solidarity and warned that the conflict will only expand bloodshed. Meanwhile a Hebrew-language report discusses internal political dynamics, including a debate over the powers of the attorney general and the ability to remove Ben-Gvir, with commentary suggesting the political mood is shifting from power struggles to concrete plans. The piece also notes that education is resuming in several cities after wartime pauses, and that evacuees from October 7 have found shelter in the center and north, with statements from officials about moving from debates over authority to action, as quoted by Haim Bibas.
In Israeli Domestic Politics, protesters gathered outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv ahead of an Iran ceasefire announcement, organized by the Peace Partnership coalition, demanding an en